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Dylan Couper · June 29th, 2005, 09:57 AM

Any Romero fans go see this and want to comment on it?

Dylan Couper · July 7th, 2005, 11:46 PM

Guess I'm the only zombie fan on the forum.

Imran Zaidi · July 8th, 2005, 07:32 AM

I'm not a huge zombie fan but somehow I always end up going to see all zombie films (drawn to them like a zombie to brains), and I think I've seen most if not all of Romero's zombie faire. Land of the Dead is by far his best work I think. As a film it's pretty entertaining - John Leguizamo, as always, steals the movie. As a zombie film, it surprisingly showed me some new stuff, which I thought would be impossible at this point.

Overall it's definitely worth the price of admission. It's not literature, but hell, it's about zombies!

David Young · July 8th, 2005, 11:10 AM

I'm a big Romero fan and I kinda dug it. Unlike most fans of Romero, I think Day of the Dead is the best of the zombie films. I think Land is decent but not as good as the other three. None of the human characters are particularly memorable and the zombie "leader" overacts quite a bit. All of your sympathies end up lying with the zombies and I guess it was supposed to be that way. I don't know. I'll probably buy the DVD when it comes out but I doubt I'll watch it much.

Colvin Eccleston · July 8th, 2005, 03:28 PM

I think zombie films are hampered by censorship that is stricter than for games. I have been playing Half Life 2 all week - now those howling jumping Zombies are the stuff of nightmares!

Keith Loh · July 8th, 2005, 03:51 PM

I'm writing a zombie screenplay right now. I think zombies will always be in.

Colvin Eccleston · July 9th, 2005, 02:55 AM

Oh yes. I still try to see everyone, even though they do scare me to death.

John Hudson · July 12th, 2005, 04:07 PM

This film was such a disapointment on every level. I'm pretty eask when it comes to films; especially UNDEAD Films and this film is just downright crap.

What a let-down. Romero is trying to kill the very genre he created. This should have been his Magnus Opus and instead is a flop of epic proportions. Romero never has been a good filmmaker anyway but this is crap.

I was let-down and expected so much.

Oh well.

June 29th, 2005, 09:57 AM	#1
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July 7th, 2005, 11:46 PM	#2
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Guess I'm the only zombie fan on the forum. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

July 8th, 2005, 03:51 PM	#6
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July 8th, 2005, 07:32 AM	#3
Imran Zaidi Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,315	I'm not a huge zombie fan but somehow I always end up going to see all zombie films (drawn to them like a zombie to brains), and I think I've seen most if not all of Romero's zombie faire. Land of the Dead is by far his best work I think. As a film it's pretty entertaining - John Leguizamo, as always, steals the movie. As a zombie film, it surprisingly showed me some new stuff, which I thought would be impossible at this point. Overall it's definitely worth the price of admission. It's not literature, but hell, it's about zombies!

July 8th, 2005, 11:10 AM	#4
David Young Tourist Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4	I'm a big Romero fan and I kinda dug it. Unlike most fans of Romero, I think Day of the Dead is the best of the zombie films. I think Land is decent but not as good as the other three. None of the human characters are particularly memorable and the zombie "leader" overacts quite a bit. All of your sympathies end up lying with the zombies and I guess it was supposed to be that way. I don't know. I'll probably buy the DVD when it comes out but I doubt I'll watch it much.

July 8th, 2005, 03:28 PM	#5
Colvin Eccleston Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 93	I think zombie films are hampered by censorship that is stricter than for games. I have been playing Half Life 2 all week - now those howling jumping Zombies are the stuff of nightmares!

July 9th, 2005, 02:55 AM	#7
Colvin Eccleston Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 93	Oh yes. I still try to see everyone, even though they do scare me to death.

July 12th, 2005, 04:07 PM	#8
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	This film was such a disapointment on every level. I'm pretty eask when it comes to films; especially UNDEAD Films and this film is just downright crap. What a let-down. Romero is trying to kill the very genre he created. This should have been his Magnus Opus and instead is a flop of epic proportions. Romero never has been a good filmmaker anyway but this is crap. I was let-down and expected so much. Oh well.