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Land of the Dead (George A Romero)
"Zombie Movie From the Legend"
Here is a classic zombie movie, where gore is back in the high seat. I Really liked this movie, not as good as Dawn or Night, but a big improvement over Day.
I dug J.L.'s character and basically....no one else. Everyone in this movie I felt was flat, even Dennis Hopper who should have been a delight.The movie felt really short, it could have been a little bit longer, but that is not a complaint.
My two main problems with this film were the characters (with J.L. as an exception) and their learning ability.
There is one zombie a big black man who doesn't just grrr...or moans like other zombie's, but he screams. They do learn, it's just like Day of the Dead, you'll see zombie's shooting people with guns and using gasoline to blow things up. One character says "They're trying to be like us, like they use to be. They are trying to live again". I found that to be a bit annoying. Another little thing I noticed it the "main" zombie was in the front line but was never shot, it was always the zombies around him that died, I found that to be far fetched.
What did I like about it, the whole idea that they live in a new world that they built and they try to live in it, even with zombies everywhere. What's the very first thing you see? A Zombie...none of this how did it happen or character introduction, you get zombies from the beginning. There is a lot of blood, yes there is a lot of CGI blood, which was distracting in a Romero film, but there were at least two very neat deaths that I liked, mostly the throat ripping out through the mouth.
I'd say it's a better zombie edition then the ones as of late. Thumbs up Romero, you still have it in ya.
Yes, I saw Savini and the two from Shaun of the dead. Which was great because my friend and myself were the only ones in the theater who cheered for them.
7/10
"Zombie Movie From the Legend"
Here is a classic zombie movie, where gore is back in the high seat. I Really liked this movie, not as good as Dawn or Night, but a big improvement over Day.
I dug J.L.'s character and basically....no one else. Everyone in this movie I felt was flat, even Dennis Hopper who should have been a delight.The movie felt really short, it could have been a little bit longer, but that is not a complaint.
My two main problems with this film were the characters (with J.L. as an exception) and their learning ability.
There is one zombie a big black man who doesn't just grrr...or moans like other zombie's, but he screams. They do learn, it's just like Day of the Dead, you'll see zombie's shooting people with guns and using gasoline to blow things up. One character says "They're trying to be like us, like they use to be. They are trying to live again". I found that to be a bit annoying. Another little thing I noticed it the "main" zombie was in the front line but was never shot, it was always the zombies around him that died, I found that to be far fetched.
What did I like about it, the whole idea that they live in a new world that they built and they try to live in it, even with zombies everywhere. What's the very first thing you see? A Zombie...none of this how did it happen or character introduction, you get zombies from the beginning. There is a lot of blood, yes there is a lot of CGI blood, which was distracting in a Romero film, but there were at least two very neat deaths that I liked, mostly the throat ripping out through the mouth.
I'd say it's a better zombie edition then the ones as of late. Thumbs up Romero, you still have it in ya.
Yes, I saw Savini and the two from Shaun of the dead. Which was great because my friend and myself were the only ones in the theater who cheered for them.
7/10