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Post by trashcanman on Jan 16, 2008 21:34:30 GMT 2
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 16, 2008 22:07:10 GMT 2
Nice - very nice indeed.
But my initial reaction to this were echoed by some tool two posts down on the page. Is everyone going to think this is a rip-off of the Cloverfield idea?
Besides that, what's the story here? Does this continue into the continuity from the other movies? If so - why bother filming a zombie outbreak? Isn't the world over-run in the first place?
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Post by Benjamin Haines on Jan 17, 2008 8:56:47 GMT 2
It's not a sequel to his other Dead films, which is why I don't like the fact that he chose a title for it which would suggest that it is. It's just a film about some college kids who venture out into the woods to shoot an amateur zombie film and happen to encounter actual zombies. It's not a Cloverfield ripoff either. Romero first announced this project in late 2005 or early 2006. I remember being hesitant when I first heard the premise of this film and the fact that it wouldn't continue the Dead saga, but that trailer really looks excellent. I'm sure Romero has delivered another solid piece here.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 17, 2008 9:13:25 GMT 2
So what did people think of Land of the Dead? I enjoyed it, though I know it wasn't a commerical success and a lot of people were disappointed with how it turned out.
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Post by trashcanman on Jan 17, 2008 13:06:45 GMT 2
I am a big LOTD defender, though I do think it is the weakest of the series. But it is, in my opinion, the strongest series fil for film in horror. The political statements about class and race really hit home for a Central California native like me who is used to seeing Mexicans work their asses off in the fields so we can have this immense wealth of agriculture only to see the people who benefit from it turn around and act like they are beneath them. Not good enough to live in their neighborhod or date their daughters; only good enough to mow their lawn or pick their fruit. Big Daddy was a little over the top, but I think that the idea of zombies evolving some higher brain functions is a solid one when you consider that these living dead have been wandering about as a seperate species since the 60's. It was set up in "Day of the Dead" as well.
I've read some reviews of "Diary" and they've been mixed. The positive ones seemed more credible to me, though. People expect every Romero zombie film to change the landscape of the genre it seems, and they treat anything less as a disappointment. The idea of going back to zombie ground zero and shooting it as a "Blair Witch" documentary style is an idea that is full of potential. I'll be first in line.
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