Romier S Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Land of the Dead didn't exactly light everyones fancy but I'll admit to enjoying it and even say that I enjoy it more every time I watch it. It tends to grow on you really and though it's not of the quality of Romero's previous films, it's still quite decent. Now Diary is a film Romero has been working on for quite some time and everyone that's laid eyes on it have noted immediately that it's a league beyond Land of the Dead and its a return back for Romero to the days of political/societal commentary at the level of Dawn of the Dead. This time Romero tackles the effects of entertainment and the information age. Including television, the media and most notably the internet during the beginnings of the zombie outbreak. Frankly, I'll go see anything with the guys name on it but even with that in mind this looks quite good.. [ATTACH]3441[/ATTACH] http://www.movieweb.com/news/48/25648.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Holy Shit That Trailer Was Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I saw the trailer the other day...looks like I'll be jumping in my seat and squealing like a little bitch during that movie! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Yeah, that looks like a major improvement over the god-awful Land of the Dead. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Land had potential, I loved the setting, been waiting to see a good zombie flick that takes place in a ruined sort of world where the zombies are everywhere and the remaining people have clustered together and learned to survive. Land started out good but went downhill quick, Romero's too interested in getting his political commentary into all his movies. Another angle that could work would be for some director/producer to partner up with CNN, MSNBC, Fox news, etc, and use thier anchors to tell a story through the eyes of someone watching the entire zombie epidemic on TV. Could start with them cutting in with breaking news and go right through as their film crews film the whole thing. I know the Dawn of the Dead DVD did something similiar in the extras but that reeked of being slapped together at the last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I am SO excited right now. I can't believe this is coming out in a month and I didn't know about it until now... what the hell is my problem?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 The final poster: [ATTACH]3443[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Picked this up today @ BestBuy, haven't had a chance to watch it yet but I'm looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I stopped it after the Amish guy shows up. Not because it was bad, but when the daughter knocks on the HT door, it's time to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 If you go to Best Buy they're offering a full size book with the DVD for $19.99 entitled The Zen of Zombie. I just thumbed through it pretty fast, but it looks hilarious. There's an MSRP of 12.95 on the book... nice bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Forgot this came out today. Thanks for the heads up on the $20 package Rob. Just placed my order online for an in-store pick-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony G Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Forgot this came out today. Thanks for the heads up on the $20 package Rob. Just placed my order online for an in-store pick-up. Ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Well, that sure was a stinking, steaming, peanut packed pile of shit :td Unlike Cloverfield or the Blair Witch Project, at no point did I believe I was watching found footage nor did I empathize with what the characters were going through. The entire movie was one big cliche right down to the cookie cutter characters, enough with the social commentary as well, If he put half as much effort into the story as he did shoehorning that crap into it he might have something. I give a lot of lee-way to zombie flicks and have seen and bought some stinkers, this one is worth a watch for some of the zombie kills from a gore-hound point of view but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 LOL... I've heard the same from a few folks. I'll probably watch this tonight after my gf goes to sleep so I'll let you know my thoughts afterwards as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretster Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Couldnt agree more; movie sucked some serious ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hmm, I had heard some complaints like these but still did a blind buy anyway. I have not yet opened it, so maybe I should return it and just rent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 If you're looking to fill in space on your DVD racks/shelves to impress all your friends you can't go wrong with this movie, it'll definitely fill an empty space quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Cancelled my order...I'll make it a rental. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I thought it was okay. *ducks* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I thought it was okay. *ducks* Different strokes for different folks, my father and brother both thought the same. Hell, I even enjoyed the Halloween remake myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Different strokes for different folks, my father and brother both thought the same. Hell, I even enjoyed the Halloween remake myself. I didn't think it was a pimple on the ass of the original Dawn of the Dead, but it was Romero and if I'm going to watch a zombie movie I'll always give Romero a chance. Probably the only other zombie movie I'll bother to see in the future is WWZ, whenever it gets made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I've got that audiobook on my ipod, love it although I hear it's abridged from the print version. There's a new one coming called Quarantine or something like that that looked halfway decent, shot in that found footage style that's all the rage now but the trailer I saw was decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 That's a remake of [REC], which I saw a few months back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 That was in Spanish though wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Yes, it was, and my high school spanish didn't help me at all watching! But it was still a decent movie and the main girl was C-U-T-E! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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