Wednesday, June 22, 2005
George A. Romero's
Land of the Dead
Just like zombies in the movies, another "Dead" film resurrects itself to terrorize audiences again. The original, "Night of the Living Dead" (1968, remade in 1990), spawned "Dawn of the Dead" (1978, remade in 2004) and "Day of the Dead" (1985). Well, Romero is back with "Land of the Dead" for the fourth... or is that the sixth in the series?
In these movies, desperate humans defend themselves from zombies while holding up in a farmhouse, then a shopping mall, then a military bunker, and now a fortified city in the latest film. Expect plenty of violence, gore and body parts. It is a tale of humans trying to survive and live normal lives as their civilization crumbles around them and the zombies begin to evolve.
Alien had fun and was entertained. If you love this genre, go running and screaming to the theaters to see this latest version. For something a bit more off skew, check out "Shaun of the Dead", a wickedly hilarious spoof on the zombie films (reviewed by Alien 9/22/04).
Alien gives it 3 "blood, guts, and gore" stars out of 4.
Land of the Dead
Just like zombies in the movies, another "Dead" film resurrects itself to terrorize audiences again. The original, "Night of the Living Dead" (1968, remade in 1990), spawned "Dawn of the Dead" (1978, remade in 2004) and "Day of the Dead" (1985). Well, Romero is back with "Land of the Dead" for the fourth... or is that the sixth in the series?
In these movies, desperate humans defend themselves from zombies while holding up in a farmhouse, then a shopping mall, then a military bunker, and now a fortified city in the latest film. Expect plenty of violence, gore and body parts. It is a tale of humans trying to survive and live normal lives as their civilization crumbles around them and the zombies begin to evolve.
Alien had fun and was entertained. If you love this genre, go running and screaming to the theaters to see this latest version. For something a bit more off skew, check out "Shaun of the Dead", a wickedly hilarious spoof on the zombie films (reviewed by Alien 9/22/04).
Alien gives it 3 "blood, guts, and gore" stars out of 4.
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