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Zombie movies slip in and out of fashion, but it's always a special occasion when the man who helped turn the undead into a worldwide phenomenon decides to add an instalment to his ongoing saga of flesh-eating films. George A. Romero's zombie movies have all appeared in different decades, beginning with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD .. Read more

Starring	Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento
Director	George A. Romero
Genres	Horror

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- George Andrew Romero takes his zombies seriously. With 2005's Land of the Dead, Romero positions the bulk of his story in a giant skyscraper which houses the last humans left on the planet. read more »
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- - 37
  - 7
  FUN!
  
  So Land of The Dead eh?
  
  I liked it.
  
  Yes it lacks some of the doomed fatalism of the other films, and yes it is very glossy (of course it ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - camden
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 16:42
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- - 0
  - 0
  More than just Zombie Cliches
  
  I don't think I'd have watched this film if a friend of mine hadn't made me. It seemed that it would be a bunch of slow-walking lame actors saying ... read more »
  
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- 1042799
- - MagicLemur
  - 46 reviews
  - Banbury
  - 20 Sep 2011 at 16:47
- - 1
  - 0
  An advanced course in zombiehood
  
  Romero deserves credit because he wants to continue the zombie story, rather than simply repeating himself. Here, the story is set in a world where zombies have... read more »
  
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- 1022667
- - yrussell
  - 27 reviews
  - Iver, Bucks.
  - 28 Jul 2011 at 14:49
- - 0
  - 0
  It wasn't scary
  
  George A Romero is the Davros of the zombie race and if he chooses to put a spin on the genre, then that's all right with me. And it's an intriguing ... read more »
  
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- 1014804
- - JayLow
  - 87 reviews
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 22:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Good film. worth watching!
  
  I really liked the idea of the film. a bit different to a normal zombie movie. seen not from the time of an outbreak but a while into the future and how they ... read more »
  
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- 962467
- - TomMoore
  - 1 review
  - Ely
  - 09 Feb 2011 at 17:14
- - 1
  - 0
  Feeling sorry for the zombie???!!!!
  
  Now, the first thing i would like to say is that i am a person who wouldn't kill a fly, literary, i can't hurt anything who is organically made, i once ... read more »
  
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- 905706
- - littllestar98
  - 17 reviews
  - Edgeware
  - 15 Jul 2010 at 17:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Masterpiece Zombie Movie
  
  I think George A. Romero is the only director that can make an excellent zombie as this is my favourtie zombie (usellay I either like them or I don't). The ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Fan
  - 34 reviews
  - Oswestry, England
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 03:09
- - 0
  - 0
  Down with zomibie hugging
  
  I don't know why Romero is so highly rated, yes the original Dawn of the dead is good (so is the remake), Night of the living dead is awesome (again so is ... read more »
  
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  - Kent
  - 19 Mar 2010 at 10:42
- - 0
  - 0
  Better than I expected
  
  Zombies now have world domination, humans have protected city run by corporation, rebels steal battle bus, head of corporation wants it back, zombies get in ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 459 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 14 Oct 2009 at 10:20
- - 0
  - 0
  dead in the water
  
  this film is a total dissapointment from start to finish, i love romeros work and was eagerley looking forward to this movie.the film suffers from a wandering ... read more »
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 14 Aug 2009 at 18:04
- - 0
  - 0
  what a waste!
  
  romero fans will be severely disappointed in this one. With a good cast, big budget and Romero at the controls we're left wondering, where did it all go ... read more »
  
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- - tigerbadger
  - 2 reviews
  - Paisley
  - 16 May 2009 at 13:06
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- - 37
  - 7
  FUN!
  
  So Land of The Dead eh?
  
  I liked it.
  
  Yes it lacks some of the doomed fatalism of the other films, and yes it is very glossy (of course it ... read more »
  
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- 159681
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - camden
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 16:42
- - 26
  - 1
  Not Quite As Good As The 1st
  
  This film is great for the zombie loving people out there, its got some great effects, scenes and ideas, but the idea that zombies are starting to use their ... read more »
  
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- - Millsey
  - Hastings
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 05:19
- - 13
  - 0
  THE KING OF HORROR ROMERO RETURNS.
  
  I class myself as a big Zombie fan & a big fan of George Romeros.I started watching his movies nearly 25 years ago with 'Dawn of the Dead', which ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Hampshire.
  - 28 Mar 2006 at 19:42
- - 13
  - 7
  Better than your average Horror
  
  Romero fans will be disappointed as despite the big budget, this film feels like a bit of a Hollywood sell out, it all builds up nicely then about half an hour ... read more »
  
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- 355815
- - dogma
  - 15 reviews
  - Rochester,Kent
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 12:33
- - 4
  - 0
  Good film
  
  This was a good fun film. It still had the same suspense of Dawn and Day but it lacked an little tiny thing but I can't put my finger on it. Some if it is ... read more »
  
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- 172499
- - Jacqueline Atkins
  - Ramsgate, England
  - 10 Nov 2005 at 19:35
- - 4
  - 0
  Darwinism in Zombie Town
  
  Romero has never failed to deliver. His politically tinged movies are always a reflection on current affairs humorously pull at the fine string that holds ... read more »
  
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- 207526
- - Merlin
  - London
  - 16 Feb 2006 at 15:04
- - 4
  - 1
  FUN!
  
  So Land of The Dead eh?
  
  I liked it.
  
  Yes it lacks some of the doomed fatalism of the other films, and yes it is very glossy (of course it ... read more »
  
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- 159682
- - a customer
  - camden
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 16:42
- - 5
  - 4
  disapointing
  
  Ever since i saw Dawn Of the Dead back in 1981 on Betamax video,yes Betamax,i was and am fascinated by the undead genre of movies,but time and movie studios ... read more »
  
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  - Sleaford lincolnshire
  - 08 Dec 2005 at 10:01
- - 3
  - 1
  Wait for the unrated version..
  
  ..Saw this in the cinema, thought 'not bad, not bad but could've been better'.
  
  On that basis i'd have given it 3 stars. Have just ... read more »
  
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- 161807
- - Bob
  - Liverpool
  - 16 Oct 2005 at 16:00
- - 2
  - 0
  Remember George Romero created the Screen Zombie
  
  Let's not forget that George A Romero, accomplished Director in other movies albeit some poorer efforts like any other director, is the man who made the ... read more »
  
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- - RAMBAMWALLOP
  - 24 reviews
  - Gourock, Scotland
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 17:46

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Critics' reviews
- George Andrew Romero takes his zombies seriously. With 2005's Land of the Dead, Romero positions the bulk of his story in a giant skyscraper which houses the last humans left on the planet. read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- The film does have an 'old friends' dimension that warms the heart as its familiar-looking zombies eat hearts
- 178875
- - USA Today
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27
- The film reveals that Romero remains the master of a genre he reinvented
- 178873
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27
- A bloody provocative enjoyable return from the don of the dead himself
- 178874
- - Total Film
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27
- Bone snapping, limb tearing, eye gouging zombie epic
- 178871
- - Daily Mirror
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27
- Welcome back George - You've been away too long
- 178872
- - Empire
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:27

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