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Land of the Dead
2005
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 |
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| Director | George A. Romero |
| Genres | Horror |
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35 out of 41 people found this review helpful
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 is going to be pretty polished looking, they have a bigger budget than the last 3 put together, turbo-modern effects, and an A-List cast). But the claims that it scrimps on the gore and waters down the concept and content for a resident evil weaned teen audience are just a load of old rot.
Heads explode (man can those motherf**kers pop a skull), screaming victims get torn apart by armies of decaying ghouls, yard after yard of slimy wet innards get yummed up, there really are some grotesquely inventive eviscerations on show here. The screen is regularly awash with gore. He may have higher production values this time out, but Romero has not gone soft.
Land of The Dead is a tight, well-paced, well-executed entertainment; it’s a coffin-load of fun. Most surprisingly of all, the self aware and sympathetically presented zombies angle that they are going for that had filled my heart with fear (I really did think it was going to be total gash) kinda works. My friends and I often found our selves going “aw poor zombies” (tellingly Romero’s Black hero character that features in each film in the cycle is a zombie this time out, we are not supposed to root for the humans).
Despite a fairly bland and generic human hero (who has some fu*king excretable lines in the last scene), the cast and characters are all uniformly amusing (Argento, Hopper and Leguzamo et al all perform nicely), with snappy dialogue and likeable quirks (the Samoan squaddie’s every line is priceless “I came here to do something. Why are we standing around? Lets do something.”)
The heavy handed social commentary is all present and accounted for, Savini gets a cameo, it feels like a worthy addition to the series…
yeah there are naysayers but f*ck em, they are wrong. I am seeing it again next week and thoroughly looking forward to it. -
25 out of 26 people found this review helpful
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 brians baffles me, the whole point of a zombie is its lust for brains to eat and nothing more....but I guess thats not up to me to decide is it! anyway the film is good, just not quite as good as Dawn of the Dead, as that was jumpy and a horror, this how ever is an action movie with no fear, still I would recommened you to watch it as it still looks good and is an easy film to just chill out too.
A Sunday evening film I think. -
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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 blew me away & got me hooked. Since then I have follwed his Movies to the latest instalment, which has taken 20 Years since the last one 'Day of the Dead'. Now reading some of the reviews I can see that some of you are disappointed. I myself have been waiting all this time to see another Zombie Film from George hit the big screen & I wasnt disappointed.Yes there are things in this movie that im not totally happy with like Zombies becoming more intelligent,Folks still not working together after everything & a miles too short screen time, however after seeing it twice at the cinema & several on DVD I can still say I LOVE IT. This is the first time George has used more commonly known actors for some of his lead roles. John Leguizamo in particular, can be thanked for his great performance in this movie 'Looks like God left the Phone of the hook'. The charming Simon Baker & the legendary Dennis Hooper are just as good. Greg Nicotero did the special effects makeup on this movie as he did in 'Day of the Dead','The Cursed' & more recently the very sick 'Hostel'. I thought the look of the Zombies has come along way since the Blue faces of the original 'Dawn'.There is a tribute gorey sceen to his original 'Dawn' within this movie & they do not hold back on the gore. In conclusion if you are a Zombie Fan then you will love this, if however you tend to take your movies more seriously (like my wife), then you may not. I can only say to all Zombie fans is if this continues to sell DVDs & make more money, then George is more likely to get the funding for a sequel. Great Film lets have some more please!!
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
zombies a' walkin
If you are into Zombie films this one is actually ok. It has a story. Good effects and plenty of yuk!
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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 is going to be pretty polished looking, they have a bigger budget than the last 3 put together, turbo-modern effects, and an A-List cast). But the claims that it scrimps on the gore and waters down the concept and content for a resident evil weaned teen audience are just a load of old rot.
Heads explode (man can those motherf**kers pop a skull), screaming victims get torn apart by armies of decaying ghouls, yard after yard of slimy wet innards get yummed up, there really are some grotesquely inventive eviscerations on show here. The screen is regularly awash with gore. He may have higher production values this time out, but Romero has not gone soft.
Land of The Dead is a tight, well-paced, well-executed entertainment; it’s a coffin-load of fun. Most surprisingly of all, the self aware and sympathetically presented zombies angle that they are going for that had filled my heart with fear (I really did think it was going to be total gash) kinda works. My friends and I often found our selves going “aw poor zombies” (tellingly Romero’s Black hero character that features in each film in the cycle is a zombie this time out, we are not supposed to root for the humans).
Despite a fairly bland and generic human hero (who has some fu*king excretable lines in the last scene), the cast and characters are all uniformly amusing (Argento, Hopper and Leguzamo et al all perform nicely), with snappy dialogue and likeable quirks (the Samoan squaddie’s every line is priceless “I came here to do something. Why are we standing around? Lets do something.”)
The heavy handed social commentary is all present and accounted for, Savini gets a cameo, it feels like a worthy addition to the series…
yeah there are naysayers but f*ck em, they are wrong. I am seeing it again next week and thoroughly looking forward to it.
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35 out of 41 people found this review helpful
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 is going to be pretty polished looking, they have a bigger budget than the last 3 put together, turbo-modern effects, and an A-List cast). But the claims that it scrimps on the gore and waters down the concept and content for a resident evil weaned teen audience are just a load of old rot.
Heads explode (man can those motherf**kers pop a skull), screaming victims get torn apart by armies of decaying ghouls, yard after yard of slimy wet innards get yummed up, there really are some grotesquely inventive eviscerations on show here. The screen is regularly awash with gore. He may have higher production values this time out, but Romero has not gone soft.
Land of The Dead is a tight, well-paced, well-executed entertainment; it’s a coffin-load of fun. Most surprisingly of all, the self aware and sympathetically presented zombies angle that they are going for that had filled my heart with fear (I really did think it was going to be total gash) kinda works. My friends and I often found our selves going “aw poor zombies” (tellingly Romero’s Black hero character that features in each film in the cycle is a zombie this time out, we are not supposed to root for the humans).
Despite a fairly bland and generic human hero (who has some fu*king excretable lines in the last scene), the cast and characters are all uniformly amusing (Argento, Hopper and Leguzamo et al all perform nicely), with snappy dialogue and likeable quirks (the Samoan squaddie’s every line is priceless “I came here to do something. Why are we standing around? Lets do something.”)
The heavy handed social commentary is all present and accounted for, Savini gets a cameo, it feels like a worthy addition to the series…
yeah there are naysayers but f*ck em, they are wrong. I am seeing it again next week and thoroughly looking forward to it. -
25 out of 26 people found this review helpful
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 brians baffles me, the whole point of a zombie is its lust for brains to eat and nothing more....but I guess thats not up to me to decide is it! anyway the film is good, just not quite as good as Dawn of the Dead, as that was jumpy and a horror, this how ever is an action movie with no fear, still I would recommened you to watch it as it still looks good and is an easy film to just chill out too.
A Sunday evening film I think. -
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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 blew me away & got me hooked. Since then I have follwed his Movies to the latest instalment, which has taken 20 Years since the last one 'Day of the Dead'. Now reading some of the reviews I can see that some of you are disappointed. I myself have been waiting all this time to see another Zombie Film from George hit the big screen & I wasnt disappointed.Yes there are things in this movie that im not totally happy with like Zombies becoming more intelligent,Folks still not working together after everything & a miles too short screen time, however after seeing it twice at the cinema & several on DVD I can still say I LOVE IT. This is the first time George has used more commonly known actors for some of his lead roles. John Leguizamo in particular, can be thanked for his great performance in this movie 'Looks like God left the Phone of the hook'. The charming Simon Baker & the legendary Dennis Hooper are just as good. Greg Nicotero did the special effects makeup on this movie as he did in 'Day of the Dead','The Cursed' & more recently the very sick 'Hostel'. I thought the look of the Zombies has come along way since the Blue faces of the original 'Dawn'.There is a tribute gorey sceen to his original 'Dawn' within this movie & they do not hold back on the gore. In conclusion if you are a Zombie Fan then you will love this, if however you tend to take your movies more seriously (like my wife), then you may not. I can only say to all Zombie fans is if this continues to sell DVDs & make more money, then George is more likely to get the funding for a sequel. Great Film lets have some more please!!
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13 out of 20 people found this review helpful
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 before the end it seems like, we've run out of money now so better end the film quick. Still loads better than your average fodder though.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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 quite gory and the new concept is a nice refreshing change. Great film, rent it when its out.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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 society together. This fourth installment of his classic Zombie fest is a direct jab at the Bush administration and their total disregard for the poor and less privileged. At one point in the extras, Romero jokes about Dennis Hopper wanting to play his part like Donald Rumsfeld - the scene cuts to Hopper in a sharp suit mercilessly shooting one of the many under privilaged. This panged of the recent shooting involving Dick Cheney on Harry Whittington. Pure coincidence I know but made me roar with laughter none-the-less.
Land of the Dead is not by any means a touch on Romero's other outings into Zombie town, but it is entertaining with cameo roles by our favorite loony Tom Savini and the boys from Shaun of the Dead. I think that Day of the Dead is a the king amongst princes, simply because although amusing in places it holds a real feeling of helplessness throughout the film. Even at the end when they are far away from the goings ons you still feel uneasy and quite battered by the onslaught of zombies, blood and guts that you have just witnessed. 'Land's' special effects are excellent and above all fun, but they are nothing new. When 'Day' came out sometime after the BBFC's video nasties bill, us 'banned' film fanatics thought we had seen all the grotesqueness that the fx guys could muster. Day of the Dead delivered in blood. It's effects were disturbingly real, harrowing, beautifully imaginative and well executed. 'Land' fails to give us anything new but still gives us a few laughs.
Land of the dead is a much lighter film than all the other three and therefore does not have the same impact. It is still worth a watch just to see the way the Zombie nation has evolved. The informed dead. -
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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 is going to be pretty polished looking, they have a bigger budget than the last 3 put together, turbo-modern effects, and an A-List cast). But the claims that it scrimps on the gore and waters down the concept and content for a resident evil weaned teen audience are just a load of old rot.
Heads explode (man can those motherf**kers pop a skull), screaming victims get torn apart by armies of decaying ghouls, yard after yard of slimy wet innards get yummed up, there really are some grotesquely inventive eviscerations on show here. The screen is regularly awash with gore. He may have higher production values this time out, but Romero has not gone soft.
Land of The Dead is a tight, well-paced, well-executed entertainment; it’s a coffin-load of fun. Most surprisingly of all, the self aware and sympathetically presented zombies angle that they are going for that had filled my heart with fear (I really did think it was going to be total gash) kinda works. My friends and I often found our selves going “aw poor zombies” (tellingly Romero’s Black hero character that features in each film in the cycle is a zombie this time out, we are not supposed to root for the humans).
Despite a fairly bland and generic human hero (who has some fu*king excretable lines in the last scene), the cast and characters are all uniformly amusing (Argento, Hopper and Leguzamo et al all perform nicely), with snappy dialogue and likeable quirks (the Samoan squaddie’s every line is priceless “I came here to do something. Why are we standing around? Lets do something.”)
The heavy handed social commentary is all present and accounted for, Savini gets a cameo, it feels like a worthy addition to the series…
yeah there are naysayers but f*ck em, they are wrong. I am seeing it again next week and thoroughly looking forward to it. -
5 out of 9 people found this review helpful
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 have not been kind to George Romero.The 1st thing that bugged me about this movie was the zombie effects,they seem less real than,Tom Savini's work on the previous movies to this,and the story was quite weak,it has a subtext of the surviors not changing to meet the world they live in,so the zombies evolve, and how greed and money are the downfall of society.
it has some good moments and its cast is good,but there was just something missing,and does anyone know how zombies smell after 20 or so yrs walking around because on none of his movies is there reference to smell,if a zombie is in the room,which would be a good indication of how close they are?.They are called walkers or stenches but maybe they dont smell strong enuff after being reanimated and decomposing for 2o yrs or so
The whole zombie,apocalypse genre has yet to be done justice,as its story is too large maybe a tv series would do it proud!
and apparently the directors cut is 5mins longer so i await to be impressed! -
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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 purchased region 1 version 'unrated directors cut'. Much better, with extended scenes and a bit more gore. Needless to say that the UK DVD release will be this version. Trust me - it is an improvement. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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 screen zombie. I'm puzzled that anyone claiming to be a fan of his would even consider a comment that claims the DOTD remake was better than this or any other of George's Dead series. Plus folks, remember Shaun of the Dead excellent as it was is a ROMZOMCOM movie, not to be compared with this, come on!!
Anyway, onto this film, of course I can understand fans being disapointed with this one but remember this film only had a big budget and big distribution compared to the other 3 films because the studio wants profit, that means the Director's independant input is constrained but the result is still a good addition to the series.
Hopper is suberb as the neo-conservative style ruler of the human zone, running the show with the ultimate right wing agenda of protecting what one has at all costs and holding onto power. The rest of the cast supports well and I still felt it had the smallish feel of Day regards the compact cast and minimal locations.
Good point by another reviewer though that it's disapointing how quickly the zombies 'evolve' in this one, good idea but too quickly turned around. The gore is still great but very brief when it occurs, hope for a smidgin more in DVD releases, an 18 cert would do that!
Only seen it once so it'll only get better, George has still got it, a must for Romero fans or those now interested in zombie movies since their re-introduction in the last 5 years!!!
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
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