George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead"

rec|use · Post by **rec|use** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:13 am

SPOILERS AHEAD !!!!!

eh
i don't hate it
it's not classic
it did what it does

hopper was a sketched out money fiend
romero stayed right oun que with the social commentary
the gore sucked
savini came in with the best death scene
wearing the same shit he was wearing in dawn of the dead
the zombie leader didn't even look like a zombie
asia argento was hot as shit

the only reason i can't hate this one is
a. it's romero
b. hopper / savini / argento
c. the social commentary

i like how in this one the zombies are no longer the menace
the people are
to further that the leader of the zombies in this film is a black guy
much like the main guy in all the other films
keeping the humans alive is a black guy

i also liked all the class war that was going on
though i felt if they were gonna get into all that
there should have been more rioting and shit on the streets

i did like how the two zombies were ripping apart the rich guy
while the shadows cast against the anti-war posters on the wall
i also like how hopper said that he doesn't negotiate with terrorists

hoppers speach about resposibility was a great one
it really hits home with what we are doing to ourselves now
he uses this army to "protect" the rest of the people
basically by shutting them off from the rest of the outside world
then bringing them back supplies to feed their vices
the people of the street spend their money on booze, hookers, drugs, gambling, etc...
and can not escape the prison they have built for themselves
and therefore either die or have to work for hopper

i dunno i kinda took this one more as a fantastic political statement
as opposed to the classic horror film

mehem · Post by **mehem** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:43 pm

very nice summary,i've been beating the social commentary angle(3 classes etc.) in people's head since yesterday,i also thought of Dead Reckoning as the new isolated area like the house/mall/underground base that protects the humans(unlike the greens).........the visuals were lovely and I kept waiting for Dennis to ask for a pbr........ as the gore goes i've seen some close up of greg's(savini's protoge)work,so the unrated dvd should take care of that(even hear there's maybe even another scene).......i also felt it could have been longer,like his other flicks,and of course I could have always done w/ more zombies(which were beautiful,the water scene is lovely).......and finally once again it's good to see a woman wear real shoes(ie asia's boots),stupid ones get ya' killed quick.....

Onibubba · Post by **Onibubba** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:31 am

I enjoyed it. Recluse, glad to hear you mention Big Daddy in relation to the Peter character in Dawn and Ben in Night. It shows that the situation has changed and redirected our sympathies.

THe only thing not a real winner for me was the human group. No real standout characters with the exception of Asia. I didn't give a crap about the rest of them...Kind of like Day actually. THat must be why I prefer Night and especially Dawn so much. The characters in those movies just appealed to me more.

Can't wait to get my hands on the unrated cut :-)

junkie christ · Post by **junkie christ** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:36 pm

gore wasnt up to par.
other than that, the movie fucking owned.

sebuda · Post by **sebuda** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:25 am

junkie christ wrote:gore wasnt up to par.
other than that, the movie fucking owned.

Last 5 min didnt fit .... they are just trying to exist just like us. Really waht kinda crap was that ..... this is a NO HOPE LEFT kinda series of movies.

mehem · Post by **mehem** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:17 pm

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menus for the dvd here...

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junkie christ · Post by **junkie christ** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:20 pm

sebuda wrote:
junkie christ wrote:gore wasnt up to par.
other than that, the movie fucking owned.

Last 5 min didnt fit .... they are just trying to exist just like us. Really waht kinda crap was that ..... this is a NO HOPE LEFT kinda series of movies.

the ending of this movie made me insanely angry
i tried to block that outta my head.