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loyalfromlondon wrote: Spider-Man wrote: This movie should have just been called Land of the Dead, but they had to go the long way and call it George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. He's earned it. So. I still don't like the title. :razz:
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Spider-Man wrote: loyalfromlondon wrote: Spider-Man wrote: This movie should have just been called Land of the Dead, but they had to go the long way and call it George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. He's earned it. So. I still don't like the title. :razz: It's better than Herbie: Fully Loaded :wink:
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Terminator1997
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 loyalfromlondon wrote: Terminator1997 wrote: jmart007 wrote: loyalfromlondon wrote: Jmart, how did you feel about the progression of the zombies. I rolled my eyes AT FIRST. The gas station attendant, the boyfriend and girlfriend, the band, I was thinking, what the hell kind of zombie film is this.
But my resistance was worn down. I still think the zombies rate of shuffling varied too much. And I don't understand the physics of zombie intelligence or instinct.
But any film that makes me want more is alright by me. I thought it was kind of odd at first, but then I watched the original Dawn of the Dead last night. I for some reason forgot about the part where it's explained that the zombies kept coming back to the mall because of instinct, they had been there before. The zombies in this film were just doing the same thing (Even with the guns). They haven't necessairly progressed. i agree. they really haven't gotten "smarter", we're just seeing them remember things more and more from their regular lives out of instinct as they interact with their environments. I think your logic is somewhat flawed. It's not as if a normal gas station attendant would have any previous memories of handling firearms or organizing a militia. They've progressed, they've gotten smarter. I agree it's easier to say it's instinct because it explains away any issues of logic. But the walking dead isn't logical anyway. :razz: yeah logic is pretty much thrown out the window in zombie flicks :razz:
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movies35
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loyalfromlondon wrote: Spider-Man wrote: loyalfromlondon wrote: Spider-Man wrote: This movie should have just been called Land of the Dead, but they had to go the long way and call it George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. He's earned it. So. I still don't like the title. :razz: It's better than Herbie: Fully Loaded :wink: I agree. I think it sounds more professional when the call it GEORGE A. ROMERO'S LAND OF THE DEAD but I wouldn't care if it was just LAND OF THE DEAD.
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The problem with Land of the Dead is it's a bit general. People think "Oh, zombie movie". And, then there's the argument that people thought this was a sequel to Uwe Boll's House of the Dead. But, it's ultimately George A. Romero's work, and it more or less hooks the crowd that loves his movies, but may not have known about the movie unless it had his name there.
Edit: Talking about the title here, not the movie itself, which I have yet to see.
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Land of the Dead is super freakin' fantastic!!!
I'm not kidding! From the opening titles to the closing scene, this is a brand new masterpiece of allegorical storytelling. It will most certainly be a future classic cult movie revered by fans for all eternity. And it's surely the first zombie movie, where the viewer can truly root for the Dead...
The actors are uniformly great, from the "headliners" - Leguizamo & Hopper (!) - to the unknown "leads" - to the zombie "protagonists"! Yee Haw! ! ! Giddyup! ! ! ! !
George Romero's reputation joins the undead in a celebration of a horrifically satirical portrayal of our 'modern' civilization!
A must see for anyone who doubts our glorious future...
5 out of 5. (A+)
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This was a decent flick. I didn't really find anything spectacular or terrible about it. Glad I saw it of course, but just an okay film.
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LAND OF THE DEAD - 5/10 (C-)
Sure, it wasn't a good movie by any means but it was fun ... sorta. It was really gory so that was a plus. Oh well, didn't think I'd like it very much anyways. I might raise it a point if I see it again.
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Somewhat dissapointed. It wasn't nearly as good as Dawn of the Dead, but it did live up to Romero's name. Overall, a fun zombie movie. Hell of a lot of blood, that's for sure. Hardcore gore from beginning to end. At first, I was a little ticked off by the "smart zombies" (like Big Daddy, pumping gasoline...), but as the movie progressed, I didn't mind as much. It's never a good idea to have smart zombies, though. Especially when they're kinda smart at first, and somehow gain a lot more intellegence within a 93 minute running time. In terms of scariness, it didn't deliver as much. There were some nice moments, but they frightened the girl behind me a lot more than they did for me. The action scenes are fantastic, though. Lots of great scenes of explosions, added with tons of gore = sweet. I had fun, though. B+
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I was very disappointed. This movie just sucked. D+ maybe C-.
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Spider-Man wrote: I was very disappointed. This movie just sucked. D+ maybe C-. Yay! I'm glad someone agrees!
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Spider-Man wrote: I was very disappointed. This movie just sucked. D+ maybe C-. I don't think you saw it.
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torrino wrote: Spider-Man wrote: I was very disappointed. This movie just sucked. D+ maybe C-. I don't think you saw it. Why would you just accuse him of not seeing a movie ...?
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oh jesus...this was terrible. I give it an F because it actually had the potential to be great but Romero clearly did this one on the cheap...
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...yeah, he only had a budget roughly 15x larger than any he'd had in the past.
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The Dark Shape wrote: ...yeah, he only had a budget roughly 15x larger than any he'd had in the past. lol yeah. i love when people say dumb things. romero did this "cheap" but the budget was almost 4x higher than Day of the dead and 10x higher than dawn.
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STROKER ACE wrote: oh jesus...this was terrible. I give it an F because it actually had the potential to be great but Romero clearly did this one on the cheap... [-( Not liking a movie because it's cheap ... okay ...
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movies35 wrote:
[-( Not liking a movie because it's cheap ... okay ...
Giving the movie a bad grade, despite having nothing but good things to say? movies35 wrote: LAND OF THE DEAD - 5/10 (C-)
Sure, it wasn't a good movie by any means but it was fun ... sorta. It was really gory so that was a plus. Oh well, didn't think I'd like it very much anyways. I might raise it a point if I see it again. ...okay. :razz:
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torrino wrote: Spider-Man wrote: I was very disappointed. This movie just sucked. D+ maybe C-. I don't think you saw it. Yes I saw it. I saw it yesterday @ a 7:00 showing. It was about 15% full.
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STROKER ACE
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Terminator1997 wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: ...yeah, he only had a budget roughly 15x larger than any he'd had in the past. lol yeah. i love when people say dumb things. romero did this "cheap" but the budget was almost 4x higher than Day of the dead and 10x higher than dawn. By TODAY'S standards--yeah--he did this cheap...
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STROKER ACE wrote: Terminator1997 wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: ...yeah, he only had a budget roughly 15x larger than any he'd had in the past. lol yeah. i love when people say dumb things. romero did this "cheap" but the budget was almost 4x higher than Day of the dead and 10x higher than dawn. By TODAY'S standards--yeah--he did this cheap... ok...and saw cost about $1.5 million to make, and cabin fever cost $1 million to make. $15 million dollar budget is NOT cheap for a horror movie.
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Zingaling wrote: movies35 wrote:
[-( Not liking a movie because it's cheap ... okay ...
Giving the movie a bad grade, despite having nothing but good things to say? movies35 wrote: LAND OF THE DEAD - 5/10 (C-)
Sure, it wasn't a good movie by any means but it was fun ... sorta. It was really gory so that was a plus. Oh well, didn't think I'd like it very much anyways. I might raise it a point if I see it again. ...okay. :razz: But I never said I didn't like it because of the budget.
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9. The Lobster
10. Hell or High Water
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Terminator1997 wrote: STROKER ACE wrote: Terminator1997 wrote: The Dark Shape wrote: ...yeah, he only had a budget roughly 15x larger than any he'd had in the past. lol yeah. i love when people say dumb things. romero did this "cheap" but the budget was almost 4x higher than Day of the dead and 10x higher than dawn. By TODAY'S standards--yeah--he did this cheap... ok...and saw cost about $1.5 million to make, and cabin fever cost $1 million to make. $15 million dollar budget is NOT cheap for a horror movie. I just wanted something great. A lot of people who saw this are satisfied with it being average. It didn't feel rushed to you?
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STROKER ACE
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movies35 wrote: Zingaling wrote: movies35 wrote:
[-( Not liking a movie because it's cheap ... okay ...
Giving the movie a bad grade, despite having nothing but good things to say? movies35 wrote: LAND OF THE DEAD - 5/10 (C-)
Sure, it wasn't a good movie by any means but it was fun ... sorta. It was really gory so that was a plus. Oh well, didn't think I'd like it very much anyways. I might raise it a point if I see it again. ...okay. :razz: But I never said I didn't like it because of the budget. I didn't say I didn't like it because of the budget either. I didn't like it because YOU COULD TELL it had a low budget.
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Stupid idea about the black Zombie not because he was african American, but about him beeing the "Leader"
Dammit  , Zombies dont suposse to be pissed or have emotions, they cant comunicate there just brainless eating courpses...and using guns?....come on now 
i guess everyone has there own concept of what zombie suppose to be, i just dont like the idea of smart zombies
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The movie was just....stupid gory fun  ....with bland actors....and lame plot and ending!
C+
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