Tony Soprano
Living Dead
Reged: 02/23/01
Posts: 1951
Loc: Canada
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When I watched Diary of the Dead I felt that there was something missing. I think I may have replied to a thread about diary before (but I don't remember so I am doing it again). It felt empty and it didn't feel like a Romero movie. I may need to watch it again (the more I type this, the more it feels like I've already said these same things.)
I enjoyed Land and would rate Land a notch above Diary. Or course, it could be because of the over-saturation of zombie films lately that cause me to have these feelings. In any case, I can watch Night, Dawn and Day over and over again and I can't see myself doing that with Diary.
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1212
Loc: West Virginia
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@ Jaws: There was actually a lot of talk about a Land Of The Dead sequel for the European marketplace, and as we speak a Diary Of The Dead sequel is in the works. It's a possiblility that neither of these films will ever see the light of day, and only time will tell otherwise.
Maybe it is because one of the greatest horror directors of all time is attached to these movies that they're aniticipated by people in certain circles. To be honest, it's all the reason I need. Every single person can't be pleased by any particular movie, and this discussion we're having proves that beyond the shadow of doubt. You're convinced that Land Of The Dead and Diary Of The Dead are terrible movies, but I cannot EVER be convinced that either are terrible. While they may not be the epic films that Romero fans wished for they remain decent offerings nontheless.
There aren't many directors who can stake claim to one of the most influential films ever made, and remain working for over 40 years. George has had a few misses in his time, but he's also put out some high quality material. NOTLD, Martin, The Crazies, DawnOTD, Creepshow, DayOTHD, Bruiser, LandOTD and DiaryOTD vary between timeless classic and watchable offering IMO, and these films alone cement Romero as not only a great horror director by definition, but a fan favorite as well.
Romero has earned the right to work on any project that he wishes, and I'll anticipate each one.
The man remains an icon in every sense of the word...
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Edited by DanielSavage (07/16/08 01:55 PM)
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Dr Peligro
Voodoo Master
Reged: 05/25/00
Posts: 7645
Loc: Québec City
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I did not care for Diary of the Dead AT ALL...
IMHO it was pretty much all flaws with nothing going for it: lame plot, bad acting, pointless cliché dialogues, characters I didn't give a wet fart about, a cheap-ass direct-to-video look and feel, one uninteresting situation after the other...
I said plenty of bad things about Land of the Dead, but I must say it's kinda grown on me a little... Still a massively disapointing and deeply flawed flick, but compared to Diary it's a friggin' masterpiece!!
Now that I think about it, Dairy did have one thing going for it: an all-too-brief titty shot of former Scream Channel hostess Amy Lalonde (major props to whoever invented the frame-by-frame button on DVD player remotes).
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The Creature
Living Dead
Reged: 04/26/99
Posts: 2306
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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I thought it was pretty lame. NOTLD '68 was made on a fraction of the budget ($114,000 compared to 2 million) and that is one of the best horror films ever made. Romero should have chopped this one down to and made into a Masters of Horror episode.
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1212
Loc: West Virginia
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$114,000 in the late 60's would probably be the equivalent of at least a couple million now. Inflation is a son of a "shut yo mouth". I'm just talkin' about inflation...
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