George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Pros: Great special effects and a different view of Zombie "life"
Cons: Too easily killed Zombies

It's been over 20 years since George Romero entertained us with his vision of a radiation ravaged planet where the dead come back to life and the living spend most their time running from the Zombies. Romero's first 3 films in the series were: "Night ...

Pros: Lots of gore and violence, the zombies show some intelligence
Cons: Boring, not scary, dumb

George A. Romero is the father of the modern zombie movies. In 1968, he gave us the horror classic Night of the Living Dead and then two more classics with Dawn of the Dead in 1978 and Day of the Dead in 1985. With him as writer and ...

Pros: Great gore, typical Romero social commentary.
Cons: The script is a little convoluted.

During the course of the past few years, the zombie film has enjoyed a mini-renaissance. With movies like 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, and a Dawn of the Dead remake doing solid business at the box office, the genre was suddenly ...

Pros: hilarious, gruesome, poignant - Romero is still the one!
Cons: a latecomer in what is becoming a moribund genre

I'm not a zombie freak. In fact, the whole genre - and its success - has left me more than a little mystified. I don't get the logic of dead people, who are now alive, but not quite. I don't understand why they're suddenly hungry for blood. Nor do I ...

Pros: George Romero finally gets a big budget.
Cons: More of an action/horror movie than just pure horror.

*cue catchy jingle* Four more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. Four more days to Halloween - Silver Shamrocks! Welcome Boys and Ghouls to Month of the Living Dead, my thirteen day (and then some) tribute to that most wonderful of ...

Pros: It's extremely gory and gooey, effects, good cast, few scares...that's all folks!
Cons: It's just like a typical zombie movie with nothing we've haven't seen before.

Damn, I'm getting tired of zombie movies. Seriously, there are over two dozen of zombie movies and they all seem so alike. They've always stayed from ground one and never really went beyond that point. Now, in 2005, the famous zombie creator(I think) ...

Pros: The Zombies were well done. Props to the make-up department.
Cons: Too many to list in a mere fifteen words.

Know what sucks? When, halfway through a movie, I say (out loud) something to the effect of “If they don’t explain why X is Y or Z, I’m so going to one-star this movie.” Know what sucks even more? When they freakin’ don’t ...

Pros: Great zombie Makeup and believable gore, John Leguizamo, funny bits
Cons: Too formulaic, not particularly scary, diversions in script

George Romero is back with yet another in a series of Zombie flicks. Here he presents Land of the Dead, a movie that was to cement his title as the Zombie Movie King. But does Land of the Dead meet or even exceed our expectations? To this viewer I would ...

Pros: Pacing, Acting, Special Effects
Cons: a bit predictable

George Romero is the father of the modern zombie film. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was once a shocking, disgusting movie that drew protests and demands for censorship. Romero and his friends and co-workers at the Pittsburgh Advertising Agency he ran decided ...

Pros: Romero Resurrected, atmosphere, special effects, makeup effects
Cons: supporting characters, dialogue

George A. Romero, the godfather of the zombie genre, has taken his concept to the next level. You'd think that with countless imitations this idea would have grown tired by now, but "Land of the Dead" is still surprisingly fresh as the flesh that's for ...

Pros: Old-fashioned George A. Romero zombie gorefest with a buffet of analogies and delicacies.
Cons: It's not as immediate as the many imitators and successors.

George A. Romero was the man who single-handedly gave the zombie film enough clout in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s with his beloved triumvirate of "Dead" flicks. Like most horror visionaries, he made his first film with a literal shoestring budget, but had ...

Pros: Some decent acting for a change. Big budget means more gloss.
Cons: Still has bad dialogue, and these films somehow feel less "naughty" than they used to.

DISCLOSURE: This review was written shortly after seeing the movie during its initial release. I've watched it again since, and stick by my impressions. First of all, let me say that it's pretty much essential to have seen the other Romero movies ...

Pros: Some of the extras included on this DVD are quite interesting, decent special effects.
Cons: The film is very dull, the acting performances are incredibly poor.

My obsession with zombie films started some years ago now when I was browsing through the channels late one night and stumbled across George A. Romero's 1978 telling of 'Dawn of the Dead'. The film has since been successfully remade by Zack Snyder and ...

Pros: The gore, cool zombies, John Leguizamo, George Romero, Tom Savini's cameo
Cons: Lack of character development, not as good as the original Dead movies

I love zombie movies. I’ll admit it; I’m a total gore hound. I love the creativity that goes into them and I love how much fun they are. I love the over the top moments that make me go “ew” and make me laugh at the same time. I like ...

Pros: Great grizzly horror movie; brilliant timing, scary.
Cons: You almost want the Zombies to win.

Land of the Dead (2005) Directed by George Romero. Mike: “They're pretending to be alive... “ Riley: “Isn't that what we're doing? Pretending to be alive?” The Night of the Living Dead has turned into the Year of ...