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BartAllen 06-24-2005 01:40 PM

Land of the Dead
 
Im not going to spoiler this for you guys, but do yourselves a favor and wait for this movie on HBO. it BLEW. blew harder then april in that one turtle video. i mean damn it sucked.


Oh, i would love to hear what you guys thought of the movies. lets start up a dialogue.

Brodie 06-24-2005 01:42 PM

That seems to be the general concensus, that it, indeed, blew.

I love zombies, but I'm in no hurry for this.

BartAllen 06-24-2005 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie
That seems to be the general concensus, that it, indeed, blew.

I love zombies, but I'm in no hurry for this.

and it sucks, because i love the original trilogy. i have all 3 of them. i wanted land to actually resolve somthing, but i didnt.


the only cool stuff was seeing people from the original trilogy, and some characters from the remake coming back as zombies.

Weapon X 06-24-2005 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BartAllen
it BLEW. blew harder then april in that one turtle video. i mean damn it sucked.

Damn, I was hoping it would be good.


Quote:

Originally Posted by BartAllen
Oh, i would love to hear what you guys thought of the movies. lets start up a dialogue

Will do as soon as I see it.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodie
I love zombies, but I'm in no hurry for this.

Same with me now.

Turtledude2k3 06-24-2005 04:26 PM

it sucked? What!!! I was so waiting for this movie as well.

Maybe you are wrong..

DrSpengler 06-24-2005 04:56 PM

I'm going to go see it tonight. Being the horror fan that I am (especally when it comes to zombies) I feel compelled to see every horror movie in the theater that I can (hell, I even saw Cursed and House of Wax).

It's a shame about the negative reviews I've been hearing, this film had me really hyped.

It isn't worse than Day of the Dead, is it?

Anarky 06-24-2005 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Turtledude2k3
it sucked? What!!! I was so waiting for this movie as well.

Maybe you are wrong..

Maybe it's an opinion. Does one have to mark it every time he/she is stating an opinion? One would think that people would be able to tell when someone is voicing his/her opinion...

Weapon X 06-24-2005 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSpengler
It isn't worse than Day of the Dead, is it?

I love the Zombie genre, Ramero's Trilogy especially, but Day is pretty boring till the end.

Brodie 06-24-2005 09:29 PM

Who showed up as who?

Especially from the remake?

Spitfire 06-24-2005 10:45 PM

I'm still going to go see it. No offense to anyone here but people here seem to hate movies that are good and love movies that I think suck so Im going to trust the critics and see it. The critics havnt steered me wrong for 3 years now
*hails Rotten Tomatoes*

DrSpengler 06-25-2005 12:40 AM

Just got back from the midnight showing.

I have to say, I enjoyed the film quite a bit. It really felt like a classic George A. Romero zombie film, which is something I haven't been able to enjoy in, obviously, a very long time.

I didn't think it was better than the Dawn remake, but this movie had it's charms.

Without going into details/spoilers, it had plenty of gruesome, cringe-worthy bits not to mention the one thing the Dawn remake sorely lacked: a feasting scene. And Land had plenty of those. There was also a number of Zombie-comedy sequences very remeniscent of the original Dawn of the Dead.

The "intelligent" zombies were done a Hell of a lot better than they were in Day, that much I can tell you. Less goofy and heart-warming (Bud was rediculous) and more hardcore and ruthless.

And while I do enjoy running-zombies for the benefits they provide, it was very refreshing to see the return of the slow, limping, shambaling zombies. Classic-zombies, if you will.

As far as the characters go, they were no more memorably or important as any other of Romero's flicks. Leguizamo and Hopper were both pretty good, and the lead male and his burnt friend were both likeable. No complaints here.

Oh and
Spoiler:
Tom Savini's cameo as his biker character from Dawn was terrific. It was short but he kicked some ass.


Overall, I'd say it's a worthy addition to the Romero Zombie franchise. Certainly a better finale than Day.

tekcop 06-25-2005 02:29 AM

I've been staying away from all Land of the Dead discussions on other boards out of fear of reading people raving about it and then having high expectations. A thread like this is good. If I go in not looking for much, I might enjoy the movie more.

BartAllen 06-25-2005 04:57 AM

it just felt like a parody of romareos work. i still stand by my opnion. of it sucking.

The Stryker 06-25-2005 07:29 PM

I'll probably like it because i actually enjoyed Day of the Dead! :o :o and I just like Zombies.


Return of the Living Dead:"More Brains!!"

Jester 06-25-2005 07:53 PM

The flesh eating is a myth. Zombies mearliy mangle, mutilate, and occasionally wear human flesh.
-Angel's Wes

DrSpengler 06-25-2005 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester
The flesh eating is a myth. Zombies mearliy mangle, mutilate, and occasionally wear human flesh.
-Angel's Wes


Really? Cuz the biting, chewing and swallowing would lead me to think otherwise. :oops:

PDM025 06-25-2005 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler
Without going into details/spoilers, it had plenty of gruesome, cringe-worthy bits not to mention the one thing the Dawn remake sorely lacked: a feasting scene. And Land had plenty of those. There was also a number of Zombie-comedy sequences very remeniscent of the original Dawn of the Dead.

The "intelligent" zombies were done a Hell of a lot better than they were in Day, that much I can tell you. Less goofy and heart-warming (Bud was rediculous) and more hardcore and ruthless.

And while I do enjoy running-zombies for the benefits they provide, it was very refreshing to see the return of the slow, limping, shambaling zombies. Classic-zombies, if you will.

Just saw it today, and thought it was OK. It came with a slow start but was OK. I don't know about the intelligent zombies, I not sure it natural for zombies to be that way. (But there no such things of zombies, so it not natural for any reason) Just let zombies do what they do. Walk mindless, hunt for flesh, and do what the undead do. I like all the blood and gut gulsing scence. Even the part of one of them bit that belly button ring off that person.

The Stryker 06-26-2005 09:10 PM

I like the idea of Zombies getting Smarter because that was always the nagging question in All Zombie Flicks "What do they do after they eat everyone?" I thought they would go to club med but i guess they just evolve

KROW 06-26-2005 11:47 PM

Ehhh... It was alright. I'm not a connossieur of zombie films but I do watch them on occasion. After seeing this I have to say that it was pretty good. Leguizamo's character was done well, and the story was easy to follow. I don't think it's a blockbuster but for "Dead" fans it's a nice flick.
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Originally Posted by DrSpengler
Spoiler:
Tom Savini's cameo as his biker character from Dawn was terrific. It was short but he kicked some ass.

That was great. I liked that tidbit, as well.

Hell, the movie was better than High Tension. What a load of crapola that was.

XERO 06-26-2005 11:51 PM

I guess I'd watch it for the fact that Leguizamo is in it.

That guy rocks. 8)

The Stryker 06-26-2005 11:53 PM

All they need is Bob Hoskins and We'll have a Super Mario Bros Movie Reunion with Dennis Hopper and all

cqb101 07-03-2005 11:23 AM

I'm a huge Romero fan("Dawn" is one of my favorite films) and I thought Land was great. Tons of gore, lots of action and of course all of the political satire and undertones that his movies are known for. Definately one of the top 5 movies I've seen this year.

Jo269976 09-16-2005 10:16 AM

Land Of The Dead
 
Finally... George A. Romero's new Zombie maserpiece is coming to the U.K next friday... Can't wait!! anyone else seen it?!?

P.s: please no spoilers

Anarky 09-16-2005 10:31 AM

Funnily, we already had a thread like this. Board search with the term "dead" would have helped. Anyways, I merged the threads.

As for the movie. I saw some previews, well, it didn't really feel like a "... of the dead"-movie. It sort of was... different. I doubt that I'll go and see this in cinemas.

DrSpengler 09-16-2005 11:58 AM

It's coming out on DVD here next month and I'll pick it up for sure.

Got a ton of DVDs coming out that I need to buy. I'll barely have enough money left to buy my family their Christmas presents.

Turtledude2k3 09-18-2005 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler
It's coming out on DVD here next month and I'll pick it up for sure.

Got a ton of DVDs coming out that I need to buy. I'll barely have enough money left to buy my family their Christmas presents.

Dude, don't be selfish! name the dvds you are going to buy and decide which ones are most important.. You can get them later, save your money and just buy the ones that are really important to you..

For me, I buy one or 2 games a month.. I am cutting back on buying games becuase I spend so much on it and most of it only gets played once or twice.

Next month all I am buying is the legend of zelda dvd and castlevania: dawn of sorrow.

As a fellow member of this board and a person who spoke alot with you in messages, I advise you not to buy everything you see. Rent em before buy em.. That's what I believe..

cqb101 09-18-2005 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSpengler
It's coming out on DVD here next month and I'll pick it up for sure.

Got a ton of DVDs coming out that I need to buy. I'll barely have enough money left to buy my family their Christmas presents.

Just tell your family the only gift you're giving them is your love. It always works for me. :D

DrSpengler 09-18-2005 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtledude2k3
Dude, don't be selfish! name the dvds you are going to buy and decide which ones are most important.. You can get them later, save your money and just buy the ones that are really important to you..

For me, I buy one or 2 games a month.. I am cutting back on buying games becuase I spend so much on it and most of it only gets played once or twice.

Next month all I am buying is the legend of zelda dvd and castlevania: dawn of sorrow.

As a fellow member of this board and a person who spoke alot with you in messages, I advise you not to buy everything you see. Rent em before buy em.. That's what I believe..

Well, honestly, I was really just exaggeriating.

Most of my family is either dead or so far removed I've never met them. I only have to buy gifts for 4 people.

BartAllen 09-23-2005 05:02 AM

I hope the DVD release has all of the gore scenes that were left out during the theatrical release.

cqb101 09-23-2005 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BartAllen
I hope the DVD release has all of the gore scenes that were left out during the theatrical release.

Well, they are releasing an unrated DVD, so I'm sure they will.

Jo269976 09-23-2005 09:47 AM

well, im going to see it 2moro!


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