I love horror movies. I love zombie horror including Dawn of the Dead. Night of the Living Dead was okay. Dawn of the Dead was so good because it introduced us to true zombie horror and gore and there has since been no comparisons. It's difficult to scare us now with cheap zombie gags. It's boring. Land of the Dead lacks true creativity. It should have been made over 10 years ago then maybe it would be more than just average. This movie is AN OUTDATED IDEA. It lacks today's suspense and horror. Sure it is a social commentary but this is Hollywood not a political rally. Romero used dated ideas with dated gags. We've seen more than zombies devour human flesh. In fact, the gore scenes should have been used to help with the scares. One thing that this movie lacked was character. When we watch good horror movies we can't help but jump when Jaime Lee Curtis jumps in Halloween. I don't remember any of the characters names or any particular character scene that stood out. Spoiler: The smart zombie should have had his moment in the end only. Instead he's rallying the troops throughout the movie...bad, bad, story because now he's no longer scary or intimidating. Spoiler: Whats with the line of zombie at the pier. Zombies don't get in a soldier style formation when only 1 of them can somewhat think. Spoiler: Too much smart zombies make no scary zombies. Spoiler: Why would Dennis Hopper depend on band of misfits to do work including run most important offensive/defensive weapon (truck) rather than the well trained, paramilitary dressed, soldiers. Spoiler: The movie would have been more entertaining with the misfits trying to save a sighed city than showing the ruin-the-zombie picnic scene in the end. Romero did stick to his slow moving zombie tradition. I personally think he should have stepped it up. If they can get smarter, then they can get faster. This would have elevated the suspense and chases dramatically. I believe Romero should have used a scare to surprise us with zombie developments rather than waste movie time to explain the story. OVERALL i rate it a 6 because i seen a lot worst and i can understand Romero's attempts, yet and still isn't this suppose to be a horror movie?
Review of Land of the Dead
