I have to say that Land of the Dead was a disappointment. The main strength of the other ...of the Dead -films was that they were very much believable. The characters felt like real people and the settings were realistic, as much as you can say that about a zombie movie. More to the point, those were serious movies.
Land of the Dead on the other hand was silly. Soo, we have this cavalcade of blandly beautiful b-actors who have silly nicknames, the society is divided to haves and have-nots, the latter of which have a dirty face. The main character is so goddamn noble and righteous that he could have been ripped out of an American war movie. For some reason money is relevant and on the top of the food chain there is one guy, who in the end tries to make an escape with big bags of money. Haven't I seen this in a dozen bad 80's scifi and post holocaust films?
Bland characters, silly setting, big plot holes, worn-out clichés, but also several good moments and jokes. Compared to other b-grade post-holocaust and zombie flicks, Land of the Dead was mediocre. Compared to Romero's other films, it was outright bad.
Land of the Dead on the other hand was silly. Soo, we have this cavalcade of blandly beautiful b-actors who have silly nicknames, the society is divided to haves and have-nots, the latter of which have a dirty face. The main character is so goddamn noble and righteous that he could have been ripped out of an American war movie. For some reason money is relevant and on the top of the food chain there is one guy, who in the end tries to make an escape with big bags of money. Haven't I seen this in a dozen bad 80's scifi and post holocaust films?
Bland characters, silly setting, big plot holes, worn-out clichés, but also several good moments and jokes. Compared to other b-grade post-holocaust and zombie flicks, Land of the Dead was mediocre. Compared to Romero's other films, it was outright bad.