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Yes, Romero is doing a new Dead movie and we have a brief scene description and some spy photos from the filming!

gahhh by bunkyboo	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:04:07 AM
yeah baby
slaughter beach by bunkyboo	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:04:49 AM
how ironic
Just to be clear ... by Hercules	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:06:40 AM
I'm pretty sure I made up the title "Island of the Dead."
Inevitable comparisons to Lucio Fulci's Zombie by Cannabis Holocaust	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:07:41 AM
Are coming.
Island of the Dead (2000) by bunkyboo	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:14:54 AM
Director:Tim Southam, starring Malcolm McDowell andMos Def- also "La Isla de la Muerte" (1967), so HERC, you didn't make up that title, dude.
Cannabis by bunkyboo	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:16:32 AM
I think you mean Zombie 2 aka "Island of the Living Dead".
off the subject by GavinVanDraven	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:21:45 AM
watching the 70's King Kong on AMC right now.... holy blue screen helicopter attack. man that sucks.... were we that easy to fool a few decades ago? Jesus Tapdancing Christ.
Added a TM for you, Herc by Quint	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:24:43 AM
Just to make sure you get some moolah when Romero ends up going with the title. heh
ok, back to topic by GavinVanDraven	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:26:57 AM
i always thought the natural progression of titles would have been Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Week of the Dead, Month of the Dead, Year of the Dead, Decade of the Dead, Century of the Dead..... i guess i was wrong. but isnt the natural follow up to Land of the Dead actually World of the Dead? Diary of the Dead to Blog of the Dead...? coming soon... Blog of the Dead
so...... by GavinVanDraven	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:28:37 AM
does this movie continue from where the Diary film rebooted? or is it a continuation of the first 4 films?
Zombie viagra by DocManhattan	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:33:32 AM
Damn, this guy works fast.
Diary.. by Harold-Sherbort	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:08:40 AM
wasn't ALL that bad. It could have been worse. Nick Cannon could have been in it.
yay by Eyegore	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:12:17 AM
I didn't hate Diary of the Dead, but I wasn't thrilled at the idea of a sequel that follows those same characters. This sounds good. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
zombi 2 aka zombie flesh eaters (UK) aka Zombie (USA) aka Island by billyhitchcock	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:48:10 AM
any way you cut it romero has taken to remaking spin off sequels to his own movies. how can this be good? the practice not the film. hopefully it will be.
didn't know it did that... by billyhitchcock	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:49:11 AM
...island of the living dead aka island of the flesh eaters
Continent of the Dead by Fuck The Napkin	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:00:11 AM
He could fit Continent of the Dead and Hemisphere of the Dead in between Land of the Dead and World of the Dead. Don't go missing opportunities, George!
Seriously? by palpeedude	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:11:09 AM
How many stories can one tell about zombies coming to life?
How about Theme Park of the Dead? by palpeedude	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:13:20 AM
Oh wait, isn't that called Hot Topic?
Dead of the Dead by Elemeno Pee	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:13:42 AM
I fucking hate zombie movies. there are a few exceptions, but you have to admit.... it's a pretty goddamn easy formula. Romero is no genius.
Australia still waiting for Diary Of The Dead by deanbarry	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:26:44 AM
Residents furious. World domination via Zombie Outbreak in planning stages. Release it here now or there will be undead mayhem. For real!
diary wasnt awful... by Obscura	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:00:25 AM
but it plodded along to the point where i stopped caring... and i actually quite liked land of the dead. course they dont touch the original 3. i just hope he adds a more meaningful social commentary this time round, instead of just "isnt youtube cool?"
Lesser Plots of the Dead by Missing Dink	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:06:40 AM

damnit auditions too far away by BurgerKing	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:08:07 AM
I would TOTALLY go for auditions for being a zombie but its like 2 hours away almost.
NIght of the Grateful Dead by Missing Dink	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:09:18 AM

Godzilla vs. the Dead by Missing Dink	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:10:08 AM

italy too still waiting for diary of dead by brando76	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:16:25 AM
when can i see this movie? i really don't know....
Nice one Romero.. kill off the zombie genre before we get by bongo123	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:48:00 AM
World War Z... dude leave the zombies alone & pass the fucking torch.. Land & Diary where fucking atrocious, hell i couldnt even make it through to the end of Diary it was that bad and this coming from a guy who loves his zombies in all shapes and forms
diary of the dead was... by vestaxwax	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:14:29 AM
TERRIBLE: eattheblinds.blogspot.com/2008 /09/george-romeros-diary-of-de ad-close-book.html
"it is exciting to see Romero at work again" by Iowa Snot Client	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:19:02 AM
Yeah, that six-month grind between Romero zombie movies is a killer! I hope this one has zombies in it, and maybe some ham-fisted social commentary.
Election Of The Dead by Franklin T Marmoset	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:25:33 AM
It is about time zombies got into politics, so that is what I would like to see Romero handle next. Romero can be a little heavy handed with his subtext, so this will likely be a film about a black zombie and his nondescript white zombie running mate taking on an old white zombie and his dim MILF zombie partner in crime. In the end, everyone dies or runs away to an island or both. Also, someone will have their guts eaten by, let's say, the dim MILF zombie.
Mombie Zombie (Of The Dead) by Franklin T Marmoset	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:29:53 AM
In this one, the zombie Bub from Day Of The Dead returns, this time with his cute as a button zombie daughter, and they star together in an anodyne sitcom for children, with spin-off anodyne records and t-shirts and whatnot. In the end, everyone dies or runs away to an island or both. Also, Mombie Zombie outrages the world by posing nude for FZM (For Zombie Magazine).
Is There Any Chance I Can Stop This Shit (Of The Dead)? by Franklin T Marmoset	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:34:39 AM
In this one, former film maker George A Romero returns from the dead to demand the opportunity to direct a romantic comedy or a lesser action film, maybe something with Steven Seagal or Wesley Snipes in it. In the end, everyone dies or runs away to an island or both. Also, Romero directs Out For The Dead, a zombie action vehicle starring zombie Steven Seagal.
It is a sequel by sorking	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:28:57 AM
http://www.empireonline.com/ne ws/story.asp?NID=23327 “It’ll be about three weeks in (past the initial zombie outbreak) and it doesn’t start with the people in the mansion (at the end of Diary Of The Dead)," says Romero to Shlock Around The Clock. "It starts with the blonde who drove away and the national guardsmen who robbed the people. So those are the only characters that return." Returning characters there. So - sequel. (Happy news for me, who love Diary. Sucky news for, y'know, everyone else.)
Franklin T Marmoset... by Johnny Wishbone	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:48:10 AM
Seagal was in "Half Past Dead" so yeah. I can see that working.
Johnny Wishbone by Franklin T Marmoset	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:51:25 AM
Also, it would not suprise me if Seagal came out as a zombie. I reckon he's been dead for quite a while now. He's not getting fat - those are post mortem gasses giving him that bloated look.
I'm A Big Fan Of Romero, Especially The Dead Movies, BUT... by LaserPants	Oct 3rd, 2008 05:53:16 AM
Diary of the Dead was fucking TERRIBLE. However, I think continuing where Land of the Dead left off could be cool. Clearly, the first three installments -- Night, Dawn, and Day -- are the best of the series and his work, but I really liked Land alot too...
Zombie Road movie by drunkenmonkey73	Oct 3rd, 2008 06:14:17 AM
Oh that was Diary.
Sick of the Dead by Nice Marmot	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:05:21 AM
Seriously, I am.
The once great Romero. by rbatty024	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:15:26 AM
I love the first two dead films. Day wasn't bad but it wasn't on the same level either. Since then he's really lost it. Land of the Dead had a couple of great moments intercut by mostly poorly directed scenes and way too heavy handed social commentary (that's saying a lot for Romero). Maybe he should just give up on the whole dead thing.
I LIKED Diary of the Dead. by Smerdyakov	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:29:05 AM
The small scale kept the story personal and thus more powerful. It was a nice return to what made the original so scary.
stop or my mom will shoot of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:33:10 AM

gigli of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:34:00 AM

day of the dead...no that doesn't sound right by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:35:09 AM

teenage mutant ninjas of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:35:32 AM

land before time of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:35:49 AM

alice in wonderland of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:36:11 AM

evil dead of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:36:26 AM

robocop of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:36:44 AM

super mario bros of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:38:44 AM

Robocop of the Dead is redundant as by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:38:46 AM
he's already been raised from the dead.
Flubber of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:39:30 AM

is as intelligent and quirky as by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:40:45 AM

donwillymo enough of the title spamming by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:40:45 AM
or at least stick with the other zombie talkback you've already marked up.
damnit that didn't work the way I wanted it to by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:41:16 AM

uh duh, nevermind, by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:41:19 AM
I'm in the wrong talback, I thought it was the other one.
if romero can title spam so can I damnit! by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:41:44 AM

willy wonka and the chocolate factory of the dead by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:42:32 AM

Although why we need two talkbacks by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:42:37 AM
in one day on the same subject is beyond me.
romero has earned a living title spamming by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:43:29 AM

Zombie Oompa Loompas by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:43:48 AM
now that's a scary thought. Will they be the original green and orange ones singing a zombie version of that creepy song?
so have the producers of the bourne identity by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:43:57 AM

oompa loompas scare me enough as it is by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:44:48 AM

if those midget fuckers became zombies I'm moving to england by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:45:27 AM

Each to their own opinion Smerdyakov but Diary??? i mean by bongo123	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:46:34 AM
come on mate, the actors were laughably bad, totally cardboard and the whole thing reeked of amateurish sci-fi tv movie shite.. but fuck it, i like battlefield earth so what the fuck would i know lol.. to me Romero is the first 5-10mins of Dawn, absolute fucking genius in setting up a world falling apart, the whole thing still sends a chill down my spine, every frame just oozes total and utter impending doom.. now why the fuck he cant get that back is beyond me, but these should be DTV and not theatrical, the Remake Dawn is the way to make a zombie movie, full on and to fuck with this social commentary bullshit that permeates his movies like a fucking 800lb pink gorilla.. i dont need a fucking commentary on scoial or political shit, i want a world thats on the brink, i want gangs preying on the weak, governments & countries in total collapse and i want fucking millions of zombies ripping the shit outa the survivors.. not a fucking in your face commentary about how we lead our lives, nope, Romero if your reading this, i love your first 3 movies and always will but like John Carpenter who made absolutely undeniable horror classics, its time to hang up the mantle and produce the movies, write the scripts or whatever but for the love of god, hand the director duties over to some newcomers
That won't work by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:47:00 AM
You're moving towards them. The Chocolate Factory IS in England.
I liked Land of the Dead but I didn't give by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:47:48 AM
Cloverzombie a chance.
nick and norah of the dead, that's it folks thanks for comin out by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:49:07 AM

title spamming works better in rambo talk back by donwillymo	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:49:40 AM

Slaughter of the Dead by FILMFUNK	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:53:08 AM
If the Boats called Slaughter ferry then the Island is no Doubt called Slaughter Island so there's your title - 'Slaughter of the Dead'
Diary is no masterpiece by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:56:59 AM
but it's a lot better than the crap known as Cloverfield. That one makes the acting in Diary look Oscar worthy. Diary's biggest flaw was taking the social/political subtext of the other films, and making it so blantent you can't call it subtext, but the text.
BART: Dad, you killed the zombie Flanders! by Nasty In The Pasty	Oct 3rd, 2008 07:59:32 AM
HOMER: He was a zombie...?
I love the idea of a new group with every movie by xannibal	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:16:31 AM
Kind of puts everything in focus - that there were isolated survivors across the planet. I HATED Land of the Dead, though.
Diary better than Cloverfield? by bongo123	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:26:14 AM
you have got to be kidding me.. id hand out Oscars to the cast of cloverfield before even acknowledging the fact that the "cast" in Diary were even actors let alone competent ones... but that's the problem with Romero apologists, they're like a cult, they cant see past the blatant awfulness of his recent movies based on the sheer brilliance of his early ones. Diary was a fucking abomination along with Land.. fucking smart zombies...and that shite at the end.. "they're just trying to find there place in the world just like us" or some bollocks.. i mean.. what the fuck!!!?? THEY'RE FUCKING ZOMBIES, relentless, unwavering, unthinking eating machines.. does my head in that those two movies where so shit...
Diary Of The Dead by anyrandomhero	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:33:59 AM
Was so fucking bad. I mean I have a lot of love for Romero but I mean c'mon people did you just want to love it that bad you've convinced yourselves that you liked it? The only good part was the mute Amish guy. Simon Fulmer the acting in diary is of amateur porn quality. Cloverfield was 100 times better than Diary
Sorry by anyrandomhero	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:36:56 AM
I meant Samuel Fulmer above, damn lack of edit function. Bongo I totally agree man as i said the acting in diary makes softcore porn acting look good.
Romero + Zombie Epicness = Happy Me by qball86	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:42:57 AM
I'm really glad he's back this quick on his next zombie flick and that it indeed isn't a sequel to DIARY. Although i didnt hate that film, i wasnt too keen on the small scope you had of things going on in that world, in NIGHT it was a different case. My appreciation for LAND did sky-rocket after it though, but hey, you gotta try something new once in a while. This concept for his new film reminds me of the original script of DAY OF THE DEAD where they travelled in a boat and there was a religious element to the zombies, that they were waiting for their souls to be let into heaven or something....keep 'em coming George!
A george A romero... by emeraldboy	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:50:17 AM
Zombie western! A bunch of tourists on a bus visit an old abanondend western town. They unwisely spend the night there. Beside the old town is a grave yard which is full of the corpses of Two cowboy gangs. They two gangs rise from the dead. These two gangs come together and attack the humans. who are all oaps. McCain could have a guest cameo.
bongo123 by Phildogger	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:03:35 AM
absolutely genius post, dead on, BRAVO! George, drop the commentary, give us MAYHEM!
Fanboys... by evilnerd	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:14:39 AM
you guys want to love romero flicks so much. I really admire you. Life could acctualy be really simple.
important question by Vern	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:34:07 AM
Doesn't the big lighting setup in the pictures tell us that (sequel or not) it's not gonna have the camcorder POV gimmick of Diary? Or did they use stuff like that on that one? And I bet it will be called Slaughter Beach.
Evilnerd, its not a case of wanting to love Romero by bongo123	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:37:44 AM
Its a case of recognizing that the guy is pretty much the godfather of the zombie genre but what he needs to do is get out of the directors chair cause lets face it, he just doesn't cut the mustard these days. His last two films where straight to video nonsense and i'd be willing to bet a night night of sweaty monkey sex with girls aloud that his latest one will also be complete and utter shite. The guy is living off his past glories and thinks that his fans want more of the same shit, but this is 2008 and his heavy handed social commentary bullshit might've worked in the 70's but were all a heckuva lot smarter these days and don't need that shit in a zombie movie, we want as the poster above said.. total and utter fucking mayhem!
Actually, I like Battlefield Earth, too. by Smerdyakov	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:51:18 AM
But what I liked about Diary was that it was a smaller, more intimate movie. The actors were not playing flamboyant macho stereotypes like they do in the bigger budget dead movies, they were trying to portray real people doing what real people would do in a crisis, try to get home to their loved ones. And it definitely was a better movie than Cloverfield because the shaky cam didn't make me barf. I'd say, next to Day and Night, Diary was my favorite Romero Zombie flick.
Like I said above Cloverfield by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:16:54 AM
Cloverfield=No logical sense why idiots are running around with cameras, first 25 minutes was like watching a bad MTV reality show, baby godzilla raptors rehashed from the '98 Godzilla crapfest, Character moments conjured up to make characters likeable/realatable fail miserably, acting is hammy but since it's shot to look real it comes off as even hammier. Diary of the Dead=Logical reason (though still a not quite believable) for filming, Movie starts with a bang and goes from there, characters are not likeable and not made to be likeable, Cool zombie deaths/horror moments...no rehashing from the cinema of Roland Emmerich, and acting is more low key. I'm not claiming that Diary of the Dead is the best film of the year, but definitly the best of the recent Blair Witch Rip-offs. As a whole I hate the found footage genre in general, and hope the fade ends soon.
I'm with you bongo123 by evilnerd	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:18:07 AM
you got that damn right. And Smerdyakov the only cool thing about Diara was the fact that romero went back to the outbreak. Well kind of tryed...That scene where the chick is sitting in front of her dea boyfreind, waiting for him to come back was the moment i knew that this film would suck donkey balls. It was so bad. I stilcan't believe it.
Jesus... by evilnerd	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:19:39 AM
what the hell was i writing there? sorry guys. I guess thats my R-Complex taking over.
Diary gave me a headache by Darthkrusty	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:34:16 AM
Seemed like the camera shaking, zooming & going in & out of focus was way overdone. Only other shakey-cam movie that gave me a migraine was Woody's Husbands and Wives. On a better note, Diary did have a couple creative, gory killings and the Amish guy was cool.
Wasn't there a.. by kem070396	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:52:31 AM
short story in one of the zombie anthologies with this plot (the zombie plague on an Island)? Regardless, what the great thing in in my humble opinion, is that Romero generally presents a micro-cosm within his "dead" universe and then is free to layer in subcontext at will. I enjoy ALL the Romero zombie movies just for that reason. I would really love to see how Romero would do, say, a big budget the siege of NYC a la WWZ in the Diary of the Dead universe (ie the present)...
I think he's shooting this one to by TheManBehindTheMask	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:57:22 AM
let us forget Diary quick. At least I hope.
Geek Pension Program by rudimus maximus	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:57:55 AM
I know this is pretty much blasphemy on this site, but isn't there a pension we could create, either from voluntary donations or a chunck of ticket price and rental revenue, to put icons like this out to pasture when they're so obviously done? Land of the Done was shallow, boring and nonsensical. Diary of the Done made Land look like Godfather I and Citizen Kane rolled into one film. How is it possible to get actors to give such poor performances? Diary's acting was worse than the cheesiest novella and the childish "message" hammered on the audience like a Neil Young song, was embarrassing. The first two dead films worked so well because they were horror films with a subtle social commentary as a subtext. The next three blew because Romero seems to have made the films about the social commentary taking place in a horror film and, frankly, he is not talented enough as a director or writer to pull it off. Making a great horror film is hard. Some very fine directors have tried and stunk the joint up. (Mike Nichols's Wolf, both of the abortive Exorcist prequels)Romero was great, in the dead films and even outside of the zombie genre. But he now is part of the problem. I say, screw the wall street bailout; use the 700 billion for pensions for greats like Romero, and rock and rollers (rod Stewart, etc)!!!
"Diarrhea Of The Dead" or George Romero needs an enema by Partyslammer	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:00:47 AM
Seriously, the franchise, indeed the entire genre is....... er, dead. Is Romero capable of doing a movie that doesn't involve zombies anymore?
Oh Come on! by Smerdyakov	Oct 3rd, 2008 11:54:40 AM
You didn't think "They're in the swimming pool was cool"
The 40 Year Old Dead Virgin by Darthkrusty	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:21:59 PM

The Godfather of the Dead by Darthkrusty	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:22:52 PM

Please use Island of the Dead by MaxG	Oct 3rd, 2008 12:23:09 PM
Island of the Dead is an amazing title. I hope Romero goes for it.
America's Next Top Zombie by Cajunsblues	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:00:55 PM

Beverly Hills Chihuahua of the Dead by Darthkrusty	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:07:15 PM

The last thing id do is give Romero a big budget by bongo123	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:12:59 PM
it would overwhelm him and lead to the total death of the zombie genre, what i'd love to see is a larger zombie flick ala WWZ, but unfortunately the studios wont throw that kinda money on a genre that unfortunately is in decline no small thanks to Land & Diary's piss poor reviews and box office, but fuck me how cool would it be to see the opening shots of NewYork from I Am Legend then stick in thousands of zombies all over the camp, then add in the Army fighting them to reclaim the cities.. hey i can dream of seeing massive scale apocalyptic zombie shit on the big screen, at the minute the best zombie shit were getting is the Resident Evil series for fucks sakes with the occasional gem like the Dawn remake and anyone who doesnt like that flick, doesnt like zombie movies in my book cause that film hit every fucking nail on the head in how to make a zombie movie and i wish to fuck Zack came back and give us a proper Day of the Dead remake... now man that would be cool as fuck
The Breakfast Club of the Dead by Darthkrusty	Oct 3rd, 2008 01:42:50 PM

Here's the plot by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 3rd, 2008 02:54:49 PM
All blacks should be canonized as saints (the usual condescension), all military appendages are evil, there's a government conspiracy of some sort; humanity, bad...zombies, good. God, do anything--maybe a tapdancing competition--to circumvent the deja vu routine.
And enough with political "sub"text by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:07:38 PM
Endless dialogue reflecting Romero's political diatribes; as usual, he'll insist that "it's not really a horror film," it's a soapbox. I'm pretty much convinced everything that clicked in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is an accident (cinema verite=too cheap to rent a tripod).
And BATTLEFIELD EARTH by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:09:42 PM
is a crock of shit (snoozed through 50% of this vanity turd). Alright, alright, I'm outta here (Iowa Snot Client, you rock--loved your feedback).
Island of the Dead by DefyThis	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:29:55 PM
Woah, welcome to last week, this is old news, but the ferry shot is cool :)
Beverly Hills Zombie Chihuahua by Flip63Hole	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:33:43 PM
Sounds good to me...
new dead movie idea? by elvirasbuttboy	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:33:45 PM
I think that it would be fascinating if , not necessarily directing , but Romero producing a new zombie pic with the idea of going back and doing it during the very first night. The story would not involve any of the original characters, but take place on the same "Night of the living Dead" with other events and circumstances. They did some of the "Plague of the Living Dead" comics in this time frame, i.e. late 1960's and I would love to see something like that.
of the Dead by Flip63Hole	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:33:56 PM

Dead of the Dead by krullboyisback	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:50:35 PM

dawn of the day of the land of the dead by krullboyisback	Oct 3rd, 2008 03:50:59 PM

Dawn of the Dead 2004 > Land of the Dead by Mr. Profit	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:04:30 PM
You bitches know this to be true. Romero lost his touch big time. Day of the Dead was his last good movie and that is mainly because the zombies looked awesome. But Land of the Dead was a contrived piece of garbage that everyone wet their undies for while trashing the far superior Dawn Remake. So what if it had running zombies? I'm the type of person who has seen so many horror films that it's impossible to scare me. So a well paced action film with running zombies and good acting was what the genre needed. And that's what Dawn 04 provided.
When "Island" Takes Place by JesusSavedIn01	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:06:05 PM
Diary of the Dead technically was a prequel, not a reboot. All the Dead films take place in the same fictional universe and timeline, but have the characteristics of the era they were filmed in. Dawn took place weeks after Night but looked like '78. Day took place months after Dawn but looked like '85. Land took place years after Land but looked like '05. And Diary took place during Night but looked like '08 instead of '68. Diary was called a "reboot" by Romero in the sense that he was going back to his indie roots and the beginning of his series after making Land, which was a moderately big-budgeted Hollywood project that cost $16 million and made a $30 million profit. Given that the plot of "Island" involves people living on a remote island and debating whether the their zombified loved one can be saved, this seems to take place somewhere during or after Day and Land. I'm sure we'll see some intelligent zombies in the tradition of Bub and Big Daddy
DIARY Sucked, But It Was Better Than CLOVERFAIL by LaserPants	Oct 3rd, 2008 04:16:12 PM
Seriously, DIARY was lame, but CLOVERFAIL was ridiculously bad; epicly awful.
This is kind of pathetic by catlettuce4	Oct 3rd, 2008 06:45:04 PM
Romero is like one of those one hit wonders on a VH1 "where are they now" special, constantly trying to jump-start his career by trading on nostalgia and ripping himself off in the vain hopes of a comeback.
Romero on the convention circuit by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 3rd, 2008 08:34:21 PM
Collects extra revenue signing photos. Burt Reynolds and a legion of other has-beens (sorry) have joined the brigade. The latest: Richard Dreyfuss.
Richard Dreyfus? Damn. by catlettuce4	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:13:21 PM
The guy was one of the greatest actors of the 1970s. What happened? One too many divorces?
Sad, isn't it? by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 3rd, 2008 09:50:11 PM
I mean, seriously! Why doesn't Speilberg re-hire the guy? Val Kilmer has been selling his signature at British conventions. Tap into http://www.chillertheatre.com/ gt/gtc4.htm for a "has been" venue. Linda Hamilton??? Yikes! http://www.chillertheatre.com/ gt/gtc4.htm
Dairy of the Dead by jackofhearts29	Oct 3rd, 2008 10:19:14 PM
That's the one where they milked the zombies for their special no-fat dead milk, right? The kind that Ben and Jerry uses?
"Good to see the Master back at work" by Pop_aristocrat	Oct 4th, 2008 04:54:20 AM
really? Yeah? So 3 good films in a 40 year body of work makes you the master? I dunno if I can even call him the master of the Zombie genre anymore, after Land and Diary... Seriously, talk about a guy stuck in a self-cannibalizing cycle. I met Romero, he's a great guy, but his best works are far behind him, and I'd like it if he'd just go out on a limb again and try some different film genres. Martin wasn't great, but at least it showed some balls.
cool... by The Amazing G	Oct 4th, 2008 04:58:49 AM
let's hope it's good
if you liked Diary by ScaryJim	Oct 4th, 2008 10:43:00 AM
You have a screw lose,really there was nothing good about this film. I didn't think it could be worse than 'Zombie diaries' but it actually was. Beyond bad acting, awful 1 dimensional characters (and no I'm quite sure it wasn't done on purpose) that I had absolutely no sympathy for, and 'wry political observations' that would make a 9 year old blush with embarassment. And how many times does someone in a 'found video' film have to say 'do you film cos it doesn't seem real if it's on tv?' Straight out of Blair Witch. How could the man who made 'Dawn'make this? I cannot believe it's the same man. I wish he'd just say 'Look, sorry it was a terrible mistake' and either make one more great zombie movie or leave it alone. Plus all those saying that it seemed more intimate with the scale- I don't think so, there's plenty of intimate zombie movies... He needs to move on- The one movie that could revive the Zombie flick is an epic of World War Z proportions.
Death Of The Dead - The Deadening by Partyslammer	Oct 4th, 2008 09:24:04 PM
It's DOA
no mission of getting a WWZ flick unfort by bongo123	Oct 5th, 2008 04:22:44 PM
its to big in scope and apart from us zombie fans and general horror fans, it doesnt have the mass market apeal to warrant any sort of bug budget that would be required to make it even half decent, so for now zombie flicks will stay small scale and intimate, even adapt the walking dead, take the prison part and you could make a decent zomb flick with a small location with lots of room for scares and dark corners
Dawn Remake by radio1_mike	Oct 8th, 2008 01:59:39 PM
I really like the Dawn remake. It's great. But it is not better than Land or Diary. Why? There is no eating of people. Sure we got some bite closeups of people being attacked but not full on cannibalism. Romero zombie films-- even they are 'bad'- they are good.
The first half of the dawn remake was really good by Orcus	Oct 8th, 2008 02:33:56 PM
Then it went down hill in the second half since it brought in too many secondary characters when they should have been concentrating on the initial band of folks. The ending was horrible. They should have left it with the boat sailing out to nowhere to parallel the ending of the Original.
This guy still makes movies? by maddox	Oct 8th, 2008 10:06:05 PM
I can't believe he didn't get his license taken away after Diary. Can't his friends do an intervention or something? "George, put the pen down. George, for the love of horror movies everywhere just put the pen down!" Best line from Diary: "It's just like your stupid horror movie!" Indeed.

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