LAND OF THE DEAD (2005) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
D: George A. Romero
Simon Baker, Asia Argento, Dennis Hopper,
Robert Joy, John Leguizamo, Eugene Clark
37 years down the road from the drive-in movie that started it all, the man who gave the world "Night of the Living Dead" was back at it, and so were his rotting, lumbering, flesh-eating zombies. Things had changed some. The zombies are more sophisticated. They're starting to communicate with each other, and they're learning how to use tools, though their technical expertise in areas like keeping a jackhammer plugged in while you're drilling with it and aiming a machine gun when you're firing it still needs some refinement. They're catching on quick, though, and becoming a more collective threat to the embattled souls who haven't yet joined their ranks. Funny, gory, cool to look at and acted by folks who know exactly what to do with the stereotypes they're handed to play, "Land of the Dead" is a terrific zombie movie, demonstrating again that Romero wasn't just good at this stuff. He was the best.
George A. Romero
(1940-2017)
