Directed by George Romero

George Romero! The name alone generally peaks interest from the casual horror movie go-er and even the hardcore at heart. Personally I think he’s over rated but that’s just my opinion. Sure he gave us one of the most beautiful cinematic pieces in history as well as something original in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and I’ll even go as far as referring to DAWN OF THE DEAD, but that’s where it should have stopped. Anything after that has been pure garbage. Boring rehashed crapola., i.e. Day of the Dead. Then we get to the movie at hand LAND OF THE DEAD. Even the title says it all. Land of the DEAD!!! This series should be put to rest. Enough of the whining, let’s get to the story and you’ll understand.

In LAND OF THE DEAD the world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city. Ruled ruled by the egotistical ass Kaufman (Dennis Hopper), the upper class has the usual privileges living in a fancy well-supplied building, while the poor people lives on the streets. Even then. When the world is shit the poor still get stepped on. These cats named Riley (Simon Baker) and Cholo (John Leguizamo) belong to a team that brings supplies (food, medicine etc.) to the city using a heavy truck called Dead Reckoning and designed by Riley. When Cholo is betrayed by Kaufman, he steals the Dead Reckoning and threatens Kaufman, who requests Riley to retrieve the vehicle, with the support of his friend Charlie (Robert Joy) and Slack (Asia Argento). But the dead are smarter and organized under the leadership of Big Daddy (Eugene Clark).

Things aren’t that simple however, the humans strive to survive, while outside the zombies are steadily evolving. Those who walk beyond the walls of the city slowly develop new abilites and become a much greater threat to humankind. In LAND OF THE DEAD the zombies show sings of emotions and friendship. The ending says it all people. Loaded with an excellent choice of cast LAND OF THE DEAD is still crap. The story was lame and never really flowed. The effects on the zombies were great and there was plenty of blood to appease, yet the plot just doesn’t do it for me. It’s such a shame Romero being who he is still gives us this shit. I’m disappointed.

Avoid this!

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