VividSimon Simply Perfect

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

FlashCallahan It was inevitable that the genius of Romero would jump on the bandwagon again. Land of the Dead was a step up, but I fear that the film was only financed and successful because of Wright's masterpiece released the year before.So obviously the once great director thought he could emulate another success with making this when Paranormal Activity was causing some tremendous ripples in Hollywood.Sadly, it's a step down from his other Zombie films, thanks to no tension, no cultural references, no sly pokes at consumerism, it's just a found footage film with zombies, hoping to sell lots of units because of the name.The cast are abysmal, apart from the camp college professor who adds nothing to the narrative but drink and spout his lines like he's a Shakespearean actor trying to find his motivation at the bottom of a bottle.So we follow the group, and they run into the walking dead on several occasions, but seeing that this is supposed to be set at the same time as the original NOTLD only adds to the confusion, with all the technology that is abound in the film.Bu there is one good scene involving acid, that makes the whole thing just about worth watching if you are a completest.Otherwise, stick with the original trilogy, they are groundbreaking.

John austin Diary of the Dead is better than the big budget Land of the Dead where some fancy Hollywood types tried to move in and buy some street cred by going to work for the indie master. Romero went back to basics with this one, employing some more unknown talent and moving away from a "big budget" looking movie. In this one, a character documents his group's escape from a zombie epidemic on a digital camera. There are flashes of brilliance from the original Dead trilogy here and there, but the cinema verite-shaky camera tactic hasn't worked well since the Blair Witch Project. Please tell me we're nearing the end of that trend.Mostly, there's just not a whole lot to say here that hasn't already been said before. Sure, it made a lot of sense to try this in 2007. Zombies were super hot at that time, leading up to the last seven years of The Walking Dead on AMC. I may check this one out again if it ever pops up on cable, but it'll never take the place of the classics.

Realrockerhalloween Taking place the same night as the first film where a group of kids are shooting a short film for class when the dead rise and now search for their families as they document the events unfolding around them.Already a plot hole occurs where the time line doesn't match the technology and style if it were taking place during the sixties unless its a floating time line?While traveling they make one stupid decision after another that it makes you wonder how they survived so long. The narrator never puts his camera down, they hit a zombie on the road yet want to stop to see if he's alright and even get taken for a ride by rogue military officials who rob them.It leads to unintentionally humorful scenes even when its trying to be serious this robbing the script of any tension or menace a horror film should have.Just like I pointed out in land the music is overplayed to the point you want to pull your hair out of annoyance. Every few minutes it plays ominously only to cut to a conversation or a new location instead of a spooky surprise making it meaningless overall.The found footage was a fresh idea for the series, but the way it's shot doesn't work losing camera angles, the director holds the camera all day without breaks or developing carpal tunnel, who will be left to see it and shows his dead family.Romero gives it all his signature styles, but none so far have grasp the horror brilliance since day. It seems he hasn't lost his touch and gives it his all yet it feels incomplete.

L P 'Diary of the Dead' ('DotD' 2007) is indy low-budget production at its most masterful! The 'Dead' apocalypse returns in full force as 'DotD' lightens up on the gore (just a little bit), but revs up the horror & humor. 'DotD' is as entertaining as Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead' was in 1985 & as scary as 'Night of the Living Dead' was in 1968. Using documentary narrative & accompanying narration, 'DotD' is captured in first person/camera perspective under brilliantly dynamic cinematography & direction by The Master, George Romero. While still depicting typically Romero dialogue & acting, don't look for anything resembling meticulous character development & plot structure in 'DotD', as this 'Dead' production has a sense of realism in perspective only. Suspenseful & thrilling throughout, 'DotD' seems a completely new entry into the genre all its own (in as much as a Zombie film can be!). What you can expect from 'DotD' is dark humor wrapped around biting social satire (on the current state of the world/media/technology) that is delivered by a brilliant cast of up-&-comers, spectacular sound/cinematography, a Romero cameo, & gore galore with more incredibly creative new ways to kill zombies that include an Amish farmer named Samuel that steals his scenes! In a gritty resorting of the Zombie/Undead/Sicko genre, 'DotD' is proof Romero is still king of the Zombie/Undead/Sicko genre & a must-see for Romero fans, while genre enthusiasts will be thoroughly entertained. 'DotD' is also recommended for casual horror/adventure viewers. For similar themes consider: 'Shaun of the Dead' (2004); 'REC' (2007); 'Zombie Dairies' (2006); 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1985); 'Land of the Dead' (2005); 'Planet Terror' (2007); 'Dawn of the Dead' (1978); Resident Evil: Apocalypse' (2004); & 'Danger 50,000 Zombies' (2004). Also consider: 'War of the Worlds' (1953); 'Citizen Kane' (1941); 'Resident Evil' (2002); 'Fido' (2006); 'I Love Sarah Jane' (2008); & 'How I Won the War' (1967).