Saturday, September 1, 2012

Land of the Dead (2005)

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This film, a sequel in the Living Dead series, follows the next step of the human battle against the zombie plague. The surviving humans have built a protective compound to keep themselves safe. In this compound has developed an obvious separation of the rich and poor. Zombies are also slowly beginning to show signs of menial intelligence. Riley Denbo, and his friends, become caught in this feud between the zombies and humans.

This film was directed by... yep... George A. Romero. This is the fourth in Romero's, popular, Living Dead series. This film carries on many of the traditions of its genre. It makes some political and social statements about the current world. This film mainly focuses on the rich and poor, human vices, and racial understanding. It is also filled with plenty of gore and tons of zombies for pure horrific entertainment. The story follows the human perspective, as these films always do. It shows how humans have reacted to the zombie outbreak. The film was also full of satirical humour. It also has some great character development in a short amount of time. The zombie effects were well done. It was interesting to see the various deterioration of the zombies. There is a lot of hinted gore in this film. There is plenty of blood to enjoy though. Surprisingly there isn't much sexuality in the film. Thankfully, it lives up to Romero's reputation for zombie filled films. 

The cast worked great together. The characters are highly generic, but work for this film. Simon Baker played the role of Riley Denbo. He was good playing the general good boy. He presented an dehumanized mentality to surviving the apocalypse. Robert Joy played the role of Charlie. He was good in his small role. He added a sympathetic feel to the film. Asia Argento played the role of Slack. She was good in her general role of the bad ass beautiful chic. John Leguizamo played the role of Cholo DeMora. He was great in his conflicted role. Dennis Hopper played the role of Kaufman. He was good in his role of being the corrupted rich man. 

I give this film 5 out of 5 stars! It is the best of the Living Dead series up to this point. It carries on a popular horror legacy that hundreds of people enjoy.

Answer to last blog: Director Larry Charles also directed the documentary Religulous, and the film The Dictator.

Que: What is the name of Asia Argento's mother's name (also an actress)?

Mara Abba
Daria Nicolodi
Angela Finocchiaro
Laura Morante

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