Land of the Dead

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Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie With a Machine Gun

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie With a Machine Gun

CLIP 2:06 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie Arena

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie Arena

CLIP 2:04 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Liquor Store Slaying

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Liquor Store Slaying

CLIP 2:27 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Dead Reckoning

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Dead Reckoning

CLIP 1:53 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Anti-Zombie Fireworks

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Anti-Zombie Fireworks

CLIP 1:54 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie Uprising

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Zombie Uprising

CLIP 2:03 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - The Zombie War Begins

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - The Zombie War Begins

CLIP 1:16 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Mall Massacre

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Mall Massacre

CLIP 1:14 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Death on the Bridge

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Death on the Bridge

CLIP 2:44 Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Undead Vengeance

Land of the Dead: Official Clip - Undead Vengeance

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Cast & Crew

Simon Baker

Riley

John Leguizamo

Cholo

Asia Argento

Slack

Robert Joy

Charlie

Dennis Hopper

Kaufman

Eugene Clark

Big Daddy

Jennifer Baxter

Number Nine

Boyd Banks

Butcher

Joanne Boland

Pretty Boy

Krista Bridges

Motown

Pedro Miguel Arce

Pillsbury

Lara Amersey

Teenage Zombie Girl

Phil Fondacaro

Chihuahua

Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

Mouse

Sasha Roiz

Manolete

Jonathan Walker

Walker

George A. Romero

Director

George A. Romero

Writer

Steve Barnett

Executive Producer

Mark Canton

Producer

Bernie Goldmann

Producer

Dennis E Jones

Executive Producer

Miroslaw Baszak

Cinematographer

Michael Doherty

Film Editing

Marci Liroff

Casting

Arvinder Grewal

Production Design

Douglas Slater

Art Director

Marlene Puritt

Set Decoration

Alex Kavanagh

Costume Design

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Critic Reviews for Land of the Dead

Audience Reviews for Land of the Dead

• Apr 19, 2014

  Its strange to see a Romero picture with a decent budget, actual stars, and major studio backing. The film mostly works as Romero gives the usually mindless hordes of zombies something interesting to do this time, I just wish the political/social commentary was a little less on the nose.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Oct 29, 2013

  George Romero had been on a self-imposed hiatus before 'Land of the Dead' but he strikes back with a vengeance in this brisk fourth installment. Romero always infuses his spine-tinglers with a blast of ripe social commentary and 'Land of the Dead' explores the post-apocalyptic class system, the distraction tactics of wartime (the zombies are inordinately fond of fireworks) and the underestimation of the enemy (zombies are pawns for amusement). Some people were appalled at the learning curve of Big Daddy and his throng of followers but I thought it was a fresh and revolutionary upheaval of the status quo in these movies. We are actually engrossed in the evolutionary process of the zombie's pilgrimage to Fiddler's Green and their emergence from the silky-black water is iconic. The film contains several sublime in-jokes including the reprisal of Tom Savini's biker zombie from 'Dawn of the Dead'. As with most of Romero's walking-dead films, the characters' deaths are creatively indelible such as a zombie whose head is dangling by a lone nerve fiber and a zombie who tears out a belly-button piercing for easy access to the intestines. The jaunty undead epic 'Land of the Dead' may not be as renowned as the previous three films in the loosely connected franchise but it is by no means inferior.
  

  cory t Super Reviewer
• Nov 09, 2012

  Not as good as the remake of Dawn Of The Dead, And it was sometimes a little boring and silly, But it tried something new and it worked most of the time but it's classic Romero.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Oct 27, 2012

  "High on the rapids, it struck their tiny raft, and plunged them down a thousand feet below, to the land of the dead!" I kind of wish that the performers in the original "Land of the Lost" were zombies, just so they would have an excuse for their [u]dead[/u]pan acting. Shoot, forget "Land of the Lost" having more to do with zombies, I'd love to see this zombie film have more to do with "Land of the Lost" just so we could have a bunch of crazy extinct dinosaurs and Zarns scoot around as zombies and eat people. At the very least, I was hoping for Colin Hay to show up and identify this world of the should-be buried as the real land down under, though that's partially because I wish that someone would try to make some sense out of what Hay was talking about when he said, "head full of zombie", or, well, anything in "Down Under". I like the song and all, though I suppose we may never fully understand the minds of Scots and Aussies, much less a Scot-Aussies' (Doesn't Fred from "Scooby Doo" wear Aussie-Scots?) mind, or, for that matter, singing accent (Now, don't tell me that you didn't think that Colin Hay was Jamaican when you first heard "Down Under", because you'd have an easier time figuring out that Nina Simone is a woman), but we appear to not have too much trouble with understanding the minds of zombies. No, people, zombie humanization is, of all things, one of your more believable things about this entire series, and certainly makes for one of your relatively better installments in this "Living Dead" saga, which is good, because if you thought that Romero kept you waiting too long between "Night" and "Dawn", it took him twenty years after "Day of the Dead" to get this sucker out there. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's here now, yet its being worth the wait is a bit debatable, for although this film stands as one of your better "Living Dead" installments, that's not saying much, so sure enough, this film also comes out as underwhelming, and for quite a few reasons. Prior to this film, and perhaps even in some areas of this film, the series has made its share of unique touches, yet conventionalism has been creeping in little by little with each installment, or at least until now, because with this film, conventionalism doesn't so much creep in as much as it dives in, because when they say that this film isn't quite as refreshing as its predecessors, they're not kidding. Okay, now, maybe this film isn't too terribly cliched, being certainly less embarassingly conventional than the later to arrive so-called "remake" of "Day of the Dead", yet it still all too often collapses into tropes not only established by the predecessors in this groundbreaking series, but also by many of the more recent inventive zombie films that George Romero influenced, and, for that matter, even by non-horror films, thus making for an all too familiar story whose conventionalism renders it predictable. George Romero's screenplay has its high spots, and even its share of unique spots, yet on the whole, this film's screenplay stands to be more refreshing, as well as better in other areas, as Romero's structure of the conventional story is itself improvable, being a touch heavy-handed in its progression. The plot isn't a blunt mess like something along the lines of, well, Steve Miner's "Day of the Dead" (I know that this film came out before that disaster, but man, I just hate that movie so much), yet its plot feels a touch too slick in flow, to where rising and falling action goes a touch obscured, and it doesn't help that Romero not only structures the film a bit blandly, but also tells the story a bit blandly, as director. Through stylish score work and atmosphere, the aura of the film feels a smidge overbearing, with ceaseless intrigue that Romero doesn't usually need to force in to produce genuinely, thus leaving steam to dwindle little by little, only to be restored after a while when Romero does deliver on genuine atmosphere, yet not quickly enough to keep the film consistently striking. The complaints are limited, with complaints there are not quite being as intense as I make them sound, just so consistent that they do what the flaws in each one of these installments have always done: bland things up and explose the underwhelming spots in a promising story over the strong spots just enough to make the final product, as a whole, underwhelming. That being said, while this film should and deserves to "sink its teeth" deeper, there's still enough "bite" to things for you to keep "coming back" (I want to stop the zombie resurrection puns too, so is anyone catching on?), or at least keep your eyes occupied. Okay, now, perhaps Miroslaw Baszak's cinematography isn't too terribly striking, yet the bleakly dark depths in its lighting is engagingly fitting and sustains attention, though perhaps not as much as Reinhold Heil's and Johnny Klimek's score work, which isn't too terribly impressive, or even all that terribly unique, yet is still pretty impressive, and surprisingly so, with a certain stylish slickness to it that rather gracefully fits the ominous atmosphere, while more pronounced moments - complete with chants and everything - give the film a moment of thrilling sweep that conveys weight. Another thing that gives this film weight is, of course, something that establishes consequence: action, because when the bullets, blood, guts, heads and fireworks (You'll get it when you see the film) start flying, it's hard for you to not float toward the edge of your seat, engaged by the harsh and effectively claustrophobic action that emphasizes the weight of the danger within this story. This action and consequence is certainly complimented by the gore, which is in and of itself complimented by the effects that bring it to life, because although this film's being as gore-ific as the somewhat dated predecessors that Tom Savini worked on is debatable, Greg Nicotero nevertheless delivers disgustingly buyable blood, guts and other goodies that, when flaunted through quite a few unique or at least audaciosuly nifty gore effect concepts, makes messy moments that may get to be a touch too much at times, yet generally stands as thrilling cool and consequence-supplementing. Stylistically and, certainly, technically, the film is pretty effective, yet fancy style and technical craftsmanship can't drive this film too far, thus the film goes kept alive by what it delivers on in the substance department, which goes tainted by a degree of bland structuring and, of course, near-ceaseless tropes, yet is generally rather inspired, with some depth and intrigue that is made all the sharper by concepts that are, in fact, unique, and pretty interesting for that matter. "Day of the Dead" presented concepts of human conditioning for zombies that were pretty interesting and surprisingly a bit believable, and with this film, George Romero explores such an intriguing concept further by steadily but surely unraveling the depths of zombie humanization, or rather, rehumanization and evolution, and watching these zombies condition themselves to capture their prey and even feel (Maybe giving these zombies profound emotions and an understanding of the concept of mercy killing is going a smidge too far, but it is still pretty cool) is interesting enough, but when you combine that with other themes and notes within this film's story, you've a reasonably intriguing tale. This intrigue stands to be structured more comfortably, yet still stands, and not just thanks to Romero's writing, but also thanks to Romero's direction, which is a touch blandly overatmospheric at times, yet still has its moments of genuineness that reflect Romero's inspiration that may not be enough to carry this film too far, yet certainly keeps it going. While flawed in its layout, this film's story is an interesting one whose execution stands to be better, yet remains nevertheless pretty commendable in some areas, as well as, as a whole, pretty engaging, or if nothing else, simply entertaining. Overall, the film collapses into trope after trope as both a "Living Dead" installment and thriller, thus creating a sort of blandness that goes intensified by flawed and somewhat heavy-handed story structure, executed by faithfully bland storytelling by George Romero, whose missteps aren't too ceaselessly glaring, yet are still ceaseless enough to slow down the steam of the final product and leave it to, like its predecessors, fall short of potential, yet still bite with reasonable firmness, boasting a kind of nifty style and score work that compliment the tone of the film, while a sense of consequence goes complimented by nifty action and gore, - brought to life by some impressive effects - and breaks up a consistent certain degree of reasonable intrigue, established by some interesting unique spots and other engaging areas in the story, brought to life by generally inspired storytelling by George Romero, who, through all of its mistakes, ultimately makes "Land of the Dead" an entertaining thriller that holds your interest more often not. 2.5/5 - Fair
  

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