i know it came out today but only in select cities and i don't think we have it here just yet . so i was wondering if anyone has seen it yet and what their thoughts on it were . no spoilers please mike,
I saw it. Here is a review that I did this morning when I had a hangover...It's hard to believe that it's already been almost 3 years since Land of the Dead was released. It just seems a little strange to have a film created by George A Romero released so soon after the last one....wait...I'm doing it again. I need to distance myself from the Dead quadrilogy that I know and love so much. When I went into the theater to see his new film; Diary of the Dead I kept telling myself that it was not another sequel. The events that I was going to watch had nothing to do with his other films. I have to admit that it was hard, and at times I would make comparisons to his other zombie films. But when it's all said and done and I think back of my viewing of Diary, I feel somewhat refreshed at what I saw. This is because I knew that this was a new beginning.Diary was definitely a good film in my book. George really wanted to try something different and I feel that he succeeded on almost every level with this film. The film's main premise, being a sort of "documentary" film is really convincing with how it was put together. Yes, some of the dialogue was a little odd at times, but I think that it made it even more realistic because I know that people say some pretty stupid stuff when holding a camera.The pacing of this movie, I felt, was very well done. It really wasn't an action-packed, balls-to-the-wall film. It was slow, but in a good way. The story unfolded really well as you see the world start to slowly turn to **** as the zombie epidemic gets worse.The zombie makeup and the gore were also really well done. Every zombie looked and acted convincing. The zombie kills were nicely done and when it was done in CGI, it really wasn't all that noticeable.I find myself having a hard time decribing my feelings about this film. I remember when I wrote my review on Land (which I really liked), I really could describe it easily and make my feelings clear. But with Diary, it's hard to say how I feel about it. Maybe it's because I am recovering from a hangover right now, but I can at least clearly state that I really liked this movie!I apologize for how poorly-written this review was, I'll post a better one later.4/5
I loved the makeup and gags.....a lil' too many CGI head shots (ala LOTD) for my taste, though....I like old fashioned squib hits. The best character in the film, hands down, was the Amish guy! The group of heavily-armed survivalists were cool too...the leader especially, reminded me of a Peter or Ben ....(not because of his color....just his demeanor)Nice to see George's cameo and hear the news in the background.....They actually played some sound bites from NOTLD which I thought was pretty cool.There ya go.....that's what I LIKED about Diary of the Dead. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"huh.gif\" />
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