Comments on: TIFF Review: George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:28 +0000

Whats up with the virus thing? There was never any menion of virus.
Thank you though for not saying “braaaaaains!” that line is so stupid. The Romero world that never happens. Zombies dont speak in his flicks.
The brains thing was from the campy Return of the Living Dead series.

Just sayin!

By: The.Watcher

The.Watcher — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:01:47 +0000

AdamH: (the 2nd comment)

You’re right, the divide isn’t 50/50. It’s 60/40. In favor of the film [Rottentomatoes]
Keep your lame comments to yourself, asshole.

As for this review, it smells like shit.

By: Robert Goldfarb

Robert Goldfarb — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:39:41 +0000

If it’s as good as ‘Land’ (no classic by any stretch), I’ll be content. The way I see it, if George couldn’t knock that one out of the park after tinkering with the script for decades, he never will. “Land” was solid for the most part, up until Big Daddy making pipe bombs and howling at the moon. How could Romero not rein in his campy performance?

By: paulm

paulm — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:03:12 +0000

I can’t wait for Rec2, World War Z, Zombieland, and the Walking Dead series either. Looks like the Zombie trend has no end in sight.

By: paulm

paulm — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:01:56 +0000

You can take a Zom-break anytime you want, try watching 28 Days Later, they’re “infected” instead of “zombies.” As for having trouble getting financed, he pretty much says that in his interview at Homepage of the Dead: http://www.homepageofthedead.com/baps/
Sadly, if he didn’t get so screwed financially on the first three “Dead” movies, he wouldn’t have to work anymore. That, or he could choose to only make the movies he wants to make, instead of having to make what others will finance.
Plus, I mentioned “Night of the Living Dead” 1990 as a Romero movie, when it was actually directed my Tom Savini. I think he was co-writer and an Executive Producer.

By: Fatbologna

Fatbologna — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:38:19 +0000

I really hate to say it guys, but Sean’s right. Romero had a pretty great comeback with Land and I had pretty high hopes for a solid new Dead trilogy. Unfortunately, Diary was pretty inept and showed Romero’s age significantly. While I admired his attempt to stay relevant, it came off as amateurish and the writing was just plain weak. You guys say thayt characters are Romero’s strong point but I fail to see where the memorable characters were in Diary. There was no equivalent to a Rhodes, or any other character from his previous films. Unfortunately the Zombie Diaries even beat him to the punch on the “found footage” style and was a better film.

Romero was responsible for my love of horror and I still hold his older films in very high regard. Creepshow was the very first horror film I ever saw and I still cherish it to this day. It’s OK for a filmmaker to show his age. Most don’t stay on top their entire career (except Kurosawa) and diminishing returns don’t tarnish the older efforts. He was a great filmmaker who lost his touch. I personally think he’s only doing this films because nobody will help finance anything else. Sad but most likely true.

Regardless, I’ll hold out for another Romero masterpiece. Until then we have Rec2, World War Z, Zombieland, and the Walking Dead series to look forward to. Beyond that, maybe it’s time for a Zom-break.

By: paulm

paulm — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:37:39 +0000

I’m holding the films in high regard because of the director’s style, or intent. I like what Romero’s going for in his movies. He doesn’t always achieve it, but I like to see how he goes about it. None of the movies he’s made so far have insulted me, or bored me, or made me want to turn them off. And why would it be wrong for me to want to support a movie because of who made it. I think this guy made magic with “Night of the Living Dead,” for that alone I want to support him. “Dawn”, “Day”, “Night ’90”, “Knightriders”, “Martin”, “Creepshow”, “Tales from the Darkside”, “Monkey Shines”, “Bruiser”, “Land”, and “Diary” are just a bonus. For me he could have stopped with the original “Night” and I’d consider him a great filmmaker.

By: Patrick McShittypants

Patrick McShittypants — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:47:16 +0000

Didn’t care much for the review but the American Apparel ads appearing on this blog now are smokin’ hot. A definite improvement sure to drive traffic to this meager website. Here’s to ya’!

By: Henrik

Henrik — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:45:30 +0000

Come on Jay… Directors don’t ‘produce’ films. They create them!

By: Jay C.

Jay C. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:42:52 +0000

paulm: I hold director’s in such high regards because of the films they produce. You seem to be arguing the opposite; holding the film in high regard because of the director. This doesn’t work for me as they only reason I like a director is because of the quality of his work. If that quality drops, I start to lose faith. In my opinion, Romero’s quality has dropped.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:57:50 +0000

But do you really want to watch a director you love go slowly downhill? Just because I like a director, doesn’t mean I’ll give anything he does a pass. I understand that people will want to see this just because Romero’s name is on it, and I’m not trying to stop anyone from doing that. I’m just saying that for me it was painful to watch.

By: paulm

paulm — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:40:11 +0000

I didn’t love Hopper in “Land”, but I did like the movie. I liked “Diary” too. I don’t know why people keep whining about Zombie movies. If you don’t like them, don’t watch them. I don’t like movies with “ugly” actors, but I’m not calling for Seth Rogen to stop making movies. I can’t wait to see this movie. I don’t care if it’s as good as or better than “Night”, “Dawn”, or “Day” (which is my personal favorite), I just want to see another Romero movie. For a show that holds directors in such high regard, I’d think you (Sean) of all people would understand that.