George A. Romero's Survival Of The Dead (February 2010)

[SymbioticFunction]

^ I can. I'm a member of Dark Dreams and this is what a fellow poster (that I trust) said yesterday:

"Have seen Survival. Yes, it is as bad as it looks from the trailer. Bizarre cartoonish comedy moments. Wooden dialogue & performances. Too much CG gore. Little tension or suspense. For me easily Romero's weakest Dead film yet. Land looks like a cracking thrill-ride in comparison, & Diary whilst flawed was at least interesting. Struggling to find good things to say about Survival..."

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

^ I can. I'm a member of Dark Dreams and this is what a fellow poster (that I trust) said yesterday:

"Have seen Survival. Yes, it is as bad as it looks from the trailer. Bizarre cartoonish comedy moments. Wooden dialogue & performances. Too much CG gore. Little tension or suspense. For me easily Romero's weakest Dead film yet. Land looks like a cracking thrill-ride in comparison, & Diary whilst flawed was at least interesting. Struggling to find good things to say about Survival..."

Hopefully I'll like it a lot better then....

[BladeRunner2007]

Review

[Fluid]

Pay no mind to early reviews and decide for yourself when you own it....maybe even post your thoughts here.

[SymbioticFunction]

Yes, I'll be curious to read bladerunner's verdict/thoughts. Ditto with anyone else that picks this up...

[BladeRunner2007]

As soon as I've seen the movie, I'll write a review.

[Fluid]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

As soon as I've seen the movie, I'll write a review.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Fluid

Only 6 more days. I guess I'll get it on the 16th or 17th then.

[nick67]

Bought this today,and have to say i liked it.Okay it will never match up to the likes of dawn and day but i never expected it to.Its a bit slow in places,but plenty of gore for the fans.

Its region B

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by nick67

Bought this today,and have to say i liked it.Okay it will never match up to the likes of dawn and day but i never expected it to.Its a bit slow in places,but plenty of gore for the fans.

Its region B

What about the accents? Are they very hard to understand? I ask because there are no subtitles at all

[Dickieduvet]

The accents are fine, I really enjoyed it. Better than Diary, Not as good as Land, Nowhere near Night, Dawn or Day. Very entertaining though.

[BladeRunner2007]

Good to hear that. I hope my copy arrives tomorrow. Somehow I have the feeling that Survival will be really good, despite all the negative reviews out there. I hope I'm right...

[BladeRunner2007]

YES! I got it today. Can't wait to watch it

[BladeRunner2007]

The Movie:

Let me start by saying that I absolutely love Night, Dawn & Day. They deserve 5/5 stars more than anything else in this subgenre. But I was disappointed by Land. It was okay and better than most zombie movies that came out lately, but it just lacked something. I don't know what exactly, but it felt heartless somehow. Especially the last 30 minutes were really disappointing imo. Diary was even worse. It was just annoying and stupid. To me it felt like Romero's first big failure in the dead series.

When I heard about Survival I didn't set my hopes up too high. I knew I was going to see it the day it comes out, because of what Romero achieved with his first 3 dead films. But where my hopes high? No. So I went into this movie with an open mind.

The moment I saw the sarge in his uniform, smoking his cigarette and talking about the dead, I knew this movie would be better than its two predecessors. And the following ~ 80 minutes proved me right. The actors did a pretty good job and were much more likeable this time. The storyline and the characters were aslo much more interesting to me than in Diary or Land. The cinematography was really beautiful and one of the best things about this movie. Every shot made Plum Island look gorgeous. The gore is present throughout the entire movie. Needless to say that Romero saved the best for the ending. There were some obviously fake looking CG gore effects, but the humor made them seem less goofy.

Talking about humor. Survival is full of it. I reall dug this element in this entry. It really improved the movie imo. Social commentary? Of course! It is present and works very well with the rest of the film. In Diary it was extremely obvious and not interesting at all, but rather annoying. I'm glad Romero didn't make the same mistake twice.

If you are looking for a scary movie then you're at the wrong address. This movie is not scary or frightening, although there was one scene that made me jump in my seat. I also really liked the ending.

So, all in all, I really enjoyed Survival of the Dead and it's without a doubt Romero's best zombie movie since his original dead trilogy.

3.5/5

[SymbioticFunction]

Thanks for posting your thoughts, I might take a gamble on this when it gets cheap.

[Dickieduvet]

Thought the grenade to the shack scene was the funniest part

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Thought the grenade to the shack scene was the funniest part

That scene was pure gold

[SymbioticFunction]

Was naughty and watched a d'load of this film this evening. I didn't like it enough to own but it's certainly not a complete disaster by any stretch of the imagination. I think I'll just stick with the original trilogy and Land, but I can definetly understand folks wanting to keep a copy of Survival.

[LeBougre]

Hi,

Can somebody tell me if there are english subtitles on this UK blu-ray please ?

Thank you

[Pullingyourleg]

Unfortunately, there are no subs on the UK blu-ray.