Overrated

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I love George A. Romero's Dead series and the only reason I see people not liking this movie as much is the total change in story. The plot: as the zombies evolve, they decide to go attack one of the only big societies left from mankind while Cholo DeMora tries to lead a rebellion. The main characters must stop the rebellion as the dead move closer. Kind of climatic but like I said it's not as much surviving. I love how there is some funny humor and the characters' backstory which is hinted for each character throughout the film.

Land of the dead is a awful as Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead is brilliant.The disappointment is deep-seated, since I had also come to regard George Romero as the Godfather of Zombie movies. The movie is a typical attempt to cash in on the success of a previous movie. Granted, Snyder's Dawn only made it really big on DVD, but that was because he was well ahead of the new wave of zombie-enthusiasm.Although it's been a while since I've watched Day, watching the trailer reminded me of enough of the trash I was confronted with to convince me to watch it again. The acting is, well, zombie-like, even by the living characters. It's as if they've told themselves, "Hey, it's a Romero movie, it'll sell itself, so why bother straining a talent?"The plot is daft beyond what anyone can reasonably be expected to endure: rich people get punished for living it up in safety while the world goes to hell.The script is wooden and not even the special effects can detract from it

After countless zombie rip-offs, spin-offs and comedy, the man who single-handedly invented the genre returns with the long-awaited fourth 'dead' film. Sadly, LAND OF THE DEAD is separated from Romero's trilogy not just by the long years that have passed since 1985's DAY OF THE DEAD. LAND OF THE DEAD is content to offer a straightforward action-flick and in this instance, it plays a lot like the previous year's DAWN OF THE DEAD remake. Scenes of atmospheric horror are thrown aside in place of gore, and indeed the bloodshed is what this film focuses on; there's more grue and gut-ripping here than in the first three films put together, and Romero positively wallows in the violence and carnage.The story is wafer-thin, and things haven't really progressed on the planet since DAWN OF THE DEAD happened. Humans are walled up inside a compound, zombies rule the street, and a massive armoured vehicle (just like the one in the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake) figures in the proceedings quite predominantly. Scenes of plot exposition are countered by lots of shooting and subsequent images of zombies being splattered; it's a veritable bloodbath here, and extra gravitas is brought about by Greg Nicotero's special effects; they're more realistic, and bloodier, than ever. The zombie make-up is spot on, with each zombie looking particularly individualised now, although I could have done without some of the CGI effects that ruin the authenticity a little bit.Romero's casting, however, is spot on, aside from his bizarre choice for lead role; Simon Baker, an Australian unknown, is far too vanilla and clear-cut as the hero, and totally uninteresting as a result (his boring character in the script doesn't help much either). Better are the supporting players, including John Leguizamo in one of the biggest and best acting performances I've seen him give, and the ever-sexy Asia Argento as the kick-ass heroine – Argento does this sort of thing in her sleep, and should have been cast in the RESIDENT EVIL movies in my opinion; she would have been ten times better than that talentless Milla Jovovich. Elsewhere, Dennis Hopper chews the scenery with aplomb, and seems to be having a great time as always; his enthusiasm kind of rubs off. Best of all is Robert Joy as a sniper sporting horrific burns injuries, and subsequently looking even weirder than usual. The big black zombie guy is also great.

The zombie genre is filled to the brim with countless entries, each attempting to brand their style with a new outlook and imaginative theme to fight for a spot in out positive memory. Land Of The Dead, a 2004 effort, shakes out its sleeves and brings us an enjoyable concept, peppy, likable characters, a world all its own and charming zombies who end up being characters of their own, instead of endless hordes. Then again, it's directed by genre pioneer George A. Romero, so I expect nothing less. The setting is Chicago, many years after an outbreak, when the dust has began to settle. The rich and affluent live in swanky protected high rise Fiddler's Green, presided over by demented CEO Kaufman (Dennis Hopper). The poor live as plebians in a surrounding slum, and the zombies gather outside the city, kept at bay by a barricade. Regular supply runs into the hostile zone are spearheaded by level minded Riley (Simon Baker), and volatile hothead Cholo (John Leguizamo). Fairly soon the zombies, who it seems still have a modicum of brains left in their head (or just feral instinct) form a posse, and use their strength by numbers to attack the human stronghold. The charming opening sequence shows them haplessly trying to recreate the routines and activities they had as humans, musical instruments, filling gas tanks etc., bogged down by their animalistic affliction. It's an inspired scene, only made more fascinating when a combat vehicle trundles through and shoots a bunch of them. The others scream in fury at the humans in a way that seems almost vaguely... human. So they muster the undead Rohirrim and slowly but surely make their way to the 'civilized' city to raise all hell. Riley and his socially awkward sharpshooter pal Charlie (Robert Joy) team up with tough street girl Slack (Asia Argento) and attempt to high tail it out of town, up to remote Canada. Cholo has plans of his own, trying to manipulate and strong arm Kaufman into giving him a suite at The Green. When the zombies show up, all plans go out the window, forcing all parties into action to defend the city from the relentless undead. There's all kinds of re purposed tanks and army vehicles involved in the fun, and any kind of weapon you can imagine to decimate them. The film looks slick as hell, with clearly a ton of effort put into both creature and costume design. Baker makes a stalwart hero, Argento is sizzling as always and fires up the screen with her inky persona, and Hopper hams it up to kingdom come, riffing on the abrasive Donald Trump archetype. It's Leguizamo, however who steals the show, as usual. He gives Cholo a streetsmart, diamond hard edge and coal black, pissy sense of humour, walking a playful line between hero and outright asshole. Romero directs with a colorful sense of social satire, and yet never lets it get in the way. The zombies steal the show, and aren't just fleshy scenery fpr people to blast apart, but amusing caricatures all their own. One of my favourites in the undead genre.