Land of the Dead | 
| Director: George A. Romero
Actors: John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy
Studio: Universal Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  373 reviews
Sales Rank: 76645
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Polish (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Genre: 0
Rating: Unrated
ESRB: Teen
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD27265D
ISBN: 1417043067
UPC: 025192726521
EAN: 9781417043064
ASIN: B000B2YR7O
Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 2005
Release Date: October 18, 2005
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Bolstered by the success of 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, the Resident Evil movies and the hit remake of his own Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero returns to the horror subgenre he invented with Land of the Dead. The fourth installment in Romero's zombie cycle (and the first since 1985's Day of the Dead) presents a logical progression of events since 1968's horror classic Night of the Living Dead: Zombies (also known as "stenches" for their rotting odor) are the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise within a barricaded safe zone, ignoring the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the zombie-zone to gather much-needed food and supplies. Simon Baker and John Leguizamo play mercenaries-for-hire; Dennis Hopper is their nefarious boss; and horror favorite Asia Argento (daughter of Suspiria director Dario Argento) plays a former hooker recruited into Baker's scavenger squad. While none of this seems particularly fresh or inspired, Land of the Dead benefits from hints of the social satire that made Romero's earlier zombie films so memorable. Not so much funny as gruesomely peculiar, Romero's plot isn't as inventive as it could've been, but as a big-scale B-movie, Land of the Dead delivers a handful of shocks and horror-celebrity cameos (including gore-masters Tom Savini and Greg Nicotero) that should keep horror buffs happy until the next zombie opus comes along. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
A GROUP OF HARDENED MERCENARIES ARE IN AN ACTION-PACKED RACE TO STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND FROM A DEPRAVED ARMY OF THE DEAD THAT AHVE EVOLVED INTO MORE ADVANCED & THREATENING CREATURES.
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 This movie kinda sucked. July 1, 2009
Colleen M. Croteau
This movie sucked. It did't have a plot. It felt rushed. The zombies look like crap. Do yourself a favor and watch the dawn of the dead re-make!!!!
 Not as good as the 1st June 27, 2009
A
Dawn of the Dead is the better title. Thought sequels are supposed to get better.?
Land of the brain dead June 11, 2009
M. Ryan Fairbanks (Cleveland, Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can still remember how excited I was when I first heard Land of the Dead was coming out. George Romero, the man who created the greatest zombie trilogy of all time was about to unleash a new classic for the 00's that would parallel his original "Dead" movies and would show modern horror audiences how it's done. It didn't quite turn out that way.
The movie picks up where it should, the living dead epidemic has been raging on for years and years and a small colony of survivors are living in a slum surrounded by protective fences. In the middle of this slum, however, lies Fiddler's Green, which is a bountiful sanctuary for the wealthy while the poor are reduced to living in the remains of the outlying city. Every night a group from the slum must venture out and collect food and supplies for their fellow poor all while avoiding the zombies. To their surprise, the living dead have started to evolve. They have become more human like, able to use weapons and even use strategies to destroy their living opponents. Eventually they start to get a little too wise and execute a full scale attack on the city.
If you look at Land of the Dead chronologically, you'll notice a lot of things here that don't make any sense. Supposing that the zombie epidemic started back in the 60's with "Night", how do the survivors go out every night and collect goods such as Pringles potato chips? Is there still a Pringles factory operating somewhere 40 years into a zombie apocalypse? Fiddler's Green is like a modern day, state of the art consumerist wonder land, so where did all this stuff come from, and where does it keep coming from after it has run out? There's also a scene with club music playing, did someone find time to record music during the zombie invasion? How and why is currency still being used? You'll find countless things like this that will either confuse you or annoy you with their stupidity.
Perhaps the biggest thing that spoils this movie was that it has way too much comic relief. You can't have Dennis Hopper picking his nose in one scene, and then have a guy getting split in two in the next scene and expect it to be as effective as you intended it to be. If the movie had been aiming to be campy, then maybe this type of thing would have worked, but like Romero's other zombie flicks, Land of the Dead takes itself completely seriously. It just ends up being cheesy, and not the good kind. This is the kind of cheesy that makes you unsure of whether you should be more embarrassed for those involved in the movie, or for yourself for watching it.
Land of the Dead is a super gory zombie flick, and that's about it. There's most likely some half-hearted commentary buried deeply, and I mean deeply in there, but you would be hard pressed to find it. Needless to say it doesn't even come close to being in the same league as the original trilogy, but the shocking part is that this is still better than the vast majority of zombie movies that are out there.
 Gore fest June 4, 2009
T. Buckland (San Diego, CA USA)
I've always heard of George A. Romero and his zombie works, but never saw one before. From what I've heard, he does an amazing job in this genre, and this title holds true to that.
The plot premise was cliched, but at the same time unique (zombie holocaust with few humans remaining, but the zombies are getting smarter).
But the gore was what really got me. UNBELIEVEABLE. This movie pacts more gore than both of the "Hostel" movies combined... and I loved it.
Not necessarily scary, but if you love graphic violence, then this is definately one to own.
a big step down May 22, 2009
Cesar J. vazquez (miami fl. usa)
I recive this movie as a gift and i was dissapointed,in a way it was ok but it wasnt scary at all,i love Romero satire but this was too much.The trilogy is unique,it will never come back.
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