Land Of The Dead in October
08-15-05 | 05:47 PM
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I'll be interested in hearing about an unrated version. I love the DEAD movies and was slightly disappointed in LotD. Maybe my expectations were too high... maybe some scenes reminded me of DofD (04).
08-15-05 | 05:47 PM
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I'm definitely going to pick this one up. I need to clear my zombie watching queue first though. I have Dawn of the Dead (original, European cut), Dawn of the Dead (original, extended cut), and Zombie 3, 4, and 5 (the Zombie Pack).
08-16-05 | 04:30 PM
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a masterpiece, best zombie film since Romero's Dawn (not a HUGE fan of Day). only Romero does zombies right (sure Fulci was entertaining as was ROTLD, but thats all it was, mindless fluff entertainment with nothing behind it).
i seen it 3 times so far and now its playing at the dollar movie so ill see it a few more. the DVD will be mine as well. i cant wait.
i seen it 3 times so far and now its playing at the dollar movie so ill see it a few more. the DVD will be mine as well. i cant wait.
08-16-05 | 04:38 PM
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probably no boxset, as the rights to all three movies are spread hither and yon(always wanted to use that). I really didn't care for this movie, but I will probably end up getting it to round out the collection. I'm goofy like that.
Did I miss a third new Dead movie? I always thought the movies were the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn, Day, the new Dawn, and Land of the Dead. Could you clear this up for me?
08-18-05 | 01:13 PM
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Official announcement from DVDANSWERS.COM
So the unrated is 4 minutes longer. I was hoping for something more like 20min or even 30min longer.
FULL FRAME ONLY for the theatrical? LAME.
Anyway, I'm very happy with the DTS track though!
Title: Land of the Dead
Starring: Simon Baker
Released: 18th October 2005
SRP: $29.99
Further Details
Universal has announced rated and unrated editions of George A. Romero's Land of the Dead which stars the likes of Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper and Asia Argento. Both discs will be available to own from the 18th October this year, and should retail at around $29.99 a piece. The rated edition (runtime 1 hour 33 minutes) will be available in full frame only, whereas the unrated edition (1 hour 37 minutes) will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Each will carry English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Universal has yet to reveal the extra material, or the official artwork, for these titles I'm afraid, but we'll bring you further details very shortly. Stay tuned for that.
Starring: Simon Baker
Released: 18th October 2005
SRP: $29.99
Further Details
Universal has announced rated and unrated editions of George A. Romero's Land of the Dead which stars the likes of Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper and Asia Argento. Both discs will be available to own from the 18th October this year, and should retail at around $29.99 a piece. The rated edition (runtime 1 hour 33 minutes) will be available in full frame only, whereas the unrated edition (1 hour 37 minutes) will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Each will carry English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Universal has yet to reveal the extra material, or the official artwork, for these titles I'm afraid, but we'll bring you further details very shortly. Stay tuned for that.
FULL FRAME ONLY for the theatrical? LAME.
Anyway, I'm very happy with the DTS track though!
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08-18-05 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by exharrison
Forgive my ignorance, but what are the THREE movies you speak of?
Did I miss a third new Dead movie? I always thought the movies were the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn, Day, the new Dawn, and Land of the Dead. Could you clear this up for me?
Did I miss a third new Dead movie? I always thought the movies were the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn, Day, the new Dawn, and Land of the Dead. Could you clear this up for me?
08-18-05 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by exharrison
Was Land of the Dead a remake?
The series goes:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land Of the Dead (2005)
Anything else does not "officially" belong and is a remake/re-cut or wannabe.
08-18-05 | 08:37 PM
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No, LotD was the fourth official "Dead" movie from George A. Romero
The series goes:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land Of the Dead (2005)
Anything else does not "officially" belong and is a remake/re-cut or wannabe.
The series goes:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land Of the Dead (2005)
Anything else does not "officially" belong and is a remake/re-cut or wannabe.
08-18-05 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
I thought the movie was only average, but I have to say, this had the most aggressive sound mix of any movie I've seen in the theater this year. Bring on DTS
really ya think? I saw this in a Dolby Digital THX equipped theatre and I thought the 5.1 soundmix was kind of underwhelming.
looking forward to seeing the unrated grue - woohoo!
08-19-05 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Damed
So the unrated is 4 minutes longer. I was hoping for something more like 20min or even 30min longer.
DJ
08-19-05 | 01:59 AM
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Honestly, my only problem with this movie was that it seemed too short. After a twenty year gap I expected more than a mere 90 minutes. What I saw was good, but it left me wanting a lot more than 4 extra minutes will fill.
08-19-05 | 05:11 AM
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I've seen this in the theaters and didn't think it was that bad as just some horror movie. But as a Romero Dead film, the one thing that disappointed me is that this movie didn't make you fear the world, ya know? The other movies made you actually feel the intensity of the situation of zombies taking over. You almost felt trapped with these people. In Land Of The Dead though, you don't have that vision portrayed as well, in my opinion. It just doesn't have that same element of fear as the other films did.
08-19-05 | 07:57 AM
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really ya think? I saw this in a Dolby Digital THX equipped theatre and I thought the 5.1 soundmix was kind of underwhelming.
looking forward to seeing the unrated grue - woohoo!
looking forward to seeing the unrated grue - woohoo!
Compared to War of the Worlds, Batman Begins, and Star Wars, this one was more aggressive, at least in that theater, which is where I saw the others.
08-19-05 | 09:33 AM
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I'll prob have to pick this up, to keep my other dead movies company, but this was def the worst of the bunch to me.
I thought it was just average at best, but possibly a revisit of it, will make it me enjoy it more.
Either way, will support Romero, and pick it up I'm sure.
I thought it was just average at best, but possibly a revisit of it, will make it me enjoy it more.
Either way, will support Romero, and pick it up I'm sure.
08-19-05 | 09:58 AM
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Well this is one of those movies that will definitely work much better as a DVD to be viewed at home, than it was to pay good money to see it in theaters. That's what I think at least anyways.
08-22-05 | 02:07 PM
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Cover artwork is up. Same as the theatrical poster.
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...7475&n=1&burl=
Extras:
Sounds like an excellent release!
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...7475&n=1&burl=
Extras:
Extras wise, both discs will carry an audio commentary with George Romero, producer Peter Grumwald and editor Michael Doherty, an Undead Again: The Making of Land of the Dead featurette, A Day with the Living Dead featurette, deleted scenes and a When Shaun met George featurette. The unrated disc will include all of that, along with a Bringing the Dead to Life featurette, a Scenes of Carnage feature, a feature on the Zombie Effects from Green Screen to Finished Scene, a Bringing the Storyboards to Life feature, and Scream Tests: Zombie Casting Call.
Sounds like an excellent release!