Romero returns to 'Dead' zone - "Diary of the Dead"
09-29-06 | 02:13 AM
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Don't know if you guys heard this yet, but it looks like this might be going direct-to-DVD so that Romero doesn't have to deal with studios. You can read more about it here...http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_6435.html
09-29-06 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric D.
Don't know if you guys heard this yet, but it looks like this might be going direct-to-DVD so that Romero doesn't have to deal with studios. You can read more about it here...http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_6435.html
Also from the link
Another project revealed during the interview sounds like our intial scoop several months ago "Zombisodes". At that point we had no clue what it could be about but today it was revealed to be a project for cell phones. Here is what Romero had to say about it.
"It's a comedy. It's gonna be like the Road Runner and the Coyote cartoons. It's one zombie and one victim. This zombie keeps trying to nail this woman, and everything backfires on him. He just keeps getting fucked over. And of course zombies don't die so if he gets flattened by a boulder, he'll remain flat!"
"It's a comedy. It's gonna be like the Road Runner and the Coyote cartoons. It's one zombie and one victim. This zombie keeps trying to nail this woman, and everything backfires on him. He just keeps getting fucked over. And of course zombies don't die so if he gets flattened by a boulder, he'll remain flat!"
For some reason, this sounds entertaining.
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09-29-06 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Since I see 99% of new movies first on DVD, that's fine by me. Let him make an unrated film and release it the way he wants it.
09-30-06 | 12:58 PM
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At Dragon*Con early in September, Romero was asked about this project and he said it was something he wrote years ago when trying to get something - anything - made to continue the Dead series. He really didn't seem like he liked the project, though, given that his more ideal way of continuing the series, Land of the Dead, eventually came through.
(And on a side note, he was also asked about the Dawn of the Dead remake and he said he didn't think it was an actual zombie movie due to the running zombies, and was instead really just an action movie.)
(And on a side note, he was also asked about the Dawn of the Dead remake and he said he didn't think it was an actual zombie movie due to the running zombies, and was instead really just an action movie.)
08-27-07 | 07:24 PM
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Hmmm...seems like someone has beaten George to the punch: The Zombie Diaries.
Just released on DVD in region 2. CNN has video up of the "Zombie Walk" in London today. Hundreds of zombies took to the streets in a promotional gimmick: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/off...ies.record.cnn
SYNOPSIS
In the early part of the 21st Century, an unknown virus began spreading among the populous. Within weeks it had engulfed the entire planet, from the smallest rural communities to the greatest cities. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon, the planet was infested with a new threat - the undead. So begins our journey into the dystopian world of The Zombie Diaries.
Three compelling video diaries chart the early days of the plague, right through to the last days of the apocalypse:
A documentary film crew travel to the countryside to make a movie about the virus. Unaware of what is happening around the country, the team is accidentally caught up in the outbreak. They later take shelter in a nearby wood, where a much more sinister fate awaits them.
A husband and wife escape London and pick up a mysterious hitchhiker as they scavenge the remnants of dead towns, unaware of the dangers that wait for them in the shadows.
A group of survivors flee to an old farm to seek refuge, only to find themselves under siege from creatures that attack in the dead of night.
Watch the devastation unfold through the eyes of those who were there...
In the early part of the 21st Century, an unknown virus began spreading among the populous. Within weeks it had engulfed the entire planet, from the smallest rural communities to the greatest cities. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon, the planet was infested with a new threat - the undead. So begins our journey into the dystopian world of The Zombie Diaries.
Three compelling video diaries chart the early days of the plague, right through to the last days of the apocalypse:
A documentary film crew travel to the countryside to make a movie about the virus. Unaware of what is happening around the country, the team is accidentally caught up in the outbreak. They later take shelter in a nearby wood, where a much more sinister fate awaits them.
A husband and wife escape London and pick up a mysterious hitchhiker as they scavenge the remnants of dead towns, unaware of the dangers that wait for them in the shadows.
A group of survivors flee to an old farm to seek refuge, only to find themselves under siege from creatures that attack in the dead of night.
Watch the devastation unfold through the eyes of those who were there...
Last edited by Numanoid; 08-27-07 at 07:26 PM.
08-28-07 | 06:07 AM
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Wow, and here i thought Romero's film was going to be pretty fresh and original for a zombie flick. Saw the trailer for this one and it looks pretty damn good, gonna have to order it...
08-28-07 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by thegame370
Wow, and here i thought Romero's film was going to be pretty fresh and original for a zombie flick. Saw the trailer for this one and it looks pretty damn good, gonna have to order it...
08-28-07 | 09:29 AM
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They are pretty different concepts. Romero's is about student filmmakers making a horror film who stumbled upon the outbreak and film the beginnings of it.
This film seems to chronicles three different perspectives and from beginning to end of the apocalypse.
Both look good to me.
This film seems to chronicles three different perspectives and from beginning to end of the apocalypse.
Both look good to me.
09-12-07 | 03:43 AM
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"Diary of the Dead" has been picked up by the Weinstein Company. Apparently many companies were bidding for it within minutes of it's screening (many were direct to DVD companies), but Weinstein company has committed to doing a theatrical release for the film.
Hopefully it'll be soon.
Hopefully it'll be soon.
09-15-07 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
...a flawed attempt to jump on the zombie bandwagon
09-15-07 | 11:34 AM
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Glad to see a studio picked this up and plan on putting it in theaters. I saw Land at midnight opening day, so hopefully I can do the same for this one. So far the reviews have been pretty damn good. It's nice to know you can always count on George to deliver a quality film.
09-16-07 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerCannabis
It's nice to know you can always count on George to deliver a quality film.
I'll still see it as I have great faith in the man, but like many of the filmmakers who were at their peak the same time Romero was (Landis, Argento, Carpenter) haven't been able to make a film as solid as their first efforts.
09-16-07 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
You obviously never saw Monkey Shines, Two Evil Eyes, The Dark Half, and Bruiser then.
09-17-07 | 01:21 AM
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Never saw the Dark Half, but "Bruiser" was so bad that I didn't even finish it. It was just boring, and it had this awful "jazzy" music playing while people are being killed in certain scenes that completely was out of place. I'm a huge Romero fan though (I love all his zombie movies, and Martin as well.)
09-17-07 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead were much weaker sequels than it's predecessors (then again, it is hard to follow up on what are considered the two-single greatest zombie movies ever made).
Diary is looking great, can't wait, but it probably won't hit theatres for months.
09-18-07 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Drop
I disagree strongly about Day, I put it up there with the first two. It has the best performances and best FX.
Diary is looking great, can't wait, but it probably won't hit theatres for months.
Diary is looking great, can't wait, but it probably won't hit theatres for months.
09-18-07 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I can't argue that Day has the best FX of the first three, but the best acting? Ouch. Some of that acting is so hammy I'm surprised I don't have to cure my DVD to stop it from spoiling.
Ultimately none of leads were flat, which I can't say about any of the previous films. Of course there is a lot appealing about the previous performances, they helped make many of the lines so classic.