Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #84: Survival of the dead

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 2009

Format: Blu Ray

Survival of the dead. Another zombie movie from director/writer George Romero...isn't he done with the genre yet. I dont think so. After so many years of reinventing his original success (and watching others do the same) Romero is truly trying to turn the zombie flick into something more original. It seems after so long that he may actually have more to say in his latest flicks than he did back in the last 30 years; and that is good 'cause this guy still has orginal ideas to explore.

In this installment he starts to use converging timelines and roles from his previous movie (Diaries of the dead reviewed a while ago). This is cool and if Romero can help it we will see his movies become a wider tapestry; cool!

This film is about the decay of society after a zombie apocalypse and some survivors converging on an island in the North East US where they all think they can be safe. Wrong! The island is populated by humans which are always worst critters than the brain chompers. Two families clash on the island to treat the "meatheads" as they call them into: scenario 1 KILL ASAP or scenario 2 THEY are sick and need to be cured so lets save them.

The movie is a funny one with a few good laughs and a general feel of cowboy movie which makes it a success. The casting is good and the characters interesting; at least until they die.
The Blu Ray issue is great looking and had very good soundtrack.

The survival of the dead est un autre film signe Romero qui traite des zombies. Vous en avez assez des zombies ; attendez donc de voir Resident Evil 37 qui sort bientôt. Si vous êtes un maniaque de l'horreur ou plus spécifiquement du genre zombie vous ne passerez pas a cote d'un nouveau film du maître Romero. Celui-ci ne déplaira pas aux amateurs. Avec une version Blu Ray qui est très bien traitée vous ne vous ennuierez pas en visionnant ce film horreur avec plusieurs touches de comédies et construit sur un moule de film de cowboy. Vive les zombies!

Great quotes:

The only good zombie is a dead zombie!

Link: http://magnetreleasing.com/survivalofthedead/

Rating perso: 7.0/10