An official name for the saga

[bassman]

The only backing fact to my theory is the presence of somewhat of a "continuity" (the movies encompass an arc of 4-5 years). I love this multi-dimensional convergence theory. Where are you gathering this theory of a 4-5 year arc? Just an assumption aftering viewing all the films, or do you have some sort of comment by the film's creator? As far as 'ZOMBIE' is concerned, I'm planning to see the GAR edit as soon as I can. Hrm hrm....the two GAR edits are THE edits. If you've only seen Argento's....you haven't seen the real film. I'm not serious, of course. Well...Kind of. Argento's lacks in many areas. Mainly because it's mostly action.

[The Alive Man]

"4-5 years" is an assumption based on the "classic" 3 years mentioned during the fourth movie. I'm just rounding up. I know about the differences between the three edits, but I'm HUGELY disappointed that there are 3 versions of the same movie around the world... It's so confusing! I think it impoverishes its "uniqueness", if you know what I mean... you can't draw 3 different versions of the 'Mona Lisa' and then pretend to be taken seriously! What a mess!

[capncnut]

I heard there's a new box set planned called 'Quadrilogy Of The Dead' or something like that. Maybe I heard wrong. DIARY - hour zero. Can somebody please fill me in or give me a link to where it's says for sure "Diary is a fully fledged member of the Dead series". I have read pretty much all there is available and they all say it's a new franchise set in a different universe. Even Fangoria's recent GAR interview said so.

[The Alive Man]

Tetralogy is the right term. Well, I guess DIARY is supposed to belong to the same universe. It's a GAR Dead movie.

[Philly_SWAT]

Can somebody please fill me in or give me a link to where it's says for sure "Diary is a fully fledged member of the Dead series". I have read pretty much all there is available and they all say it's a new franchise set in a different universe. Even Fangoria's recent GAR interview said so. I think that this is the way to view Diary in relation to the Dead Series. It is set in the same universe as the other four films, but will relate less to each of them than the other four relate to each other. Diary is a branching out of the original concept of the first four. It is a tale told during the intial stages of the outbreak. We will probably learn little new here in terms of cause of the outbreak, "rules" of zombie behavior, social commentary on the present day, etc. That is what the first four films were for. We are pretty much familiar with the concept of the GAR zombie universe by now. What we are going to get in Diary is just a straight-up horror movie, set in the universe that GAR has so masterfully created over the last 4o years.

[The Alive Man]

I agree with Philly... 'nuff said!

[bassman]

I think that this is the way to view Diary in relation to the Dead Series. It is set in the same universe as the other four films, but will relate less to each of them than the other four relate to each other. Diary is a branching out of the original concept of the first four. It is a tale told during the intial stages of the outbreak. We will probably learn little new here in terms of cause of the outbreak, "rules" of zombie behavior, social commentary on the present day, etc. That is what the first four films were for. We are pretty much familiar with the concept of the GAR zombie universe by now. What we are going to get in Diary is just a straight-up horror movie, set in the universe that GAR has so masterfully created over the last 4o years. Most of those things I agree with, but you don't think it will have social commentary on the present day? Romero has already stated that it's commentary is on the World's fascination with so-called "Reality" TV.

[The Alive Man]

It will have a GOOD AMOUNT of social commentary, trust me.

[dmbfanintn]

About the only other hints of how it could end can be found in Day Of The Dead. The mad Doctor doing the behavorial experiments on Bub theorized that it would take about three years before the decomposition would begin to effect the motor functions of the brain. This is not quite true! Dr Logan never explicitly states "three years". He says, "Upon revival, decomposition is slowed substantially, indications are that these creatures could last several years before the decomposition......blah, blah, blah! I have always interpreted that as longer than three years. To each his own though!

[Danny]

Tetralogy is the right term. Well, I guess DIARY is supposed to belong to the same universe. It's a GAR Dead movie. it aint geroge has said so himself, its so he can copyright a franchise and try his hand at something new.

[capncnut]

it aint geroge has said so himself, its so he can copyright a franchise and try his hand at something new. Thank you Hellz, someone who knows the truth! GAR has emphatically stated that this movie (although similar to the Dead franchise) is going to be totally different and has absolutely nothing to do with the original four. Nuff said.

[Danny]

i speak the truth man! *80's style high fives capn spaulding*

[The Alive Man]

KUDOS to SPAULDING! ('HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES' is the WORST movie I have ever seen in my whole friggin' life... anyway!)

[coma]

As far as 'ZOMBIE' is concerned, I'm planning to see the GAR edit as soon as I can. Now I can't judge without comparison, but I actually like Argento's version. You're really missing out. The theatrical U,S, release is GArs favorite but My vote goes for the Cannes "directors" cut. I saw the Argento cut for the 1st time about a 2 years sgo adn was surprised at how much was left out. The charcters development and arcs are really nicely fleshed out in the Cannes cut, though the music in the US theatrical cut is the best. Though the Argento one had some really nice extra gore. I think the hand getting torn off in the Mall doors after they take the mall is only in Cannes (one of my fav gore shots in dawn). Boy am I digressing. And Zombie is a fulci movie.

[capncnut]

KUDOS to SPAULDING! ('HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES' is the WORST movie I have ever seen in my whole friggin' life... anyway!) Thanks for the Kudos, it's nice to see you're being 'mature' about it.