here's some crappy news...

[Mike70]

syfy is reporting that romero has been unable to get anyone to release "survival" in the US even on DVD. looks like the DVD has a 15 Mar release date in the UK but so far no one wants to release it here.


So, in a world in which Zombieland grosses $75 million in the U.S. alone and zombie-themed video games generate entire industries, when the animated Resident Evil: Degeneration gets a pretty healthy release on DVD and Blu-ray, why can't George Romero, the guy who created the apocalyptic flesh-eating zombie genre in 1968 with his Night of the Living Dead, not even get a DVD release in the U.S. for his latest zombie movie, Survival of the Dead?

According to Dread Central, a DVD release of Romero's Survival of the Dead is available for pre-order in the U.K., with a street date of March 15, 2010. This is a neck-chomping bummer for fans in the U.S. Given all the truly wretched, eye-meltingly bad movies that go right to DVD, isn't Romero worthy of at least that kind of release here on these shores?

As we reported in July, Survival of the Dead (which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival) concerns people who try to keep their recently deceased loved ones at home so they can lead some sort of normal "lives" until a cure for the zombie infection can be found. Given Romero's talent for social satire, this looks pretty tasty to us.

Given Romero's fan base, wouldn't even a no-frills DVD release of Survival of the Dead be worthwhile?


i'm just passing on the article here folks.

[krakenslayer]

I'll get to see it anyway, but looking at the big picture here... this is bad. I have a serious concern that this might be the last film we see from Mr. Romero. :(

[Mike70]

I'll get to see it anyway, but looking at the big picture here... this is bad. I have a serious concern that this might be the last film we see from Mr. Romero. :(

'tis a bummer but i am hopeful that someone will realize that they can make a buck off it and will release it.

though i'll probably get my hands on a copy after the UK release anyway.:elol:

[bassman]

I just can't see this film NOT getting a dvd release. Someone will put it out eventually. Whoever does put it out will probably make him name it Night of the Living Dead 2, though.:rolleyes:

[Andy]

I'll get to see it anyway, but looking at the big picture here... this is bad. I have a serious concern that this might be the last film we see from Mr. Romero. :(

Day should of been the last film we saw from Mr. Romero anyway.

[krakenslayer]

Day should of been the last film we saw from Mr. Romero anyway.

Nah man, Dark Half was quality.

[krakenslayer]

I just can't see this film NOT getting a dvd release. Someone will put it out eventually. Whoever does put it out will probably make him name it Night of the Living Dead 2, though.:rolleyes:

http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=313&stc=1&d=1260728445

[SymphonicX]

^^^ LOL "teeth in the night" haha

This is worrying but for me it's just further proof that Romero needs to DROP the zombie thing, and go make other movies. Christ do it under a pseudynom (sic) if he can't get funding, just start over or something. ANYTHING.
But I think he needs to remove himself from the shambling dead stories now, because they HAVE run their course, at least for Romero.

The bottom line is, a distributor is going to assess the merits of that movie independantly from fan-fare - and if they're watching this and saying its not as good as Diary, there is definitely a problem.

[MoonSylver]

http://9.media.tumblr.com/e5MnH0VIEp2w7l99XuBycaCzo1_400.jpg

?!?!?!?!:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Let's see, instead of making a few bucks off of it here at least, we're going to make sure the only place it gets released is the UK, which essentially means the rest of the world is probably going to pirate it for free...:mad::annoyed:

Bad tidings & a bad sign in general.:(

[krakenslayer]

^^^ LOL "teeth in the night" haha


LOL I know, it made me laugh too:


Initially Fox wanted to call it Night of the Living Dead. I'm like, 'I've already made that movie...twice!' [laughs] So they wanted to do a colon title. Night of the Living Dead...teeth in the night or something like that. [laughs] Then we ran into problems with the title, you could blame Fox for that, we resolved that. But then we got another offer, the check was on the table.

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_1216.html

[jdog]

this is some sad news. i should have went to see in in Toronto when i had the chance. i am sue we will see a dvd release for it down the road but damn i feel bad for poor george. i really hope he makes at least one more film but i would like to see him team with KING,and ARGENTO to do a film before it is to late.

[rongravy]

I bet it'll make it out, I just know it.
It's gotta.
I bet it'd sell good here. I know I'd buy one.
:hyper:

[axlish]

I'll pick up the UK DVD. It'll probably be one of the last DVDs I ever buy. I don't think I am PAL capable on Blu-ray. Direct to DVD zombie films, man that is a bad place for George to be. I used to dream of him picking up the Dawn story again, but now that scares the shit out of me. I'm guessing that Survival is a turd, but you'd figure a smaller house would pick up the flick. I'm sure there are several small bids in for the film, but they are holding out for more caishe.

[Danny]

i'd feel bad but the number of times we get fucked over with release dates, or ,yknow, ever getting some films im not really feeling that sorry for you:p:lol:

[fulci fan]

The Italians should start making some zombie films again. :shifty:

[capncnut]

Yeah, I saw this coming when I read "US fans should pick up the R2 DVD, as a R1 release could be a fair way off". It will be released in the US at some point, but how long is a piece of string, y'know?

In the light of this, I'm expecting the R2 release to be a barebones job: film, trailer, gallery - commentary if we're lucky - max.

[krakenslayer]

The Italians should start making some zombie films again. :shifty:

The Italians need to start making some films again. :D

That said, didn't Mattei manage to get a few last zed and cannibal flicks out the door in the mid-2000s before he turned his toes up?

[MinionZombie]

i'd feel bad but the number of times we get fucked over with release dates, or ,yknow, ever getting some films im not really feeling that sorry for you:p:lol:

Innit just. I wouldn't wish it in terms of a GAR flick though, but generally speaking the number of times I've had to buy R1 discs to get the best version is ridiculous.


In the light of this, I'm expecting the R2 release to be a barebones job: film, trailer, gallery - commentary if we're lucky - max.

GHEY! :(:mad::(

I mean hell, Diary - which, to me anyway, wasn't all that nor a bag of potato chips (but still worthwhile) - got a double disc tin edition with limited edition artwork as a sleeve around it.

Clearly, from trailer footage and such, Survival is a better flick.

It'll get released in America eventually, but what the fuck is going on? It got such a warm reception at that festival, and while reviews have been mixed, they were mixed for Land and Diary...so what's all this about?

[capncnut]

It'll get released in America eventually, but what the fuck is going on? It got such a warm reception at that festival, and while reviews have been mixed, they were mixed for Land and Diary...so what's all this about?
The only things I can think of is that Survival does have a bit of a TV movie look, and some of the CGI is not convincing. It also has a totally different flavour than any other Romero dead movie, including Diary. These three issues combined are probably enough to make some distributors twitchy, as to whether they will see a chunky return from DVD sales.

[Mike70]

The only things I can think of is that Survival does have a bit of a TV movie look, and some of the CGI is not convincing. It also has a totally different flavour than any other Romero dead movie, including Diary. These three issues combined are probably enough to make some distributors twitchy, as to whether they will see a chunky return from DVD sales.

i think it will come out eventually on DVD over here but i find this whole deal somewhat perplexing. some of the shit i've seen come out straight to DVD is so amateurish that it nears the ridiculous.

romero has problems securing a DVD release but uwe boll is allowed to repeatedly assault the senses of movie watchers. if you needed proof of the ultimate unfairness of the universe, look no farther.

[AcesandEights]

I agree that this has to be a hold out and a high flying flag thrown up to get the attention of higher bidders willing to distribute the film. The film could be utterly heinous and it should still make money. At least for the company distributing the film.

[bassman]

In a time where American Pie spinoffs are released straight-to-dvd every other week or so.......I think it's safe to say we'll definitely see it soon enough...

[Skippy911sc]

In a time where American Pie spinoffs are released straight-to-dvd every other week or so.......I think it's safe to say we'll definitely see it soon enough...

Maybe if he included a Z screwing a pie it would be released.

Should this news really surprise us. Take a gander at his last couple attempts at the genre. I feel like this could be the end of one master and perhapse the start of many others.

[bassman]

Maybe if he included a Z screwing a pie it would be released.

Should this news really surprise us. Take a gander at his last couple attempts at the genre. I feel like this could be the end of one master and perhapse the start of many others.

Even if you didn't enjoy his last two films.....it is surprising that a US distribution is taking so long because they made their money back. Diary made a nice profit, if i'm not mistaken. That's what they're looking for - $$. And if his last two are any indication, he should do okay with this.

So in that sense it is surprising...

[DjfunkmasterG]

Glad I kept my Multi Region DVD player, which just happens to upscale to 1080P. :D

[darth los]

Glad I kept my Multi Region DVD player, which just happens to upscale to 1080P. :D

What a relief !!

For a minute there i thought you did something crazy like sell it to your brother in law. (Bassman will get that one)

:cool:

[bassman]

What a relief !!

For a minute there i thought you did something crazy like sell it to your brother in law. (Bassman will get that one)

:cool:

:lol:

Nice callback...

[MinionZombie]

*woosh ... over my head*

Anyway, Land and Diary both made cash - that's a positive investment - so like bassman was saying, it'd be really bizarre for this distributor drought to continue for any length of time.

I really wanna know what the R2 DVD is gonna be like though. I really hope it won't be some bare bones rush job, especially as it's being put out by Optimum, who did such a spiffing job of the double disc Diary DVD here in the UK.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Distributors are tightening their belts like everyone else.

I am sure Survival will get picked up though... I am surprised Anchor Bay hasn't nabbed on it, especially with the Bankroll they made off the DAWN and DAY releases since 2003.

[Trin]

Day should of been the last film we saw from Mr. Romero anyway.
It's too bad he didn't follow up Day with a movie depicting a last human city surrounded by zombies and their ensuing struggle to survive in the midst of resource shortages, rebuilding efforts, and constant threat from the zombie masses.

[sandrock74]

So, Ghey of the Dead can get a dvd release, but not Survival of the Dead? What is that sh*t about?? Lame!

[BillyRay]

Maybe he can shoehorn in some nudity, that'll get it released tomorrow...

[Eyebiter]

No one willing to publish the Survival of the Dead DVD? So what's the problem? Is the movie is a serious piece of crap? Or is Romero asking for too big of a cut of the film's profits?

[Skippy911sc]

Even if you didn't enjoy his last two films.....it is surprising that a US distribution is taking so long because they made their money back. Diary made a nice profit, if i'm not mistaken. That's what they're looking for - $$. And if his last two are any indication, he should do okay with this.

So in that sense it is surprising...

Or it could be the Distros have seen the movie and realize this may be the time to pull out of it. I have not seen this movie and would try to go to the theater to view it (it will not be making an appearance near me no matter what). I wish filmmakers would start off with a better story line... go back to their roots. I did not HATE the last 2 movies, I was more or less disappointed in them.

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So, Ghey of the Dead can get a dvd release, but not Survival of the Dead? What is that sh*t about?? Lame!

Day 08 had a few bigger names staring in it. I think whenever you go out on a limb and use unknowns the film better be outstanding.

[SRP76]

I'm shocked. Everything gets put out on DVD! Damn man, even asian midget porn gets DVD release, and only 4 people worldwide buy those. What could possibly be wrong with putting out this movie? They think they can't sell at least 5 discs?

[sandrock74]

I'm shocked. Everything gets put out on DVD! Damn man, even asian midget porn gets DVD release, and only 4 people worldwide buy those. What could possibly be wrong with putting out this movie? They think they can't sell at least 5 discs?

HOW DID YOU KNOW I BOUGHT......never mind. :o

[Mike70]

HOW DID YOU KNOW I BOUGHT......never mind. :o

ah ha! you're the 4th. mista mo, kortick, the capn, and sandrock, ya' old dirty bastards.:lol:

[MoonSylver]

ah ha! you're the 4th. mista mo, kortick, the capn, and sandrock, ya' old dirty bastards.:lol:

Yet you know WHO bought it, therefore I'm pegging YOU as the distributor! :lol::moon::p

[Mike70]

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq297/acanafrog/funny-pictures-porn-watching-cat.jpg

[clanglee]

and only 4 people worldwide buy those.

ummm. . . cough.five.cough. . . . :shifty:

[capncnut]

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq297/acanafrog/funny-pictures-porn-watching-cat.jpg
Two porn images from you in one day, Mike. I am shocked. :p

[sandrock74]

ah ha! you're the 4th. mista mo, kortick, the capn, and sandrock, ya' old dirty bastards.:lol:

Hey, SRP76 convinced me that this asian midget porn was the "next big thing", so I got some dvds. :rolleyes:

[Mike70]

Two porn images from you in one day, Mike. I am shocked. :p

one of them was even...wait for it...wait for it...kitty porn.

ba-doom-boom cymbal crash.

[MoonSylver]

one of them was even...wait for it...wait for it...kitty porn.

ba-doom-boom cymbal crash.

:lol: I'm proud of you. You could have made a more obvious sort of joke. But you didn't pussy out.:D

[deadpunk]

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq297/acanafrog/funny-pictures-porn-watching-cat.jpg

Does this qualify as inter-racial kitty porn?

[krakenslayer]

Does this qualify as inter-racial kitty porn?

LOL! :lol:

[DjfunkmasterG]

ummm. . . cough.five.cough. . . . :shifty:

:shifty: make that six :shifty:

[Thorn]

It's too bad he didn't follow up Day with a movie depicting a last human city surrounded by zombies and their ensuing struggle to survive in the midst of resource shortages, rebuilding efforts, and constant threat from the zombie masses.


Now that I would have paid to see.

[Debbieangel]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trin
It's too bad he didn't follow up Day with a movie depicting a last human city surrounded by zombies and their ensuing struggle to survive in the midst of resource shortages, rebuilding efforts, and constant threat from the zombie masses.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorn
Now that I would have paid to see.



me too!

[bassman]

Cover art (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=20175) for the UK folk that get it in two months.:mad:

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/Survival-Dead-UK-DVD11.jpg

[MinionZombie]

Grrr...still no news of extra features then, I take it?

[Mike70]

Cover art (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=20175) for the UK folk that get it in two months.:mad:

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/Survival-Dead-UK-DVD11.jpg

hey, at least when its released in the UK it'll hit the torrent sites.:elol:

[bassman]

hey, at least when its released in the UK it'll hit the torrent sites.:elol:

I can't do that to ol' Georgie.:(

[Mike70]

I can't do that to ol' Georgie.:(

i can and will.

if the movie plays in a theater near here, i'll go see it. otherwise it's downloading time.

[capncnut]

Grrr...still no news of extra features then, I take it?
The meaty 'extra' features have already been announced, if you can call it that. Sorry I didn't post them sooner.

- Theatrical trailer
- Stills gallery
- Chapter selection

Im joking, of course. :lol:

[MinionZombie]

I can't do that to ol' Georgie.:(

Innit just.

I've pre-ordered mine. Hopefully it'll have good extras, or a double discer will be announced ahead of the launch day, or whatever so I can change my order - but aye - consider it pre-ordered.

[shootemindehead]

i can and will.

if the movie plays in a theater near here, i'll go see it. otherwise it's downloading time.


http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/internet-police.jpg

STOP!

Citizen, you are in violation of internet code 404883738830-10. You will cease and desist immediately.




Direct download is much better than torrents anyway Mike.

[darth los]

I can't do that to ol' Georgie.:(


Yeah, the fact that he never really profited from most of his life's work really gets to me as well. :(

He's one of the few artists i will actually spend money to support.

:cool:

[mista_mo]

ah ha! you're the 4th. mista mo, kortick, the capn, and sandrock, ya' old dirty bastards.:lol:

How did i Miss this each time I read this thread? I swore, I thought it was scataholics- The Story of Gray stuber, legendary scat artist...


Serious case of mis labelling I'd say!

[Mike70]

i see that some of you find my honesty disturbing. that's your problem not mine. you will always get the straight forward from me. i know from my own life experience that there are a lot of people that cannot handle that sort of blunt truth. i simply don't care. i am not on this earth to live up to anyone else's expectations.

frankly, i don't care if romero never made any money off his older films. again, that's his problem not mine.

[darth los]

i see that some of you find my honesty disturbing. that's your problem not mine.

frankly, i don't care if romero never made any money off his older films. again, that's his problem not mine.


I agree that if he would have been a better business man that he would have an empire to rival that of George Lucas.

But to keep screwing him is not right. Shouldn't artists reap the rewards of their intellectual property?

Now I'm not saying all of them, as you said, i could care less. But certain artists such as Gar that we follow deserve it, imo.

:cool:

[krakenslayer]

I agree that if he would have been a better business man that he would have an empire to rival that of George Lucas.

But to keep screwing him is not right. Shouldn't artists reap the rewards of their intellectual property?

Now I'm not saying all of them, as you said, i could care less. But certain artists such as Gar that we follow deserve it, imo.

:cool:

Yeah. The way I see it - he's brought me many, many hours of enjoyment and anticipation, so I naturally wish him well in return and want to see him reap the rewards of his hard work. While I might well download the film if I was unable to afford/find a copy to buy, I would sure as hell buy a copy as soon as I found it/could afford it/came down in price. Sure, my buying his DVD is not going to make a big difference in the grand scheme of things, but hey - it's just like voting, right?

[Mike70]

guy means no more to me than anyone else.

in fact, the life changes i've been going through have included a massive re-evaluation of how i feel about these movies and most of them are coming up way short of the target.

to be brutally honest: neither romero nor his movies are the reason i come to this place. i give less of a shit about romero and his movies by the day. i come here because i like the vast majority of you quite a bit and enjoy the interaction. it's the people here. i would not have come here for 10 years now just to repeatedly have conversations that go something like this: "it's 3 am, you have two shells left, your lexus is out of gas and you are surrounded by zombies. what do you do?"

[krakenslayer]

i give less of a shit about romero and his movies by the day.

Fair enough. Therein is where we differ then. No biggie.

[mista_mo]

"it's 3 am, you have two shells left, your lexus is out of gas and you are surrounded by zombies. what do you do?"

I put on my robe and wizard hat....

[bassman]

i would not have come here for 10 years now just to repeatedly have conversations that go something like this: "it's 3 am, you have two shells left, your lexus is out of gas and you are surrounded by zombies. what do you do?"

:lol:


It's kinda funny, though. A large number of people come to HPotD for that alone....

[krakenslayer]

"it's 3 am, you have two shells left, your lexus is out of gas and you are surrounded by zombies. what do you do?"


:lol:


It's kinda funny, though. A large number of people come to HPotD for that alone....

I've not seen much of that on here and THIS is why I immigrated here from All Things Zombie. It started out as a fun, intelligent site with smart discussion of films, etc. and slowly became, well... this:

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14

[bassman]

Seeing stuff like that just makes me love HPotD even more....

[darth los]

That I have to agree with. The discussions here vary greatly and keeps things from getting stale. Neil has quite a good mix here. I'll put this site up against any out there and I'm confident we'll kick their asses.

:cool:

[bassman]

I'll put this site up against any out there and I'm confident we'll kick their asses.


I get this image of us going up against the other zed sites in an Anchorman style street fight.

http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/vcs/dennert/anchorman-1.jpg

[AcesandEights]

I've not seen much of that on here and THIS is why I immigrated here from All Things Zombie. It started out as a fun, intelligent site with smart discussion of films, etc. and slowly became, well... this:

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14

To be honest, that sort of stuff is pretty interesting to me...for a little while, but wears thin pretty quickly. I could spend all afternoon at work reading through a lot of those posts, but...I'm glad things are pretty chill here with regards to that sort of conversation, as that sort of shit gets annoying with the tangents it usually evokes and probable chest beating that it all too often leads to.

[krakenslayer]

To be honest, that sort of stuff is pretty interesting to me...for a little while, but wears thin pretty quickly. I could spend all afternoon at work reading through a lot of those posts, but...I'm glad things are pretty chill here with regards to that sort of conversation, as that sort of shit gets annoying with the tangents it usually evokes and probable chest beating that it all too often leads to.

It was interesting at first. You know, it let you use your imagination. Then it just snowballed. It got very repetitive, with the same scenarios and arguments being discussed again and again. It became an antisocial survivalism board, basically, with zombies as a very thin pretext. It brought a lot of weird people to the forum, people who knew all about digging bunkers but nothing about actual zombie movies. The mods tried to deal with it by creating a sub-forum dedicated to Zombie Survival and Defence, to keep it all neatly contained away from the main discussions, but the result was that the S&D forum became like a massive parasitic tumour that sucked the life out of the rest of the board. So I made my exit.

[darth los]

I get this image of us going up against the other zed sites in an Anchorman style street fight.

http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/vcs/dennert/anchorman-1.jpg

As long as i get to wear the cowboy hat I'm in ! :D

:cool:

[bassman]

"Bret killed a guy!"

"Breet, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should probably find a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while..... because you're probably wanted for murder. "

[general tbag]

Well if survival doesnt get a us dvd release i offer to pull out 2 vcrs to constantly make copies to spread the gospel of this flaming turd. anyways it getting a xbox release, wouldnt suprise me if he breaks even on the xbox downloads alone.<Even if it a steaming turd there alot of interest in it with the web traffic

[Trin]

I killed a guy with a trident.
I saw that.

Classic stuff.

[DubiousComforts]

frankly, i don't care if romero never made any money off his older films. again, that's his problem not mine.
From everything I know about George Romero, he couldn't give less of a shit about how many of his films you download for free. Having such a pissy attitude actually is your problem, not his.

[bassman]

From everything I know about George Romero, he couldn't give less of a shit about how many of his films you download for free. Having such a pissy attitude actually is your problem, not his.

I would think it would be more of the production company's problem as they're the ones that put up the cash, but that's just me...

[Trin]

Romero has a history of not giving a shit about stuff he really needs to give a shit about.

[DubiousComforts]

I would think it would be more of the production company's problem as they're the ones that put up the cash, but that's just me...
Pissy attitudes are part of the production company's problem? Oh wait, now I get it! ;)

Actually, it's the distributor's problem. Last weekend at HorrorHound, Romero admitted to scratching his head over Survival being released on DVD in the UK before it sees any type of release domestically. But at the end of the day, he's the director, not the producer or the distributor.

I just fail to see what any of it has to do with publicly gloating over being able to download a film like a spoiled punk. If I was Romero, I couldn't give less of a shit about it, either.

[panic]

Having seen it, I'm surprised they found anyone willing to release this turd tbh.

[Monrozombi]

I admit, seeing it in London after a number of beers, I quite enjoyed it. However, watching it on DVD, the same vibe is non-existent and I don't particularly rate it up there with the others. It is nowhere in the league of Romero films past, but does he really intend it to be? I really do get the arse when vaginafarts start hating just because they've seen it once and just troll because they think that's cool.

That is ALL.

Thats the thing he's not trying to top himself or even out do himself. He's making a movie based on his view points and ideas at the time...its the fans who want him to out do himself and "re-revolutionize the entire horror/zombie genre."

[childofgilead]

Sorry, but if you're just wanting to make a movie just to say "well, here's what I think about this" maybe you're in the wrong business and would be better suited to having a column in a local newspaper.

If you're not willing to bust your shit and produce the greatest thing possible, no matter what your budget is, respect is not owed.

Movies, even with embedded messages, should be entertaining. Unfortunately, Survival fails even at that.