Why people hate LOTD

[SRP76]

Some let their idea of politics dictate what they believe Romero was trying to say and this too bothered those people. That's me - my philosophy is "NO politics is good politics" when it comes to movies. I watch movies to have fun. If I want a political science lecture, I'll go to class, not the theatre. As such, I try to ignore "what Romero was trying to say", because it's irrelevant to me. Instead, I try - emphasis on "try" in the case of this movie - to just enjoy the movie and have fun. "Social commentary" works best when it's got a good movie around it. This one, it seems like Romero had "something to say", and the actual movie was an afterthought. Not good. The "movie" part ends up suffering. Dawn '04 didn't have that problem. Since it wasn't all wrapped up in "sending a message", the movie was able to be itself - a fun-to-watch flick. Is it Gone With the Wind? No. But, as just a zombie flick, it works. For pure entertainment, it's got Land beat.

[MinionZombie]

And you flat out know I love Land. Yawn04 blows nuts.

[clanglee]

Aww Minion, you know you love Dawn '04. Come on out of that closet man. Quit Dawn bashing. It's just your repressed feeling coming out in anger. Let it go, and just Dawn out!!!

[MinionZombie]

Aww Minion, you know you love Dawn '04. Come on out of that closet man. Quit Dawn bashing. It's just your repressed feeling coming out in anger. Let it go, and just Dawn out!!! Nope, I categorically think it's a load of pish ... utter pish.

[EvilNed]

That's me - my philosophy is "NO politics is good politics" when it comes to movies. I watch movies to have fun. If I want a political science lecture, I'll go to class, not the theatre. ... "Social commentary" works best when it's got a good movie around it. This one, it seems like Romero had "something to say", and the actual movie was an afterthought. Not good. The "movie" part ends up suffering. Erh... Contradicting yourself a bit?

[Mutineer]

This is the longest debate ever rivalling MAC/PC Dawn 04 I still cannot fathom not liking this film. Hundreds upon hundreds of Zombie films released over the years with, what, 20 actual good ones ? 10 Great ones ? This film breathed life into the genre along with 28 Days Later. It was not perfect, but a lot of fun. LAND ? Uccck. What a joke this film was. Bad, bad, bad ..... Lame cinematography, absurd Dead Reckoning vehicle, bad action sequences and on and on and on .... What an utter load of crap of a letdown. Dawn 04, 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later are all much better films.

[SRP76]

Erh... Contradicting yourself a bit? No. Just because I don't particularly enjoy something, doesn't mean I don't know what goes on with it. I also hate basketball. That doesn't mean I don't know how it's played.

[Danny]

Nope, I categorically think it's a load of pish ... utter pish. aside from the opening ten minutes of chaos i agree with ya.

[clanglee]

Nope, I categorically think it's a load of pish ... utter pish. I know you think that man. You have made it quite clear.

[Danny]

long after music, religion, science and time adn spce are gone, this thread will carry on after the next crunch and bang so a nexly spawned universe will discover this adn cosmic wars will be faught betwene the filthy dawners and the lazy landers. ^*james cameron steals the idea and makes 40 million dollars at the box office on a slow weekend*

[bassman]

long after music, religion, science and time adn spce are gone, this thread will carry on after the next crunch and bang so a nexly spawned universe will discover this adn cosmic wars will be faught betwene the filthy dawners and the lazy landers. ^*james cameron steals the idea and makes 40 million dollars at the box office on a slow weekend* I would definitely pay to see that. But then again, I'll pay to see anything Cameron does. Plus....you know that landers would win. We'll crush the filthy dawners in a metal press or throw them out of an airlock. Wait a minute....

[DjfunkmasterG]

AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO LIKES THIS MOVIE!?!?!? I think so. It definitely blows chunks.

[capncnut]

AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO LIKES THIS MOVIE!?!?!? No, you 'aint. The folks that call it crap have no rights to really because they secretly watch dogs**t like 'Friends' with their families and love it. I will agree, it's not the best of Romero's films but it's far from crap. I highly doubt ANYBODY on this (or any other forum) could better it or even remotely better a single scene from it... Yawn04 blows nuts. Yawn 04 is an MTV music video from start to finish. I wont dog it completely because it has 'some' enjoyable scenes but overall, it's like a piece of bubblegum. 10 minutes in and it loses it's flavor completely. Not only that but it's got runners in it, and everybody knows runners are the Liberace of zombies! "Ooo-wah-ah-ah-ah, c'mon get down wit' da sickness!"

[Mutineer]

Friends is one the best sitcoms in tv history along with MASH, Cheers and Seinfeld. Wait ... What does liking Friends have to do with Land of the Dead ? - I'm working on a project with a DP / Director combo that would blow your theory out of the water and they currently reside in 'forum land' - I like Runners and Walkers. Runners are far more intense and scarier; how many folks on this forum could run 100 yards at full sprint before collapsing from too much beer and pot ? Land was beyond crap.

[MinionZombie]

Friends = I enjoyed it, a fun show, it's like a visual cuddle/hug ... plus Chandler rocks and Jennifer Aniston is fit, and Courtney Cox was fit till late season 2/early season 3, and Lisa Kudrow was fit until she got all shagged around the eyes... Land = awesome, I loved it. Yawn04 = donkey nuts ... actually that is a disservice to the nuts of donkeys ... it's a load of old, non-species-determined penis, is what it is. Some Capn-theory out-of-water blowing go-an-on 'ere mates. Oh, and shufflers all the way!