Survival of the dead reviews thread

[Trin]

Hey, I've gone on record a few times about my expectations being low, yet open minded (relatively speaking, anyway). Yep, yep, yep... that's true. All on record. But... What if this was the best of any of GAR's previous works? Yer letting the "what ifs" creep in. Oh, it all starts harmlessly with a little "what if" thinking. "What if it's his best work. We all know it won't be... but what if?" Then it turns into optimistic rationalization. "Those dock pics looked Kewl! If the whole movie is like that, wowza!!" And then the inevitable refuting of the facts. "So bloody-disgusting gave it a 3 out of 10. I mean, what do those guys know of horror?!?" It's a slippery slope that ends with you sitting in a theater with a huge grin on yer face. And 90 minutes later all you got is regret and anger and the warmth generated from all the flames you spew out here. It's no way to live man. We all want the "what ifs" to be true, Aces, we all do. But you can't let em in. You just can't. They'll eat ya up inside.

[MoonSylver]

But seriously, I'm not sure there can be an apples to apples comparison between the original 3 and today's GAR offerings. Not so much because movies have changed, but because WE have. Most of us watched the originals as youngsters, when loving movies was more an emotional reaction than a well-formed dissection of plot and cinemetography and whatnot. Overcoming that emotional nostalgia is hard. Well said indeed. One of the most insightful summations I've seen. Well done.

[AcesandEights]

We all want the "what ifs" to be true, Aces, we all do. But you can't let em in. You just can't. They'll eat ya up inside. Did you just try and give me the ol' 'If wishes were fishes' life lesson?

[darth los]

We all want the "what ifs" to be true, Aces, we all do. But you can't let em in. You just can't. They'll eat ya up inside. That if that isn't a life lesson that can be applied to virtually any situation then I don't know what is. You should write fortune cookies dude.

[Trin]

Did you just try and give me the ol' 'If wishes were fishes' life lesson? Mostly I just want you to have really stellar expectations walking into the theater. That will be a really fun train wreck for the rest of us to watch. You should write fortune cookies dude. I have tons... "It's never too late to be proactive." "Positive thinking is great but it's no substitue for actual thinking." "If you don't have anything good to say then say something so bad it leaves your victim broken and incapable of reply." "If at first you don't succeed make sure to fail so utterly that you become legend."

[MoonSylver]

I have tons... "It's never too late to be proactive." "Positive thinking is great but it's no substitue for actual thinking." "If you don't have anything good to say then say something so bad it leaves your victim broken and incapable of reply." "If at first you don't succeed make sure to fail so utterly that you become legend." You missed your true calling in life...you could have fortune & glory in the T-Shirt or Motivational Poster field...

[sirjacktorrance]

guys, another positive: http://www.pronetworks.org/index.php...ronto_interna/

[darth los]

This reminds me of the healthcare debate. People on both sides saying all kinds of things. Meanwhile the people in the middle don't know what the hell to believe.

[sirjacktorrance]

Fanttic fest reviews: positive: http://www.vivalageek.com/?p=6603 (positive)Quint of aintitcool: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42514

[Fecunditatis]

Devin Faraci from CHUD: "A truly solid film that looks like a movie, Survival of the Dead is, hands down, the best Dead film since Day. Sure, that sounds like faint praise, but read on." http://chud.com/articles/articles/20...EAD/Page1.html

[Neil]

+ve from AICN http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42514 I wouldn’t call it a return to form, but this is definitely Romero on an upswing. It’s not his best movie, but it’s very far away from his worst.

[kidgloves]

(positive)Quint of aintitcool: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42514 And some people might have a problem with a couple of the more Looney Tunes moments (there’s literally a scene with a giant bundle of dynamite that might as well have ACME stamped on it), but then again this is the man who ended his masterpiece with a damn pie fight. For me, this alone makes the film worth seeing.

[MinionZombie]

For me, this alone makes the film worth seeing. I belive we've seen little glimpses of that scene - the dude lobbing that bunch of dynamite through a door he opens briefly before closing, then the building explodes ... yeah, that looked enjoyable - the crew rather liked it as I remember. Interesting to see a lot of positive reviews flooding forth now, after the inevitable knee-jerk bitch-fest from a bunch of mainstream nob'eds hopping on a bandwagon like they always do.

[kidgloves]

I belive we've seen little glimpses of that scene - the dude lobbing that bunch of dynamite through a door he opens briefly before closing, then the building explodes ... yeah, that looked enjoyable - the crew rather liked it as I remember. Interesting to see a lot of positive reviews flooding forth now, after the inevitable knee-jerk bitch-fest from a bunch of mainstream nob'eds hopping on a bandwagon like they always do. Yup. I think this is probably the most confusing one though. http://www.quietearth.us/articles/20...AL-OF-THE-DEAD What's that? A 6 out of 10 for a film which has been panned so badly, the master himself even said on stage "we'll see if you like it"? A film so atrocious, every aspect of it, and I mean every, was so horrific that my Austin partner in crime got a headache from watching it? A film so terribly rendered that George has clearly taken a step backward into "who gives a f***" land and, I would guess, just wants to make a few bucks as he's missed out on the entire sub-genre he created? I walked into that screening knowing full well it was going to be terrible, and the man has certainly undone any effort he put in his last 2 outputs and created something so haphazardly put together that it was actually kind of good. ??????

[sirjacktorrance]

another BIG positive: http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/...al-dead-2009-0 (different of matt´s review!!) positive! http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news...s.php?id=12009 Positive!! http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/rev...f-the-dead.php