Blogcritics: Comments on Trailers: Batman Begins & Land of the Dead

Comment by Chris Beaumont

Wed, 4 May 2005 07:04:55 EDT

I have posts with links to both trailers: Land of the Dead and Batman Begins I read somewhere that the zombies in this film are in a state of evolution, an extension of what was seen in Day... and regardless of the confidence that Hopper brings, I have every confidence in George and the genre he brought to life.

Comment by Dave Nalle

Tue, 3 May 2005 23:40:53 EDT

Day of the Dead made absolutely clear that the zombies - as exemplified by Bub - were increasing in functional intelligence and organization while retaining their amorality and hunger for flesh. Zombies with machine-guns is just a logical outgrowth of that process. dave

Comment by timwang2k

Tue, 3 May 2005 23:18:46 EDT

Wasn't a zombie firing a pistol in DAY OF THE DEAD...what's the difference?

Comment by Film Cynic

Tue, 3 May 2005 15:34:04 EDT

The zombies probably are firing machine guns. In this film the zombies begin to think. I'm not sure how much sense it makes in the zombie mythology, but satirically it must serve some purpose. And Romero's other films are not all the same. They all use zombies quite well to represent something different in each. I never saw Day of the Dead, though. The main reason that Land of the Dead will stink more than rotting flesh is that Romero has come back to the genre supposedly to show everyone how the master does it but more likely to cash in on the recent fashions. My wish is that he's more inclined to cater some wit akin to Shaun of the Dead as opposed to the adrenaline-charged action of Dawn's remake (Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have cameos).

Comment by Aaron, Duke De Mondo

Tue, 3 May 2005 11:51:52 EDT

just watched the Land Of The Dead trailer. it looks more like a sequel to the 2004 Dawn... than Romero's original. But here's hopeing. And you gotta love that Hopper. "Zombies, man..."

Comment by Phillip Winn

Tue, 3 May 2005 11:37:37 EDT

By "these movies," apparently you mean zombie movies? Gee, thanks for the wisdom. Alonzo - machine guns? Oh, man, now I've got to watch the trailer. Tell me it ain't so!

Comment by jacob deweese

Tue, 3 May 2005 11:01:36 EDT

All of the movies sucked cause they are all the same. They are all about zombies and junk. I would rather watch my best friends wedding and maybe some barney cause I got it on dvd.Welt later........