Land of the Dead (2005)

Director:

George A. Romero

Writer (WGA):

George A. Romero (written by)

Release Date:

24 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The dead shall inherit the Earth.

Plot:

The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.

Plot Keywords:

Skyscraper | River | Truck | Mercenary | Sequel To Cult Favorite

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Simon Baker	...	Riley
John Leguizamo	...	Cholo
Dennis Hopper	...	Kaufman
Asia Argento	...	Slack
Robert Joy	...	Charlie
Eugene Clark	...	Big Daddy
Joanne Boland	...	Pretty Boy
Tony Nappo	...	Foxy
Jennifer Baxter	...	Number 9
Boyd Banks	...	Butcher
Jasmin Geljo	...	Tambourine Man
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos	...	Mouse
Tony Munch	...	Anchor
Shawn Roberts	...	Mike
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Pillsbury

Also Known As:

Dead Reckoning (USA) (working title)
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (USA) (complete title)
La terre des morts (Canada: French title)
Land of the Dead - Le territoire des morts (France)
Twilight of the Dead (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, language, brief sexuality and some drug use.

Runtime:

93 min | 97 min (director's cut)

Country:

Canada | France | USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Italian | Polish | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-13 | Taiwan:R-18 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Hong Kong:III (director's cut) | Peru:14 | Czech Republic:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Chile:Y7 | France:-12 | Canada:18A | USA:R (certificate #41825) | Ukraine:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:18 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Boyd Banks]Boyd Banks, the actor who played Tucker in Dawn of the Dead (2004) (a remake of Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978)) and "White Man" in Romero's Diary of the Dead (2007) also plays "the butcher" in Land of the Dead.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the start, when the Skyflowers stop and they are leaving the supermarket, 3 zombies are shot by the guy in the truck. The third zombie falls before being shot.

Quotes:

Foxy: [diplomatically] It's Denbo and his idiot.

Movie Connections:

References Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Soundtrack:

En El Camino

What a complete waste of time

I normally don't vote 1, as in most movies there are at least some things that are interesting. But this utter waste of money, time and filming material deserved this worst.

I generally love horror, splatter, zombie movies etc. even if they are cheaply made, but most of them at least have a story you could follow and understand, even if its only contents is staying alive for as long as possible, but here we have a story - as possible as it may sound, given that the dead returned from their graves - that seems to try to transport some message, which in the end it doesn't, and is so full of holes and senseless twists that it isn't any good.

What really bugged me was the constant change of scene, suddenly - and without a possible explanation - appearing zombies that are only there to be an excuse for even more blood and gore, changes of hearts in the people which happen without any mentioning...

I am really really mad that I wasted my good time on this!