House of the Dead
Written by Mark A. Altman and Dan Bates
Directed by Uwe Boll
Canada, Germany, USA, 2003
Over the course of the last century during which film has been a medium, there have been a lot of entries that have demanded the question: just how the hell did this film get made? There is, of course, the floating head epic Zardoz, starring a ponytailed Sean Connery. There’s the disastrously bad, yet endlessly meme-worthy remake of The Wicker Man, with the strangest Nicholas Cage performance ever (which is really saying something). And there is the mind-numbingly, soul-quakingly, unintentionally hilarious mess of The Room.
Sharing in that company of unfortunates, is the absolute worst video game adaptation of all time (which again, is really saying something). House of the Dead is a film so bad that it single-handedly, and bafflingly, launched the schlock heavy career of the infamous Ed Wood wannabe,...
Written by Mark A. Altman and Dan Bates
Directed by Uwe Boll
Canada, Germany, USA, 2003
Over the course of the last century during which film has been a medium, there have been a lot of entries that have demanded the question: just how the hell did this film get made? There is, of course, the floating head epic Zardoz, starring a ponytailed Sean Connery. There’s the disastrously bad, yet endlessly meme-worthy remake of The Wicker Man, with the strangest Nicholas Cage performance ever (which is really saying something). And there is the mind-numbingly, soul-quakingly, unintentionally hilarious mess of The Room.
Sharing in that company of unfortunates, is the absolute worst video game adaptation of all time (which again, is really saying something). House of the Dead is a film so bad that it single-handedly, and bafflingly, launched the schlock heavy career of the infamous Ed Wood wannabe,...
- 1/5/2015
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Check out the latest poster for George Romero’s “Survival of the Dead”. I liked the original title, “Island of the Dead” better. “Survival of the Dead” just sounds like, well, that George is running out of title ideas. Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as it has been for generations. The O’Flynn’s, headed by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept ‘alive,’ in hopes that a solution will someday be found. The O’Flynn’s, who are clearly outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he meets up with a cynical band of soldiers, headed by Guardsman Sarge (Alan Van Sprang). They join forces and return to the island,...
- 2/26/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
I’m really not certain why they’re not just calling the new George A Romero film Island Of The Dead - since that’s clearly what it is - rather than insisting on referring to it as ... Of The Dead but no matter. While in Sitges late last year I had the opportunity to meet legendary effects man Greg Nicotero, who at the time was spending his evenings on the phone with Romero who for his part was back in my home town of Toronto at the time, just launching principal photography on the latest of his zombie pictures. Given the extremely tight timeline I have to assume that was has just been released by international sales outfit Voltage Pictures is dominantly raw footage - no way this has had time to go through a full post-production process - but the very first trailer for Romero’s latest has just been released.
- 1/6/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
While admittedly most of us are not holding our breaths for Romero's next which is apparently a sideline story to Diary of the Dead, we're still going to watch whatever the master does, so here's a still copped from USA Today.
"In the sequel the Diary continues. Our heroes, trapped in the mansion where we left them, battle waves of ravenous zombies, barely escaping alive. In search of a safe place to settle, they commandeer an abandoned ferry and sail to a deserted island, only to find that it is already populated by a civilization of the dead. Told in the same first-person style as part 1, the next episode of the saga is a violent siege set in the middle of nowhere, a desperate struggle for survival, and peace, between two tribes: the living and the living dead."
You can find the single still after the break.
:::Gallery(Island of...
"In the sequel the Diary continues. Our heroes, trapped in the mansion where we left them, battle waves of ravenous zombies, barely escaping alive. In search of a safe place to settle, they commandeer an abandoned ferry and sail to a deserted island, only to find that it is already populated by a civilization of the dead. Told in the same first-person style as part 1, the next episode of the saga is a violent siege set in the middle of nowhere, a desperate struggle for survival, and peace, between two tribes: the living and the living dead."
You can find the single still after the break.
:::Gallery(Island of...
- 11/2/2008
- QuietEarth.us
George A. Romero has begun production on his latest zombie movie, reports Variety. The film, which has the working title Island Of The Dead, focuses on the inhabitants of a remote island off the North American coast who find their family members rising from the dead to eat their relatives. Romero began shooting the movie, which he also wrote, (more)...
- 10/4/2008
- by By Beth Hilton
- Digital Spy
So, last week we report that George Romero’s Island Of The Dead (tentative title) has a script. This week we tell you that he’s filming it. And oh hells yes, the first sneaky on-set photos taken by a bystander are here online!
That’s Romero, there in the red. Hail him as you would a king.
Boats? Epic!
And what’s more, this brief scene description was sent to our friends at Ain’t It Cool! (note: never met or talked to them)
“Recently, George A. Romero visited my hometown of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada to film scenes for his new, yet untitled, zombie film. I, unfortunately was not there to observe filming, but my brother was able to visit the set and take some photographs (I apologize for their grainy quality). Most of the photos are shots of the set with various vehicles and boats and many people running around the set.
That’s Romero, there in the red. Hail him as you would a king.
Boats? Epic!
And what’s more, this brief scene description was sent to our friends at Ain’t It Cool! (note: never met or talked to them)
“Recently, George A. Romero visited my hometown of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada to film scenes for his new, yet untitled, zombie film. I, unfortunately was not there to observe filming, but my brother was able to visit the set and take some photographs (I apologize for their grainy quality). Most of the photos are shots of the set with various vehicles and boats and many people running around the set.
- 10/4/2008
- by Adam Mason
- Movie-moron.com
Live near Port Dover, Ontario? Then you're in luck! If you click here you can read about how you can be an extra in George A. Romero's latest zombie film, Island Of The Dead (tentative title). Don't forget to send us photos using our contact form! In addition, AICN has already scored behind-the-scenes photos from the film (blurry!), while another article can be found over at Inport Dover. It's amazing how the entire world listens when Romero directs a new zombie movie. What do you guys think about it? Was it a good call to toss the Diary Of The Dead sequel to the fish?...
- 10/3/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
We broke the news early last week that George A. Romero was hard at work prepping his next zombie movie, which we discovered isn't a sequel to Diary Of The Dead like they had originally announced. Instead, various sites reported that the new film would take viewers onto an island and feature underwater zombies (yummy!). This evening something official has finally hit the web on the film rumored to be working under the title of Island Of The Dead, all of which can be found inside (finally, some answers). Cast includes Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick, Stefano Colacitti and Athena Karkanis.
- 10/3/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
After spending most of his career criminally ignored by film studios (even going so far as to let Steven Sommers make The Mummy over him), George A Romero seems to be doing his best to pump out as much zombie carnage as humanly possible.
And good on him - the Dead series frequently hits the high notes, covering scares, tension, ludicrous amounts of gore and deeply intelligent social commentary (yes, even the much-maligned Night of the Living Dead remake in 1990). That’s why it’s such a delight to hear that the great man has a new flick on the way:
Something of the Dead.
It’s a working title, obviously, and the first thing to mention that it’s not going to be the straight sequel to Diary that Romero had earlier wanted to make.
“It starts with the blonde who drove away and the national guardsmen who robbed the people.
And good on him - the Dead series frequently hits the high notes, covering scares, tension, ludicrous amounts of gore and deeply intelligent social commentary (yes, even the much-maligned Night of the Living Dead remake in 1990). That’s why it’s such a delight to hear that the great man has a new flick on the way:
Something of the Dead.
It’s a working title, obviously, and the first thing to mention that it’s not going to be the straight sequel to Diary that Romero had earlier wanted to make.
“It starts with the blonde who drove away and the national guardsmen who robbed the people.
- 9/27/2008
- by Adam Mason
- Movie-moron.com
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