Land of the Dead (2005)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.5/10   

Réalisateur:

George A. Romero

Scénariste (WGA):

George A. Romero (written by)

Release Date:

24 juin 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

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 | Shot In The Chest

Awards:

7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

land of the dead boring.

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s):

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.

Durée:

93 min | 97 min (director's cut)

Pays:

Canada | France | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol | Italien | Polonais | Français

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

George A. Romero was so impressed with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead (2004) that he asked them to appear in this, the fourth part of his "Dead" series, and they appear as the photo-booth zombies in the carnival/bar-room sequence. They also feature prominently in the artwork for the unrated directors' cut.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Riley lowers the drawbridge, a zombie comes out of the same control room.

Guillemet:

Kaufman: [talking about Cholo] You're dead. You really are *dead*!

Movie Connections:

References Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Soundtrack:

Speak Too Much

land of the dead boring.

Land of the dead: Or to give it the full title: George A.Romero's land of the dead after all this is the godfather of the zombie film. Many have come along as pretender to the throne, many have failed, some who realised the comic potential in lumbering undead succeeded (well done Shaun of the dead boys) but somewhere along the way someone saw potential in the zombie market (is it a cult thing?) and so along come a string of originals and even a remake of one of Georges own zombie films. Once again the box offices rung to the sound of groans and tearing flesh. But the difference with Georges original trilogy was they had social commentary whether it be about racial issues, consumerism or power struggle between haves and have-nots. All these issues existed for the zombie story to loosely hang on to. So twenty years later and four weeks before Halloween (what will the zombie costume ratio be like at this years parties?) comes the king of the genre to show everyone why we loved him and ultimately how it was done. Now I really liked the originals and I'm quite a fan of zombies in general but man what was this guy doing? Here the social commentary is so basic it's as clear as the zombies skin, it's not intelligent like it was in the seventies, and it's lame. Ohh America bad, superpowers bad, little people hard done too, it just doesn't cut it. Elsewhere the acting is poor, some big guy who I'm sure is an American wrestler doing one liners in his best Arnie voice and the script, when one character threatens another with the words 'he will pay up or I'll put a jihad on him' you cant help but wince. And you may or may not have heard about how the zombies have developed skills like using guns and general ability to odd jobs (the last one was a joke!) the whole reason I liked the zombies was because they were big in numbers and low on brains i.e. unpredictable. But if they can shoot me well cause I'm scared they have guns duh. All in all I think that the effects have moved on leaps and bounds and much like a plodding zombie the stories haven't. George is the same age as my granddad and he gardens and watches motor-cross. Maybe there just comes a time when an idea has run its course and should be left to rest in peace.