June 10, 2010
Survival of the Dead
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010 Sometimes I think George Romero just sits around thinking up new ways to re-kill zombies. Then, when he’s jotted down a dozen or so original and/or amusing ones, he spends up to an hour writing a screenplay, hires a few actors and makeup artists, and crunches out a […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010
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Sometimes I think George Romero just sits around thinking up new ways to re-kill zombies. Then, when he’s jotted down a dozen or so original and/or amusing ones, he spends up to an hour writing a screenplay, hires a few actors and makeup artists, and crunches out a new zombie flick. Because that’s what his, or anyone’s, zombie movies have come down to these days: offing the undead in humorous ways (though Zombieland has a funny script as well). If that’s what floats your boat, Romero’s latest is fine; it’s nicely filmed and well enough acted. But what happened to the social satire?
