Its very sad of me to say that this film is a big disappointment. I'm a big fan of Romero and his zombie films but this one is just rubbish.
What initially attracted me to this film is the basic fact that Romero is directing once again and he is going to take on an interesting genre (they call it "Spookumentary") The trailer looked awesome and I was like a little boy waiting for Santa Claus to arrive bearing this precious little gift called "Diary of the Dead". Hell, even the poster looked kickass.
Its like what the old folks say: The higher you get, the harder you fall. That's what I felt when I saw this film. I was so disappointed. George Romero is losing his touch.
The premise was interesting. A bunch of college students happens upon a zombie outbreak and they run for their lives. One of the students is holding a camera and the audience is in that camera, his point of view. You know, I'm gonna forgive the part where the students are like surgeons with very steady hands and it didn't really feel like it is a pseudo-documentary horror film.
But I cannot ever forget the film's very bad acting, continuity errors and unsympathetic characters. The message conveyed in the end is questionable too.
This girl in the end had this monologue about two drunk rednecks shooting zombies and she's like "A zombie girl gets shot in the head by two drunk hillbillies, is the world really worth saving? I don't know, you tell me".
It was a wtf moment for me. What is she so upset about? Those two guys just did the world some good by killing a human-eating zombie and she's going all emotional about it. If there ever was a zombie-rights organization, I bet you she will be the spokesperson.
And then there's this guy who rather wants to die recording zombies in camera and uploading it on MySpace than live. It will make you lol. Don't get me started with the girl who gets chased by a zombie and this guy is just standing there recording like a douchebag.
The girl is screaming her lungs out for help and this guy is just standing there like a complete total prick.
Overall, I'd say the appetizer was rather enjoyable, but the main entrée is just plain garbage. 1 star.
What initially attracted me to this film is the basic fact that Romero is directing once again and he is going to take on an interesting genre (they call it "Spookumentary") The trailer looked awesome and I was like a little boy waiting for Santa Claus to arrive bearing this precious little gift called "Diary of the Dead". Hell, even the poster looked kickass.
Its like what the old folks say: The higher you get, the harder you fall. That's what I felt when I saw this film. I was so disappointed. George Romero is losing his touch.
The premise was interesting. A bunch of college students happens upon a zombie outbreak and they run for their lives. One of the students is holding a camera and the audience is in that camera, his point of view. You know, I'm gonna forgive the part where the students are like surgeons with very steady hands and it didn't really feel like it is a pseudo-documentary horror film.
But I cannot ever forget the film's very bad acting, continuity errors and unsympathetic characters. The message conveyed in the end is questionable too.
This girl in the end had this monologue about two drunk rednecks shooting zombies and she's like "A zombie girl gets shot in the head by two drunk hillbillies, is the world really worth saving? I don't know, you tell me".
It was a wtf moment for me. What is she so upset about? Those two guys just did the world some good by killing a human-eating zombie and she's going all emotional about it. If there ever was a zombie-rights organization, I bet you she will be the spokesperson.
And then there's this guy who rather wants to die recording zombies in camera and uploading it on MySpace than live. It will make you lol. Don't get me started with the girl who gets chased by a zombie and this guy is just standing there recording like a douchebag.
The girl is screaming her lungs out for help and this guy is just standing there like a complete total prick.
Overall, I'd say the appetizer was rather enjoyable, but the main entrée is just plain garbage. 1 star.