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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The master filmmaker George A. Romero continues to reinvent the modern horror genre with a zombie film that draws new battle lines between the living and the dead. It's been less than a week since the dead began to walk, and the world has gone to hell. The rule of law is disintegrating. The military is in chaos. A war-weary band of soldiers goes AWOL, convinced they'll be better off on their own. Led by Sarge, a tough, chain-smoking guardsman, their only ambition is to survive. They are lured to a remote island that promises to be the last paradise on earth, only to discover that even here, miles away from civilization, there is no escape from a world at war. The battle that follows overtakes everyone on the island, living and dead, and poses a new meaning for the word, "survival". Told with Romero's iconic sense of humour and keen eye for the fault-lines in contemporary culture, George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead expands and intensifies the zombie universe for which he is celebrated. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...Survival of the Dead
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Oh dear dear. George, what were you thinking ??? How can you have gone from the brilliantly disturbing, atmospheric 'Dawn of the Dead' (Original version) to this pile of tosh ? It even makes 'Day of the Dead' (1986 I think) which was mostly pointless, seem reasonable ! And since then they have just got worse and I don't know why ! He should have made a sequel to the original showing what happened to Peter and Fran after they got away in the helicopter, that would have been fab ! But anyway, I digress.
So, the usual small stereotypical group of soldiers decide that they would be better off going it alone rather than fighting to stay alive with the corrupt military. They manage to steal a car ferry (because the chances of that carrying umpteen living dead were obviously less than a smaller boat that could be easily checked out !!)to go off to an island where they've heard the 'deadheads' aren't walking, which just happens to be inhabited by two feuding Irish families. Now I say the term 'Irish' rather loosely, seeing as only one of them seems convincingly Irish (WHY can't they find real Irish people EVER ? And why Irish anyway.........was it necessary ??) But of course the virus is there, they have just decided to let the dead carry on their usual mundane lives (like a postman continually posting the same letter !)but with the aid of chains to keep them contained. But of course this doesn't stop them getting free and eating a rather uninteresting cast. That and the other usual cliched antics, like walking unarmed where you shouldn't for not much reason at all, and thinking that your dead relatives want to get close to you for any reason other than just eating you.
So all in all, this film was a the usual banquet of disappointments. WHEN OH WHEN is someone going to make a decent sequel to 'Dawn of the Dead' ???
I'm now off to find a flux capacitor to see if I can get that 86 minutes of my life back :(
So, the usual small stereotypical group of soldiers decide that they would be better off going it alone rather than fighting to stay alive with the corrupt military. They manage to steal a car ferry (because the chances of that carrying umpteen living dead were obviously less than a smaller boat that could be easily checked out !!)to go off to an island where they've heard the 'deadheads' aren't walking, which just happens to be inhabited by two feuding Irish families. Now I say the term 'Irish' rather loosely, seeing as only one of them seems convincingly Irish (WHY can't they find real Irish people EVER ? And why Irish anyway.........was it necessary ??) But of course the virus is there, they have just decided to let the dead carry on their usual mundane lives (like a postman continually posting the same letter !)but with the aid of chains to keep them contained. But of course this doesn't stop them getting free and eating a rather uninteresting cast. That and the other usual cliched antics, like walking unarmed where you shouldn't for not much reason at all, and thinking that your dead relatives want to get close to you for any reason other than just eating you.
So all in all, this film was a the usual banquet of disappointments. WHEN OH WHEN is someone going to make a decent sequel to 'Dawn of the Dead' ???
I'm now off to find a flux capacitor to see if I can get that 86 minutes of my life back :(
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is by far one of the most half baked ideas for a Zombie film... Ok scratch that, the *idea* is pretty good, a group of people hiding out on some island somewhere while the zombies slowly eat the remainder of the Human race... yes, I'd opt for that! However the story itself is so lame.
The island seems to be full of extra's from Father Ted who live out this Hill Billy type feud with one family against another and that's about it.
Apparently zombies can now ride horses but don't eat them, except until the end... jeez, I've come up with better stories whilst stuck in traffic!
Avoid this very dull and stupid film like the *zombie* plague.
It makes no sense and is just plain silly.
If you like zombie films... check out the Zombie Diaries... far far better, and it's English too, (tally ho!)... much better and realistic.
The island seems to be full of extra's from Father Ted who live out this Hill Billy type feud with one family against another and that's about it.
Apparently zombies can now ride horses but don't eat them, except until the end... jeez, I've come up with better stories whilst stuck in traffic!
Avoid this very dull and stupid film like the *zombie* plague.
It makes no sense and is just plain silly.
If you like zombie films... check out the Zombie Diaries... far far better, and it's English too, (tally ho!)... much better and realistic.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
And so these times of zombie movies everywhere you look, the grand master of the genre returns with his latest offering. Depending on what sort of (zombie) movies you like will determine which of George's original saga you like - if you like your horror `pure' then Night of the Living Dead will be for you, if you like action - see Dawn of the Dead, a darker take on the zombie genre goes with Day of the Dead and finally a more modern `Resident Evil' touch with Land of the Dead.
Then George decided to `reboot' the franchise set in modern times with Diary of the Dead. Whatever you think of it - it bombed. Neither fans of George or new cinema-goers liked it. So... where does he go from there? Does he learn from his mistake and go back to something more successful, i.e. perhaps a combination of Night/Dawn of the Dead?
The answer, sadly, is no.
Survival of the Dead is probably the most disappointing film of recent times. Not because it was bad. It's okay. Simply because it could have been so much better. It doesn't have much of a budget, but George is good at working round such limitations. After over thirty years spent making horror movies, this instalment comes across as if it was written by a horror-freshman.
If you've ever gone onto the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) and looked up movies, sometimes people post in the forums sarcastic topics like `100 things I learned from xxx.' Then they go on to list all the plot holes and things that don't make sense. Unfortunately, Survival of the Dead is one long list of things that don't make sense. Its ultimate downfall is the characters. Not only are they pretty wafer-thin, but they do the most stupid and random things. To start one such list off I'd begin...
1. When most of the world has been killed by zombies, the remaining humans think it's a really good idea to keep them alive
2. Stroking a hungry zombie, no matter how lovingly, will get you bitten
3. If you have six bullets in your gun and there are twenty zombies coming towards you, just use up all your ammunition - the undead will surely give up and not eat you
4. Finally, when the world is going to hell and the dead are coming back to life and attacking the living, it's far more important to kill the remaining humans while dragging up old grievances
You probably get where I'm going with this.
The whole film is just a mess. Characters go from being good to bad to who knows what in a matter of scenes. No one makes any sane decision throughout the whole ninety minutes, therefore leaving you not that bothered when they either turn to zombie chow or shoot each other because they suddenly feel like it.
Is Survival of the Dead the last of George A Romero's films? He probably thought not. I daresay it is. Pity. It could have been so good.
Then George decided to `reboot' the franchise set in modern times with Diary of the Dead. Whatever you think of it - it bombed. Neither fans of George or new cinema-goers liked it. So... where does he go from there? Does he learn from his mistake and go back to something more successful, i.e. perhaps a combination of Night/Dawn of the Dead?
The answer, sadly, is no.
Survival of the Dead is probably the most disappointing film of recent times. Not because it was bad. It's okay. Simply because it could have been so much better. It doesn't have much of a budget, but George is good at working round such limitations. After over thirty years spent making horror movies, this instalment comes across as if it was written by a horror-freshman.
If you've ever gone onto the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) and looked up movies, sometimes people post in the forums sarcastic topics like `100 things I learned from xxx.' Then they go on to list all the plot holes and things that don't make sense. Unfortunately, Survival of the Dead is one long list of things that don't make sense. Its ultimate downfall is the characters. Not only are they pretty wafer-thin, but they do the most stupid and random things. To start one such list off I'd begin...
1. When most of the world has been killed by zombies, the remaining humans think it's a really good idea to keep them alive
2. Stroking a hungry zombie, no matter how lovingly, will get you bitten
3. If you have six bullets in your gun and there are twenty zombies coming towards you, just use up all your ammunition - the undead will surely give up and not eat you
4. Finally, when the world is going to hell and the dead are coming back to life and attacking the living, it's far more important to kill the remaining humans while dragging up old grievances
You probably get where I'm going with this.
The whole film is just a mess. Characters go from being good to bad to who knows what in a matter of scenes. No one makes any sane decision throughout the whole ninety minutes, therefore leaving you not that bothered when they either turn to zombie chow or shoot each other because they suddenly feel like it.
Is Survival of the Dead the last of George A Romero's films? He probably thought not. I daresay it is. Pity. It could have been so good.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The dead may have survived, but they couldn't resuscitate the...
Last week I found 'Survival of the Dead' in a bargain bin at Morrisons for two quid. I reasoned it had to be worth two quid. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Arthur Askey's Legs
Nothing on Dawn of the Dead but miles better than Diary of the Dead,...
As an avid watcher of zombie movies, particularly George A. Romero's Dead movies, I was optimistic for this latest instalment. Read more
Published 5 months ago by UndeadCritic
Not as bad as everyone says
I must admit Romero has done better with zombie movies but films ain't complete rubbish as everyone makes it out to be! Read more
Published 6 months ago by S.B
Can you survive 90 minutes?
Dear, oh dear, oh dear.....Survival of the Dead is George A Romero's 3rd film in his second (slightly rubbish) zombie trilogy and his 6th `of the dead' film (seriously couldn't he... Read more
Published 7 months ago by rohall
Well it's better than Diary of the Dead....just saying
I bought this DVD a couple of months ago and I watched it for the second time today. It is certainly not the best zombie film out there, and yes you do have to look past the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by History Reader
Just Stop Mr. Romero
George A. Romero WAS a film making legend to me when i had only seen Night,Dawn and Day. I thought these are amazing. Read more
Published 10 months ago by George
ONE OF THE WEAKEST DEAD'S YET
Coming on the back of the enjoyable and clever "Diary Of The Dead" it's sad to say that "Survival Of The Dead" is quite a weak zombie film. Read more
Published 11 months ago by nin/ja77
Survival of the Dead ....Yet another of the dead movie
George A Romero a master of horror brings us yet another tired old zombie yarn which just seems to wander like a staggering zombie that has just had a few pints of beer at the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Wayne Tully
Romero back at his best.
After the fairly average 'Land Of The Dead' and awful 'Dairy Of The Dead' I had pretty much written off George A. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ernie
dissapointing!
ok the blood and gores not too bad but sorry the story is very shoddie, not to mention stupid. i defo would'nt buy it not worth it
Published 19 months ago by miss sc waterfall
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