Ever hear of it? Ever seen it? You should.
Romero has always been know for his uncanny ability to approach societies issues wrapped up in a good zombie-horror film.
Night Of The Living Dead - Racism, 50's.
Dawn Of The Dead - Commercialism and the zombie-like way of buying your way through life
Day Of The Dead - Unsure, need to watch again but revolved around testing on the dead.
Land Of The Dead - Feudalistic societies where the poor stay poor and Dennis Hopper is King. The dead, for the most part, leave them be and do their dead thang until one raid is noticed by an evolved dead and then...there is hell to pay.
Diary Of The Dead - I'm not sure...haven't seen it.
Anyway, the point being that this film, Land, is another one of those Romero classics where it's sucking the hore-gore freaks in with ridiculously impressive ways of displaying intestines while slapping a little meaning at you to take a look around at the world and make a change.
I think everyone should try to sit through the Romero films, just to get the message because the messages are worth it.
Romero's films aren't perfect however. While one can become entranced in the way he weaves his story around societal issues, there is something about his films that makes you feel like you got left behind. I can't quite put my hand on it but, sometimes I feel like I'm in the dust.
Just a shit sandwich for ya' to chew on.
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