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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
This Week's Hot Video: 'Land of the Dead'
George A. Romero returns to the genre he indelibly re-created with the fourth and final installment of his zombie epic, this one set in a gated community run by a corporate despot (Dennis Hopper) while outside the zombies are evolving.
It's not subtle, but Romero's storytelling is strong, the imagery is vivid and there's an undercurrent of social commentary and political satire. While there is no shortage of slow, shuffling zombies pulling fresh meat from the body human in inventively gory flourishes, the scenes of mass chaos as mankind devours itself -- class conflict gone cannibalistic -- define the film.
Simon Baker, John Leguizamo and Asia Argento star. 93 minutes. Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, language, brief sexuality and some drug use. DVDs come in the R-rated theatrical version and an unrated director's cut. Both feature commentary by Romero, deleted scenes and making-of featurettes. (Sean Axmaker)
GRADE: B+
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