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Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 3:40:16 AM
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aslouie
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Since Halloween's around the corner, I thought it's high time I should submit this long lingering question for everyone's consideration: has the auteur behind modern zombie horror, especially with his Living Dead quartet/quintet, has resorted to a series of cheap cinematic gimmicks, in order to stay relevant even in the niche horror film scene? In addition to the sort of political sermonizing Romero's been inflicting on his longtime zombie fan base, I can't help but think he's become something akin to a gorehound version of the proverbial, curmudgeonly/misanthropic uncle or grandpa, totally obstinate on all things positive about humanity, let alone the family.
This thought came about when I had a late night snack with some friends, and while we were on the topic of Zombieland, I decided to pop the George Romero issue when one of my friends opined about how atypical it is for the director, to make the cannibalistic undead not only with higher intelligence potential, but also with higher functioning communication between fellow zombies come Land of The Dead. Maybe it's in part to a past interview when Romero once said that he have a soft spot for zombies, or at least finding the undead more interesting than the technically living characters come Day of The Dead.
But like his career, I shouldn't be surprised about what direction this director's heading towards when he said on an IFC promo (for Land of The Dead), if zombies suddenly came back to life, he will (wholeheartedly) join them--even if it means the specter of death; well Georgy boy, with where you're at, methinks you're already there! 
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 4:29:18 AM
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Don't understand where your going with this, but I love George romero :) I got his undead trilogy for my birthday in 2001, and have been a fan ever since.
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 9:06:10 AM
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The first three films are classics, and even the 1990 remake of "NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is a worthy effort.
LAND OF THE DEAD began the downhill spiral, so I would vote "yes".....
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 2:39:31 PM
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George can jump the shark as many times as he wants.
George Romero owns the shark.
I love George Romero movies.
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 8:57:02 PM
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I am glad he invigorated the zombie movie genre, as it is my favorite type of movie, but he was never really particularly talented in any special way. I never understood the adoration of the guy, except for the fact that he was brave (or stupid?) enough to produce zombie flicks.
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 10/30/2009 9:32:13 PM
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aslouie
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George can jump the shark as many times as he wants.
George Romero owns the shark.
I love George Romero movies.
Heh heh... kinda like that scene in Lucio Fulci's, Dawn-of-The-Dead-ripoff, Zombie?
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 11/1/2009 3:22:48 PM
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Chanting from a passing Zombie Walk in Greenwich Village, Halloween Eve:
What do we want!
BRAAAAAAAAAINS!!!!
When do we want it?
NOOOOOOOOW!!!!!
Hardy har har.....
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 11/2/2009 2:53:44 AM
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Was it Romero that decided zombies like to eat brains? Or did that develop somewhere else?
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RE: Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? - 11/2/2009 6:45:34 AM
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aslouie
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Was it Romero that decided zombies like to eat brains? Or did that develop somewhere else?
I believe it was someone else. The whole "Return of The Living Dead" franchise is more of a darkly comic homage or parody of Romero's Living Dead series; at least that's my understanding of it.
But apart from that I recalled in some past interview on Starz's The Directors series, Romero had hesitated before with helming Dawn of The Dead, for fear of being pigeonholed as the zombie guy (kinda like the director's version of being a type-casted actor). Part of me wonders if that's the plausible reason why he started to go downhill with his oft-tried, but not necessarily true, Living Dead franchise (starting with Day of The Dead).
It's even more somber if one considers the fact that in some other interview (possibly from one of my hometown's local alternative newspapers), Romero originally slated to direct some political/spy thriller starring the late-Anthony Quinn. But when Quinn passed away, so did the project, which is kind of sad considering even within--or even outside the horror genre, Romero proved that he can still craft a very competent movie like Knight Riders, Martin, and The Crazies. The political/spy thriller could have been an interesting concept to watch though...
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