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aslouie -> Has George A. Romero jumped the shark? (10/30/2009 3:40:16 AM)
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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![8D]
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