Music By It also featured five short films that were chosen as the winners of a MySpace contest. music' added. 455 watched 42 wanted: 16. October 26th, 6:24 am - the next morning inside the Panic Room, they watched as the undead approached the mansion to break in. In the library, Professor Maxwell marveled at "absolute treasures" including a first edition copy of A Tale of Two Cities, when Ridley (still in his Mummy costume and acting weirdly) burst through a bookcase from a hidden Panic Room, equipped with a one-foot thick steel-reinforced door and multiple video camera monitors showing all angles of the isolated property. Janet witnesses her sister bite the horse and rushes to tell Crockett's group the news. This time both the military and the Zombies are the "new arrivals" to the location where two families have always had a feud - and the different ways to handle the outbreak cause that feud to reach a head. [9] He was also inspired partially by the Book of the Dead anthology series which depicts other events that happened during the same time frame. ", October 25th, 11:10 am - while searching for gas in a city, they were confronted by a heavily-armed gang of black men - rugged survivors who had stockpiled supplies in a fortified warehouse. [This short segment became part of Movies. He and his buddies then set out in a Winnebago, with their perpetually drunk film professor (Scott Wentworth), to the childhood home of Jason’s girlfriend, Debra (Michelle Morgan). On the film - yes this ends up as a Western with Zombies in it, though you will spot the "Roger" from Dawn of the Dead, the "Miguel" from Day of the Dead, in two of the characters, and of course there's Alan Van Sprang who's back as a lead after popping up in two other Dead films. Movies tagged as 'National guard' by the Listal community. They end up on an island where two feuding Irish families … [11] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 24, 2010. "], As they walked through the corridor to leave the hospital, a zombie patient with an IV drip on a stand bit Gordo in the arm. them with only their weapons. She knew that "there's gonna be more, there's gotta be more.". October 25th, 4:15 pm - they pulled into Debra's driveway and it looked like her family hadn't returned yet. Jason found himself lost in the warehouse, and was retrieved by Tony, while the National Guard group pursued the suspected zombie, but accidentally shot the wrong man. ... Diary of the Dead (2008) Watched - Wanted Custom. ", "UK Readers Get 'Survival of the Dead' in March? George Romero's 'Living Dead' Films - Part 5 : Diary of the Dead (2007) d. George Romero, 95 minutes . This is the fifth film in Romero'sDead series, although it isn't a direct sequel to any of the other films. And Debra's zombified undead mother was discovered behind the living room couch chomping on the fleshly remains of her father's hand - she was also killed by the professor. George A. Romero (Night of The Living Dead). Where will you be when the end begins? He is then attacked and infected by Ridley. At the dock, O'Flynn and his men attempt to rob the Guardsmen, which results in a shootout. The problem is that Romero found the family feud thing much more interesting than the audience and spends far too much time on … $2,000,000 She ran when attacked and was pursued into the woods, scolding Jason for continuing to film her jeopardized plight ("A little help here?") It had a grisly, frightening aftermath when they noticed a badly-burned/fried State Trooper from the crash stumbling towards them from the wreckage. It was his way of trying to tell the truth about what was happening."]. But we were about to run into something else. [9] There was also a screening of Survival of the Dead at Madison Square Park, at a zombie walk on May 16, 2010. There's one glaring plot awkwardness: the zombie daughter of Muldoon who rides around on horses is destroyed, but turns up again, living. Ridley then abandons Debra and Tony and is revealed to have been bitten by a zombie himself, explaining his odd behavior. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. His horror film turned into a documentary of the unexplainable zombie phenomenon (with long takes and jerky hand-held digital video camera shots). They arrive at Ridley's mansion, where Ridley explains that his parents, the staff, and Francine were killed and he buried them out back. All rights reserved. Except they are us.". The group of students bartered for some of the gas that the survivors had siphoned from tanks in town. The students believed the government was lying about the causes of the zombie resurrection, and vowed to show the world the truth of what had really happened. It’s a grim vision of lawlessness and highway piracy that evokes both Katrina and Iraq without relying on a flashing “satire” signal. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. While Jason and Tracy unloaded the RV outside, Ridley took others on a tour of the luxurious home, with six bathrooms, a bar and gourmet kitchen. Another zombified nurse also threatened them - Debra shocked both sides of her head with a defibrillator (causing her eyes to explode), before Gordo unjammed his gun and also shot her in the head. Ridley re-entered the house and became zombified, and then pursued Tracy (who was unloading the RV) and Jason (who was filming her). [Debra (voice-over): "Jason once said he thought he could help, maybe even save some lives. The newest film from horror master George A. Romero (legendary creator of the Night of the Living Dead franchise) picks up where Diary of the Dead leaves off. It was released the same day as a new authorized edition of Night of the Living Dead on DVD was released by The Weinstein Company.[11]. English Maxwell kills Ridley with an antique sword and Debra euthanizes Jason, while continuing to film. It was speculated that a virus strain may have caused a "mass psychosis." He then elaborated and explained that they were all dead and he had to bury them - his father was the first one to die, followed by his mother and the three servants, and Francine was bitten on her face by the butler Brannigan. The film concluded with footage of two inhumane redneck members of a zombie hunting party that was sadistically using three zombies tied to trees as target practice. ", and she was taped arguing with Jason about her priority to return home. But as soon as the s--t hits the fan, the only place you want to go is home."]. 92 minutes Soon after, Jason heard screams from Debra and gunshots, and called out: "What's happening?" Rotten Tomatoes reports that 30% of 91 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review and the average rating is 4.85/10; the website's consensus is: "Survival of the Dead offers glimmers of Romero's savage wit, but not nearly enough to make up for his unusually uninspired directing and a lack of new ideas"[13] Metacritic rated it 43/100 based on 22 reviews. Unfortunately, they get embroiled in a feud between two families - one wants to kill zombies, the other thinks they can be rehabilitated and has family members chained up rather than shot in the head. The National Guard unit from "Diary" takes central stage in "Survival of the Dead," with the timeline again skipping back a few days to explain why they go AWOL and become bandits. Although the film was produced independently, Dimension Films distributed the film theatrically and the Weinstein Company and Genius Entertainment distributed the film on DVD. Michael Soherty One of the men was attacked by one of three zombie family It's built around a long-standing feud between two Irish families on an island off the coast of Delaware (ah .. ok). Tracy waited until she was certain that he was reanimating rather than having Tony instantly shoot him ("Maybe it won't happen to him"), and then shot him herself when he awakened as a zombie. They were supervised by their Faculty Advisor, Professor Andrew Maxwell (Scott Wentworth) in their college film studies course, Jason's senior-class project at the University of Pittsburgh. White House Down (2013) Watched - Wanted Custom. Also, even though the previous film, Land of the Dead, was produced by Universal Studios, Romero chose to independently produce this one through his own studio, with help from Artfire Studios. That was the fate of Survival of the Dead, the third Romero film in a row to receive almost nothing but bad reviews. [12], Survival of the Dead received generally negative reviews. They are attacked by zombies while Tracy repairs the vehicle with the assistance of a deaf Amish man named Samuel. ", Behind a privacy curtain, some of the group members saw a moving figure and asked for help, and found it was a zombie surgeon eating the flesh of a hospital patient - he could only be stopped by Gordo shooting him in the head. Film footage from a news crew shows a story about an immigrant man killing his wife and son before committing suicide. Diary of the Dead (Weinstein Co.), ... like when the Winnebago crew finally meets up with a National Guard unit. This is what we were getting from the news networks." From now on, everyone who It postulated that political/social Jason rhetorically asked: "What if it is for real? Amidst screams, a man was heard saying: "Tell everyone out there you gotta get them in the head." [16] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote, "Placidly photographed and lacking in urgency, Survival shows us the living flailing at fate and the dead just flailing. Death of Death, shot by film students after they discovered Starring IMDb rating of 5.7 Meanwhile, in a nice touch of connectivity, the A.W.O.L. Romero himself was quoted as describing the movie as "a rejigging of the myth." Survival of the Dead Romero! The latest television news broadcasts spoke of violence in cities, including looting and killing, and smaller towns had become deserted ghost towns. Debra gave up her video camera to the Professor, claiming: "It's too easy to use," and then bitterly told Jason: "I don't want to become you." Passing a city, they are stopped by an armed group of survivors, the leader being a member of the National Guard. Diary of the Dead (2007) Officers opened fire on the two zombies, and news-reporter Bree was bitten in the face before both could be stopped, by shooting them in the head. They drove their RV into the building, where the leader asked Jason about his filming of "home movies" and commented: "Who's gonna be left to watch?" George A. Romero "], [Note: Students had started out making a B-grade mummy horror film set in the woods, directed by Jason Creed (Josh Close). rebooted or updated, 21st century reimagining of the first [Debra (voice-over): "It's interesting how quickly we find out what we're capable of becoming. Jason is able to distract Ridley long enough for Tracy to escape at last minute. Much of Diary of the Dead is framed as a film within a film. There were six separate, inexplicable cases of the dead awakening, including a 50 year-old white male, the victim of a drive-by shooting, who sat up on an autopsy table and attacked a medical examiner, and in another instance, a corpse that apparently revived itself at a hospital. [Debra (voice-over): "It was all over the news. As they fixed the RV inside Samuel's barn, more attacking zombies surrounded the wooden structure. Ridley shows Debra and Tony that he "buried" his parents, the staff and Francine by dumping their bodies into his family's swimming pool. Reid) who could read lips appeared - along with more zombies. Film Plot Summary . O'Flynn learns that the Muldoons are keeping their undead loved ones safe until a cure is found. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Directed By But the “Here, let me jam this into your skull” approach is less successful as a technique for message delivery. Special features included a behind-the-scenes documentary, an audio commentary, and deleted scenes. They also see that the people sent to the island by Patrick have been killed. Her friends take her to a hospital, where they find the dead becoming zombies, and thereafter fight to survive while traveling to Debra's parents. [6] After releasing Land, which he felt was "big" in scope, he wanted to go back to make a relatively low budget film and felt that his "Emerging Media" idea could easily fulfill it.