Dawn Of The Dead REMAKE-28 million budget-makes 60 million domestic
The Land Of The Dead-15 million budget-16 million made back so far
My stomach churns when a maverick director who filmed the original Dawn.. can't even compete with a remake of his own work. The Land of the Dead should have made at least double what it's taken in so far. And it should have trounced the Dawn remake.
I loathe people.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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wow, I am surprised... I thought Horror was THE genre right now. How come nobody mentions Return Of The Living Dead? I know it was campy but it's not considered part of the zombie legacy?
John-I understand Romero is not everyone's cup of tea. My concern lies with the fact that the man will likely not get another chance to produce another major motion picture after this, TLOTD. And yes, the zombies are slow and plodding, and I like it that way. That being said, the remake struck an obvious cord, and I believe it's the teenagers. We're now at a point where story doesn't matter. Running zombies look cooler, so the studios make cool looking movies, but not a film that has any semblence of story. And that to me, is the biggest heartbreaker here-Romero, who many claim to be past his prime, still gives us a story, whereas the flash in the pain, quick cash generating, remake completely skips any story that was initially there.
By the by, the original script for Day Of The Dead was huge and way ahead of its time. The role of zombies learning and arming themselves in TLOTD came strictly from Romero's own draft of Day. He didn't rip any of the elements of TLOTD from anyone except himself. He was issued an ultimatum by the studio-Either film Day of the Dead for 3 million with as much violence as he wanted, or don't make it at all.
Also, the fact that people flock to see a zombie movie like the DotD remake, yet stay away in droves from LotD makes me wonder ....what zombie fan doesn't go to see a major zombie movie? Running makes that much of a difference?
Well, if we're going to get into what's scary and what's not, I'll agree that I'm not frightened by Romero's movies. Maybe Night, just because it looks scary. But I just think his zombie movies are better films than the newer zombie snore fests. (I liked Shaun too, but that's a different genre imo) My disillusion is more with the countless remakes than Romero. I had an even bigger problem with the Texas Chainsaw remake. It seems to me this is backwards thinking. A studio could just as easily re-release the original and make profit hand over fist since they wouldn't be funding a new movie. Why not do that? That way the studio keeps its dignity, and they also reap a profit. It's really a win/win situation. Plus, the younger generation can view a classic, and not a watered down action film.
Well we can all be thankful they're digging their own graves.
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