SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD MOVIE REVIEW!!!!

Since December of 2009 I have failed as a zombie fan to get my chubby fingers on a copy of George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead movie. I mean sure, it wasn't released in the United States yet but if I was a true zombie fan, I would have found a way instead of waiting 2 weeks prior to the American theatrical release.

I'm well aware that I was supposed to have a review earlier on in the week because I did get an advanced copy. I was just about to watch it with friends and then the opening 5 minutes or so was too gory for a 21 year old man in which he stated, "Hey you guys, can we watch like a comedy instead, I don't like this kind of stuff". Being a nice a person my one friend John and I just laughed at him, called him a bitch, and turned on something else. Then I realized this, I've always supported and went to theaters to see a Romero film. Why should I even change my ritual? I mean downloaded it and all but Romero deserves all the support and credit in the world. I went to my local theaters and here I am ready to fill my small group of fans (who have probably seen it half a year ago) void of zombie greatness.

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD

Okay, to start this off, I just want to say I like how George A. Romero twists it up a bit. I like how the National Guard soldiers were the same people from Diary of the Dead.

I have mixed feelings really. I really liked the gore in this movie. It wasn't that much but towards the end when you see the dudes body get pulled apart and you see his spine totally made up for it.

When I watch Romero films I watch them with the intent of finding a new zombie story that isn't all about finding a safe place and escaping a mall, town, hospital, etc... I look for something different in each one. Romero is the Godfather of zombie films. Some of this movie has its humor with the way zombies are killed. I think the fire extinguisher is my new favorite weapon haha. The dynamite scene was funny as well.

In SOTD you find two families battling on Plum Island. You have the O'Flynns where Patrick O'Flynn is their leader and then you have the Muldoons where Shamus or Sheamus or whatever his name is running that family. Patrick believes that the zombies should die. He and his army set out to destroy and living dead in the area. On the other side, Shamus tries to stop people from killing the living dead. He believes that they all should live and kept alive in hope that there is a cure. He also believes in trying to teach zombies to eat animals instead of humans.

The National Guard come across a teenager in the woods and they all meet up with the others from Plum island some how... You'll have to watch the movie for yourself because I'm not spoiling anything!

Romero has a way of making the viewer feel bad for the zombies and really root for them in his films. There's always a message and that was really justified in Land of the Dead. Just seeing how they were excluded on the outskirts of a building where everyone lived happily. They used zombies for entertainment and such. This movie also makes me think of Fido in some parts. The Muldoons are the one family in zombie history to try to give the living dead a real fighting chance.

I'll give this movie @@@@ brains out of 5. I really liked this movie for the twists and turns that come out of it. You never know how a Romero film is going to come out and when you see it, you're usually pleased. Through the years a lot of zombie films have been lagging. I'm not going to lie, I wasn't big on Diary of the Dead. I think this movie made up for it though. It's totally worth the watch I think.

The movie is out now in America. Go see it, spend the $10 and don't eat anything if blood and gore turns your stomach. This isn't a disney movie.