To make his first feature, Romero and his team filmed in Pittsburgh (far away from the glamour of Hollywood), with a budget of just $114,000, a cast of unknown actors, and a short 30-day shoot. The classic film focuses on the outbreak of a zombie horde in a localized area of North America. Night of the Living Dead was the film that started it all. To mark the release of Day of the Dead: Bloodline, we’re taking a bird’s eye view of the ‘Romero Zombie Universe’ to stitch it all together. Day the Dead: Bloodline is a bold reimagining of his 1985 classic and will be released on DVD this October – just in time for Halloween. Now, 50 years after it all began, there’s a new entry into the undying franchise. He followed up his debut with two more zombie hits, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, an unholy trinity of zombie films often referred to as the ‘Dead Trilogy’. Romero established the modern zombie film with his raw and terrifying debut The Night of the Living Dead, one of the most well-regarded and influential horror movies of all time.
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However, I'd be honored to throw the same money down to see whatever movie has George Romero's name on it.In 1968, George A. I will gladly watch WWZ 2, regardless of the travesties they make of Max's wonderful book because I know it won't be a horrible zombie movie. And we all know what a tedious waste of time TWD has become. I stopped with this super hero horseshit after Spider-Man 2, and I MIGHT watch a Fast and Furious movie some day, if you held a gun to my head.
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I can totally see how it would be disheartening for him, at his age and with his name, having to continously bust his ass to do the very thing that made him the legend he is. That seems like a young man's game, though. It might be hard for Romero to get something low-budget made but, he COULD do it. I'll watch every Romero zombie movie, too. We won't speak of the liquid zombies, though. Shameful it was so far from the book, but I'll take it. If it's rotting humans trying to eat non-rotting humans, give it here. It seems like one of the original independents should be mopping up. There are so many opportunities for independent filmmakers today. Honestly, it's kind of weird to hear that he's still struggling to get films made.
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We get a few stupid zombie blockbusters, but there's still a ton of really smart indie films out there that tackle social/political themes in the spirit of Romero. World War Z sucks, and Walking Dead hype can get pretty tiresome, but I don't really think either is an indicator of what's going on within the genre.
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Still, in a year when zombie fans got both Girl With All the Gifts and Train to Busan to feast on, I can't help but think they're talking crazy. Regardless, I'd probably react to the situation the exact same way if I were in his shoes. Maybe Hollywood just doesn't appreciate him like they should. I get the impression he might not play the Hollywood politics / ass kissing game well enough to get ahead like some directors. I still remember hearing about how he'd been struggling to make his fourth Dead film while Hollywood was remaking Dawn. This whole thing just read like cranky old man talk to me. I love George Romero, but the concept of a movie where zombies drive cars sounds more like a genre killer than anything Hollywood has given us.