Originally posted by Kazenji
Yeah, He had help from James Gunn back then.
Yes, but it's not just that.
As you said, it was a remake. Romero was a genius of the zombie genre --- making decent remakes out of his original trilogy is an easy task.
Snyder does his best only when the script is already ready and loved by everyone. Dawn of the Dead, Watchmen, 300...
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Yes, but it's not just that.As you said, it was a remake. Romero was a genius of the zombie genre --- making decent remakes out of his original trilogy is an easy task.
I've liked most of the remake's for Romero's trilogy Night of the living (1990) & Dawn Of The Dead (2004). Seems like they dropped the ****en ball with the Day of the Dead remake.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Nothing wrong with that. Directors dont need to be heavily involved with the script.Not everyone can be George Lucas 😛
😂
Okay, I see what you are getting at.
And what I am trying to say is that I don't believe they have a good story/idea for this film.
Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong.
Originally posted by Kazenji
I've liked most of the remake's for Romero's trilogy Night of the living (1990) & Dawn Of The Dead (2004).
Night of the Living Dead remake was directed by Tom Savini.
Dude was a combat photographer in Vietnam and worked closely with Romero on many films.
He is like Romero's Padawan who passed all the tests with flying colors and became a Jedi Zombie Knight.
Originally posted by Kazenji
Seems like they dropped the ****en ball with the Day of the Dead remake.
Haven't seen it.
But I do know there were like two remakes and one unofficial prequel and they all have one thing in common - almost everyone on the web considers them crap.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
And what I am trying to say is that I don't believe they have a good story/idea for this film.
Uh, a heist movie with zombies is just about the best idea for a movie I've heard of in a LONG time. So clearly you smokin' crack.
My only reservation is how these smart zombies will change the genre. But I had a friend point out that it's actually possibly an appropriate evolution given that modern zombies were originally an allegory rooted in the fear of communism and ideologies that, supposedly, strip down individuality and free thought (among other things, for sure). Night of the Living Dead certainly had very heavy political undertones. So, if played well, it might actually be a clever update on the idea of zombies, because so many "smart" people believe QAnon BS and various misinformation nonsense. They are certainly directly hindering our current civilization.
Originally posted by Kazenji
I still like Snyder, I feel like he needs to have a break from doing the comic book movie adaptations.
I agree. Returning to an epic zombie flick seems a perfect break. It much better suits his darker, somber tendencies anyway. I still have some faith in Snyder despite Man of Steel and BvS. Watchmen and 300 are still enjoyable to me, and his Justice League cut restored a little more faith in him. So I have no doubt that this will at least be entertaining if not actually a great film.
Does anyone know, is this film going to have any direct connections to his Dawn of the Dead?
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Because he took the story and made a movie out of it, staying 100% faithful to the source material.The way fans have always wanted.
Army of the Dead is not a remake or an adaptation.
I admit there is certainly reason to be cautious.
Because the writers don't seem to have much of a track record, which makes me wary.
But I remain cautiously optimistic just because the idea is so promising. 😄
So I was sort of mistaken. It came out in theaters last weekend, but it's not on Netflix until this coming weekend. Part of me really wanted to see it on the big screen, but I guess I'll wait a few more days and watch it for free at home.
But it does seem to be getting decent reviews. So that's good.