Leguizamo, Baker and Joy

There’s only one movie that you’ve been waiting for if you’re in the know: George Romero’s 4th in his zombie trilogy, Land of the Dead. It was rushed out to a summer deadline when Doom fell behind schedule, but now the director’s cut is out on R1 DVD, a few minutes longer than the cinema release. There’s only one significant added scene, and the rest of the changes consist mainly of added gore effects.

The whole movie is still too short and too glossy (particularly in comparison to the previous entries in the series), while not quite upbeat enough to appeal to those who liked the Dawn of the Dead remake for example, but for fans of smart and serious horror movies, this is your ideal Christmas present. The DVD extras are great but too short (‘home movies’ by stars John Leguizamo and Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright are very funny) and there’s a commentary by George which still leaves room for another special edition once all the fuss has settled down.

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