Romero’s Land Of The Dead: Unrated FanCut

Unfortunately this was the start of Romero's downfall. He sold out to the big studios with this awful mess. I think the edit does it's best, but it's truly Romero's fault and everyone else who worked on the project whose to blame for this, not the fan-editor who has tried here to salvage what is left.

So, the zombies are rightly dumbed down, the leading macho black zombie is given a lesser part, the zombie shotgun scenes are removed, which probably was for the best. I think there may have been POV zombie shots, which were taken out too and I think much for the better. The mall scenes of the butchery of the middle class seem a bit brief here, but there may not have been much to play with on that front. The jump scares are minimal too and I think that improves the film massively as Romero never did zombie films for jump scares in the first place. The zombies were just part of the bigger narrative and were always supposed to be secondary, it's just a shame Romero failed to make much of an narrative here as zombies alone cannot make a good Romero film.

Lastly, I feel sorry for the fan-editor that there was simply nothing else that could have been done with that abrupt and dismal ending. Romero is completely to blame for that. It really is terrible. It's just one of the those films that leaves you with "what was the point in making that?" and it's the ending which makes the whole film feel much worse as it's simply hasn't been made well altogether. I feel the same with Romero's final project "The Living Dead", a novel that starts well, but you are quickly left disillusioned, disconnected and disinterested with the whole narrative towards the end. Still, we have "The Dead Trilogy" and we have everything to thank Romero for making those classic horror films.

Overall I couldn't tell where half the cuts were made so the fan-editor did a brilliant job in making it seamless. The audio and visual quality were both fine. A job well done.

Zombie movies are my favourite movies but unfortunately I never really liked Land of the Dead, so I'm glad for Mollo's much needed edit that actually makes this movie enjoyable and turns it into a true zombie movie. I enjoyed the way the opening was put together showing what happened during the outbreak and how it played out. The flow, story and changed elements all improve this movie, the ending was also better then the original having no civilians survive the zombie attack makes it more dark compared to the original and even the credits montage was pretty cool. This will be my go to version from now on as this edit excels in all aspects and I would definitely recommend to anyone that wants a more enjoyable and improved version of the original.

I always liked Land of the Dead, but I'm glad for Mollo's alternate edition. The movie feels more to the point and I enjoyed seeing it without the sentient Zombie plotline.

The quality varies in the segments with added footage, especially in the new prologue. I loved the way that opening was put together but I couldn't help but notice how different every shot looked. Otherwise the editing was great throughout.

If you're a Romero fan, I recommend this edit.

Review by jelio — December 29, 2009 @ 7:03 pm

I rated this movie 8 out of 10 because the source material is just not good enough to warrant better.
For example even this corrected movie is not as good as Romeros Day of the Dead (The modern one that takes place in the shopping mall)

Now as for the skill of the editor i found no mistakes or problems 10 out of 10 on that front.
Also did he polish the hell out of this turd? yes he did this movie is better than the original by miles.

So i endorse seeing this movie if you never saw the original or if you love zombie movies and hated the original.
But if you didnt like the original and you are indifferent about zombie movies then skip it, its way better than the original but its not must see viewing.

Excellent work, excellent cut of the movie, far superior to the original 8/10

Review by zeppelinrox — December 17, 2009 @ 5:03 pm

Well, I can’t add anymore to what’s already been said.
Great edit.