Land of the Dead trailer!!

[BloodMan]

Get ready to shit your pants. :)

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/georgearomeroslandofthedead.html

:)

[TheDeadWalk]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

[Shockwave]

Whoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!


Fucking Ace!

"zombies man,......creep me out."

Good stuff indeed!


Its going to be insane to see what this guy can do when he has a budget.:cool:

[adamjohnson]

JUNE 24TH? Where the hell have I been? Jesus Christ!

BTW, im just WAITING for all the youngsters to say, in regards to the giant truck they seem to drive through town, "Man, this guy ripped off Dawn of the Dead!"

Explaining THAT logic to them will just be fun.

[Shockwave]

Zombies invaiding a city in all out survival horror?


...this looks to be the movie that Resident Evil 2 should have been.

[C-Desecration-]

Nice trailer, especially that line from hopper at the end! Nice stuff. Man, if this movie is actually good-good, it'll finally raise mainstream's expectations of what to expect from a zombie movie so they won't tolerate shit like re2. Because this is a summer release after all, competition or not, if it has great word of mouth, it'll get enough bucks.

Should be an interesting time.

[XCoRyX]

looking DAMN good... the atmosphere looks great, the feeling seems great, the cast is looking just as great and i am now officially HYPED!

[TheDeadWalk]

For awhile I thought this was going to be the first ROmero zombie film without a strong black lead, but as we're getting to see, that's wrong!

Of course, I refer to thee Big Daddy. Check out his fat picture in the other LOTD thread...

[ANTBond007]

Very classy trailer. I love it.

[Mr-Blonde]

Glad that this one wasn't a link to some gay porn site.

It looks fantastic! This movie looks as though it's turning out to be every bit as good as I've heard. I'll be up in the front row on June 24th! :cool:

[iDLEWiLD_fan]

...fucking loved it!!

....and the whole Marilyn Manson score used in Resident Evil being used in the trailer seemed as tho Romero was pissing all over RE after they turned down his script...and showing them how a real zombie movie should be...lol WOOOOHOOOO fuck Resident Evil!!!

Hopper's line....classic!

[iDLEWiLD_fan]

Originally posted by Mr-Blonde
Glad that this one wasn't a link to some gay porn site.

....I agree :eek:

[C-Desecration-]

and the whole Marilyn Manson score used in Resident Evil being used in the trailer seemed as tho Romero was pissing all over RE after they turned down his script...and showi9ng them how a real zombie movie should be...


It was just music used to target what the studio believes this movie's target audience is - teens. And it will attract teens. Nothing wrong with that.

[adamjohnson]

Originally posted by C-Desecration-
It was just music used to target what the studio believes this movie's target audience is - teens. And it will attract teens. Nothing wrong with that.

Romero-ites KNOW it wont be like the remake, so we'll be seeing it because of that. These teeny boppers will hear the rock music and flock to the damn theaters.

Everyones covered.

[Digifruitella]

Romero is the fkn MASTER! I can't wait for this movie. I have all faith in this being just like his earlier Dead flicks, with organs gettin ripped out, etc. Who's doing the special effects? is it Tom Savini? or Rick Rubin?

[iDLEWiLD_fan]

Originally posted by C-Desecration-
It was just music used to target what the studio believes this movie's target audience is - teens. And it will attract teens. Nothing wrong with that.

...what I said wasn't a bad thing...I thought it was a funny idea that Romero purposely used this music to say a big fuck you to Resident Evil..MWAHAHAHAHAHA

[Mr-Blonde]

Originally posted by Digifruitella
Romero is the fkn MASTER! I can't wait for this movie. I have all faith in this being just like his earlier Dead flicks, with organs gettin ripped out, etc. Who's doing the special effects? is it Tom Savini? or Rick Rubin?

The FX are being handled by none other than Greg Nicotero, one of the guys who worked w/ Savini on Day of the Dead. He even appeared in the film as one of the soldiers.

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/4674/nico13ga.jpg

Savini will only be appearing in the film-- in a very cool cameo! ;)

[Cunning Visions]

I'll admit...after reading the script I was very nervous about this. It seemed like it could have been really goofy. Glad I was wrong :cool:

[Psychocandy]

Doesn't look as good as the Dawn Of The Dead Remake but i'll be there nonetheless.

[chasingbanky]

Is this the first dead movie that uses the word zombie? I just thought that was kinda "hmmm."

[Tyler Durden10]

No, it isn't the first time. Peter said something like "there's gonna be a thousand zombies in here....." when the bikers were raiding in Dawn of The Dead '78.

[countchocula]

Slick trailer. I can't wait to see how crowds react to it. I like how Georgie Boy gets the credit he deserves.

There's not nearly enough gay porn, though.

[vash777]

of course your joking about the dawn remake right and what he said was "their are going to be a thousand of those things in here" no he doesnt mention the zed word

[Lord Raiden]

I enjoyed the trailer a lot. I admit I was a little turned off that they used one of the Manson scores from RESIDENT EVIL. Of course, I'm one of the 17 people who actually loved RE so I am a little bias. I love a good zombie flick and I will definitely check this out at the theatre.

[IamNoOne666]

Yeah I've been looking forward to this since Night and Dawn are some of my favorite movies (I still love Day too) but after seeing that trailer I'm shitting my patns to see this now. I cannot wait.

[pyscho dude]

Well even though my Windows Media Player was being shitty and skipping some frames, it was still very very good stuff indeed. This could end up becoming my new all time favorite movie.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by vash777
of course your joking about the dawn remake right and what he said was "their are going to be a thousand of those things in here" no he doesnt mention the zed word

He was talking about the 1978 version where Peter says on a walkie talkie to Stephen "There's gonna be a thousand zombies" during the third act.

[EvilDeadGirl]

Jes' saw the trailer.......Rawk the fuck on! This film is gonna be great! I really can't wait to see it. Will be the First Romero flick I've seen on the big screen and am really looking forward to it. The trailer was nice. Didn't really give much of anything away which I am very greatful for.

Also good to see a familiar doing the special effects. I really do love Greg Nicotero almost as much as I love Savini's. I'm sure Nicotero has done an outstanding job and I'm truly eager to see. Woot! Summer can't come soon enough!

[Mr-Blonde]

Originally posted by TheDeadWalk
He was talking about the 1978 version where Peter says on a walkie talkie to Stephen "There's gonna be a thousand zombies" during the third act.



Peter also mentioned that his grandpa was a voodoo priest which would explain why he refered to the undead as zombies.

SOMETHIN' MY GRANDADDY USED TO TELL US...YOU KNOW MACUMBA? VOODOO.. GRANDADDY WAS A PRIEST IN TRINIDAD. USED TO TELL US...WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM IN HELL...THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH.

Zombies are a big part of Voodoo lore.

[Kidsilk]

Pretty sweet. No wonder they moved the release date up.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

Frickin awesome. Looks like it could be Romero's finest. And I just LOVE Hopper's line at the end. :)

[vash777]

yet as we speek i am humbled by the knowledge that has been displayed by posters on this board

[Psychopath2616]

I looooove how you hear "They're coming to get you Barbra...." while the screen is black....classic...as for the actual clips of Land of the Dead...It looked very Resident Evilish...BUT....Romero did make the "zombie" popular and RE was based off a game that ripped his work off....so its kinda hand in hand...was the preview kick ass...yes....but mainly for the past clips of the trilogy....I need to see more on Land

[TheKingOfMasks]

Was it just the "sound effects" added for the purpose of the trailer.... or do these zombies "scream" like they do in the DOTD remake?

Preferably, I like the zombies that sigh and moan.

But seeing as these zombies are supposedly "more advanced" than the past ones as they have apparently "evolved" according to Romero, does this also include shrieking?

[KillaMyers]

Great fuckin trailer, count me in opening day.

As for Romero "pissing" on Resident Evil, he did an interview awhile back and said that he liked the movie quite a bit actually, only negative thing he said was that there "wasn't enough gore":D .

[Terror Australis]

I just saw the trailer just then. Very cool stuff, I'll be checking it when it's released in Australia.

[Digifruitella]

Yes! thats reat news about Greg Nicoreto doing SFX, hopefully the man can bring the realness that was in Day of the Dead, (when that guy gets torn apart in the hallway) geez that was disgusting. So real too. Fear.

[iDLEWiLD_fan]

Originally posted by KillaMyers
As for Romero "pissing" on Resident Evil, he did an interview awhile back and said that he liked the movie quite a bit actually, only negative thing he said was that there "wasn't enough gore":D .

...man that sucks I was hoping he was like fuck resident evil

... can't fuckin wait for this film!!!!!

[syxxpac]

Originally posted by Psychopath2616
was the preview kick ass...yes....but mainly for the past clips of the trilogy....I need to see more on Land

I agree. I got major chills when Rhodes yelled his infamous "This is a fucking WAR!", minus the word "fucking", but the message still came across loud and clear.

Rhodes is a god.

[Mr-Blonde]

Originally posted by syxxpac
I agree. I got major chills when Rhodes yelled his infamous "This is a fucking WAR!", minus the word "fucking", but the message still came across loud and clear.

Rhodes is a god.

Hell yes. And Steele is a demi-god.

[syxxpac]

Nah, Steel's just a caveman :p

[skweemkween]

Originally posted by Mr-Blonde
Savini will only be appearing in the film-- in a very cool cameo! ;)

Oh that will not be the only amazing cameo............

c'mon surely you know who else in getting their mugs in there....?

[Mr-Blonde]

Originally posted by skweemkween
Oh that will not be the only amazing cameo............

c'mon surely you know who else in getting their mugs in there....?

Oh yeah those English blokes Simon Pegg and Nick Frost may just be showing up for killer cameos also.

http://www.whatevs.org/images/dailypics/04_09/shaun01.jpg

Now how's that for a slice of fried gold?

[EvilDeadGirl]

Thats ok cause he's actually a throwback and all throwbacks have big dicks. Syxx. ;)

Oh and that would rawk to see Pegg and Frost with a cameo! I'm all giddy about this flick. Like a lil' school girl.

[eiker_ir]

damn, at first look i thought that screencap from SOTD was from Land, it looks like if it was taken right frm the trailer.

[iDLEWiLD_fan]

Originally posted by Mr-Blonde
Oh yeah those English blokes Simon Pegg and Nick Frost may just be showing up for killer cameos also.

I thought it was Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright that are having cameos...I don think Nick Frost will be doing a cameo.

[Mr-Blonde]

Originally posted by iDLEWiLD_fan
I thought it was Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright that are having cameos...I don think Nick Frost will be doing a cameo.

Yeah-- actually you're right. My mistake. It's a shame though that Nick Frost won't be appearing. He's already got that zombie thing down pat! ;)

[SixStrangSmoker]

Originally posted by syxxpac
Nah, Steel's just a caveman :p

I'll try to forgive you for that..Steel is GOD

not A God..hes the actual GOD


:D

[syxxpac]

Originally posted by SixStrangSmoker
I'll try to forgive you for that..Steel is GOD

not A God..hes the actual GOD


:D

Oh, I wasn't putting him down. After all, EvilDeadGirl outlined why being a throwback isn't all that bad a deal :p

[dellamorte dellamore]

Then i'm def a modern day man :) .


Can i say something here , after watching that trailer i did something that will takes weeks to clean properly .


Okay , random thought time .


Wowzer , just when you think maybe the man has lost his touch , he throws this at us . I love how they sort of paid homage to the Dawn 78 trailer and mentioned the other films in the dead trilogy . Remember that great Dawn trailer intro , in 1968 , G Romero ..... . It's not exactly the same , but the spirit behind it is , just need that cheesy voiceover ( we get it at the end of the clip , don't know if it's the same guy , sure sounds it ) . Now , they should go with an actual video montage of all 3 previous films in the longer trailer , because in this one , unless i missed something , only showed Night 68 , and had titles for Dawn and Day , in additon to that cheesy voice i mentioned , would work great as a contrast to the modern incarnation of this dead installment .


Okay , same guys must have did the sound in the trailer and the titling , it reminds me of Dawn 04 . The crackling fire sound as the titles disintegrate . I like it , and not complaining , just an observation . After all it is Universal , same company that produced Dawn 04 , so it only makes sense some of the same talent will be used . I have no prob with that , that film was great .


The cinematography is appropriately dark and disturbing , as is the color scheme . This really does look like the end of the world . I thought it would look too polished , and in some ways it does , some of the look can be seen in other modern horror films produced by big studios . But , there is no doubt Romero's directorial eye is all over this thing , even if he had a bit less say about the crew he would work with with this film , he seems to have carefully crafted a look that will convey the particular mood his script and vision required .



The zombies , woah , there a ton of these stumblebums , but , somehow , im thinking i was right about the intelligence thing , they should become dumber as they deteriorated , and im not sure im accepting this coordinated attack plotline . Could be wrong , but i love the look of them , i like the ferocity on display , but i don't like the intelligence angle . They seem to be using weapons in this thing , and surprise , it looks like some will move faster than normal , at least for a Romero zombie . And what was that hanging from the ceiling , a homage to Dawn 04 . No matter these things look fearsome and unrelenting , they just better not forget to take some bites out of people when they get the chance . Now don't get mad , but they do kind of remind me of the ones in Re 2 , the way they move , the way they attack , even the way they look with those vacant eyes . Again , its not a bad thing because i liked the ones in that one , loved em .



Music for trailer , sounds straight out of RE 1 , during the invasion of the mansion and the train sequence , but that's not Romero's fault , i doubt he had too much say with regards to the music of choice for the trailer . If he did , i dont get it , i want something more atmospheric , not head banging . But Uni is going for the younger crowd , the ipod crowd , even though they dont have too , its the reality , it will make money mainly in the 17 - 25 yo range , its target demographic


A brief glimpse of the acting , im relieved that it looks as if Hopper is somewhat restrained in this , although that little crack he makes towards the end of the clip is a bit cheesy , he looks like he wont be a distraction . The other guy who said something , the one with the long hair , it's soap opera territory , but freak it , shouldnt be too much of a prob , its a b movie after all .




Now , final thoughts , for now , the film does look terrific , no doubt about that , but its obvious there are some modern influences with regards to some recent popular zombie films . Looks like he combined RE 1 , 2 , Dawn 04, SOTD and a host of late 70's early 80's zombie movie homages , with a good helping of the zombie master's touch . And that's great as far as im concerned , it looks like someone has finally put them all together , after all this time , and made a brutal as hell , exciting , suspenseful , tense , unsettling , and overall thrilling zombie / action ? movie .



I can now see why this is being released during the summer , even if i still wish it was in October , this is going to be one of the best of the Summer . Thought Batman would overshadow it ( it will at the box office ) , but damn if im more excited about this one now , maybe .



Wow , that can sum it up , now about that unrated cut :) .

[EvilDeadGirl]

Damn DD. All of that from a trailer. LoL. Glad ya liked it and its even added to yer enthuasism. Rawk on bro!

[vash777]

man and i simply thought dang i cant wait to see it and that was pretty much it my mind does things very simply ala the greatest director ever ewe bowle

[dellamorte dellamore]

Wonder what my response will be when i see the whole film :) .

[CrazyKillah]

Originally posted by dellamorte dellamore
Wonder what my response will be when i see the whole film :) . I'm thinking the same thing. While the idea of a new Romero zombie flick being only a few short months from being released has me giddy, I'm probably in the minority here when I say that the trailer had me thinking "eh". It just didn't do anything for me. That said, it is just a trailer and the actual finished product, hopefully, will blow us all away. I actually dug the "Night" montage and the sound clips and white scrawl better than the actual Land footage that was shown. Also, Dennis Hopper may have been the wrong choice for this. While some thought his line at the end of the spot was great, I found it fucking cheesy and reminiscent (sp) of those Reebok/Nike/whateverfuckingshoecompany ads he did a number of years ago as the psychotic ref and fan.

[Shockwave]

Its funny, but im looking more forward to this movie then War of the Worlds or Batman simply becuase i know(on purpose) so little about what happens in the movie. This is my "surpise" of the summer.

..or rather, i know enough to know its going to rock, and am content to leave it at that without further spoilering.

[dellamorte dellamore]

I agree about the Hopper line , its too reminiscent of the cheesy one liners you'll find in almost every other studio produced horror films , not verbatim of course , but one of those silly throwaway lines that is used to break the tension for the mainstream . It's very minor , because the whole thing is inherently silly , but i get the feeling it was there because it would sound good in the trailer .



I'm not getting too worked up about one line in a film , just as long as Leggs Diamond doesnt go into his pest routine , that's the one casting choice i still don't understand , must have been a money issue , but i have a feeling i'll be longing for " Cj " to show up , slap his ass around , and take control of the situation .


Here's something , how would Ving Rhames and " CJ " look as the two leads of Land , i could easily have seen them tear it up something fierce in this . Somehow Legs and Asia just don't scream mercenary like they should , but Baker seems excellent .


That was just a random thought .


Hey , i read that the trailer originally did have clips of all three films in the beginning , but was edited because of some copyright issue , so only clips from Night are shown , can anyone confirm this ? A couple of days ago i couldn't get it too work , im thinking they took it down temporarily to facilitate this edit . What the hey is that , come on man , what's that then . I don't know , i didn't see the trailer when it was first released .

[CrazyKillah]

YeaH, when I originally heard the tailer was online, I rushed to Yahoo movies and couldn't get their links to work for the life of me. You're probably right - they were editing out the Dawn and Day clips b/c the only trailer I have seen only featured Night (which is a vastly superior movie IMHO).

[countchocula]

The version I saw featured clips from all three films. The early zombie gets the worm, as they say.

[C-Desecration-]

I was checking out the upcoming movie forum about this trailer, and after reading one guy's thought that it looked no different than the new dawn . . . I realized yeah, this isn't any different looking than dawn. In fact, I liked dawn's trailer more (the remake's). This looks good, and since I know who's behind it, well. . .it looks double-good, but I think they're making a mistake by trying to say "This is the one that started it all! This is the one that will revolutionize it all!. . .and check it out cause, you know, it looks a lot like Dawn!"
Pitch it as something different, not a summer blockbuster rip-off of the new Dawn. Mainstream might fall for it and all, in which case, I guess the trailer did its job. But there's a good chance folks who have no idea of the movie's history will shrug it off.

I don't know. There's a lot of interesting things to think about after the heavy-metal, teenage-demographic trailer, and the new summer release date. Not that I'm thinking this movie will be mindless stuff, interesting as in, what is their marketing strategy and all.

[Shockwave]

I guess the trailer did its job. But there's a good chance folks who have no idea of the movie's history will shrug it off.

Nah, a good zombie movie will appeal to most anyone.

Look at the success 28 Days Later and the new Dawn had. This will do at least as good. Mainstreamers will think its a sequel to the new "dawn" and old-timers will get what it really is. Everyone wins!