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Survival of the Dead

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Zombies have taken over the world, and a ragtag band of soldiers led by Sarge Crockett (Alan Van Sprang) roams the countryside trying to scavenge what they can. Constantly on guard against flesh-eaters, the group is intrigued when they hear of a safe haven on Plum Island. But when they arrive, they find the supposed paradise torn apart by a family feud between the O'Flynns, who want to exterminate all zombies, and the Muldoons, who coexist peacefully with their undead relatives.
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Survival of the Dead offers glimmers of Romero's savage wit, but not nearly enough to make up for his unusually uninspired directing and a lack of new ideas

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Stephen Cole Globe and Mail 08/20/2010
2/4
Even Romero's staunchest fans might conclude their hero is going through the motions here. Yes, almost like a zombie. Go to Full Review
Jason Anderson Toronto Star 08/19/2010
2/4
What we've got here is a just a B-movie western with buckets of gore, which might be fine coming from a Romero wannabe but not from the genuine article. Go to Full Review
Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend 08/14/2010
2.5/5
There's something here for enthusiasts to enjoy, but to newcomers or those lacking an appreciation for Romero's work, Survival of the Dead is a zombie soap opera. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12
1/5
Hard to believe one of the greatest zombie filmmakers of all time gave us...whatever the hell this is. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 12/24/2024
1/4
George A. Romero’s Dead series has officially crossed into irrelevance... Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/18/2023
1.5/4
George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead feels like it was made by a younger, less talented director trying to accomplish something like Romero’s own classics of the now-tired zombie subgenre. Go to Full Review
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George M @Milkyway Oct 19 The worst of Romero's Living Dead films, I really have to wonder what he was thinking making this trash. So there's an enclave of irish people living off the coast of Delaware? And they believe zombies can be cured? (This and the zombies eating a horse after only eating people in the other films, ripped off from The Walking Dead ). A silly, ill-acted, ill-conceived waste of time. See more Daniel D Oct 17 The lower budget gives it an unfortunately amateur feeling overall, but there are a few ideas that are able to shine through and highlight what made Romero’s undead fascinate us from the beginning. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Apr 23 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e mais relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more DanTheMan 2 10/30/2024 In many ways, Survival of the Dead marks a return to Romero's low-budget B-movie roots for his untimely swansong, one that I certainly enjoyed more than his previous venture. There's a real down-and-dirty simplicity to this one, rapidly paced with buckets of gore and absurdist glee, a neo-western zombie fable with a group of good ol' Irish lads pulling the ultimate Hail Mary. The film certainly isn't without a sense of humour, several jokes and a multitude of kills had me chuckling quite a bit, it just lacks a lot of Romero's sharp satire and is more a cerebral means of cinematically satiating one's wanton bloodlust. Philosophical discussions are brief, to the point and rife with real-world applications as the zombies keep coming. Romero sticks to the traditional zombie shuffle, with herds approaching in slow but determined motion. In keeping with the puckish touch for which he is justly renowned, our motley band find a few new and ingenious ways to dispose of them when ammo runs low, including discovering a new way to light a cigar that is both visually lovely, viscerally disturbing and thematically piquant. Romero's direction is clean if unmemorable, the writing is sly although treading on old ground and the performances are solid from all involved. Survival of the Dead works on every level for which it aims and without shortchanging any of them offering a reasonably entertaining variation on a familiar theme, although it lacks the inspiration that would make it stand as an original in its own right. See more Sams K 10/25/2024 There's something missing ok, but still very interesting story, there are a lot of cool themes, and it's kinda cool to see a "Shakespearean" inside the twisted world of George A. Romero. See more Alec B 11/10/2023 Its kind of a western (yes its set on an Island off the coast of Delaware with a bunch of Irishmen, but it fits with that genres typical themes), and an action comedy, and a zombie/horror film. The point is that its just got too much going on to totally work. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Zombies have taken over the world, and a ragtag band of soldiers led by Sarge Crockett (Alan Van Sprang) roams the countryside trying to scavenge what they can. Constantly on guard against flesh-eaters, the group is intrigued when they hear of a safe haven on Plum Island. But when they arrive, they find the supposed paradise torn apart by a family feud between the O'Flynns, who want to exterminate all zombies, and the Muldoons, who coexist peacefully with their undead relatives.
Director
George A. Romero
Producer
Paula Devonshire
Screenwriter
George A. Romero
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Devonshire, Devonshire Productions
Rating
R (Gore|Brief Sexuality|Language|Strong Zombie Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 28, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.1K
Runtime
1h 28m
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