Terra dos Mortos

Como filme B de terror de DVD, é um filme de zombie decente, provando que George A. Romero ainda consegue ser uma poderosa alternativa à longa-metragem. Mas em comparação com os dois primeiros filmes ou do moderno O Renascer dos Mortos de Snyder, trata-se apenas do padrão. O motivo da crítica da sociedade de consumo é meramente repetido e não adaptado aos dias de hoje (o jovem Snyder conseguiu isto mesmo com perfeição), o filme não contém uma única cena verdadeiramente memorável, o personagem principal parece ter saído de um drama familiar sobre um bom pai, as «frases cool» são surdo-mudas, e os zombies lentos e desajeitados provocam pouco respeito. O que mantém o filme a funcionar, para além do ritmo acima mencionado, é apenas uma atmosfera pós-apocalíptica-escura decente. (04/12/2005)

Land of the Dead is a pretty good zombie flick. The story and the atmosphere are better than good in fact, and the old-fashioned slow-moving zombies are much more effective than their current fast version from Dawn of the Dead (even if Dawn is a better film). The scene with the zombies slowly shuffling out from the river is amazing. It’s also a fairly harsh and bloody film, a delight for fans. 70% (15/01/2008)

Even a fleeting glance at George A. Romero's filmography suggests that he was a notorious B-movie director in the style of John Carpenter. However, Romero was more versatile and capable, at least from my perspective, of making a surprisingly decent piece of work that stirred up the horror genre. Romero was fascinated by the theme of zombies throughout his life, but they never seemed interesting to me, and for a long time I thought that a film about their world couldn't captivate me - until Zack Snyder came along and convinced me otherwise. He had much more drive and managed to give dynamism to the world of zombies, and his Dawn of the Dead is the only zombie film that I have ever given four stars. Even in his last foray into the world of the living dead, Romero couldn't surpass his limits, and the screenplay simply belongs to the category of dumb B-movies, where all the characters choose the dumbest path to achieve their goals and the situations are resolved in a "deus ex machina" style. I don't deny Romero's craftsmanship - after all, he had been in the industry for quite a long time, but a thrilling and clever spectacle is something completely different. Moreover, if there is something I truly dislike, it's when a film pretends to be something it's not. Romero tried to smuggle in social motifs and rebellion against the capitalist social order into his film, but regardless of the dysfunctionality of his world, he does it in a terribly superficial and actually ridiculous way. Overall impression: 40%. (07/02/2019)

Darker, more narratively interesting, and much more brutal than Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead. It is less dynamic and compact, though, but that may not necessarily bother the viewer, especially if they are a fan of George Romero. I can’t say which film is better, but I preferred Snyder's. The characters were better developed and the visual style was even more refined. Romero relies more on cool brutality and a strong dose of darkness and shadows. The idea of the city, Green, and the zombie revolution is original, the music is solid, and Asia Argento also has a more than positive impact on the film. In the final reckoning, therefore, quite satisfied. (26/11/2005)