Diary of the Dead (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

George A. Romero

Writer (WGA):

George A. Romero (written by)

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Shoot the dead.

Plot:

A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own. |

Plot Keywords:

Subjective Camera | Corset | Hanged Body | Amish | Broken Window

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michelle Morgan	...	Debra Moynihan
Joshua Close	...	Jason Creed (as Josh Close)
Shawn Roberts	...	Tony Ravello
Amy Ciupak Lalonde	...	Tracy Thurman (as Amy Lalonde)
Joe Dinicol	...	Eliot Stone
Scott Wentworth	...	Andrew Maxwell
Philip Riccio	...	Ridley Wilmott
Chris Violette	...	Gordo Thorsen
Tatiana Maslany	...	Mary Dexter
Todd Schroeder	...	Brody (as Todd William Schroeder)
Daniel Kash	...	Police Officer
Laura DeCarteret	...	Bree
Martin Roach	...	Stranger
Megan Park	...	Francine Shane
George Buza	...	Tattooed Biker

Also Known As:

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and pervasive language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:R | UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:MA | Taiwan:R-18 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Artfire Films

Trivia:

George A. Romero has a cameo in the film as a police officer presenting a cover-up for the zombie outbreak at a press conference.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Debra claims one of the cameras that the footage was shot on was an HVX-200 high definition camera. The camera she refers to in the movie is actually a DVX-100A.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Police Officer: 628 Tremont. 6-2-8. Three dead. No, just the usual. Fuck. Usual. It's no big deal these days, right?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-02-23)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Prelude in D Flat Major

Strike Two, Mr. Romero

As a huge fan of the original 3 'Dead' movies, I wasn't impressed with George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. That was strike one.

Diary of the Dead is strike two. One more, and you're out! My main problem with Diary, is how George pushed his take on the internet generation onto you. With most of his other films, the social commentary was so subtle, yet completely obvious. In this one, every ten minutes or so we get another reminder that we are being shown how people don't want to help, but just watch, and that the media is constantly lying to us. I personally couldn't agree more with these views, but this is just ridiculous.

The acting was okay, some of writing was bad, but those things don't usually bug me.

I hope Romero's next film is more impressive, or that's strike three..