A good movie

20 years after making ‘Day of the Dead’, George A. Romero was finally back making another zombie flick but, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from it. Somehow, it seems that Romero never managed to make anything else really successful and I thought that making another zombie feature was just a way to make some easy money for him. Eventually, I was actually positively surprised. Indeed, even though it was not a masterpiece whatsoever, it was still a decent flick in this genre and definitely a respectable sequel. The first thing I enjoyed is that they skipped the whole introduction, they explained what was going on during the credits so when the film really started, you were right in the middle of the action, without making the usual 30 minutes before the thing is spread out. I also liked the way they tried to develop the zombies and they gave them some kind of purpose which was pretty neat. Finally, they made an interesting attempt at creating an alternative society but even though it was an intriguing concept, it didn’t really hold up. I mean, any society ruled by an upper class needs a huge functionning lower class to provide their high standard of living. Because of the zombies and the way they have destroyed our society, there is no way the lower class could work and provide what the upper class needs. Also, as usual with Romero, the characters were rather stereotypical but it goes with the territory, I guess. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I actually enjoyed the damned thing and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10