Amy Ciupak Lalonde, Joe Dinicol, Joshua Close
A group of film students are making an independent horror film when they become trapped in a world being consumed by flesh-eating zombies. With an obsessive, unflinching eye, one filmmaker documents e...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 20, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (4,847)
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August 25, 2009I have always admired the films of Romero and there can be no doubt that he is the godfather of zombie films. Alas, i think he should have finished his zombie career with day of the dead. Land of the dead certainly wasn't a bad film and this is far from the worst i've ever seen b...( read more)
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April 7, 2009Yet another boring, unscary and totally unneeded zombie flick hurrah!!
Yes I admit it is a clever twist to have it done like its really happening ala via a handheld cam and like all zombie flicks by Romero it is eerie and well made, BUT its just ANOTHER zombie flick, it seems to...( read more) -
March 19, 2009Of all the first-person handheld camera movies (Blair Witch, Cloverfield, and Redacted), Romero's Diary of the Dead is easily the best of the lot. He has made a solid horror film that raises concerns about the now. Like his previous films in the "Dead" series, which attacked or...( read more)
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February 19, 2009It always amuses me when the potential victims in horror movies seem to inhabit a world of their own, blissfully unaware of even the concept of the particular nasty that is out to get them, until they're running away from it, screaming. "Vampire? What the hell's a vampire? They d...( read more)
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November 18, 2009I don't know what Romero was thinking here. It was like a bad version of Cloverfield. It didn't look amateuristic at all, just corny. There were about two interesting characters and way too much cgi effects for zombies that could easily have been done with just make-up. I'm happy...( read more)
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November 16, 2009A little bit better than Quarantine, cos this had suspense at least and character development. But God, they should STOP making zombie films. They're so annoying, cliched and overdone.
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October 30, 2009Ouch!
Really under Land and Dawn (both versions) of the Dead, for me.
But anyways a bit better than Night of the Living Dead and Day of the Dead.
A good thing is that I like movies made with a FPS mode of shooting, and that's cool that they start to be common.
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October 30, 2009Not as terrible as its cracked up to be at all. I think this movie gets an extra star and a half tacked on for the Amish gentleman Samuel alone. Oh, yes.
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October 30, 2009Im NOT sure if I liked this movie or not.I kinda liked it & I kinda hated it.I love all the other George Romero zombie flicks but this 1 was WAY different then the rest.Maybe I have to go back & watch it a couple dozen more times.
Critic Reviews
March 6, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
February 15, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
A movie in which victims wander as aimlessly as their undead stalkers. full review
February 15, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
There are zombie movies and then there are George Romero films. full review
February 15, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Moderately scary, moderately amusing, intermittently dull and obvious, Diary of the Dead is not groundbreaking, nor even ground-quaking. full review
February 14, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
This one belongs with the leaders of the scare pack. Isn't it time that we give Romero his due? It's hardly an accident that Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Simon Pegg and Wes Cra... full review
February 11, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
There's enough social commentary (and innovative splatter) to acidulate the brew -- to remind you that Romero, even behind the curve, makes other genre filmmakers look like fraidy-cats. full review
February 8, 2008
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
[Succeeds] in large part thanks to Romero's expert, guerilla-style HD craftsmanship and his knack for repeatedly generating and sustaining tension. full review
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August 2, 2008If you don't like social commentary - don't watch this movie.
If you think a movie should be about whatever is on the title - don't watch this movie.
If you don't like hand held camera - don't watch this movie.
If you're looking for a horror movie to watch - don't watch this movie.
If all you want from a movie is exploding heads - go watch bloody House of The Dead, for goddess sake.
This movie is about politics and social commentary and today's world. Not about gore and definitely not about killing zombies.
Or you would hang around wasting bullets if it was you?
Watch this movie if you like suspense with drama in it. And disregard the comments on the acting, the acting is very bad on most blockbusters and people like them anyway. -
July 27, 2008We've come here concerned about people crossing the border into our country. But that's not the problem anymore. The problem now is all those creatures crossing the border between life and death.
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May 27, 2008this movie was actually pretty good if you can get past the "home video" camera work. I feel like they could've done a bit more with the ending tho... like how did she finish editing the movie? and post it? where did she get the internet connection from if the internet was practically down all over the place? Other than that, i liked it!
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March 17, 2008This film is the worst movie i have ever seen! I am honestly surprised it was released to the box office let alone the fact its made over seas! Diabolical acting and terrible narrative.
The only film ive ever walked out of =/ -
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January 21, 2008i'd seen the trailer..and i think this would be another one of george romero's best zombies film since the dawn of the dead and land of the dead..i think this would make you scream and jump on to ur seat!!lolz....hope to see this movie soon....another best film of george a romero..
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January 21, 2008
i'd seen the trailer..and i think this would be another one of george romero's best zombies film since the dawn of the dead and land of the dead..i think this would make scream and jump on to ur seat!!lolz....hope to see this movie soon....another best film of george a romero..
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