Movie Review: Zombie granddaddy returns

George A. Romero, the father of the modern horror movie, is back with his first zombie flick in 20 years.

"I didn't realize I had left," says the 65-year-old filmmaker.

Sitting down to discuss his new movie opening today nationwide, aptly titled "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead," he looks almost grandfatherly - in a hip way.

His long white hair is pulled back in a ponytail and he is wearing oversized black-frame glasses. A small button on his lapel reads "Aim for the Head" (a little zombie humor).

Romero's zombies last frightened audiences in 1985 with "Day of the Dead," a progressive and eerily claustrophobic film that followed 1968's "Night of the Living Dead" and 1979's "Dawn of the Dead."

Though violent and gory, Romero's films have transcended typical slasher fare with satirical messages and themes about modern society. "Night of the Living Dead" is about the American family consuming itself. "Land of the Dead" is a thinly veiled allusion to big business' influence over government and the oppressive tactics of government over a complacent society

Bryan Baughman went to the movies last night by himself because he was so excited to check out the new zombie flick . He gives it a thumbs up!
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