The Films of George A. Romero.
 

I'm tired of everybody lately bitching about Romero without really having seen a lot of his stuff. I respect other opinions, no matter how wrong they are, but I'd like to see what these opinions are based on. Please enlighten me Romero haters... rate his movies. Only rate the ones you've seen all the way through obviously. Oh, and fans, feel free to throw in your ratings.

Diary of the Dead (2007)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Bruiser (2000)
The Dark Half (1993)
aka Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Creepshow (1982)
Knightriders (1981)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Martin (1977)
The Crazies (1973)
Season of the Witch (1972)
There's Always Vanilla (1971)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Diary of the Dead (2007)--haven't watched it all the way through..no rating yet

Land of the Dead (2005)--I didn't think it was as bad as most 7.5

Bruiser (2000)--didn't see..no rating

The Dark Half (1993)--haven't seen this since its first run...can't remember..no rating

aka Two Evil Eyes (1990)--wasn't bad..but another one thats foggy in my memory..7.3

Monkey Shines (1988)--WTF....has beer killed ALL my brain cells....don't remember all....some parts....fuck it...no rating

Day of the Dead (1985)----not my favorite of the first three...but still pretty kick-ass 8.0

Creepshow (1982)--loved it...maybe a bit dated now but still a 8.4

Knightriders (1981)--I really liked this one....much different than anything he did or has done since 9.0

Dawn of the Dead (1978)--dated but at the time a big 9.5

Martin (1977)--weird ass movie...but kept my interest 7.2

The Crazies (1973)--hmmmm..another foggy drive-in movie memory..no rating

Season of the Witch (1972)--no see/ no rating

There's Always Vanilla (1971)huh?!?!?....never heard of this one

Night of the Living Dead (1968)--c'mon...fucking brilliant and a classic in every way. 9.9

There's more of his film's I haven't seen than I thought.never heard of Knightriders or There's always Vanilla.

I absolutely ADORE the man, so no question of any sort of hating here.


As for the ratings, here we go...


Diary of the Dead (2007) - Again, entertaining in bits. Overall, decent but not impressionable.
* * *

Land of the Dead (2005) - Disappointing as compared to the original trio. But entertaining in wholesome parts.
* * * ½

Bruiser (2000) - Neat script, good movie. Again, needed better execution.
* * *

The Dark Half (1993) - Could have been so much better but isnt.
* * ½

Two Evil Eyes (1990) - Not impressed that much. Largely decent, IMO.
* * ½

Monkey Shines (1988) - Excellent premise. Good one.
* * * ½

Day of the Dead (1985) - Zombies amuck, humans hiding, and Bub. Brilliant.
* * * *

Creepshow (1982) - Good collaboration with SK.
* * * ½

Knightriders (1981) - Excellent premise, needed better execution. Still...
* * * *

Dawn of the Dead (1978) - THE perfect zombie movie, EVER. Period.
* * * * *

Martin (1977) - A blast to watch.
* * * *

The Crazies (1973) - Decent effort.
* * *

Season of the Witch (1972) - Not seen.

There's Always Vanilla (1971) - Unheard & unseen.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Masterpiece.
* * * * ½

Edit- There's a few more I haven't seen.

Well spoken, way to really make a point. Your ratings were so well thought out and I can really see where you're coming from. :rolleyes:











Go watch American Beauty again, but hurry, Hollister closes soon.

best thing I've heard ever.





For what it's worth, I love Romero. I haven't seen the majority of those movies though.


Diary of the Dead (2007) - 6/10 good movie but not what I expect in a zombie movie.

Land of the Dead (2005) - 8/10. solid movie, I enjoyed it.

Bruiser (2000) - haven't seen

The Dark Half (1993) - don't really remember.

Two Evil Eyes (1990) - haven't seen

Monkey Shines (1988) - haven't seen but probably should

Day of the Dead (1985) - 8.5/10

Creepshow (1982) - 7/10

Knightriders (1981) - haven't seen

Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 10. so good, i could watch it a trillion times.

Martin (1977) - don't remember

The Crazies (1973) - 7/10

Season of the Witch (1972) - Not seen.

There's Always Vanilla (1971) - Unheard & unseen.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 10.

Dawn of the Dead 78 was damned good.... But I like 2004 version better. But the '68 version of Night was far better than the 90 version.

Anyway, I really only seen his zombie flicks.... I like Night the best, followed by Dawn, Day, Land and Diary.... So basically from 1st Zombie flick to last.

I pretty much really like all his films Day of the dead or before (I have not seen There's Always Vanilla though).

Not seen Knightriders for some time but I liked it when I did. Martin and Crazies are excellent movies and I really enjoyed Season of the Witch. Of the TRILOGY is a master piece.

After '85, I feel his work becomes more and more like that of a hack. I think Bruiser is definally his lowest point - I couldn't believe how weak this film was. I didn't have much hope for LOTD and I was right. It was pretty average. Same for Diary of the Dead but here I was pleasently suprised and I actually enjoyed it a lot not expecting much in the first place.

I also liked Two Eye Eyes but more so Argentos contribution - ROmeros felt like a TV Movie/episode of the Twilight Zone.

Diary of the Dead (2007) - average
Land of the Dead (2005) - average
Bruiser (2000) - haven't seen
The Dark Half (1993) - average
aka Two Evil Eyes (1990) - haven't seen
Monkey Shines (1988) - good
Day of the Dead (1985) - great
Creepshow (1982) - good
Knightriders (1981) - haven't seen
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - great
Martin (1977) - great
The Crazies (1973) - average/bad
Season of the Witch (1972) haven't seen
There's Always Vanilla (1971) haven't seen
Night of the Living Dead (1968) great

All the ones that I've seen (all of the "deads", Creepshow and Martin) were pretty good. I thought Land was the worst of the Dead series but still a good movie. I wasn't aware there were loads of Romero haters. I reckon Dawn is my favourite of his films.

I by no means hate him either.I respect him.I haven't seen alot of his stufef,but the stuff I did watch was pretty cool.I mean he's a legend.

Diary of the Dead (2007)-It was alright,I liked the whole personal feel,being shot in a first person perspective.

Land of the Dead (2005)-I was expecting the best thing since sliced bread,but I was dissapointed along with I think some people atleast.But I liked how He kept the Zombie or Zombies learning.Asia Argento was a plus too.Overall,I liked it,just was alittle dissapointed.

Bruiser (2000) -Haven't seen it.

The Dark Half (1993)-Haven't seen it.

aka Two Evil Eyes (1990)-Haven't seen it.

Monkey Shines (1988)-Haven't seen it.

Day of the Dead (1985)My favorite part of this movie was Bub,it was the first of his legendary original trilogy that I saw though.Liked it overall.Again,Bug was cool,One of my favorite characters in a horror movie.

Creepshow (1982)-The first horror movie I bought on VHS.Pretty fucking cool flick to me.Favorite part was when

:SPOILERS:::: the couple died and came back to life and killed the guy,that let them die and the whole Crate segment.

Knightriders (1981)-Haven't seen it.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)-Kind of late on seeing this one.Having seen the remake first(yeah I know).I loved the gore in this one though,I also loved the character Peter.Enjoyed it alot more then the Dawn remake.Hooray for open malls filled with zombies! My second favorite of his films ive seen.

Martin (1977)-Haven't seen it.

The Crazies (1973)-Haven't seen it.

Season of the Witch (1972)-Haven't seen it.

There's Always Vanilla (1971)-Haven't seen it,

Night of the Living Dead (1968)My favorite of his movies(I've seen)I loved the acting directing and everything.The gore was great for a 1968 film,I was suprised there was nudity in it.But it's a great start to a legendary trilogy.

Being,i've only seen his mainsteam films,I liked them all(that i've seen) alot.I will check out his other films eventually.

Fair enough. I don't know why people have a problem with American Beauty, maybe you could enlighten me?


Diary of the Dead (2007)- 5/10 Watchable, but utterly weak and boring.

Land of the Dead (2005)- 4/10 Weak. I also found this one boring.

Bruiser (2000)- 5/10 Decent, but still nothing to write home about.

The Dark Half (1993)- Haven't seen this one. But since it's so imperative i'll look for it.

Two Evil Eyes (1990)- 6/10 I do like this one, admittedly.

Monkey Shines (1988)- 6/10 This one's unique, but I didn't really like the concept.

Day of the Dead (1985)- 6.5/10 My least favorite of the original 3 "Dead" films, but I love the last half, especially when the soldiers start getting it in the garage >=)

Creepshow (1982)- 6.5/10 I forget which segments were directed by who. Either way, I agree with what Dante said.

Knightriders (1981)- 4/10 I didn't think it was interesting.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)- 8/10 Really great take on zombie horror. I really like this movie, but I still don't see why it's been rated #1 before.

Martin (1977)- Haven't seen.

The Crazies (1973)- I remember liking this one somewhat, but it was a long time ago and I need to watch it again.

Season of the Witch (1972)- Haven't seen it.

There's Always Vanilla (1971)- Never even heard of it.

Night of the Living Dead (1968)- Easily his best, and possibly the best horror film of all time. I love it. I wish he had made more films like this. The ending is the best. 10/10

I'll try to check out the other films, but I just don't think he's all that spectacular. I know the majority of horror fans idolize him and that's fine, but I don't.

Way to antagonize on a meaningless point. Someone doesn't agree with you and you try to defend yourself with condescending shit. That's so well thought out and I can really see where you're coming from :rolleyes:

I have tons of respect for Romero, and I think even his misses are usually pretty entertaining, from what I have seen. My ratings are based on a scale of 1-5 stars.

Diary of the Dead (2007) ~ haven't seen it yet

Land of the Dead (2005) ~ I thought it was fun, but wasn't as good as I was expecting. Entertaining enough though. 3 stars.

Bruiser (2000) ~ I actually liked this one until the ending, which was very weak. 2.5 Stars

The Dark Half (1993) ~ and here is another I personally really enjoy, I thought Hutton's performance was strong, and it has good atmosphere through most of it.....its has its problems sure, but I still think its a decent movie dammit. 3 Stars

aka Two Evil Eyes (1990) ~ if I did see it, I don't remember it very well.

Monkey Shines (1988) ~ interesting idea, but it doesn't always work. However, its a little odd, and entertaining enough to make up for the flaws. 3.5 Stars.

Day of the Dead (1985) ~ my least favorite of his first three zombie films. Something about it puts me off just a bit, but its still a solid horror film. 3.5 Stars. I need to watch it again, my rating may be higher if I did, who knows.

Creepshow (1982) ~ this one is just a lot of fun. 4 Stars

Knightriders (1981) ~ never seen it.

Dawn of the Dead (1978) ~ excellent. 5 Stars.

Martin (1977) ~ one of my favorite films, and one that I just don't think gets nearly enough love. 5 Stars.

The Crazies (1973) ~ I think I saw this one, but not positive. Obviously I don't remember it well enough to rate if I did.

Season of the Witch (1972) ~ never seen it.

There's Always Vanilla (1971) ~ never seen it.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) ~ Excellent, still the best zombie film ever made in my opinion. 5 Stars.

Has nothing to do with agreeing, I asked for people to rate films and you simply stated your opinion of the director with nothing to back it up. I'm glad my point came through. :)

So you can buy me ice cream now.:)

I'm actually next to a Dairy Queen so come on over. Don't assume I'll ever be any less of a condescending ass just because I'd agree to buy you a sweet treat. ;)




As far as American Beauty goes, even though this isn't the thread for it, I thought it was very well acted but overall didn't love it. It felt needy and heavy handed, I guess I just couldn't relate to any of the characters in the film (and I probably never will). I don't think it's the worst movie ever made but I didn't like it by any means.

As I don't think Romero is the worst director ever.



Dairy Queen! We have one like 10 miles away, but it seems to be closed all the time, and when it's open the food is always undercooked.

Eh, I figured I should make an effort and do this, seeing as zombie movies are my favorite(I know they all aren't).

Diary of the Dead (2007) - Meh, not that good, but some parts were 5/10

Land of the Dead (2005) - John Leguizamo Zombie, hells yeah, story was decent, though some of the characters kinda annoyed me. 8/10

Bruiser (2000) - Haven't seen.

The Dark Half (1993) - I liked this movie alot, though some don't. I never read the book but I've been looking into it lately. 7/10

aka Two Evil Eyes (1990) - Haven't seen.

Monkey Shines (1988) - I liked it 7/10

Day of the Dead (1985) - Ugh, i'm embarassed to say I still have not seen this. Can you beleive my local video store does not have this?!

Creepshow (1982) - Loved this movie. 9/10

Knightriders (1981) - Haven't seen or even heard of.

Dawn of the Dead (1978) - The Motha Fuckin Zombie Movie. 10/10

Martin (1977) - Not your average vampire flick, didn't enjoy it that much though 6/10

The Crazies (1973) - Haven't seen.

Season of the Witch (1972) - Meh, nothing special 4/10

There's Always Vanilla (1971) - Huh?

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Classic movie, the ending I never expected 9/10

Ok. Let me rephrase my anti-Romero rantings (I've constantly made the mistake of omitting his other films):

I think that he is an overrated director for his zombie films. I think that Night is amazing, Dawn is OK (needed some serious editing), Land and Day are abysmal and Diary was some of the most disgusting pandering tripe that I've ever seen. Could and should have been better.

To his credit, I haven't seen his other films, though. Chrono will admit it. :D

Watch them dammit!

Then rate them for me!

NOW!

:mad:

Where's my ICE CREAM

You never showed up, so I gave it to a cat. It looked like Chrono's kind of. Then I found out it was evil.


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...an/evilcat.jpg


So I punched it. Fuckin' cats...

That picture is fucking awesome."Saves"

Diary of the Dead (2007)
>>: D+

Land of the Dead (2005)
>>: C

The Dark Half (1993)
>>: B-

Creepshow (1982)
>>: B+

Dawn of the Dead (1978)
>>: A

Martin (1977)
>>: A

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
>>: A+

I haven't seen his other movies.

Most of Romero's movies post-1985 have sucked. Day of the Dead was the last good one.

My God. I MUST HAS THAT CAT.

I think he had one great moment way back in the day and everything since then has been downhill.

The plunge culminated in Land of the Dead, which tells us that rich people are evil and zombies are just like us.

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Diary of the Dead (2007) pretty good ... not as good as the trilogy - way better than Land

Land of the Dead (2005) decent zombie film ... sub par romero

Bruiser (2000) good movie - kept me interested.

The Dark Half (1993) not so great (but look at the subject material)

aka Two Evil Eyes (1990) so-so - i need to watch it again

Monkey Shines (1988) didnt do much for me when i 1st saw it

Day of the Dead (1985) fucking amazing

Creepshow (1982) good fun

Knightriders (1981) interesting movie - fun watch - great cast

Dawn of the Dead (1978) amazing

Martin (1977) great film

The Crazies (1973) pretty good

Season of the Witch (1972) not great

There's Always Vanilla (1971) havent watched this one yet (but i have it)

Night of the Living Dead (1968) landmark film.

100% correct.

A: Nice ratings


B: You're wrong

there's no rush.....

I presuem this is sarcasm or something. I posted earlier in the thread about how I felt about each of films of his i've seen. I'm not really into giving films a score out of 10 as its not always an indictcation of how good a film is.

Basically:

I pretty much really like all his films Day of the dead or before (I have not seen There's Always Vanilla though).

Not seen Knightriders for some time but I liked it when I did. Martin and Crazies are excellent movies and I really enjoyed Season of the Witch. Of the TRILOGY is a master piece.

After '85, I feel his work becomes more and more like that of a hack. I think Bruiser is definally his lowest point - I couldn't believe how weak this film was. I didn't have much hope for LOTD and I was right. It was pretty average. Same for Diary of the Dead but here I was pleasently suprised and I actually enjoyed it a lot not expecting much in the first place.

I also liked Two Eye Eyes but more so Argentos contribution - ROmeros felt like a TV Movie/episode of the Twilight Zone.
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Not sarcasm at all, I was merely pointing out that you took the time to talk about the films. I would put Romero over Argento ANY day but that's the beauty of art, it's subjective. Don't get so defensive.