Blu-ray movie review of Romero’s Diary of the Dead

George A. Romero is known for one thing, the zombie movies. If you're a horror fan, you are well aware of his Dead series involving zombies. It would not be a stretch to say Romero invtented the zombie movie genre that has been copied many times over past decades. Even if you don't know who Romero is, there is good chance that you have watched one of his zombie flicks. So, it is no surprise that Romero has once again delivered a solid zombie flick with relevant message for the time we live in.

The movie grabs you from the start with little bit different feeling than the usual Romero zombie flick. The camera work is from the perspective of home movie made on camcoder. You see the movie through the camera work of a character and not the director. Although the movie is viewed through the camera point of view, it is not some cheap, shaky affair you might come to expect from these sudo documentary style movies. This camera work adds to this movie not detract from it.

Like in many horror films, the character development is sorely lacking. Also, the acting is not exactly top notch. This movie is filled with cliched characters. Cliche' characters are not the worst thing to inhabit horror films. But, the shaky acting job done by the cast is some what of turn off. Little better character development and better acting would have helped this movie.

Overall, the movie does not offer too much zombie action. The biting social commentary on today's voyeuristic society is well displayed in this movie. Ultimately, it is commentary on the issue and not much of zombie, horror fest.

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