"People who have recently died are returning to life."

"Land Of The Dead" is George Romero's epic finale, as of now. The apocalyptic vision of this fourth film out shines the previous two entries ("Dawn" and "Day") and ties with the original ("Night Of The Living Dead").

The main idea of the film- that nothing stays the same forever, given enough time- is shown in a very original way. The dead are evolving, they're learning. After a decade ( I'm guessing at the time frame) of fighting off hordes of the living dead, the dead are fighting back.

After witnessing the anihilation of fellow ghouls, a large "stench" known only by the tag on his coverall's as Big Daddy, becomes angry and unites the dead against the living. He begins to teach them how to use weapons such as an axe, a butcher knife, and even assault rifles from the soldiers they've killed.

Now, if you say to hell with the story there are plenty of special effects (practical and digital). A ghoul completely engulfed in flame, severed heads being crushed under boot, a dead guy who's head is connected only by his spinal cord and he uses it in the same manner as a scorpion uses it's tail, by flipping the head up from his back onto his shoulders and attacking people. Plus the perpetual favorite, intestine gnawing.

Bottom line see the movie that was 37 years in the making.
5/5