Praise For George A. Romero's DIARY OF THE DEAD!

I thought I would never say this this close to the beginning of the year but "George A. Romero's DIARY OF THE DEAD is the Best Horror Film of the Year!" Romero is back with a vengeance doing what he does best which are zombie films. After the anemic LAND OF THE DEAD you wouldn't think he could pull his ass from the fire but he does just that with his new film and he does it in style. Although DIARY comes as the fifth film in the series it really should be considered the first as it tells the story of the zombie apocalypse as it first happens and he does it with more craft and knowledge then any of the previous films.

The thing that audiences will enjoy most about the new film is that Romero makes slow moving zombies scary once again and he puts the term "character" back into horror films. DIARY is by far the best horror film to be released in the past decade (along side THE DESCENT).

I was able to catch a screening of the film last night at one of the only two theatres screening it in Georgia. It was totally by accident but I'm glad I decided to stop because of all the films being released in the coming months (they screen trailers for just about every one of them prior to the film) none look even remotely as interesting or as original as this film. Although there may be echoes of BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and CLOVERFIELD do not be dismayed by the comparisons as DIARY still maintains that it is a "film" and not "found" footage therefore the "shaky cam" aesthetics of the former films are not present in this film and the story and characters contained within are just as harrowing as that depicted in Romero's NIGHT and DAWN films. This is truly a high watermark in American horror films as it not only ushers in the return of one of our greatest directors but renews or faith in American horror films as well.