I reckon Diary Of The Dead is pretty damned good. It's not so far behind the original trilogy.
An excellent film IMO.
As for Survival Of The Dead, the "rival clans a-feudin'" was a comedy revival of a once common trope used in Westerns, but instead of sheep-men vs cattle-men fighting over territory we have kill-the-zombie vs train-the-zombie. I thought it was a superb and funny idea well executed.
The film is a Western, but set on an island, in modern day, with zombies! I wonder if people missed that? It's meant to be a funny retread of ancient Hollywood themes in a modern way.
Is Romero not allowed to make a comedy? Must all his zombie films be the same?
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