The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Land of the Dead
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2005
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Movie details
Land of the Dead
“The dead shall inherit the Earth.”
2005 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Land of the Dead?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
George A. Romero
Written by
George A. Romero
Simon Baker
Riley
John Leguizamo
Cholo
Dennis Hopper
Kaufman
Asia Argento
Slack
Robert Joy
Charlie
Eugene Clark
Big Daddy
Joanne Boland
Pretty Boy
Court is in session
Put Land of the Dead on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.