Let me just start by saying that "I LOVED THIS MOVIE"!! As much as I enjoyed "Land" it still just wasn't up to snuff when compared to Romero's original trilogy. Finally after the "B Movie" zombie craze has run it's course & done it's damage, comes "Diary".



Diary is a refreshing return to the beginning of the undead plague now set in modern times. Romero this time around perfectly sets his satirical views on our society's constant need & addiction for up to the minute news & media. As not to spoil anything (not to mention all the other reviews beating the plot to death already), the movie is basically about a group of film students who decide the film the events of the outbreak as they unfold around them. Now I must admit, it's a little hard to swallow that even the die hardest of die hard film maker would really keep the camera rolling through alot of the events that take place, but it certainly made for an entertaining movie. Did these people that blasted the movie for that same reason not know what they were getting into I wonder?



As far as the acting's, it's all grade A stuff as far as I'm concerned much better than your average horror amatuer schlock. Basically just don't go into the movie expecting "The English Patient" & I think you'll be fine. True alot of the film revolves around the cast talking about what's happening around them, & there aren't copses in every frame of the movie but that's character development. Would you expect anything else from Romero?



The effects as with any Romero film are again outstanding & we loose alot of the corney CGI stuff scene in "Land". There are truely some great new imaginative gags. Ever wonder how a defibulator would fare as a weapon against a flesh eating corpse? You'll find out :P. The documentary style of shooting really gives the film an extra creepy feel. You feel a little less safe watching the movie.



Why Diary wasn't given a wide theatrical release is absolutely mind boggling. This is a breathe of fresh air compared to the rest of the remade, PG-13, direct to video, amatuer hour, garbage being churned out by Hollywood these days. What else can I say, great atmosphere, great cast, grade A horror from the STILL master of horror himself, George A. Romero. Any true fan of horror owes it to themselves to watch this movie.



P.S. the DVD has a May 20th 2008 street date for all those interested.