The Dead Hate The Living (fulci comparison)

[m0nd0]

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I'm not huge on Fullmoon.. where they have several solid flicks, I feel they've done a lot of trash as well.
Last night I watched The Dead Hate The Living.
I don't know why, but by preference, I specifically do not like movies about a horror movie production, it just feels so cheap..
This flick wasn't terrible. It was a bit slow, doesn't really deliver with any effects or anything. Just a mediocre fullmoon flick I'd say, BUT, allow me to draw this comparison.. I'll describe more aswell

Spoiler...

The movie is a zombie flick, about a horror crew shooting a zombie movie in an abandoned hospital.
They find a giant Gateway that allows the dead to come and attack them. They all around the hospital and do stupid shit, and then the film ends with the 2 main characters entering the portal, as they can not seem to return to the real world. They enter the portal and are in a world of the dead that is bleak and dark. cue credits

Spoiler...

The Beyond is a zombie movie about a house with a portal in the basement, allowing the dead to enter the house. And the film ends with the 2 main characters entering the portal and "and you will face the sea of darkness and all there in that may be explored". The 2 main characters are stuck in this bleak and dark place. cue credits

Spoiler...

Both zombie films about a gateway or portal, both with the same ending.

Perhaps Fullmoon hadn't seen The Beyond you may say? There are 2 Direct references to Fulci in The Dead Hate The Living.. the one character even has a Fulci Lives sticker on his bumper.
Am I the only one that feels this is incredibly cheap.
2 'similar' films, one an epic horror classic, and another a run of the mill stereotypical shit flick..

Sometimes imitation isn't the best form of flattery..
Ok Savini.. very unique

[koolmike]

Solid observation and I agree....Full Moon is consistant when it comes to sub-par horror films...case in point the subject of your thread. Not sure of the solid films you say they're responsible for....then again I haven't seen all of them (70%) As a long time zombie film fan I was very disappointed with this flick as I was with The Beyond (that spider scene )

Guess my standards are high being a huge fan of Romero's Dead Trilogy....thank God for
The Walking Dead

[FrighT MasteR]

I thought it was a decent flick from what I can remember from it and it's not just cuz UHM was listed in the credits either Too bad Full Moon only produces shit movies now

[koolmike]

I thought it was a decent flick from what I can remember from it and it's not just cuz UHM was listed in the credits either

that's pretty cool...didn't know that

[FrighT MasteR]

I was semi-friends with the director since we spoke a lot through email and he sent me an advanced copy to review. I think UHM was one of the first to post a review for it online, so it was thanked in the "Special Thanks" part of the credits at the end

[m0nd0]

I'm not necessarily bashing the film, it wasn't a bad film, but I wouldn't rate it higher than average.
although in recollection and comparison, doesn't seem to have much originality..

[woodenheart]

UHM was listed in the credits

[BurnetRhoades]

I remember buying this not long after it was initially released, based totally on the cover and reading it was a true indie horror flick. This was about the time my brother and I were producing our first independent feature and so I was going out of my way to try and support other indies where I could. I'm betting that Full Moon acquired this and didn't actually produce it.

I could tell that it was made for practically nothing, but could tell that the filmmaker was an actual horror fan, not someone trying to make a buck off horror fans (ie. The Asylum). It was a fun enough little flick so I didn't feel cheated. It was also fairly consistent in its overall presentation so I was actually able to enjoy it for what it was even more than other low budget indie fair that I've taken a chance on since (like Dead Birds and Boo, both of which had much bigger budgets and experience in front of and behind their cameras).

As for the film-within-a-film aspect, it helps to view this with the perspective of the time it was made. This level of self-reference was still considered sorta clever and edgy. It was near the peak of this style of narrative's popularity.

[Suffering Bastard]

Solid observation and I agree....Full Moon is consistant when it comes to sub-par horror films...case in point the subject of your thread. Not sure of the solid films you say they're responsible for....then again I haven't seen all of them (70%) As a long time zombie film fan I was very disappointed with this flick as I was with The Beyond (that spider scene )

Guess my standards are high being a huge fan of Romero's Dead Trilogy....thank God for
The Walking Dead

Dont count from Land on as part of the Dead series?

[Darkgod]

I remember buying this not long after it was initially released, based totally on the cover and reading it was a true indie horror flick. This was about the time my brother and I were producing our first independent feature and so I was going out of my way to try and support other indies where I could. I'm betting that Full Moon acquired this and didn't actually produce it.

I could tell that it was made for practically nothing, but could tell that the filmmaker was an actual horror fan, not someone trying to make a buck off horror fans (ie. The Asylum). It was a fun enough little flick so I didn't feel cheated. It was also fairly consistent in its overall presentation so I was actually able to enjoy it for what it was even more than other low budget indie fair that I've taken a chance on since (like Dead Birds and Boo, both of which had much bigger budgets and experience in front of and behind their cameras).

As for the film-within-a-film aspect, it helps to view this with the perspective of the time it was made. This level of self-reference was still considered sorta clever and edgy. It was near the peak of this style of narrative's popularity.

This is basically how I feel about it... You could tell the person who made it is a tried and true horror fan.

[Macready]

Dont count from Land on as part of the Dead series?

Land is shit. Period. The best part about Land is when I saw it in the theater everyone else seemed to be very disappointed in it as well and people started mimicking Big Daddy's groans. That was actually quite funny.

[Darkgod]

I think any self respecting Romeroite doesn't count anything from Land on, because then it opens up huge holes in their argument that Romero is still god....

[koolmike]

Dont count from Land on as part of the Dead series?

No....the horror ended with day....the comedy began with Land.

[Splat]

UHM was listed in the credits

THAT is pretty damned col :thumb up: I'm going to give this flick a go.

As for Land of the Dead, even though not as good as the original trilogy I still like it.

[Suffering Bastard]

I like Romero way too much to admit his faults...

[Splat]

I like Romero way too much to admit his faults...

[FrighT MasteR]