begob After surviving a plane crash, a white engineer fleeing the chaos of zombie-torn sub-Saharan Africa gets swept back into the danger zone, where he teams up with a black soldier in search of his lost son.The sense of the vastness of Africa with its little localities is well done. And I love the idea of zombie picaresque, with a sequence of odd encounters under the constant threat of slow moving brain gobblers.But this is not good. It runs 20 mins too long, was probably 150 mins before editing, suffers from a plonkish story structure, and sucks diesel for characterisation and dialogue. The opening half hour is uncomfortable in its assumption of colonial values, and I'm not far off calling it racist - although it does become more humane when the soldier enters. A concept with so much potential, but every trick of story telling is missed.Impossible to judge the actors when they're ordered to deliver such drek. At least it didn't sign off with the US army saving the day.The music is beautiful.Overall, a disappointment after the combined IMDb and meta- scores.

nvd-57448 I don't understand why most reviewers keep on comparing this to George Romero's films. In my humble opinion it pales in comparison to any of Romero's films. First, it lacks the fear factor that should have been in every zombie movie. Zombie movies should be created to scare people. If there's drama in it, so be it. It should be there as a bonus but the bottomline, the story should be compelling enough in a way that it should be remembered, "oh this is an awesome zombie movie". Unfortunately, The Dead lacks the charisma of a George Romero flick. It doesn't even stand a chance when pitted toe to toe with The Walking Dead. Zombies are slow, that's understandable. But hey, the zombies in this movie are not just slow. They're "super slow". They move like turtles and yet, they'll be seen in some scenes catching up on people. I do not really see the logic about people being caught and eaten by slow and mindless creatures such as those in this film.The action is another let down in this movie. The lead character Lieutenant Brian Murphy just pump and shoots at his own free will without sweating it. The zombies are just there like target practice.The only bright spot in this movie was Murphy's short-lived acquaintance with Daniel, an African soldier. They chat and talked about their family and how they wished to get back to them (all those cheesy stuff). It was unfortunate that Danielle had to die in one scene without seeing his son. The movie could have utilized his character and side story to fill-up the boring ending.Father and son could have met and fought alongside one another against the boring zombies. That would have been fun.Oh yes, talking about the "Boring Ending". I was expecting the ending to bring out the last hurrah for this movie. As Murphy reached his destination ,(a base which has become a survival colony) he learned that his family were already dead thru a fellow military whom he was able to communicate with via radio. The boring zombies overwhelmed the brick gates (how the hell did they do this when all they do is raise their hands) and killed most of the boring survivors. Here, I was expecting to finally see lots of action. But lo and behold, it was just a prelude to the end credits har.har.har har.. Anyway, the boring Murphy met with Danielle's son before the credit rolled.. and that's it. It's done.I would not recommend this for those who are expecting a z nation, walking dead, zombieland type of zombie movie.I wouldn't recommend it for whatever purpose it may serve. A total waste of time.I have a copy of The Dead India in my collection. This is supposed to be a sequel. I'm having second thoughts watching it though as it has bad reviews written all over it.

lourdesmeinhold-750-590943 I've waited for almost 5 years to see this film and I finally watched it today (my day off) and it was well worth the wait. Excellent script, superb acting and little to no CGI. Reminded me of the original George Romero zombie moves of yesteryear and I've seen every kind of zombie movie there is to see (been watching horror films for over 40 years). The story is reminiscent of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" where a man is washed up on shore and must survive unknown land and people. Of course in this version, the protagonist must reach a save haven amidst hordes of walking dead. If you're looking for fast running zombies or those with super human strength, this isn't the movie for you. The Dead is a slow film that builds its momentum until it reaches its final nerve wracking crescendo. Enjoy!

Sophie ~ I was glad when it ended is all I can really say. The whole thing was terrible, there was no action, the zombies were rubbish and it was /so/ boring. I didn't buy a zombie movie to sit and watch two people walking and driving around the desert for hours and the ending was rubbish as well. The whole film was basically pointless. Also some of the scenes felt like they were just chucked in at the last minute to drag the film out a bit more or something. I don't know. I generally can't think what the logic behind this film could be. Don't bother watching this, it's a waste of time. Out of all the zombie movies I've seen this is by far the worst and I definitely would not recommend it.