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Survival of the Dead Review

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1.0

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  • 3.0
    43

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

    Placidly photographed and lacking in urgency, "Survival" shows us the living flailing at fate and the dead just flailing.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    The metaphor of senseless rancor is clear, but it's not compelling when the slow-moving monsters pose more of a nuisance than a threat.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The skullcap moment appealed to me. It was new. Not much else is new in Survival of the Dead.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety

    Steeped in fan-pleasing gore but woefully thin on ideas, originality (beyond new zombie-offing methods) or directorial flair.

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  • 58

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Clark Collis

    There are some memorable images, including the sight of a beautiful, horse-riding ''dead head.'' But for much of the movie, Van Sprang's zombie fatigue seems to be an echo of Romero's own.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett

    A polished, fast-moving, entertaining picture whose mainstream success will depend on audiences' tolerance of its tendency to become an abattoir of extreme carnage.

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