Diary Of The Dead (12A) **** - Shawn Roberts, Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan and Amy Lalonde.
THIS slick and tongue in cheek zombie movie by the master, George A Romero, shows that he is still very much on top of his game.
Although Blair Witch-style camerawork has often been imitated, most recently in Cloverfield, Romero demonstrates how it can be effectively done and even bettered.
Throw in some great cameos by Wes Craven, Simon Pegg and Stephen King and you are on to a real winner.
The film is the story of a group of student filmmakers who are shooting a zombie movie when they suddenly bump into the real, or should that be reel, thing?
The director Jason (Joshua Close) and his girlfriend Debra (Michelle Morgan) decide to head for her parents' house and lead everyone across country in a bid for safety.
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Following hot on the heels of the excellent Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead is also a first class horror with more than its fair share of shocks and gore.
And while Land Of The Dead was often a thinly veiled attack on the Bush administration, this film has plenty to say about the so-called War on Terror.
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