Diary of the Dead (2007)

Diary of the Dead is probably the first zombie movie we've seen since I started this blog.

While filming a low-budget horror film, Jason (Joshua Close) and his film school friends hear news reports of zombie sightings. As the living dead close in on the film crew, Jason seizes the opportunity to add real blood and guts to his movie. Meanwhile the American government promises to stop the violent uprising, but the relentless zombies gain an advantage by wiping out all forms of communication with the outside world.

Yes, you can put this in the category of Cloverfield and Blair Witch as having the movie within a movie. I like those kinds of movie a lot. But why did this movie only get a limited release? We'd heard about it and knew when it opened in NYC, but it never got here. It's written and directed by George A. Romero, the father of the zombie movie! And there is going to be a sequel. So why the lack of attention?

This was a really good movie, five out of five stars. It had the typical attacks of zombie movies with a cool plot between them to get people back and forth. There were some leaps in logic that there just are in zombie movies, but this was a good one. I'm sorry it's not getting the attention it deserves.