10 Horror Movies Ruined By Fan Overhype
8. Land Of The Dead
During the noughties, zombie horror experienced a welcome resurgence. Even though films revolving around shambling, brain-munching corpses had been stagnant for years, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, and the Dawn of the Dead remake proved there was plenty of life left in undead genre (which is pretty ironic).
Just when it seemed like zombie horror had peaked, the unthinkable happened. In 2004, Night of the Living director, George A. Romero, revealed he was making a follow-up called Land of the Dead. Because Romero is directly responsible for popularising zombie lore, the hype for this instalment was through the roof.
Instead of regurgitating a premise we've seen a million times, Land of the Dead revolved around zombies who could think, learn, and strategise, making them far more dangerous than the mindless flesh-eaters we've grown accustomed to.
And the end result was... just okay. Unlike the previous three instalments, it's difficult to remember a single compelling character, inventive scene, or creative kill.
Because Romero had been in the business for 40 years at the time, it was heartbreaking to see his work being outperformed by zombie films made by far less experienced directors.