"Survival Of The Dead" review by Ben Kenber

“We’re not gonna make it, humans I mean.”

“It is in your nature to destroy yourselves.”

-Edward Furlong & Arnold Schwarzenegger from “T2”

There was a 20 year gap between George Romero’s “Day Of The Dead” and his “Land Of The Dead.” Some parents now have kids who are slightly older than the number of years Romero sought financing to make zombie movies on his own terms. But since “Land Of The Dead,” this director has been pumping out one living dead movie every other year. Talk about sudden productivity. His latest flesh eating opus is “Survival Of The Dead” which looks at the rivalry of two families on an isolated island, struggling to maintain power as the zombies continue to outnumber them and reject their vegan ways.

Actually, we first get introduced to a group of mercenary National Guardsmen who were briefly introduced in “Diary Of The Dead” when they stole supplies from the protagonists who were riding along in their old Winnebago. These soldiers are lead by Sarge “Nicotine” Crockett (Alan van Sprang), and they are now on their own, struggling to survive in a god forsaken world. As a result, “Survival Of The Dead” is the closest thing to a direct sequel that this series has ever had.

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