Comparing Romero's Survival Of The Dead

The last and seemingly people's least favorite of Romero's Dead films, Survival of the Dead isn't actually all that bad. It's a far better film than its predecessor Diary of the Dead, at least in my opinion. Returning the standard third person perspective and adopting a more humorous approach, Survival isn't a seemingly endless slog. The films tone is probably the lightest of the Dead films, which at times does push over the border of funny, to simply camp pander. Though we also get a slew of like-able, though not often relate-able characters.

Survival quasi picks up where Diary leaves off, though not with the college students. Which I view as an act of mercy on Romero's part. Instead we follow Sarge (Alan Van Sprang), going AWOL from the National Guard with a few of his fellow soldiers, Francisco (Stefano DiMatteo), Tomboy (Athena karkanis) and Kenny (Eric Woolfe). He recounts their actions from the first film, as well as the moments leading up to their decision to go AWOL. Meanwhile on Plumb island, a group of townsfolk lead by Patrick O'Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) has been going around and ensuring that the dead stay dead. Which unfortunately runs counter to plans held by Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), who see's the walking dead as sick who need to be kept and as his numbers out number those following O'Flynn. He forces O'Flynn off the island along with a handful of his men that choose to go with him. Back on the mainland after a run in with some other survivors, Sarges crew picks up another member Boy (Devon Bostick). He …show more content…
A character so bland they never even give him a name. Though my favorite Tomboy also lacks a proper name, she at least has a ton of personality and enough charisma for the performance to stick. Sarge is far more of a like-able character this time around, which is to be expected as he is one of the main characters and not just a random stick up man who shows up for thirty