Yes, I truly believe that George Romero is the mastermind behind the last two decades. What the hell are you talking about Deltones, you say? Well, go grab yourself a tub of popcorn, and follow me below the zombie fold.
Indeed, I can't shake the feeling that Romero didn't just write scripts, he wrote the freaking future. How else can you explain the strange dynasty of events unfolding since 1989? The zombie themes, they are everywhere. To paraphrase a line from Dawn Of The Dead: "They get up and kill. The themes they kill get up and kill."
Act 1 - "brain..."
Yep, the main zombie from Night Of The Living Dead, an intelligent specimen. Shambling around, its unwholesome touch brought us Gulf War 1.0, the lighting of NAFTA and of course, as any self-respecting zombie would do, puke. Oh, and from its lips escaped no new taxes.
Act 2 - "Brain"
Ah, the main zombie from Dawn Of The Dead, a most perceptive specimen. Shuffling around, its unholy touch brought us Gulf War 1.5, the explosion of NAFTA, and of course, as any self-respecting zombie would do, puke. For those who couldn't stand not getting any, and nauseated millions for their deficiency for way too long because of it. And by not getting any, yes, that's what I'm talking about. Oh, and from his zips escaped some new taxes.
Act 3 - "CELL"
Well, well, the main zombie from Day Of The Dead, a very unicellular specimen. Brush-clearing around, its unnamable touch brought us Gulf War 2.0, the fire sale on naphtha, and of course, as any self-respecting zombie would do, puke. On the rest of the world, it's a given. Oh, and from his slips escaped plenty of tax... cuts.
Act 4 - "BRAAAIINNNS!!!"
Golly Gee, the main zombies for the next movie in the serie. As of now, the script is not yet completed, and the auditions for the main part are still going strong. The WGA's strike finally came to an end, so they should get busy and come up with a final draft in November. Shooting the movie will start right after the results are in, and be on your screen in January 2009.
Man, I can't wait to see what themes from the previous acts will make it this time. Can we vote on it?
Holy crap, I just realized something. John McCain could really be the replacement for Tall Man in the Phantasm movie serie. Uncanny.