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Summary: The Dead are Alive! (What an oxymoron)
Review: Dawn of the Dead is the sequel to the superior Night of the Living Dead, and is without a doubt one of the greatest horror film of all time. Scary, horrifying, funny, intelligent, humorous and atmospheric.George Romero's 1978 follow-up to his classic Night of the Living Dead is quite terrifying and gory. But in its own way, it is just as comically satiric as the first film in its take on contemporary values. This time, we follow the fortunes of four people who lock themselves inside a shopping mall to get away from the marauding dead and who then immerse themselves in unabashed consumerism, taking what they want from an array of clothing and jewelry shops, making gourmet meals, etc. It's great. Now there's an atrocious re-make coming up, so skip the stupid re-make and see the TRUE Dawn of the Dead. Probably the greatest horror film ever.
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Summary: Dawn of the Dead-U.S Theatrical Cut
Review: The Second entry in George Romero's "Dead Trilogy" Dawn of the Dead, picks up after Night of the living Dead, we see that the living dead have begun to overrun us, and evacuation is ordered, the story revolves around a group of 4 (2 Swat team members, and 2 newssstation emploies) the 4 journie through america this is one point were Romero's social commentaries comes through to make the film even better, eventually the 4 make it to a shopping center and barricade themselves in, not before having to engage in battles with the living dead already in the mall, but as time passes we see how life is somewhat normal in the mall between them, but there normality does not last long untill a band of scavengers make their way into the mall letting in legions of the undead (I might have exagerated on legions, maybe hundreds and hundreds, maybe even a thousand). Romero's film not only deliveres Zombie Action, and moments of horror, he manages to give his movie a moral, or personal reflection of what one man saw, and with that he gave us a view of a society crumbling, a race on the verge of extinction, and as the end nears we see that no meteor, or God destroys us, We destroyed ourselves.
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Summary: The goriest movie I've ever seen
Review: ...and also, one of the worst horror films I've ever seen. It is NOT scary or terrifying at all! It's just stupid, sick, violent, and gory. All the gore effects are there for the sake of viewers wanting to see some zombie action. There are almost no characters you get to know or care about, or even something worth remembering. It's just like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", only this is much worse.
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Summary: The greatest zombie movie ever
Review: Although many parts of it are dated and almost laughable by today's standards, George Romero's zombie epic is unmatched by any made before or after it, including Romero's own Night of the Living Dead and Day of the Dead. This is the Empire Strikes Back of horror films.Picking up a little bit after Night of the Living Dead left off, the dead are rising and crave living human flesh for food. Two SWAT team officers and two TV station employees steal a traffic helicopter and flee the carnage, eventually taking refuge in a massive mall which is filled to the brim with zombies yet offers great potential as a shelter. Although ultimately a horror film, Dawn serves equally well as an action piece. The survivors don't only fight the zombies but other survivors, making for some explosively gory shootouts. The film conveys a good message about consumerism too; as the zombies mindlessly drone about the mall that they remember from their past lives, it's almost the same as watching living people. It may be a tad bit dated, but Dawn of the Dead holds up as a great horror and action movie, and even as a satire on human nature and consumerism. Throw some truly horrific comic book gore into the mix and you've got one hell of a great movie for anyone with a strong stomach.
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Summary: 4.5 OUT 5=BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE PERIOD
Review: Dawn Of The Dead is the mother of all zombie movies,even italian directors that copy with imitators like(HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD,NIGHTMARE CITY,CITY OF THE DEAD)and so on can not come close to this masterpiece. To bad this movie is out of print on DVD,but I heard they are releasing in a box set with better sound and picture quality than this version. I can't wait!!
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Summary: AWFUL!!!
Review: This movie was soo gory! Not that I care that it's gory, it's just that the blood was more orangish yellow than red. The acting was weak and the special effects that everyone is raving about is pathetic. They even used the same dead people throughout the film that already got blown up!!My advice is to skip this cheesey horror flick.
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Summary: Finally, a gory horror flick that will make you think.
Review: Dawn of the Dead, the legitimate sequel to George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, supercedes the original in countless ways. The horror of Dawn is different than the original, as it works to comment on the absurdity and trivialities of consumer-capitalistism in North America, while examining the social ideologies which make up the ways in which we perceive the world and interact with each other. In other words, it's an excellent freaking gore-fest. I picked up this movie at the video store one day with a lot of hesitation since I hadn't been the biggest fan of the horror genre. Growing up with the mundane and redundant so-called "scary movies" like the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th series, there didn't seem to be much out there in terms of genuinely terrifying and suspenceful horror films. I'd walk by the horror aisle time and time again, and the Dawn video case was just staring at me. So, I decided to give it a try. It blew me away. The dialogue between the four protagonists rings true, which in and of itself was surprising. It's difficult to find a movie in this genre that relies heavily on realism rather than shlock or contrived scare tactics. Produced in the early seventies, the film takes place in the interior of a vast suburban shopping mall. The look and feel of the era is fascinating - the epitome of tacky-chic. It's difficult to believe that the fashions of the time could have ever been considered attractive. Although the make-up effects are nothing spectacular, Romero manages to utilize his limited budget into creating some of the most grotesque images filmed. The blood may look more like the paint we used in the second grade during arts and crafts, but when the zombies bite into that human flesh, the disbelief is pretty much suspended. Dawn of the Dead is one of the best horror films out there, and probably just one of the best films made overall. Sure, it might scare you, or it just might make you laugh, or it might make you think, or it might make you nostalgiac for beige polyester, but it will definitely leave you entertained.
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Summary: Possibly the Best Horror Film Ever
Review: This film is definitely one of the greatest horror films ever made. Many horror buffs already know the movie but here is a quick synopsis. Four people find that the country is being overrun by zombies. They find themselves a helicopter and end up taking cover in a shopping mall. However they then find themselves surrounded by those zombies who are still in the mall. The typical blood and guts ensues and eventually our heroes take control of the mall. This is where Romero uses brains and intelligence in the film. By having the characters run around taking anything they find he is showing the "consumer side" of people even in the darkest times. The movie ends when two characters remain and escape the mall after more zombies have been let in by a biker gang. Definitely a great film. Hopefully a new DVD comes out soon which showcases some great special features. This film deserves that treatment.
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Summary: A Really Wicked Awesome Movie!
Review: This is a great movie! The gore is plentiful and the music is creepy and very cool. George A. Romero is the best when it comes to zombie movies, and of his trilogy, this is probably the peak. It has a really nice old-fashioned feel to it. It is better than most horror\zombie movies because: the dialogue isn't cheesy or corny, the effects are good, and unlike most of today's over-used slasher-psychopath movies, it has a really good story. If you haven't seen it, rent it, special order it(it is out of print, unfortunately), or wait for the special edition DVD that is supposed to be coming out soon that will include the theatricaly released version, the director's cut, and a disc for bonus features.
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Summary: Somewhat successful
Review: This has to be the smartest horror film out there. For most of the film the four heroes make smart moves rather than doing what characters typically do in a horror film. The whole selfish/isolationist theme that all 3 films explore is genius. This film also adds an interesting element: marriage. We see the couple argue and their love turns cold near the end of the movie. One flaw I noticed: these zombies are rather slow in everything they do, so why do they RUN into the elevator near the end of the movie and attack that one guy? Other stark examinations of human nature is when they have to kill the child-zombies. Yet Romero seems it is necessary to take gore to the excess, and while many of these gory scenes like the zombies eating the bikers have a parallel meaning (Human beings are all cannibals metaphorically) this gore eliminates much of the audience to the film. The film also loses another star for the HORRIBLE, not GOOD, but HORRIBLE AND OUTDATED score by some ...rock band called ZOMBIE. (GAG)
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