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Summary: An Incredible Zombie Flick
Review: I love this movie. The gore is spectacular, the story is good, the characters are likeable, and I'd say its preety high quality for the run of the mill Zombie epics out there. This film belongs in every gorehounds collection. Night Of The Living Dead was great as well, but I still favor this more. It's actually hard to believe that this is a sequel. DOTD will always be one of my favorite horror films and one that continues to bring a twisted smile to my face. If you like horror, this is essential.
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Summary: Now if only Ramero would stick to zombie movie's.
Review: I first saw Dawn when I was about twelve years old and it has become one of my favorite movies and one of the best horror movies ever made.
The movie opens with things already taking a turn for the worse. In a news studio we first meet Francine Parker (Gaylen Ross) who just wake's up from an aparent nightmare, into a real life one. The filmmakers don't let you know right away what's happening but let's you know that thing's are going south. Fran argue's over rescue stations and the studio tries ,in vain, to conduct an interview. It becomes apparent that compleat caos has begun. Fran is further pressed by her boyfriend Stephen Andrews (David Emge) a helicopter pilot to flee.
Then we meet two national gaurdsmen Peter Washington (Ken Forre) and Roger DeMarco (Scott Rinigner) who join Fran and Steve in escaping. It becomes apparent that zombies have begun to take over the world and the the human race is now their only sorce of food. The four escape to a shopping center and hold up, living in comfort considering they have the run of the place as long as the dead don't get them first.
The interesting thing about Dawn of the dead is that at time's you envy the players becouse they get the run of this huge shopping center and have every comfort givin to them, but by the end however you realize that it all means nothing.
Watch for cameo's from make up FX wiz Tom Savini as the leader of an outlaw gang and George Ramero himself in the bigging griping about writing new rescue stations.
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Summary: Awesome movie, but who can afford it?
Review: I loved this movie when I was a kid, but 89$ is way more than I'd pay to keep it on my shelf. Good luck finding it elsewhere.
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Summary: damn great film
Review: I have seen this movie nearly 25 times, and it has never lost its luster. this films social criticism is probably my favorite aspect of this movie. its great to think about "what would i do if everyone i knew and love suddenly was my enemy?" and "where would i go and what could i do?". personally i would curl up in the corner and allow myself to be consumed by my dead grandmother or something. it allows us a look into true human nature and really makes you think...plus the gore is great! did i mention that? no? well its great! i think dawn of the dead has to be my favorite out of the Dead series. oh yeah, buy it. you wont be dissapointed...but i would wait until that 3-disc special edition set comes out if i were you. its one of my favorite movies, but its not worth 100 bones.
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Summary: Romero's Best
Review: Its hard for me to say, but this film really is better than N.O.T.L.D. Romero scores big time with this genuinely frightening, inteligent comentary on the human race. While the main plot is the characters trying to survive, Romero sneeks in a sub-plot about human indulgences. The main characters start off in a tv station, but when they get their hands on a helicopter, they run off to a mall. The characters board themselves up in the mall (much like the characters in Night do to the house) and temporarily have the mall all to themselves. In this time, they go on a rampage through the mall, taking whatever they want, back up to their little room upstairs. Of course, like all Romero films, things go awry, and we are treated to a spectacular finish. In the end, its not the zombies the characters worry about, but something far worse. Watch it to find out what. A+++. Note: Of course, the gore is in abundence, and it looks great.
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Summary: Nightmare.
Review: This movie is a man's worst nightmare. It touch you deep inside and doesn't let you go. Overall: EXCELLENT.
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Summary: DAWN OF THE DEAD
Review: IS A GREAT MOVIE, I SEE THIS MOVIE FIRST TIME, WHEN 13 YEARS OLD, AND GEORGE ROMERO IS A TERRORIFIC DIRECTOR, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR HIS TIME (1979) IS AMAZING, CONGRATULATIONS GEORGE ROMERO YOUR MINT IS VERY SICK, OF COURSE FOR THIS MOVIE.
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Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST
Review: Usually, director's cuts leave me cold. George A. Romero, though, does this cut true justice.
Dawn of the Dead is simply one of the best horror movies ever. It is one of a very few "thinking" man's horror film.
It follows Night of the Living Dead with the same premise. The recent dead are coming back to life to feed off the flesh of the living. The emergency is turning the world upside-down.
Two t.v. reporters and two S.W.A.T. team members go on the run and hold-up in a huge mall. Ironically, the place of dreams becomes their own cell. Trapped in materialism, their sense of survival dulls.
There is also humor laced in this venture into hell. Special effects guru Tom Savini plays a mad biker and even does a stunt.
The zombies, themselves, are caricatures of modern-day America, trapped in consumerism and desire for food. In the end, who really becomes the walking dead?
Enjoy Dawn of the Dead, simply the best of Romero's Dead Trilogy.
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Summary: Acquiring Your Own Shopping Center, Its Easy and Fun!
Review: Dawn of the Dead, the second fragment of the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead trilogy, offers up a glimpse of the flesh-devouring world of the walking dead through the eyes of not one, but two of horrors premiere architects. Here, the meshing of Romero/Argento mindset commences, birthing something that taps both the veins of humor and horror in the same breath. Although it isn't a harbinger of horror that the third installment is, there are some mutilations toward the end that are commendable, plus a few bites here and there and a drove of headshots that keep the stage smeared with blood. To Note: Depending on which version of the movie you obtain, you either have a more purely based horror movie on your hands with music befitting that theme (U.S. theatrical version), or you have a more complete picture with thirteen minutes of additional footage and an odd variety of quickly cut music that, for some reason, appeals to heavily to me (Director's Cut). This is all a matter of opinion, however, because Dawn of the Dead is unlike many movies that come with a director's cut edition. Both are lovely in their own rights and both are different creations, so you might want to judge this for yourself. The movie begins shortly after Night of the Living Dead, with the land of opportunity running thick with speculation as to what is motivating sudden rash of "cannibal killings." People debate the rhymes, reasons, and even the perpetrators of these ghastly events as the names of outdated rescue station blaze across the airwaves, sending people to their prospective dooms in the name of ratings. All the while people are huddled together in apartment buildings for their protection, forced from private residences because of their vulnerability, and teams of both army and localized militia hunt the horrors that seem intent on stalking the living.
Amidst this chaos, some find themselves both fearful of the order being installed and the way the hammer of justice pounds away freely. Accordingly, they decide to become criminals themselves and flee, thinking they can find their own way in this chaotically shifting world. Enter our four main characters, two armed with some impressive small arms and skilled in the use of deadly force, one that's able to fly a helicopter he's commandeered from the local news station but is lacking in the way of the gun, and a seemingly predictable female that isn't as helpless as the movie first makes her out to be.
Their plan: to take the helicopter, land it outside the outstretched hands of law enforcement wherever there happens to be gas, to keep to the skies, and fly to Canada.
Their problems: they only have one pilot, little in the way of refueling stations, no real plan of action, a world full of zombie and human enemies, and no place to rest their weary heads.
Their salvation: A shopping mall of epic proportions, complete with a helipad and a fully stocked cupboard of guns, ammunition, food, and anything else the consumer bent on escapism desires.
The Complication: The mall is awash with the walking dead, all drawn here for some unknown reason that calls them back from beyond, with more waiting outside to fill its two-story coffers whenever something tasty becomes available. Besides being a piece rich with characterization and understandable dilemmas, Dawn of the Dead also takes many a satirical poke at the valleys of consumerism and the mindsets of acquisition. By showing you the length to which some people would go to hold onto the shiny baubles they've hoarded and the effect it has even on the shambling Hare Krishna, I feel it effectively takes a few jabs without overwhelming perusing it, having fun while lightly coating it with a point. This makes it well worth watching, a nice second helping depicting a world huddling before its living dead masters.
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Summary: Dont buy this version if you want the film on DVD
Review: The 5 stars is for the film itself which one of the greastest horror films of all time. However, I like many others was a "late bloomer" to DVD and thought that I missed my opportunity to get this fine film on DVD because it is out of print. I was almost ready to get the credit card out and order it anyway for over 60 dollars when I stumbled upon this information. Anchor Bay is releasing both Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead on DVD again next year. They are both slated to come out around the summer and the Dawn of the Dead version features 3 discs! So save your money if you are even thinking about purchasing this film. **Update**
The three disc set of Dawn of the Dead has now been put off until 2004, no doubt to correspond to the theatrical remake of Dawn of the Dead. However, Divimax did release the Day of the Dead set and the quality was far superior to any release of the film beforehand. Keep your money and buy the new edition when it comes out, it will be of much better quality than this edition. However, if you can find this edition cheap, its not bad if you aren't a fan of special features of which it has few.
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