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Summary: PURE ZOMBIE BLISS!
Review: When George Romero collaborated with my all time favorite director Dario Argento, he created the best zombie movie ever (next to Night of the Living Dead)! I don't understand how Josh Leman could descrate this movie so much in his review. Pac-Man music! That was the work of GOBLIN...the all mighty quartet that produced the striking music for the majority of Argento's flicks and influenced many, many other scores...such as Halloween. Pac-Man music? Sure the makeup is shody, the acting is bad, and the movie is long. But any true horror fan will see the films true merits. Yes, there is a LOT of bloodletting, but what do you expect from a Romero zombie flick? How could someone who watches this type of film be offended when they know what they're in for? This film moves very quickly and is action packed from beginning to end. And unlike many other films, this one even offers soical commentary. It is not just about a bunch of people stuck in a mall fending off zombies. It's about human materialism...notice the mall setting and the assertion that the zombies are coming back to a place they loved in their former life...its about man's inablity to coexist peacefully and our hunger for control...as when the bikers try to take over the mall...and finally it foreshadows how mankind will utlimately wipe...or eat..each other out with conflict. Lets not forget the extremely vivid gore and edge of your seat action. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!
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Summary: Romero's Best
Review: In 1978, George Romero released the second film in what would come to be called the "Dead Trilogy." "Dawn of the Dead" isn't a sequel to "Night of the Living Dead" as much as it is another view of world being overrun by flesh-eating, reanimated corpses.While "Night of the Living Dead" ended bleakly it also suggested that humans were successfully repelling the zombie onslaught. "Dawn" opens with the zombies clearly gaining the upper hand. Two Philadelphia Police SWAT Team members, a female television news producer, and the station's news chopper pilot steal a helicopter and flee the City of Brotherly Love. They seek a brief respite by landing atop a rural indoor shopping mall that, like everywhere else, is thick with zombies. The SWAT officers quickly devise a "hit and run" plan to loot needed supplies while eluding the walking dead. When that plan succeeds with only minor hitches, the band decides to extend their stay. What follows is a series of brilliantly executed action sequences wherein the four use cleverness and weapons looted from the mall's gun shop to eliminate the zombies and take control of the mall. As a straight horror film, "Dawn" doesn't quite work. Part of the problem lies in the film's setting. A brightly-lit shopping mall doesn't evoke the same sense of terror and dread as the night-time rural farm house setting of "Night of the Living Dead." Nevertheless, the film fires on all cylinders as action-adventure piece that never relents. Key to its success is strong performances by the quartet of unknown actors in the leads. Especially notable are Gaylen Ross as Francine and Ken Foree as SWAT officer Peter. Foree's role is especially notable since it marks the second time in the "Dead" series that Romero cast an African-American in a strong lead role. Foree's Peter quickly establishes himself, and is accepted, as the leader of the group. When one considers that this was more than 10 years before Will Smith proved audiences would line up to see a Black man save the world in "ID4", you realize that this was a pretty revolutionary move for Romero to take in 1978. The film is gory. At the time of its release it was left un-rated due to its excessive violence and gore. Starlog Magazine described it as "quite possibly the most violent film ever made." By today's standards, the violence actually seems relatively tame. One could argue that a current mainstream film like "Braveheart" outdoes "Dawn" on both violence and gore. Much of the action has a slap-stick quality that suggests a "Roadrunner" cartoon albeit with blood. This is not to say that the film is a comedy though. In fact, many critics interpreted it as a biting commentary on the rampant consumerism that would ultimately overtake the country in the 1980s. With its shopping mall setting, zombies mindlessly trying to enter stores, and the heroes' growing infatuation with their "kid in a candy store" environment, it's hard not to see a message here. But as the heroes quickly abandon any thought of finding people elsewhere for a life of insulated comfort and free home appliances, they are oblivious to how their actions might ultimately doom them. At the same time, Romero's insertion of television news commentators describing a society that is quickly falling apart is chilling in its realism. I won't reveal the ending but will say that "Dawn" more than earns its status a classic that is at least as good as "Night." And while the first film was clearly the scarier, "Dawn" has emerged as, by far, the more influential. It spawned countless imitators, mainly directed by Italians like Lucio("Zombie") Fulci who apparently feel the same way about zombies as the French do about Jerry Lewis. It's influence can also be seen in dozens of video games like "Doom" and "Resident Evil." Hell, even Michael Jackson's award-winning "Thriller" video probably never would've been made if Romero's film hadn't sparked Jacko's already-tweaked imagination. Romero would ultimately go on to direct a third "Dead" film, the solid but less than satisfying "Day of the Dead" and executive produce a superfluous remake of "Night" in 1990. With Romero himself, having acknowledged that "Day" fell short, he's long talked about fourth installment(rumored on some fan websites to be called "Dusk of the Dead") that would bring the series to a suitably fitting end. Until that happens, if you're looking for the ultimate zombie movie "Dawn of the Dead" is the one to get.
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Summary: I just don't understand (Warning, extremely mild spoilers)
Review: It never ceases to amaze me how this movie and most of George Romero's awful other films (the exception being the brilliant original Night of the Living Dead) can possibly have amassed such loyal cult followings. This and Romero's Knightriders are quite possibly the worst pieces of storytelling I have ever experienced. How can everyone be so in love with such utterly terrible acting, writing, and special effects? From everything I'd heard about Dawn and from seeing its wonderful predecessor, I was expecting a terrifying and socially relevant movie about humans struggling against the living dead; what I got was a completely awful film with annoying characters running around slapping zombies and throwing pies in their undead faces to the background accompaniment of ridiculous, inappropriate Pac-Man music. After the first hour and a half, I and everyone who was watching with me were just praying for it to end, but it kept on going and going and going through one unbearable plot development after another. Seriously, who came up with that hilariously foolish bit of heroism at the end? If there actually is an alternate European ending where all of the main characters end up dying, I would love to see it. Otherwise, there's just so much not to like about this film and George Romero films (except the original Night) in general. If anyone has a valid explanation for the popularity Dawn of the Dead has enjoyed, I'm all ears. I'd take an Evil Dead movie over this any day of the week.
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Summary: A book as lifeless as a zombie itself
Review: Yes, George A. Romero is a genius, yes Dawn of the Dead is a career high water mark (to me surpassed by the far darker and mature Day). But this "novelization" by Susanna Sparrow is nothing but the script in text format, and with nothing added to give it depth as a novel. Sorry fans but this isn't a classic bit of writing, just some really great marketing.
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Summary: The best horror film ever made....
Review: This installment in my opinion surpasses the original classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD by far. It also surpasses films like THE EXORCIST, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, and HALLOWEEN. But that's only to a die hard zombie fan. But the movie is great. What makes it so great is that the movie is showing the corrupted society as it crumbles as the zombie reign gets bigger and bigger. Romero does a great job with all aspects of the movie. He makes it scary, intense, exciting, riveting, dramatic, and upseting. The movie leaves you in your seat confused and breathtaken. This movie gets 5 stars in my book. I reccomend you see it soon :)
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Summary: Director's Cut DVD Review from the U.K.
Review: Just a quick review to say that the Director's Cut of this brilliant movie is available on DVD from Amazon.co.uk. This cut is sooo much better than the previously available U.K release that we could get over here with a good 20 minutes of restored footage and gore. (The only bits missing that I can see are the shotgun shooting of a civilian by Wooley and a bite to the arm of the woman by her zombiefied husband "Miguel" (Don't know why they cut THAT out!) Apart from that I think it is uncut (139 minutes running time) and is basically on of the best horror gore flicks of all time. If you have never seen a zombie film this is the one to whet your lips with. Pure Genius.
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Summary: Excellent despite the stupid zombies
Review: Warning-some spoilers ahead.This is a great zombie movie! It's probably the best I've seen so far and not to mention the goriest.Tom Savini delivers countless loads of gruesomely realistic gore and the film is a gore fan's dream.Intestines ripped from body,skin chewed off shoulder and arm ripped apart from blood pressure machine.Excellent! The acting is pretty good,the script above-average and the plot excellent.And what about the action? It's plentiful.Machine gun fu,bullet bouncin' fu and machete slicin' fu.The film was also highly entertaining and one of the most entertaining I've seen in a while.My only gripe? The zombies looked really dumb.They didn't even resemble zombies.They just had blue skin and nothing more.A zombie should look like this-bones and muscle exposed,blood oozing non-stop,clothes ripped and maggots crawling all over.Oh well,the same can't be said for how entertaining and gory the film is! Just buy this.It's a gory classic! Rated R-contains extreme violence and gore galore and some strong language.
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Summary: Entertaining, but disturbing
Review: Aaaaah, kids these days whose idea of 'horror' is a guy in a funny mask and a machete have got it all wrong. THIS is the real stuff of late night shivers. This low-budget sequel to 'Night of the Living Dead' was a staple of Midnight Movie showings of the mid-eighties, and anyone who grew up during that period should know it well. Others here have covered the details of the plot, so I'll spare you that and simply give a few personal impressions. I confess the notion of unending hordes of mindless, decaying monsters who's only goal is to tear me into tiny pieces and consume me alive has given me far more nightmares over the years than any other movie I can think of. One of the features that makes these films so unsettling is that just as soon as the viewers and film characters have achieved some sense of safety and security behind thick walls and locked doors, one small mistake or unavoidable event throws everything into violent dissaray, collapsing this safe world like a house of cards. Overall the film is an enjoyable mixture of action, drama, horror, and yes, a little comedy. The characters come off as sympathetic for the most part. You admire the resoursefulness and bravery of this small group of people surviving such a horrific world. Though at times you can see their resolve, and even their grasp on sanity begin to crumble around the edges. A nice touch in my opinion.(Let's see Shwartzenegger show a little remorse next time HE blows away a room full of badguys in his next film!) The overall cheap look of the production, much like other effective horror films like The Blair Witch Project, simply adds to the nightmarish atmosphere. The action seemed realistic for the most part. I think perhaps Romero tried to make up for the small film budget by making the action onscreen as real as possible. Weapon damage seems realistic for the most part, (thanks to the always-outstanding talents of Tom Savini) and guns don't give off the overdone jets of flame that modern filmmakers seem to prefer nowadays. The decayed zombies are appropriately terrifying, although some may find the blue-green makeup hastily applied to most of the extra a bit silly. Here's a tip for those who love bloopers and have a VCR with a good Freeze Frame. During the scene where Roger is using his Semi to run down Zombies, watch for the shot directly following the one where one leaves a splot of blood on the windshield. There's an external shot of the body being tossed aside. In the first few frames you can see the tiny trampoline the stuntman uses just before the truck roars past the camera! Overall an enjoyable, but disturbing film, best watched during daylight hours.
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Summary: dawn of the dead
Review: Geogre A.Romero's Dawn of the dead is the second part of thedead trilogy.This film is about four people who have decided to tryand run away from the zombie threat in a helicopter.But as they run out of fuel they find a shopping mall which is full of the creatures...I recommmend this movie to any horror fan or fan of the resident evil seris END
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Summary: The best zombie movie ever!
Review: Dawn Of The Dead, the sequel to Night Of The Living Dead, is better than the original classic. Night Of The Living Dead is the most famous one. But I think Dawn was better. That's not to say I don't like the original, I love it. Anyway, this film is 2 hours and 15 minutes of pure horror entertainment. Packed with spectacular gore from the Master Of Gore, Tom Savini. The acting is brilliant. The actors really bring they're characters to life, and you easily become attached to them. George A. Romero's direction is wonderful. His dramatic elements really fit in, and they make the horror even better. And the score changes variably, from moody to dramatic. This truly is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. Its sequel is also something not to be missed, " Day Of The Dead ", which is heavily overlooked.
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