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Post by CK on Mar 22, 2007 12:46:44 GMT -5
1 being the worst, 5 being the best.
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Post by Jen on Mar 22, 2007 18:16:01 GMT -5
5; again, one of the best horror films ever made, also one of the smartest.
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Post by Conan on Mar 22, 2007 23:43:23 GMT -5
Cause of this movie I know what I would do if a zombie breakout happens.
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Post by GL on Mar 23, 2007 10:30:44 GMT -5
“Dawn of the Dead” will always be the ultimate zombie movie.
**SPOILERS**
A news show in Pittsburgh begins reporting that the zombies are now beginning to win the battles against the living. Reporter Francine (Gaylen Ross) leaves the station with Steven (David Emge) in a station chopper. At the same time, a police squadron is called to an apartment complex in the ghetto for counts of cannibalism. After battling the zombies, two police officers, Peter (Ken Foree) and Roger, (Scott H. Reiniger) find the helicopter with the escaping Francine and Steven and leave with them. Finally making their way to Monroeville Mall, the four find that the complex has everything they need to survive. Barricading themselves inside, they live in peace, occasionally meeting the zombies. They eventually decide to give the mall to the zombies, as they seem to have called the structure home. A gang of bikers arrives, and they simply find the mall open for their taking. Fighting on the side of the zombies, they fight off the advancing hordes. Succeeding, now the zombies find that they are prime targets to attack, and ramble on after them. Finally able to survive, those that do look back on the mall with a wink of nostalgia.
The Good News: One of the main reasons why people love this movie is its non-stop gore. This is right up there with “Dead Alive” as one of the most violent movies of all time. We have untold decapitations, a screwdriver in the ear, two bodies torn apart in a long matter of time, more than ten different people have at least a piece of skin bitten off or ripped open, one is set on fire, and another one has the top of its head sliced off with a helicopter blade. I am literally talking about the tip of the iceberg here. This is merely some of the violence that happens to regular people from the zombies. That’s not even close to the violence that the regular people inflict on the zombies. Most of them are massive gunshot wounds to the head, since it kills them. We see some very nice, gory-looking head kills in the movie. There are so many that the film would simply be R-rated only on head kills. It really is a treat for gore-hounds to see all the violence in the film, both to and from the zombies. I could go on and on about the gore in the film, but the film does contain so many other things. To me, the action in the film is just as good as the gore. The best scene has to be towards the end, when the bikers are in the mall facing the zombies. This includes not only a lot of gore, but a lot of action as well. The giant gunfight is one of the best scenes ever shot. The fact that the cops shoot off against the bikers, who have to worry about the zombies attacking them. To have it last as long as it did and never have it be a boring fight, that's a major accomplishment. That is also a very big deal; the film is over two hours long, and at no point is it a boring movie. To have a horror film do that is such a great feat. What really amazed me about the movie was its character development. It is one of the few films where we really do care about what happens to the people involved. There aren't as many people who we care about in modern horror films. They are supposed to be similar to the people from these kinds of films, but they don't have the same impact as the earlier films. Granted, they don’t have as great of acting classes as modern stars, but the important thing is that the heroes come across as likable, which hardly any modern day film does. It is something that I sorely miss in horror films.
The Bad News: Everyone always says that this film is a very smart satirical film, and I never knew why. Personally, I don't care if it does or not, because it is such a great film that it carries a subliminal message doesn't concern me. I don’t try to analyze the hidden meanings in films. I just watch it to enjoy the movie. If you feel like you want to watch the film a hundred times to see how many different scenes hold another meaning, go right ahead. It doesn't concern me to know, and I respect those that do, but I don't want to know that kind of thing. So what if it has hidden meanings? Doesn’t bother me. I watch this film for its entertainment value, not how many different things Romero is poking fun at.
The Final Verdict: Even though there are those that say this film is loaded with social satire, I have no interest in finding it and simply watch this movie because it is so entertaining. Watch this film if you seek out gory, violent films of any kind, as it offers everything that they will enjoy. Seek caution if seeing gore disturbs you.
Rated NC-17: Extreme Graphic Violence
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Post by Canetoad on Mar 23, 2007 22:59:18 GMT -5
''Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. It gets up and kills! The people it kills get up and kill!''
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Post by CT on Mar 23, 2007 23:25:22 GMT -5
A classic in every sense of the word. If you don't own it already, hang your head in shame. Then go out and get it!
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Post by CK on Mar 24, 2007 4:24:10 GMT -5
Do I even have to say how I voted?
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Post by HNT on Mar 27, 2007 9:40:23 GMT -5
5, of course. An absolute masterpiece. The best of Romero's zombie films. Gotta love this one. And you need the Ultimate edition too, cause sometimes you'll wanna watch the extended and European cuts instead of the theatrical print. They are all sweeeeeeeet!!
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Post by GP on Jul 28, 2007 4:39:13 GMT -5
Watched the European Cut last night for the first time. Loved it. Great alternate soundtrack and some nice little flashes not in the other versions. The Ultimate Edition rules. You really do have a version for all seasons. Good job Anchor Bay.
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Post by The Walking Dude on Jul 28, 2007 8:23:20 GMT -5
Night is a 5 day is a 4
for absolute bleakness you can look no further than night and day
for optimism you can look to Land
but for slapstick dawn is a dream.in his last interview Lucio Fulci said this was erroneosly called a horrorfilm he has a point out of all the Dead films Dawn has the most to say,actually Dawn is talking over almost every horror flick ever made even 28 years later its voice can still be heard .
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Post by GL on Jul 28, 2007 10:10:14 GMT -5
Watched the European Cut last night for the first time. Loved it. Great alternate soundtrack and some nice little flashes not in the other versions. The Ultimate Edition rules. You really do have a version for all seasons. Good job Anchor Bay. My second favorite DVD purchase, behind SS's Zombie 2 25th Anniversary Edition, but that's only because it's my favorite film of all time in a spectacular package.
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Post by Dr. Butcher M.D. on Jan 24, 2008 11:16:32 GMT -5
Another zombie masterpiece by Romero.
5/5
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Post by Lazario on Jan 28, 2008 6:16:20 GMT -5
for slapstick dawn is a dream I didn't like that about it. I gave it (The Extended Version) a 4. Because there is no 4.5 option. It's almost perfect. The Theatrical Version definitely doesn't benefit from taking out the extra character, dialogue, music, and gore that can be found in the European and Extended versions. But I really need to say I think there's only maybe 3% out of place. Some of the acting could be better, but I don't think it hurts the movie. Some of the "Stephen doesn't fit in" stuff felt like it got a bit heavy. And... that's it.
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Post by abraxas on Dec 7, 2009 15:21:50 GMT -5
Perfection, absolute perfection.
Well GL, looks like me and you are total opposites on this, because I think that the commentary aspect of Romero's zombie movies are one of the best parts.
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Post by GL on Dec 8, 2009 10:59:46 GMT -5
I just want people to rise from the grave and rip people to shreds in zombie films. Anything else is a waste of time and effort, unless you slip it in so subtly that I don't see it since I don't really look at films too deeply to begin with. But it's all good in the end.
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