Dawn of the Dead

[HannibalGuy]

In 1968 George A.Romero made history with his masterpiece of horror Night of the Living Dead.
Dawn of the Dead is the sequal. It is just as great if not better. It had a great story, charectors,and exalent directing.
I didn't think that it was as gory as people said it was. I had the same problem with A Clockwork Orange.
But still I loved the film.
On a scale of 1 to 10 Dawn of the Dead gets a 8.
Recommended

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[Dignan777]

I enjoyed Dawn of the Dead more than Night of the Living Dead. Night of the Living Dead was more serious kindof horror zombie flick. While Dawn of the Dead has more humor, and a fun story to boot. Who doesn't like a movie where people escape from zombies by hiding out in a shopping mall?? Come on that's great stuff.

[pennywise46]

Dawn of the Dead is a very good film whether you like horror movies or not. I like horror movies, so this ranks highly on my list of favorite movies. It is a very entertaining movie, and I really like the idea of making a fortress out of a shopping center, where you have everything you need, while the living dead are outside killing everything there is. Night of the Living Dead is my second favorite horror movie, right after The Exorcist. My third favorite would be Dawn of the Dead. The character development was good, so was the music,acting, and directing.Too bad Day of the Dead wasn't up to par with the first two of the Dead trilogy.

Dawn of the Dead-9/10

[Fergus]

I tend to like horror movies, but when I saw the directors cut of this movie, it just seemed repetitive, sometimes slow, and contradicting what was said, there was basically no plot whatsoever. It was rather simple, people trapped inside a mall and are trying to get away from zombies. There was really no purpose for this movie as it didn't do much to change the whole situation set in the first movie. It is kind of like watching a Mad Max movie, he always gets left behind in the end. Thats the way the series is headed. All build up for nothing. But I can see what Night of the Living Dead was trying to do, but this sequel is basically doing the first film over, but set in a different place with more zombie attacks and blood and gore. I seriously don't see a reason of WHY you guys liked this movie. I personally didn't see a POINT in it, nor does it go anywhere with the characters, except kill them off. I wonder if that was the point. Well, I gave it 2 & 1/2 stars out of five stars previously, I don't know what that would make in numbers, a 4 or 5 maybe.

[Lindsey]

Dawn of Dead is a very good horror movie! I liked the idea of the characters living in a mall while it's filled with man eating zombies.Thee's plenty of gore (I liked it when the Zombie was eating the guy's insides!)Humor,and plenty of zombies! George A.Romero is a good director.Check out the directors cut of Dawn of the Dead,it has like previews from like every country! It's cool! 8/10

[pizowell]

Its a horror classic fersure!

[APzombie]

100/10

SO SWEET

[someguy]

I want to get that mall music so bad!

[ParileseMonster]

Dawn of the Dead is a great movie and for those of you who do not get it leaves me scratching my head. Ive seen every version possible from the additional endings to the different scores. Goblin does a great job! For those of you who do not know there are plans to remake this movie and you cannot remake this movie because it is great as is but also the movie's time to take place in is definatly the 70's you cannot change that it would not fit. Some people involved in this devistation were at the recent Fangoria Weekend of horrors and they were booed off the stage! Has anyone seen the laser disc? With all the extras, very cool and finally my husband has all the music, even the mall music so e mail me if you are genuinly interested.

[meltingman]

One another thread, a comment was that you care about the characters in this film. I did. Dawn of the Dead is one of the greatest horror films ever made. I saw it in the theatres when it came out and was completely blown away by it.

I loved the Mad Max Series and Liked the 2nd film (Road warrior) the most. The same holds true for me in this series, Dawn of the Dead was awesome.

[Cyclonus]

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Director: George A. Romero

Cast: Ken Foree, David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross

Screenwriter: George A. Romero

Producers: Dario Argento, Richard P. Rubinstein

A United Film Distribution release


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George Romero deserves credit for his refusal to pander to the Hollywood machine, although it cost him mainstream success. But thus is the price of being an independent filmmaker. Case in point: Dawn of the Dead could never have been financed by a major studio; they would all have shied away from the extreme violence and grim situation. I doubt that a global invasion of zombies would have been very appealing to a reactionary studio exec.

That's a shame, because the film proudly displays Romero at the peak of his creative powers. He boldly shuns all mortal standards of good taste, as humans and zombies are shot, disemboweled, and otherwise dealt grievous harm. No restraint is exercised if it can be helped. The film is gloriously, delightfully excessive. Picture Romero as a devious child, enjoying his playchest of cinematic goodies, and you will have some idea of the spirit that drove the production.

It's more than "just a horror movie." You actually care for the characters. Unlike many generic slashers, all the principals are sympathetic, and we wholeheartedly wish for their safety. This fact dawns on us, in an absolutely gripping scene (which I wouldn't dream of revealing) at the very end of the film. I also appreciate the social satire, which demonstrates that a horror film can possess at least some degree of social relevance. Kudos, also, to Tom Savini's memorably gory makeup effects, and to Ken Foree's solid performance as the SWAT team leader; he reminds me of Laurence Fishburne. The rest of the cast perform adequately.

I need not remind you that this is an intense, edgy movie that could never secure financing in today's conservative climate. It was never submitted to the MPAA, which would have been a waste of time and effort, as it would have been slapped with an X rating before the first reel was half over. However, it's a treat for the adventurous filmgoer. Just make sure to treat it as if it was already rated NC-17.

8/10.



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[Cyclonus]

I'm bumping this topic, a great horror flick like this deserves more replies! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Herb Tarlek]

someguy, they are hosting a comicon at the mall in april 2003, 25th anniversary. i went to the one in 2001 and it was awesome, the only people who weren't there was george, gaylen, and savini. we had a ball at the last one, this next one will rock.
monroeville pa is where its at.

"bloodbaths are my way of getting clean"

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[Kim_EZ]

I saw this the other night and thought "Finally, I get to see it." But I was disappointed.

It started out like any other zombie movie - tense. I ignored the cheesy yet gory effects. But down the line, I felt as if the plot went a stray and they added some scenes in that easily could've been edited out. The ending was okay. It was as if the Zombies weren't playing a pivotal part anymore.

I won't recommend this to anyone, but I won't say it was a bad flick.

Rating: 6/10