If you could be stuck in any of Romero's 'Dead' movies...

[mattjk_17]

...which one would it be, and why?

Personally, I'd have to go with Dawn. Just the thought of having to live inside a mall is great, go around getting all of the things you want, whenever you want them. Plus, being able to smack zombies down escalators would be pretty fun.

[saintofscars]

I'd say Dawn too. I'd be bored at the end though, so i'd go off and join the biker gang!:cool:

[TheDeadWalk]

Dawn, easily.

[IamNoOne666]

I'd say night, mainly because in that movie the zombies were still in somewhat small numbers and I know if I was in that house I could definatly survive till morning.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by IamNoOne666
I'd say night, mainly because in that movie the zombies were still in somewhat small numbers and I know if I was in that house I could definatly survive till morning.

But after morning, you'll be looking for your nearest shopping mall.

Night wasn't really people dying via hordes of zombies, it was the inner-tension. The people on the inside and their inability to function as a whole unit is what destroyed them. Hell, the guy that kept his cool the longest ended up blown to bits.

[pyscho dude]

Obviously Dawn.

[Bullet Tooth Tony]

Originally posted by pyscho dude
Obviously Dawn.

Ditto. Such a cool idea.

[IamNoOne666]

Originally posted by TheDeadWalk
But after morning, you'll be looking for your nearest shopping mall.

Night wasn't really people dying via hordes of zombies, it was the inner-tension. The people on the inside and their inability to function as a whole unit is what destroyed them. Hell, the guy that kept his cool the longest ended up blown to bits.

yes but I would have seen Ben knew what he was doing so I would be helping him as much as possible, that and I would have gotten rid of Copper early on. And when I woke up in the morning and saw a group coming looking for survivors I would have said HEY HELP WE ARE IN THE HOUSE DO NOT SHOOT! I just think Night would have been the easiest to survive through.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by IamNoOne666
yes but I would have seen Ben knew what he was doing so I would be helping him as much as possible, that and I would have gotten rid of Copper early on. And when I woke up in the morning and saw a group coming looking for survivors I would have said HEY HELP WE ARE IN THE HOUSE DO NOT SHOOT! I just think Night would have been the easiest to survive through.

That's where we sort of disagree. I didn't really find anything wrong with Cooper other than he was just stressed out and wanted to make it through one night in peace.

Ben I feel was too arrogant and thought he could take on the world. His attempt to 'save' everyone by boarding up the house led to the inevitable influx of more zombies than they could handle, which forced him to take Cooper's option when everything finally backfired in his face.

'Getting rid of Cooper' would have probably put you on the outside looking in. Though he was at times intolerable, no one would have trusted you. Especially a vengeful widow.

[Sad man]

Night of the Living Dead

My fave movie of the series and the easiest to survive.

[TheDeadWalk]

How is 'Night' so much easier than hiding in the upstairs hidden compartment of a shopping mall?

Also, you would be around more likeable characters, in 'Night', the given situation had everyone on edge. I don't think it would be easy to survive given everyone's tension.

Someone would be giving you shit, and when you turn to yell at them, the windows collapse as a horde of zombies snap their teeth at you.

Not to mention one fucked up gas pump experience, and a close encounter with a child-zombie.

'Night' rivals 'Day' in so many ways. 'Day' is basically 'Night' multiplied by about 5 years.

[Countess]

Dawn of the Dead with Night coming a close second.

[Genghis Khan]

Dawn because being stuck in a mall surrounded by anything I want would be awesome.:D

[Tagia_Romero]

I would want Ben on my side any day and the fact that the 'infection' was still able to be contained in a way also helps.

[Cthulu13]

Originally posted by Genghis Khan
Dawn because being stuck in a mall surrounded by anything I want would be awesome.:D

But how would you get through thehordesof bloodthirsty undead?


I'd be in Night, cowering in the attic with entire content of the fridge at my side, waiting for the redneck cavalry to come. . .

[CarrieCarrie]

Got to go with Night because as many others have said the number of zombies wasn't out of control yet. BTW I think the character of Ben had the right idea too bad come the dawn he didn't call out to those rednecks if he had I'm sure he'd of lived. Poor guy:rolleyes:

[EvilDeadGirl]

Dawn! Not only is having every store in the mall at your fingertips great but having the Helicopter (sP?) would be fantastic. Good way to escape to a deserted island or anywhere else one might think of going.

[Cthulu13]

Originally posted by EvilDeadGirl
Dawn! Not only is having every store in the mall at your fingertips great but having the Helicopter (sP?) would be fantastic. Good way to escape to a deserted island or anywhere else one might think of going.

IIRC, they did not have much gas left so I doubt they could make it to a deserted Island. . .

[Double Down]

It's kind of hard to say. Because in Night it seems extremely claustrophobic. However, the epidemic isn't out of control yet, and the zombies would be easier to control.

Dawn of the Dead being stuck in a mall would be great because of all the supplies, and being able to barricade yourself in multiple places in the mall. However, you have less protection, and it's not easy getting to different parts of the mall for what you need.

Day of the Dead you have the military assholes, but they have weaponry. I think it'd be horrible to already be in a situation where zombies have taken over, and you have to put up with your own kind turning on you.


Overall I think Dawn is the best choice.

[the dead one]

I would have to say "Night of the Living Dead" Just to have the honor to fight the hordes of flesh eaters, side by side with the one man in this series who I have always wanted to meet and looked up to...Duane Jones "Ben"! :cool:

I would have shot Cooper, dragged him outside and fed him to those things! :D

[Khain]

It would have been more tense to be in Night, I think, but maybe more stimulating.

I would have preferred Dawn, I think, the general feeling of the mall, all this kind of things...

[Romero's Dead]

Dawn, for sure. A whole mall at your fingertips! I'd chill with with the quartet, then ditch them and hang out with Savini and his biker gang... well, the ones that survived.

[the dead one]

Originally posted by TheDeadWalk
That's where we sort of disagree. I didn't really find anything wrong with Cooper other than he was just stressed out and wanted to make it through one night in peace.

Ben I feel was too arrogant and thought he could take on the world. His attempt to 'save' everyone by boarding up the house led to the inevitable influx of more zombies than they could handle, which forced him to take Cooper's option when everything finally backfired in his face.

'Getting rid of Cooper' would have probably put you on the outside looking in. Though he was at times intolerable, no one would have trusted you. Especially a vengeful widow.

DeadWalk, I have to toss my hat into the arena and point a few things out. I agree that the main reason that these seven strangers didnt survive the night, was due to their inability to pull together. Ben,was the real outsider amongst them, mainly due to the times of the film with the civil rights issue. Harry Coopers character leans more toward the cold war paranoia that ran through the film. He wanted to turn tail and hide in the basement, which is a metaphor for a fall out shelter. Ben wanted to make a stand and face the enemy head on! Consider this, Ben being a black man had to deal with the bigotry and ignorance of others at one time or another in his life. With that being said, it is more than obvious that his character had to take the defensive position. Facing uphill battles are something that is part of who he is, it would only make sense for him to stand against adversity.

The one thing that you cannot overlook is Ben was just as scared as the rest, he didnt hide that from anyone. To quote Ben earlier on to Barbara "Look I'm affriad too, but we have to work together, you have to help me!" I dont see an arrogant man at all, he did what most of us would have done given the extreme set of circumsatnces. Remember what Tom had pointed out to Harry, if the zombies did get past the basement door, there would be no back exit, they'd be done for! That is something that even I would tend to agree with!

Harry on the other hand, was a classic antagonist, a real coward and didnt hide that fact. To quote his Wife Helen, "Why dont you do something to help somebody?" They were having marital problems, it was more than obvious from their interaction during the film. Remember what Helen said in the basement, "We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isnt going to solve anything...those people up there arent are enemies."

Vengeful widow? I some how doubt it! Harry would sell his mother out to save his own worthless hide. Ben and Tom did all they could to appeal to reason, unfortunately thanks mainly to Harry that wasnt to be. Romero's film has alot of things going on within the framework of the story, if anything human history has proven. If we dont work together, we all suffer the consequences of our actions. Re-watch "Night of the Living Dead" and take a closer look.

[darchangel]

Originally posted by the dead one
DeadWalk, I have to toss my hat into the arena and point a few things out. I agree that the main reason that these seven strangers didnt survive the night, was due to their inability to pull together. Ben,was the real outsider amongst them, mainly due to the times of the film with the civil rights issue. Harry Coopers character leans more toward the cold war paranoia that ran through the film. He wanted to turn tail and hide in the basement, which is a metaphor for a fall out shelter. Ben wanted to make a stand and face the enemy head on! Consider this, Ben being a black man had to deal with the bigotry and ignorance of others at one time or another in his life. With that being said, it is more than obvious that his character had to take the defensive position. Facing uphill battles are something that is part of who he is, it would only make sense for him to stand against adversity.

The one thing that you cannot overlook is Ben was just as scared as the rest, he didnt hide that from anyone. To quote Ben earlier on to Barbara "Look I'm affriad too, but we have to work together, you have to help me!" I dont see an arrogant man at all, he did what most of us would have done given the extreme set of circumsatnces. Remember what Tom had pointed out to Harry, if the zombies did get past the basement door, there would be no back exit, they'd be done for! That is something that even I would tend to agree with!

Harry on the other hand, was a classic antagonist, a real coward and didnt hide that fact. To quote his Wife Helen, "Why dont you do something to help somebody?" They were having marital problems, it was more than obvious from their interaction during the film. Remember what Helen said in the basement, "We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isnt going to solve anything...those people up there arent are enemies."

Vengeful widow? I some how doubt it! Harry would sell his mother out to save his own worthless hide. Ben and Tom did all they could to appeal to reason, unfortunately thanks mainly to Harry that wasnt to be. Romero's film has alot of things going on within the framework of the story, if anything human history has proven. If we dont work together, we all suffer the consequences of our actions. Re-watch "Night of the Living Dead" and take a closer look.


bravo, dead one.

i also agree whole-heartedly that Cooper was a coward. he left Ben outside after the truck exploded when he KNEW Ben was still alive. i don't think any of the other characters would have done that.

Then, what was up with the whole "i have to get that gun" shit? it wasn't about safety; it was about control. he had to be the one in charge...like Ben said (paraphrased, of course) "you can go back down and be boss in the cellar, but we're staying up here"

if it was really just a power thing with Ben, he would have let everyone else go back downstairs and kept the easily manageable Barbara with him. to Ben, it was a matter of trying to get everyone out alive; for god's sake, he offered to carry the little girl out to the truck when her own dad wouldn't!

cheers to Ben...Cooper can suck my left tit.

i'd sure as hell wanna be stuck in NOTLD...i'd be right there, kicking some slow moving zombie ass with homemade molotov cocktails! FUCK YEAH, BEEYATCHES!!!


Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~

[the dead one]

Originally posted by darchangel
bravo, dead one.

i also agree whole-heartedly that Cooper was a coward. he left Ben outside after the truck exploded when he KNEW Ben was still alive. i don't think any of the other characters would have done that.

Then, what was up with the whole "i have to get that gun" shit? it wasn't about safety; it was about control. he had to be the one in charge...like Ben said (paraphrased, of course) "you can go back down and be boss in the cellar, but we're staying up here"

if it was really just a power thing with Ben, he would have let everyone else go back downstairs and kept the easily manageable Barbara with him. to Ben, it was a matter of trying to get everyone out alive; for god's sake, he offered to carry the little girl out to the truck when her own dad wouldn't!

cheers to Ben...Cooper can suck my left tit.

i'd sure as hell wanna be stuck in NOTLD...i'd be right there, kicking some slow moving zombie ass with homemade molotov cocktails! FUCK YEAH, BEEYATCHES!!!


Rockin' Like Dokken

~darchangel~


Thanks, ~darchangel~

NOTLD IS my ALL TIME favorite horror film, and seeing how I was only ten in 1970, it really got to me. I can remember it like it was yesterday, sitting in the back seat of the old family station wagon at the "Drive-In"...scared shitless!!!!!! The unique thing about Ben, was he was the very 1st REAL flesh and blood hero (as opposed to the usual cliche'd hero in genre films) I had ever seen and cared about. Duane Jones was a true consumate performer, and a gentle man, his portrayal of Ben was and still is unforgettable!!! If you read the paperback novel of NOTLD, there is a mention that eludes to Ben having a family, and the concern for their safety...knowing he wasnt there for them...which was very hard on his character......BEN was a real and compassionate and very complex character! He was the heart and soul of true heroism.

[TATU]

Night of The Living Dead definitely. The Zombies are still in pretty small numbers, and the military seems like it has a decent grasp on the situation. Also having a guy like Cooper can be a help. Make him go absolutely insane, give him a gun, and kick him outside to start shooting anything that moves. Also being locked in a house gives you more hiding spots, and better sight lines for shooting. You also have food, a radio, and a TV set.

[Wolfman]

Night, definitely. I'd sit my ass up on the roof. Zombies can't climb. Rednecks will come to the rescue soon enough.

My suspension of disbelief gets stretched too far in Dawn and Day. Nobody has yet explained to me how zombies win against tanks.

[Cronos]

Night, id kick those zombies asses and LIVE

[jeo4]

DAWN OF THE DEAD. Easily.

I'd be raiding the stores for games, books, DVD's and clothes between taking shots at zombies. Then it's off to the food court! :)

[Ratlehed]

Dawn. I live in PA outside of Philly. I would be hanging with the rednecks shooting the zombies walking in pastures.

[Heidi_N_Seek]

I'd choose Night of the Living Dead for a few reasons. First, because it's my favorite horror movie ever. Also because I live in the area the movie was filmed in, so I'd know where everything was in distance to the house and the distance help was ect. Like all those places flashing on the t.v. on the movie? I know where they all are. Which made that movie really enjoyable to me. Plus the zombies were in a manageable number. Easier to conquer before they eat everyone and make them into zombies...like an epidemic. I really liked Ben. I think he was only trying to help in the only ways he knew how. He showed compassion when it was warranted and kicked ass when it was needed. That's the guy I'd want to have my back if flesh eating zombies were coming after me. And I think that if someone had survived till morning with Ben, he would have called out and done what he could. I think at the end of the movie he just decided it was helpless...everyone else was dead...he didn't protect them, so didn't he deserve to die to? It's pretty philosophical really...but I think it's there. As is everything yins were talking about. Plus who wouldn't wanna be in a black and white movie? All that light and shadow, it's freakin' awesome.

~Heidi

[TheJadedGamer]

Dawn of the Dead for sure.

[MisledYouth439]

Definately Dawn of the Dead
I think it's everyone's dream to have a huge shopping mall all to themselves

[zombievictim]

I say Dawn just because who wouldn't want to be trapped in a mall. That would be awesome. Especially that mall. It has a freakin gun shop. Plus it would just be awesome to be able to loot a mall without consequences.

[Gian-Sergio]

Land

Two Words: Asia Argento

[Wolfman]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
Land

Two Words: Asia Argento

She's not that hot.

[Tony_Montana]

Night of the Living Dead. As soon as I'm in that house I'm gonna run right of it, thus avoiding both zombies and accidental shooting by rednecks. No lingering around waiting to be killed for me.

[Alzabra]

Id Have to say land,

Steal my own Monster truck, attach a few machine guns and live out my life driving the streets gunning down Innocent Zombies!!!:cool:

[bassman311]

Sarah, John, and Billy-boy get away to "the deserted island". Day has the most people get away at the end and actually shows them make it "to the promised land".

Everyone keeps saying Dawn, but chances are if the story had kept going, Peter and Fran wouldn't have made it. Actually, in the original script Peter does shoot himself and Fran sticks her head in the propellers of the helicopter.....the credits roll and at the end...the helicopter sputters and shuts down. Meaning they wouldnt have made it anywhere, anyway. I think I would've prefered to see this ending rather than the more up-beat one.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Probably Dawn because then I would have an entire mall at my fingertips. Could pretty easily get weapons and ammo and such. I would definitely not want to be in night. Much easier to survive in a large mall than a house, well it might not be easier to survive, but it wouldnt be as scary.

[VictimOfChanges]

Dawn Of The Dead

[joelravioli]

Dawn. Or Land, provided I could live in Fiddler's Green.

[zombievictim]

Originally posted by joelravioli
Dawn. Or Land, provided I could live in Fiddler's Green.

I would if it was way before the zombies broke into the city. Then I'd run away:D

[teenkiller]

From a realistic standpoint I would much rather be in Night because of the obvious reason that the outbreak of zombies had just occurred and therefore they wouldn't have the strength in numbers that they possessed in later films. But from merely a fantasy "movie" view I would choose DAY. I mean getting to stay in an underground bunker just sounds pretty cool. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[a7xfan]

dawn, everything is free, have fun for a while...then get ripped limb from limb

[Dragula]

Dawn. Theres weapons in the mall, if I live I can steal all the DVDs :D

[Kevin Lockard]

I think I'd choose to be stuck in Land Of The Dead, so that I could fight zombies alongside Asia Argento.

[TheJadedGamer]

Dawn of the Dead, if only to have a mall all for myself.

[adamjohnson]

Gotta be Dawn. Especially considering the amount of guns in that mall. Holy hell.