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Dawn Of The Dead
1978
Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two Philadelphia area SWAT team members, .. Read more
| Starring | David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross |
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| Director | George A. Romero |
| Genres | Horror |
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Dawn Of The Dead
Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two Philadelphia area SWAT team members, Peter (Ken Foree) and Roger (Scott Reiniger), flee to a television station, where they escape in the station's helicopter with Francine (Gaylen Ross) and Stephen (David Emge), two station employees. Seeking refuge from the zombies and the ensuing hysteria, they land on top of a Pittsburgh area shopping mall, despite the fact that the undead seem to be flocking there. What begins as a stop for supplies becomes a longer stay as the four become embroiled in a futile war within the mall to keep their flesh to themselves and remain alive.
The film's relentlessly disturbing and innovative gore effects are one reason to see DAWN OF THE DEAD, but those who can stomach the endless barrage of blood and gnarled zombie faces will be rewarded, and possibly surprised, by what the film says about human nature and life within a consumer-based culture. Any aficionado of horror is likely to place the film high on their list of revered cinema.
| Starring | David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, David Crawford, Richard France, David Early, George A. Romero |
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| Director | George A. Romero |
| Studio | BMG MUSIC PROGRAMMING |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Oct 1999 Blu-ray: 01 Mar 2010 Production year: 1978 |
| Format | DVD |
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"...DAWN pummels the viewer with a series of ever-more-grisly events....Romero's strong suit is pacing and technical fluidity. His film has a keen visual sense that tersely extracts the maximum from all the bloodletting..."
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Undoubtedly the zombie movie to end 'em all, Dawn of the Dead starts roughly where Night of the Living Dead ended, and... read more on Time Out
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Wow!!!
This is possibly the coolest movie of all time. Ok, you have to have a strong stomach, but if you love gore films like I do this is a must.
Pictures this, zombies are taking over the world and four people flee the big city in search of a less dead-man-walking populated area. They come across a deserted mall and manage to hole up inside with zombies coming at them from all angles.
Some of it is actually horrific but Romero doesn't just rely on effects. The themes he plays with are just as, if not more scary. And the metaphors to do with people and consumerism are pure genius. A Hollywood remake is on it's way, but make sure you see this first. The new one will pale in comparison. -
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Dead In The AM
Although its probably scarilegious to say this I actually prefer the remake to this 1978 original. Hats off to Romero for the idea and the still memorable story but the lumbering zombies of this movie are somewhat laughable. Perhaps it is just showing its age but the makeup and effects are far from convincing. The characters as well seem dated, with the dialogue firmly rooted in the 70's ( lots of 'hey man, can you dig it' and the like ). As usual for a horror the characters do all sorts of stupid things to make it easier for the zombies to kill them, and you don't really care enough about them to worry if they succeed. The creepy end of the world atmosphere is one of the highlights of this movie though and is still very effective here. I do find that the remake has the edge though, taking the good parts of this movie and improving on them. As the original though this is still worth watching as a horror classic.
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Diary of the Dead
- 03 Mar 2008
Zombie maestro George A Romero proves us all wrong again: you really can flog a dead horse. Just watch that it doesn't bite you back. This isn't exactly a sequel to the unfolding Night of the Living Dead series (so far 68-year-old Romero has given us Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead, and not a dud among them). Rather, it takes us back to square one and the very first night. The diary idea is similar to the first-person point of view in Cloverfield and The Blair Witch... Read more
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