Day Of The Dead Reviews

great!

in my opinion not the best of the trilogy but still much better than most moronic gore-fest zombie films.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Worst in the series but that is not a bad thing....

This is the 3rd and final entry of the George Romero zombie series (Later they added Land of the dead into the mix) You have night of the living dead which is the beginning of the plauge, they then folow on the series in dawn of the dead which is when the zombies start to take over. Day of the dead is when things have gone dire and only a small pocket of humans are left hiding underground in a bunker.

We follow the story of military personnel and watch over time as thier behaviour becomes even less civilised tham the zombies trying to get in and eat thier flesh!!!

You have to wait till the last 20 minutes to get your gore pay off in this film but it is more than worth the wait , plenty of intestine eating and flesh munching in the way which makes george Romero the king of zombie movies.

This film is wortth a watch to follow the story of the trilogy or to see Bob the first zombie who shows signs of intelligence. the gore is realistic and the actors play thier parts very well special not goes to the leader of the army personell who by the end you are rooting for him to get his just deserts!!!

Well worth a watch for zombie fans and gore hounds alike!!

Retreads old themes and tropes with shuffling, lurching steps...

I had put off watching this for a good few years now, fearing it couldn't match the visceral and satirical balance of the first two in the series.

I shouldn't have worried.

Whilst it is admittedly nowhere near as accomplished as the previous Dead films, Romero still manages to show up every other Zombie movie for what they are: grisly, pointless, guilty pleasures.

However, Day's major failing is the sense of seen-it-all-before. A trilogy should investigate the same themes and tropes from different angles, but I still feel that using the same character types in each film is becoming tedious. The wise, noble West Indian character is becoming a bit insulting, to be honest.

Still, from what I hear about Land of the Dead, Romero has attempted to shift the character dynamics around this time. Have to wait and see, I suppose.

Fitting end to a super trilogy

Not a touch on Night Of The Living Dead which is probably the best horror movie ever and also not close to Dawn Of The Dead either but miles better than any other zombie film by other directors. Ignore the duff acting and let the grim reality of the human race practically extinct numb you. Its also grim that in many ways the zombies are better behaved than the human beings.

It seems Romero is starting filming the 4th installment...... heres hoping its on par with the prev 3

A Superb Addition to the Zombie Genre That Romero Has Made His Own

Considering George Romero wasnt given the full resources promised to make Day of the Dead and had to drastically re-write the scipt he did an amazing job. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of a goverment military research bunker, tempers are frayed and something has to give. While the scientists are looking for ways to try and control the dead, the soldiers are looking to destroy them and escape. Tom Savini is as reliable as ever with the make up effects, with strong performances from among others Richard Liberty as Logan, Lori Cardille as Sarah and Howard Sherman as Bub - the zombie that Logan tries to domesticate. The electronic soundtrack fizzes along beautifully coupled with Romero's tight script and direction - all combine to make this a truly memorable film. This film is a must for all movie goers.

Most underated film of the Trilogy

I must be the only person in the world who thinks this is the best film of the trilogy and I'd go as far as saying its in my top 3 films of all time.

Its got some of the funniest dialogue (intentional and unintentional) in any film and some of the special effects are exceptionally gruesome and lifelike. The music is atmospheric and excellent, the acting is pretty good but the story as it paces out is very claustrophobic........the echoes of far away zombies in the distance within the bunker are exceptionally chilling.

I love this film and would strongly reccomend people watch this with an open mind and disregard all the negative reviews and make their own judgement

Day of the Dead!

If I had to summerise this movies in one word it would be 'excellent'. This is my personal fav out of all three.

Good - but weakest in the series

I enjoyed this film and George Romero did a fine job with a small budget, hence 90% of the action takes place in an underground bunker however this nicely ups the claustophobic tension! The constant bickering of the army and scientists tends to get a little trying at times, they spend more time fighting each other than they do the zombies! All in all worth a rent but would'nt buy it.

Brilliant!!!

This movie - for me - was the best horror of all time until SAW came along. Again if you like old school horror, then this is most definately for you. Feel the tension in yet another claustrophobic enviroment as a bunch of scientists and soldiers battle it out amoungst the zombies and themselves!

Watch out for the goryiest part in the film where you see a man being literaly ripped apart, limb from limb, by the flesh munchin monsters. Adapted for many films including most recently Shaun of the Dead.

Day Of The Dead = HORRIFIC!

I was a big fan of 'Night Of The Living Dead' and 'Dawn OF The Dead' but i found this to be a dissapointment.

This film has neither the gritty feeling of NOTLD nor the comedy of Dawn OTD.The idea is ok and the gore is a big step up from the others but thats about it.

This did not have any substance or emotion and I did not care for any character due to the below average acting and script.

As other people have mentioned, the soundtrack is horrible and makes an already below average film even worse.

I know I have compared this to the earlier films but this film on its own is terrible.

The only time i could see this worth renting is when you need a background film to a halloween party for which you would not want to waste a good film.