Day of the Dead

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Summary: Very gory
Review: The movie day of the dead was one of the goriest movies i have seen.. the first two were pretty good also, but this one had something that the first two didn't.

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Summary: No..no..no
Review: This movie is the least good of the "Dead"-trilogy. Romero's previous movies were both very good (even though "Night" had a f*cked-up ending) but "Day of the Dead" ain't that good. Sure, it have its moments. But it's way too talky. The special-effects are very good, though. The zombies look scary as f*ck. But the actors are baaad, baaaad, baaaaaaaaaaaad!

The scene were Steele's face get ripped off while he's lying down on the floor laughing could've been skipped.

Then again, action-packed scenes like the one where the pilot steals Rhodes' revolvers and runs into the caverns to save Sarah and (the other guy) are very well-made.

Overall, this movie is half-bad, half-good. Could've been better.

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Summary: For the Un-dead fan in us all.
Review: A good movie that needed a better location. If you love "zombie" flix you need to see this. Lots of blood and excellent scenes but that is on the Director's outstanding taste for these type of movies. Not the best of Mr. Romero's work but I still liked it!

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Summary: Romero - horror schlock or sci-fi future-ist?
Review: (With no pun intended in relation to the lesser, copy-cat brain-eating zombies of the "Return of..." series)George Romero should be remembered as the man who brought us the Cerebral-Zombie-pic. Not satisfied with simple horror mayham and gore, he has layered a heavy dose of editorial commentary on human nature - much to the amusement of misanthropes everywhere. Through his "it's our own damn fault" subplots, we see that this classic trilogy fits in less with the "gory/horror/slasher" genre, and perhaps finds itself more at home catorgorized as an updated Ray Bradbury or George Orwell piece.

Unfortunately, his subtly in displaying his message has wained with each movie. In "Night ..." the occassional news report and the internal bickering were omnipresent, and yet were not overemphasised. In "Dawn ..." the materialism, classism, and racism (furthering people inter-warring) idea was explored more openly with the mall setting (the survivors partying inside being just a TAD too obviously borrowed from the pages of King Louie & Marie Antoinette) and was far less subtle, though at least still enjoyable and with a healty mix of humor.

In "Day," any subtlety has officially been devoured by an extra, digested, and forgotten as day old feces. Gone is the father who acts selfishly out of fear and want of safety for his family - instead we meet a bunch of guys who are jerks for no other reason than that they were cast as "the bad guys." Gone are subtle digs at government and western society, and in are long, conditioned speeches to such effect. Most sadly, gone are the occassional moments of whispered self-reflection, only to be replaced by the screamingly obvious (though, albeit, well performed) monologue by our "fly-boy" in which he proposes that we are finally getting our just rewards for messing in "the Creator's" business.

It is also questionable whether the outlook wasn't a step too far toward the apocolyptic. To paraphrase Mr. Scrooge, what good is showing us our future if we can't change it? Are we to believe that the few remaining survivors at the conclusion represent "hope"? Please don't misunderstand - I am NOT asking for a "happy ending" ... I'm instead merely wishing for some characters we could care about : some innocence left SOMEWHERE in this world gone to hell (well, besides Bub, of course.)

Speaking of Bub, it is probably appropriate to explain why, with the above critism, I still gave it a four-star rating. Let me begin by saying this is, without question, a fine film - and and outstanding example of the genre. Compared with the majority of "horror" films, it stands with those few ("the Exorcist," "Cemetary Man," etc.) which transend the genre and can be discussed as legitimate cinema. It is simply that, in comparison with his two previous, standard-setting films, "Day of the Dead" stands as their inferior.

Except for Bub, that is. "Bub" is a zombie, obviously modeled after The Creature of Shelly's (as opposed to the Creature of Karloff's) Frankenstein. This, of course, would be obvious anyway, without the constant reference to the good doctor as "Frankenstein" - another example of Romero apparently thinking he needed to dummy down this final script to get his point across. Still, Bub is - quite simply - brilliantly scripted and performed. Yes, I admit, I feel a bit silly writing that (he is a zombie, after all), but it's true. The depth of love, angst, dispair, and innocence this actor displays through his make-up and grunting-only dialogue is truly stunning.

Overall, while all of the trilogy has a "think-piece" quality to it, "Day of the Dead" announces it unashamedly. For those who weary quickly of dialogue-heavy films, steer clear. For those who don't - as long as you don't mind being talked down to a bit and stilted performances by a good deal of the "living" cast, "Day" offers the best horrific vision of the future since "1984," serves horror with a slice of intelligencia, and brings to the screen the best Frankenstein's Creature ever performed. Overall: one-and-a-half severed thumbs up.

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Summary: f*****g brilliant
Review: WHAT A FANTASTIC INSTALLATION IN GEORGE ROMERO'S ZOMBIE TRILOGY (BUT HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST).I, MYSELF, CONSIDER IT AS GOOD, OR EVEN BETTER THAN IT'S PREDECESSOR'S, AND THAT IN ITSELF IS A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT. A SPELLBINDING STORYLINE ACCOMPANIES SPELLBINDING EFFECTS. WHAT A PITY IT'S THEATRICAL RELEASE WASN'T AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN,BUT CONSIDERING BUDGET PROBLEMS IT TURNED OUT TO BE A HELL OF A FILM!!! EAGERLY AWAITING "ZOMBIES-EVENING OF THE DEAD"

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Summary: If you've seen Dawn of the Dead, You'll LOVE this movie!!
Review: Intensely Graphic special effects much better than Dawn of the Dead! Truly a masterpiece of the 80's!! If you haven't seen Dawn of the Dead, OR Day of the Dead, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!

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Summary: DAY OF THE DEAD IS A MASTERPIECE
Review: I'm Roger Avary, an Academy Award winning writer, and director of Killing Zoe, and I have to say that I'm a *huge* Day of the Dead fan. IMHO Day of the Dead is one of the most misunderstood films around...even by hardcore fans of George Romero's masterpiece trillogy. There is often complaint of this film being "small", "bleak", "dark" and "claustrophobic", but I believe, in fact, that Day of the Dead is the most mature of the three (and I'm a huge f*****' fan of Dawn of the Dead!). Despite the title, our lead characters are forced into in an eternal night (I believe a vital metaphor, and a throwback to the first film). It also contains the finest performance, I believe, of that year (1985), Howard Sherman's "Bub". It's a delicate, and masterful portrayal that in the end humanizes the zombies more than the people...something Kubrick would have done would he have made a zombie horror film. Something I applaud.I think what I'm saying is that, for me, while Dawn of the Dead is the most important film of the 80's, in that it predicted the implosion of our consumerist culture, Day of the Dead is really a more personal fable. A glimpse into what makes us human, and what unmakes us. Which I believe elevates it.I suggest purchasing this tape. It's a fantastic film. A study of human nature rarely found in the form. END

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Summary: very gross
Review: I thought day of the dead would be cool and kind of gory like dawn of the dead but this movie, just did not do it for me. The part about the bomb shelter, it was nothing like dawn of the dead. So if you want to see a good zombie movie rent dawn of the dead. END

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Summary: Best "looking" zombies in horror film history!
Review: This movie is the third and final episode of George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" trilogy, and of the three, "Day of the Dead" is the weakest. That's mostly due to the fact that George Romero couldn't find a studio willing to finance what it would cost to film his original, much more ambitious script, so he had to trim it.

If you want to read Day of the Dead's original script to see what this movie could've been, several web sites carry it online.

But if you can overlook its weak plot, "Day of the Dead" LOOKS better than its forerunners. Tom Savini's zombie makeup is spectacular, and the gore-splattered special effects are revolting and realistic! If dead, blood-soaked, crumbling, decomposed bodies could walk, THIS is what they'd look like! And no zombie film since then has equaled Savini's original, ingenious vision.

Romero's first two films took place in familiar settings -- an empty farmhouse and a deserted shopping mall. Since "Day of the Dead" is set in an abandoned missile silo, many movie critics thought the environment felt weird at the outset. Adding zombies to an already alien backdrop does little to its enhance dread.

That's partly true, but I thought the subterranean bunkers added a sense of sweaty claustrophobia. Don't watch this movie before you fall asleep! END END

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Summary: I can't discribe this movie in 1 line it's too good!!!
Review: A small band of scientist and soilders have taken refuge in an underground missle silo. Rhodes the captain of the soilders wants to kill all the zombies, Dr.Logan AKA Frankenstien the head scientist wants to train them. The living dead have taken over the US, how much better can you get here? With special effects far superior to DAWN OF THE DEAD this is one of the most intensly shocking and gory fun-filled films around. Go out and rent it NOW! And rent DAWN OF THE DEAD too! GO! NOW! SHUT OF THE COMPUTER! DO IT! DON'T READ THIS! GO RENT IT! NOW! END