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Summary: Nothing compared to Dawn of The Dead
Review: Day of The Dead is the third of the series...fourth if you consider Lucio Fulci's Zombie, which was supposedly an answer to Dawn of The Dead. But since I haven't seen Zombie, I can't compare Day of The Dead to Zombie to know what is the best episode coming after Dawn of The Dead...Day of The Dead gives explanations and shows some experiments on zombies. They tried to give an intelligent story to a zombie movie. I like movies with good stories and scenarios, but a zombie film's main element shall not be the script. Day of The Dead sure has good gore effects, but not enough of them. The movie's length is 104 minutes, and approximately 70 of them are nothing but talking. Talking is a good thing...when it has a point, but in Day of The Dead, it doesn't really have one. Dawn of The Dead had attaching characters, surprising plot twists, interesting gore effects, a fun and SO entertaining atmosphere. Day of The Dead has nothing of that, except maybe for the gore effects, that are pretty improved. The actors are good, that's true, but their characters are hollow...there is no atmosphere or mood, too much pointless talking, and finally it doesn't really move, overall. It seems like they made this film only to make money, because they could be sure they would have...because Dawn of The Dead was the best zombie film ever made (along with Braindead and Bad Taste). Not SO bad, but watch Dawn instead, this one isn't impressive at all...
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Summary: WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE IT?
Review: For some unknown reason everyone hates this last installment in George Romero's "Dead Trilogy." The reason is of course, is becouse these two things: For over an hour, thre are no zombies and the cliched holywood ending. But there is a VERY good reason for this. In 1985, George Romero planned a high budget final chapter in the dead series. He wrote a magnificient script and a very original ending. The story went like this: A young girl named Sarah (sounds familier?) is the only survivor from a fight over a gasoline in the zombie infested Florida. She accidently finds her self in a boot camp. of sorts, teaching zombies to become warriors. But something horrible happens, and all the untrained zombies start to wreak havoc, and all the hell breaks loose. Sounds cool, huh? Well, George Romero's producer said he'll get him the money to make this film on one condition. He must edit the gore, so that the movie will get a PG-13 or an R rating. George was enraged. He couldn't possiby achieve the effect of the movie with hardly any gore or violence. As a punishment, all he got was a lousy 3.5 million dollars to make some cheap horror flick, but he did his best to make something good out of it, and this is how you people repay him? If only this movie wasn't the final chapter, or it came out before "Dawn Of The Dead," it would become a great zombie movie. But....
The story of this movie is pretty good. So are the special effects, sets, actors, and zombies. the plot line vaguely resembles the original idea: In an undground missle silo, a small group of researchers and mercenery soldiers are trying to turn zombies into pets. The chief mad scientest Dr. Logan succeeds with on zombie named Bub. The soldiers are starting to wreak havoc when they find out that they are not going to get out of the silo until all of the research is complete. One of the researchers names Sarah (hmm....) is trying to calm them down, but in vain....
You really should get this movie. It goes great on Halloween parties.
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Summary: Zombies, guns, and guts---a winning combination
Review: If anything, you have to see this movie just to experience Rhodes and his screaming Napoleon complex. He's the one in command of a military outpost that seems to be the last glimmer of human civilization in a world overrun by---yes, you guessed it---flesh-eating zombies. For a good third of the movie, Rhodes is throwing impotent tantrums and squeezing out long-winded speeches that make the opening to Patton seem brief by comparison. It's cool. And in the meanwhile, you've got scientists, soldiers, and wacky Dr. Frankenstein banging heads with an army of zombies. The movie falls back on the original formula of Night of the Living Dead in which the real enemy proves not to be the common threat, the supernatural menace, but instead the human survivors themselves. Lots of gore, lots of blood, severed extremities, stringy guts. The way those zombies eat, they should be as fat as whales. Anyway, I think this movie is one of the jewels in the crown of zombie movies---a noteworthy successor to Dawn of the Dead. But, what this movie was really missing was a hero, the same way Dawn of the Dead had Peter. That's my only real complaint---and the fact that no one managed to shut Rhodes up until the end of the movie.
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Summary: DAY OF THE DEAD
Review: The third film in George A Romeros Dead series doesn't hold up to its predecessors.Like earlier films in the series,Day of the dead portrays graphic scenes of cannibalism dismemberment, and other gory carnage.Unlike the other films,this one has no truly likable characters to root for.Not Rated contains scenes of gore and violence.
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Summary: Great special effects
Review: Scientists and some obnoxious army brats take refuge from the living dead in an underground missile silo in George Romero's second sequel to 1968's "Night of the Living Dead". Tepid story focuses more on character development than on zombie action, which is unfortunate because unlike the characters in the first two films, the ones here aren't very interesting. The last third of the movie picks up as the zombies start attacking in earnest, but until then it's a slow ride. Great gore effects from Tom Savini, if you're into that kind of thing - you know who you are.
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Summary: Great film!
Review: Not one of George Romeros best but nonetheless a great picture. George Romero did a great job with it. Bub is a zombie all of us grew to relate with. This is a must see for all fans of movies. Yes, movies in general. Anyone that has a good taste in film will see what I mean when they view this masterpiece. Also check out Dawn of the Dead.
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Summary: GREAT film
Review: This film is pretty underated, i am a fan of the trilogy and thus love them all and have no favorites. Each film in the trilogy has it's own good qualities. Day is definatley the darker and seriouser film of the three. the gore fx in this film is amazing and pretty realistic. If your a zombie movie fan or like Night of the living dead you should definitly get this movie!
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Summary: Really Good
Review: A lot has been said of this movie. The worst of the Dead trilogy, the only good thing about it is the effects, and so on. To be honest, I found Dawn of the Dead quite boring and the characters a bit too flat. It dragged on, and it really didn't go anywhere to me. So when I rented Day I kept an open mind and i am glad i did. I found it very enjoyable. There are some military men locked in an underground silo, along with a pilot, an electronics specialist, and some scientists. Above ground is a fence that is keeping the zombies from entering the grounds under which the silo is located. The humans become increasingly frustrated with their situation, and want to see results from the scientists who are working on an answer to the problem. I won't reaveal that solution myself, but the central story here is good. The acting, to me, was good, in watching how edgy the humans are towards each other, and how desperate they are to escape. Some people see this same struggle in Dawn, and also say that it is a commentary on the times, but to me, if I want a commentary on the times I'll watch the 700 club or something. I wanted a good horror movie, with good characters, and that is what I got. The story is very strong in this movie, and really keeps the viewer interested. As far as the extras, trailers are always nice to see, and the behind the scenes is interesting as usual.
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Summary: Incredibly underrated.
Review: Day of the Dead is more talky than its predecessors, but what the characters have to say are usually interesting. I've read a lot of comments about a lack of likable characters. That's not really true, since you'll find plenty to admire about the film's two lead characters, Sarah and John, as well as Billy, the electronics expert. Some of the film's best moments involve them talking about what should be done in the future and what hope is left.This is director George Romero's last zombie film to date, and it's easily one of the best, at least as good as Dawn of the Dead, or so I felt. Lucio Fulci's Zombie is incredibly overrated, and so dull, but Day of the Dead makes for compelling viewing. Let's face it, anybody curious about this movie will wonder about the zombie action. I'm glad to say that I felt that Day of the Dead had the best zombie action I have ever seen. There isn't as much of it as in Dawn, but the film's last 20 minutes are absolutely nonstop, crosscutting between two different groups as they try to escape the underground silo while hundreds of zombies surround them from all corners. This sequence is absolutely heart-pounding and will have you nailed to your seat. It's also gory as heck, featuring decapitations, bloody head sprays from gun shots, as well as a man getting ripped in half. Intense, this definitely is. This may be a little too unpleasant for some viewers, even for those who liked Dawn. The underground setting is dark and dank, and will turn off many people, but for those who like a compelling look at an intriguing situation and intense zombie action should find Day of the Dead worth watching.
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Summary: Flawed but a gem nonetheless
Review: Romero's third chapter in the Anubis trilogy is a flawed one but still a fine example of Zombie cinema. Feeling less like an end to the story and more like an intermission between Dawn of the Dead and a (as of yet) unmade final film. Day of the dead suffers from too much talk and only short bursts of ultraviolent action for which this series is known. The zombies are uglier and more realistic. The gore is more sadistic and less comic than Dawn. The characters are a LOT less likable but all and in all this is a worthwhile effort that deserves a place in your collection.
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