Comments on: DAWN OF THE DEAD

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:02:54 +0000

Why must Hollywood feel the need to remake classic horror movies? The remakes of the ones from the ’50s seem to come out OK (most likely because of the updated special effects), but I don’t know if I’ll even be able to watch the remake of this film. I hate the fact that people will go into the theater to see the remake without watching this one first or even knowing that what they are seeing is a remake. It just bugs me. It’s also sad that big studios can’t come up with new and original plots and have to go and maul classics such as Dawn of the Dead and TCM. But anyway, this movie is great and i can’t wait to get it on dvd.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: CJS

CJS — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:59:55 +0000

I gave the remake GLOWING accolades. Someone in a chatroom (I should have known not to listen!) said that the original was much better. So I waltzed over to Circuit City and purchased this. Sigh. I’ll NEVER get that $35.00 back. I feel so bad for having purchased this. This movie was not scary. The zombies were not scary. The characters were completely insipid. Perhaps I wouldn’t have felt cheated if I’d watched the original before the remake, but had I watched THIS drivel first I wouldn’t have WANTED to see the remake–or anything else remotely connected to the movie. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the remake, which I had to watch 10 times before it no longer scared me at all. But this–I don’t get it. It wasn’t even REMOTELY close to the remake. How does it get so many positive reviews?
Rating: 1 / 5

By: T. Jones

T. Jones — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:50:00 +0000

I was sucked in!!!!! This is NOT the Dawn of the Dead with Ving and cast. It is the original that at the best can barely rate a 1.I was totally disappointed when I started the movie. I couldn’t possibly believe that i was caught off guard and threw away good money for such a movie of this type. Blu-ray quality, my backyard!I have seen many standard dvd’s and vhs tapes that can make the viewing of this movie look like dust.As for Romero’s Classics, this was definitely not his best work. I’d take Thriller anytime over this zombie movie. So be warned you can do better than this.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:41:35 +0000

Not scary, not thrilling. Two hours of slow, blue grey faced, wide eyed Pittsburgh locals wearing bellbottoms. No zombies in the first five minutes. Just talking. When the zombies show up it’s a disappointment. No explanation. Hell nevermind how they entered the mall. The music doesn’t fit the scenes and might be taken from other B movies. Romero leaves bad cuts and countless continuity errors all over the place. Two SWATS running around a mall like clowns sealing off doors then deciding to shop. Soap opera middle filler story. One nice arm bite in the first ten minutes. Two bites in the middle. Four or five bites to different guys in the last ten. Hardly a cannibal movie. Scene of limb eating in first 15 mins and last 10 mins. Gaylen Ross shows her breasts once (laying in bed). No sex. There are numerous blasts to the head but the effects look like the old sewing button pull trick not a devastating skull/brains splatter type of blast. Very weak and overrated waste of time. See one of the more recent zombie movies or the 80s zombie stuff (ReAnimator, Return of the Dead, Day of the Dead, etc) instead. And also avoid the remake cuz those guys know even less about zombie movie making.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Rastaman

Rastaman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:50:31 +0000

This movie is horrible. When I say horrible, I mean, I’d rather be sexually molesting Celine Dion horrible. Well, perhaps not that bad, but still. I have never turned off a movie halfway through before but this one made me do it. The acting is horrible, the plotline is basic if even existant, and the special effects are… well, lets just say it’s 1978. I love B films. Cheesy horror cult films are totally sweet. However, this one is just bad. It was a waste of 2 hours. The basic “plot” is that zombies have taken over the world apparently. (of course they give no background to the story) These four people keep running around in a mall for some reason. The black dude paints the walls. I’m so pissed I saw this movie. I’m gunna go gouge my eyes out now.
Rating: 1 / 5