Following a group of survivors taking refuge in a shopping mall during a zombie outbreak, Romero uses this setting to criticise the growing reliance on Capitalism and consumerism in the US. Also the soundtrack is just perfect. IMDb it was never apparent to me how thoroughly seeded with critique of racism & police violence & sexism & toxic masculinity it was. Oh how I love this movie. Can't even spare cigarettes. Everyone loves Dawn of the Dead.Romero's follow-up -- the bleak and uniquely depressing Day of the Dead -- is often overshadowed by its predecessor. Another way this film separates itself is be utilizing tropes from not only the horror genre, but the action/adventure and comedy genres as well. The one and only George A. Romero's Cult Classic Dawn of the Dead! 1978 Source data can be found via ryno731's original reddit post. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Dead trilogy series with Romero’s 1978 film Dawn of the Dead. Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★ 3. Klassiker ja, aber zeitloser Klassiker? “Dawn” takes place on an undisclosed time after “Night of the Living Dead” where the dead have managed to spread out from the country side. Even after only seeing it once I can say this is THE definitive zombie movie. The humor laced throughout the film gives everyone a chance to catch their breathe. Strange movie. Twitter Plot Summary: It’s the zombie apocalypse (again) so a group of survivors wait it out in a shopping mall. of consumer capitalism as…, Survival during a zombie apocalypse has never looked so damn fun! George A. Romero pushes the envelope big time and scores big! Days of Heaven (1978) Rotten Tomatoes® 94%. A subversive anti-capitalist manifesto, spot-on indictment of consumerist culture and desensitization, and an exploration of the social construct vs. human nature debate, masquerading as a nail-biting zombie apocalypse thriller with some of the greatest gore effects of all time, Dawn Of The Dead is not just one of the best horror films ever made, but also one of the greatest artistic statements from a filmmaker at the top of his game. Night of the Living Dead’s female lead, Barbara, played by the wonderful Judith O’Dea. This review is for the Director's Cut, which is, to me, the best version of the three cuts. The final raider sequence totally makes up for the duller moments. Night of the Living Dead (1968) Judith O’Dea as Barbra. Maybe I should just come to terms with the fact that Zack Snyder's movies aren't made for me. I personally don’t get the hate against Zack Snyder, from the films I’ve seen from him he’s a very unique director, and a lot of his movies including this one feel almost like live action graphic novels or comics, while also maintaining that realism feel. Film data from TMDb. I have given them the last rites, now, you do what you will. Smoking while pregnant during the Apocalypse. ADVERTISEMENT. My favorite Snyder (the only one I really enjoy tbh), and it still does rip after all these years. They're slow, they're lumbering, they're mindless, but they're terrifying. Dawn of the Dead (2004) works more as a high-octane action-horror film like Aliens than the disturbing social commentary Romero’s Dead flicks are known for. A dreadful game changer, Very possibly five stars but need to rewatch for certification. Letterboxd is the best way to track the films you watch and want to watch. There’s stuff going on here I guess that’s the point. To see Snyder and Gunn team up again would be something. A … Dawn of the Dead (1978) Rotten Tomatoes® 95%. Foree plays a fundamentalist televangelist who twists the line into “zombies are God’s judgement on us for gays etc.”. Mobile site. The most exquisite, most horrifying sequel ever to grace the big screen! Heute gibt es ein neues Birnenblatt Unboxing zu dem Film DAWN OF THE DEAD // LAND OF THE DEAD im Mediabook von Birnenblatt Cover B … Follow me on Twitter and Letterboxd! Dawn of the Dead,widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest horror films of all time,arrived ten years after the seminal Night of the Living Dead. It ushered in a new era of zombie films, showing the director once again ahead of the curve mixing biting political satire with state-of-the-art-gore for a genre defining masterpiece that packs as much of a punch today as it did 40 years ago. One of that year's best horror films, the other being a certain, England-set zombie romp, "Dawn of the Dead" is fast, violent, and hauntingly entertaining. I'm someone who has never seen any of the Living Dead films, and with Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead film coming out, I wanted to watch the older films first, and its been a good watch through so far! * *Nobody cares if you don't think…, A list that is trying to contain every horror film made that is not lost and is found on the…, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. All are great and fit the movie and scenes wonderfully. But if you look a little closer you'll discover it's not so much a Zombie film as it is social commentary on the ills of a sick society! 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Letterboxd's Watchlist - Page 18 show list info. Gunn's rewrite stays close to Romero's original narrative blueprint. You're fine, but you're simple. When the dead walk, señores, we must stop the killing... or lose the war.”. Their "Dawn of the Dead" may lack the narrative subtly and suggestion of Romero's film, but the 2004 version is ferocious, frightful, and fully involving in and of itself. Dummies! There has never been a horror film that is able to achieve what this one does. And that's the main reason why I don't really mind this and actually found it rather entertaining. I completely forgot this was written by James Gunn and featured respected realtor Phil Dunphy. Close and seriously board up the doors behind the built wall. I have an Anchor Bay DVD of Dawn of the Dead … 5. summary. Most of the times, films receive this honour through tainted glasses of nostalgia. Show of hands if surprised that the cops become killers and thieves at the drop of a hat? 3. Chronological. On the second and fourth Friday of every month in 2020, Limelight Magazine spotlights the filming location site(s) we visited for some of our favorite (and not so favorite) films. It is gruesome, sickening, disgusting, violent, brutal and appalling. Dawn of the Dead is George A. Romero’s definitive masterpiece. Zombieland. Extracted from here. 809 films watched. It's amazing that Romero made this and Night of, since they are both incredibly good but in such different ways. This film can appear rough around the edges with some of its clunky dialogue and acting, but if you stick with it, it really is the best zombie film ever made IMO! i first saw this a literal decade ago & it never hit me like it hit me yesterday and how it's settled on me today. Dawn of the Dead (1978) is a complete guilty pleasure, intense/nerve racking and beautifully shot zombie masterpiece from the one in only, George A. Romero. His new zombie one looks quite a bit cooler though tbh! Chris Vandenberg 1,000 films 6,986 110 Edit. Five Point Summary: 1. Se pararmos para analisar esse filme somente como um entretenimento ele é apenas ok, tem opções melhores. 1. It is difficult to pinpoint why exactly a film should be labelled a masterpiece. Muito por conta da personalidade dos zumbis, que andam lentamente, e isso ao menos pra mim não me deixou com aquela sensação de perigo constante como acontece em Invasão Zumbi por exemplo.E também pela duração do filme, é uma trama que se desenvolve devagar, o que pode incomodar algumas pessoas. IMDb The Crazies improves on what came before and makes it relevant to the decade of horror it started and our current moment in time. Remove the food from the freezer where they put the bodies. 39. TMDb Dawn of the Dead - Zach Snyder - 2004; Voting Thread. The opening of this film is probably the scariest part, as after a long news room scene, we cut to the police raiding an apartment building, and one trigger happy,…, (Shamefully, a first time watch. Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Donald Borenstein discuss early 2000s video game zombie movies with a double feature of RESIDENT EVIL (2002) and HOUSE OF THE DEAD … Step Three: GET WEIRD! More details at It definitely had some very disturbing and gruesome scenes to be sure! I saw all of them five to ten-plus times on cable as a kid. 40. Favorites: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Jurassic Park (1993), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Pan's Labyrinth (2006). An interview with Richard France (12 mins) NEW The Lost Romero Dawn Interview: previously unreleased archive interview (20 mins) Another one I got to see in theatres. Now the invasion has managed to become a worldwide epidemic and literally means the collapse of civilization. This is what really got me into the genre, it’s too bad they’ve had to overdo it with all the zombie shows/films. Directed by George A. Romero. One of my concerns going into Dawn of the Dead, the spiritual sequel to 1968’s Night of the Living Dead, was that I wouldn’t get the full effect of the film. Nah never mind doesn’t matter still a masterpiece. Major disappointments include running zombies (don't get me started on this one) and the decision to omit the social commentary.Basically just a good popcorn movie. this movie is like 10,000 times bigger than me, so i am just squeaking a little in its shadow. More zombie movies need slide whistle music. I don't know why I chose to eat during this . Fun, but ultimately empty compared to the original. Letterboxd; Theme; About "to translate the invisible wind by the water it sculpts in passing" Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero, 1978) 719 notes; 2 years ago; Nov 10,2018; spmall liked this . Hi Filmfreunde und die, die es noch werden wollen! Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Darren Carver-Balsiger 1,109 films 23,398 1625 Edit. Zack Snyder created a very good ACTION zombie film! Re-Animator – 1985 – Stuart Gordon 5. Remakes are a fickle thing and I usually really don't like them. The Walking Dead (Seasons 1 & 2) title only. Anyone? Recommendations welcome. It’s clearly a 5 Star horror masterpiece and I won’t accept anything to the contrary. Película entretenida de zombies, buena duración y ritmo no aburre, sin más, no tiene gran historia ni lo busca. George A. Romero's masterpiece. Managed by fans with the blessing of Letterboxd HQ. OB-GYN Kenobi 3,845 films 8,769 124 Edit, Step One: Go to www.random.org. So it is with no small amount of trepidation that I say that Dawn of the Dead is a masterpiece. The Walking Dead (unofficial) summary. They naturally keep up that mostly in the beginning and ending which is neat, but I did also enjoy the admirable characters we followed around at a great mall setting for them to settle down in for most of the film and watch them get things inside this mall in order to miraculously survive. The Funhouse, Dead & Buried, Hell Night, Wolfen, Ghost Story, The Pit and Evilspeak. Mean, antic, messy, cheeky, and hopeless. Enjoy it for what it is there is nothing wrong with that! The Evil Dead – 1981 – Sam Raimi 4. This opens with chaos before spit-firing into more chaos... then the safe confines of the mall take over as three folks with nothing suddenly have everything... and that’s where the supposed ‘slow and boring’ comes in, but that’s the point. O filme se passa dentro de um shopping e isso não é por acaso, aqueles zumbis andando criam um paralelo…, I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Hard not to think of how different and perhaps better his work would have been if he could have retained James Gunn, with all his body horror and slapstick impulses, as his screenwriter through the DC films. O longa traz consigo algumas questões sobre a sociedade que nos fazem refletir. Review: ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (2004) When there’s no more room in hell, you’ll find out what you’re really made of (or else the zombies will do it for you). So many things are odd to me like the line delivery and the music. Anyone? 689. It also lulls you into a false sense of security and than Bam it's another slaughterfest! The Evil Dead Trilogy. Oh and if you haven’t checked out Richard Cheese’s other covers go do it. An classic, for sure. For me, another important element of the original Dead trilogy is how these films show an evolution of how life changed over time for women living in America. Anyways I really like this movie and this is definitely one of my top zombie movies. This…, Rocky LaForge 18,749 films 2,768 59 Edit, All the films mentioned by name in Kim Newman's definitive encyclopedia of horror films, Nightmare Movies. One of that year's best horror films, the other being a certain, England-set zombie romp, "Dawn of the Dead… We look at the themes Romero is tackling in this film and how those, paired with the story, allow for a wonderfully unique, funny and campy horror film. This ones so talked about that I’m surprised I like night more than dawn. As he starts to lose it, he gets more gleeful around the zombies, starts shooting them with no real reason and eventually…. Maybe also a little too long. All the guts, entrails and severed limbs you can devour! Por ello la primera película de Zack Snyder es "Amanecer De Los Muertos", que es por así decirlo el remake de la película de 1978, "Zombies". Sometimes, the big ones just get away from you.). Film data from TMDb. Of course, if the entire film has been like the first couple minutes before the credits, we'd be rating this much higher. I definitely would recommend this one if you're humbly craving for an incredible zombie flick. From the director of Night of the Living Dead, the cult classic that single-handedly changed the landscape of horror filmmaking with its effective take on a world overrun by reanimated corpses, Dawn of the Dead arrives as the follow-up chapter that adds even more elements to this post-apocalyptic world while further evolving the characteristics of the living dead. This isn't so much a remake as a cover, an interpretation of a genre classic transported to a modern setting. House (1977) Rotten Tomatoes® 88%. Hola chicos y chicas, este mes vuelve la temporada Zack Snyder, y creo que va siendo la hora empezar a conocer parte se su filmografía. Dawn of the Dead – 2004 – Zack Snyder 7. 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