Synopsis:
"Heart-pounding action and bone-chilling
thrills power this edgy, electrifying fright-fest starring
Mekhi Phifer
(8 Mile),
Ving Rhames
(Mission: Impossible)
and Sarah Polley
(Go)!
When a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating
zombies, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand
battle to stay alive...and human! Exploding with terrifying
surprises and nerve-shredding fun, Dawn of the Dead is an
edge-of-your-seat thrill-ride that FOX-TV calls "one
of the best horror flicks in years."- from DVD
Pacific
My oppinion:
When I heard this remake was coming out,
I was almost angry! Because I'm a BIG fan of the original
Dawn
of the Dead, I feared this would sort of ruin it for
me. After a while, I'd heard good things about it, but was
never really convinced. I eventually had to give it a go though,
and I'm really glad I did. I decided not to think of it as
a remake, but as just another horror movie and that helped
a bit. Even though there are many similarities between the
two, this on is also very different. The first 5 minutes or
so showing the chaos before the opening credits are just fantastic
and it gets going with the action right away. I've always
been a fan of slow zombies (because of the original DOTD I
guess..) but these fast ones works really well in this one.
It does get more intense that way. There's loads of action,
interesting characters and has lots of nice gore. They've
also used some of the brilliant scenes from the original,
and made them even funnier. One that stands out is the "celebrity
shootout" on the rooftop, which was a lot of fun! Seeing
Tom Savini from the original in a small role was also fun.
All in all, this remake is one of the few good ones and is
one of the few new Hollywood horror films worth owning in
my opinion.
Great entertainment, but of course it doesn't quite reach
up to the level of the original, but that can't be expected!
My rating:  
Want more info on this movie?:
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Buy "Dawn of the Dead" at:
DVD
Pacific and VideoUniverse
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