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Of the Romero trilogy (ok, tetrology now, with Land of the Dead), Day of the Dead was likely the least favorably reviewed. Where Night had the novelty of a relatively new genre, Dawn of the Dead was clearly Romero's masterpiece, highlighting his brand of unsubtle social commentary. It is no acident that the Snyder remake was of Dawn. Day of the Dead, like each installment of the series is autonomous, in that it does not repeat characters (since most of the cast always dies in the making of the film, though in each movie the number of named survivors increases). Where the issue in Night was short term survival, and Dawn was long term survival, Day begins to ask the questions of continual survival. This is highlighted by their setting, a bunker made from a missle silo (irony intended), which is, even as an ideal retreat, suffing from the depredations of time on their gear, ammunition, and supply of "test subject undead." Of course, the focus is not on the flesh eating monsters, but the tendency of people to turn on each other and "consume" themselves. There are three factions: the military, who are following orders that no one believes in; the scientist, who are studing the zombies to find a "cure" but are so caught up in their work that they are not being pragmatic enough, even in crisis; and the sustainers (an engineer and the helicopter piolot, whose necessary skills help keep them free from the politics). There is also the tension between the one female character (the hero of the story) and the sexually charged tensions of the male characters (especially the alpha-male soldier). This movies is a must for the Zombie buff, but do not exspect as vicerally satisfying movie as Dawn of the Dead. Rather than daydreaming about clearing and fortifying your own mall, you leave this film with nothing but frustrations against the over-the-top villans that comprise the two factions.Vollständige Rezension lesen
By the third installment in a trilogy, you'll always compare one to another. So I will treat this movie as its own. Imagine zombies remembered stuff. Then imagine you could train them. Would you? This movie explores the answer 'yes'. Bub is absolutely the best zombie ever, the eyes have it... You cheer for him, you like him, you feel sorry for him. You also want him to kick ass. The problem with a horror movie where you dislike everyone EXCEPT the zombie is, you just want to see them all get eaten. A pretty good movie, not as good as... oh wait, I'm comparing. The extras have Savini discussing how he does what he does best (fill foam heads with goo and explode them, rip out guts, etc)
This is the last of what was originally considered a trilogy. George Romero seemed to do one "Dead" movie a decade, so when there were no zombie movies by him in the 90s people just lumped Night, Dawn, and Day together as a trilogy. As far as the movie goes I have to say that it doesn't live up to the first two. Night of the Living Dead was a classic that stands the test of time, and a requirement for zombie loves. Dawn of the Dead was a classic as well, and by many considered the quintessential zombie movie to watch. Day of the Dead doesn't quite get those accolades. It's a good movie that has enough to please zombie fans, but it lacks many of the things that made the first two special. Like all Romero movies it's more about the conflicts with the characters than the zombies trying to eat them, but the characters feel empty. The main character has some decent things going for her, but everyone else just seem like obstacles instead of characters. The military come across as goofy bullies here. I think that was a missed opportunity to create a very interesting conflict, but somehow there is no glue to the conflict. You get that people are trapped in a bunker at the end of the world with vastly different philosophies, but it doesn't feel as memorable as the first two. In "Night" the conflict between the characters was legendary. In "Dawn" it was the conflict within themselves that really caught my eye. Here in "Day" it's just okay to watch. The action is good. It's not a zombie action and gore fest, but there is enough to satisfy most people. All in all I think that this is a good addition to the series, but it falls a bit short of the legendary classics that came before it. That's not a bad thing considering how great those movies are, but one shouldn't be surprised if this movie leaves you wanting more.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Been looking for this copy of Day of the Dead for a while. Finally found it for a awesome deal. Favorite zombie movie of all time. RIP George.
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Another great zombie movie. It does start out a little slow but it gets really good. Great gore and special effects for the time!
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