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The Purest of Social Commentary
"Hey George, this here is that mall I built. What do you think?""Its big.""If you ever need it for a movie, just let me know.""You know, the people walking around here look a lot like zombies."While not the exact conversation, it is close to what sparked the writing of this ... |
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Plausible Sequel That Works.
Ten years later, George Romero followed up his wildly popular Night of the Living Dead with "Dawn of the Dead". Featuring color, more special effects, and a more interesting plot that takes place in a mall, this film is a worthy sequel of the dead series. Not quite as good ... |
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When there is no more room in Hell...
Dawn of the Dead is really a genre maker. When most people think of a zombie movie they are thinking either of this movie or a movie inspired by it. Even though Dawn is the second in the series it really nails down the tone, pacing, and feel ... |
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When there are no more zombies, we raid the food court.
In Memory of Flyboy.George Romero, the father of the modern zombie, has honestly not been the man I would look upon for a "great" zombie film. Sure, his magnum opus Night of the Living Dead was a good social commentary, but as an action film... the zombies just slowly limped ... |
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Dawn of the Dead
I'm fairly familiar with George Romero's Living Dead series, having seen the original, Land of the Dead, and Zack Snyder's remake of this very film. In general, they've been watchable if unexceptional, and this one is no different. In many ways, it's more of a social statement than a ... |
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| review | The Purest of Social Commentary (5 out of 5) | Surllio |
| review | When there are no more zombies, we raid the food court. (3 out of 5) | femiboy34 |
| news | Serious About Series: The Living Dead Cycle | No_name_here |
| review | When there is no more room in Hell... (4 out of 5) | VanRedd |
| review | Plausible Sequel That Works. (4 out of 5) | MasterPr0phet |
| blog | Hollywood Remake Anxiety | Moridin |
| review | Dawn of the Dead (2 out of 5) | Adrenaline |
| Name | Dawn of the Dead |
| US Release | May 24, 1979 |
| UK Release | June 29, 1980 |
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| Runtime | 118 |
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| Rating | R |
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