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Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray]

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i was very sceptical when i heard they were remaking a horror classic and amazing film like Dawn, but then when i senn this i absolutly loved it, new take plus a nod to the origional, and the dvd is great, with lots of extras, a must have for anyone. I have to say if these remakes (TCM and Dawn) are made this good keep em comming!

one of the best remakes ever made along with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, hey this one had chainsaws in it too. great story, awesome effects, scary as hell and good acting, plus tons of gore (excellent effects) and the make up was perfect, plsu watch for cameos from the origional Dawn Of the Dead cast!! a must have!

I was skeptical that this movie would be any good. Remakes rarely are. This one was one of the rare winners. This was so well done and has so many extras and wonderful tidbits for fans. The director's commentary contains insightful comments that are some times out right hilarious! Just one complaint. The extra "found footage" of the "Terrifying Last Days of Andy" are not on the Blu Ray!:-( They are on the traditional DVD only. I think that it ought to be on the Blu Ray and it's silly not to include it there.

In my view,a damn good zombie movie!

At the very begining you get a sense on how it might feel after waking up and finding your neighbourhood in complete chaos.A bunch of different charactors band together to try and survive.There are some lite moments,but this film leans heavily on the survival side.There is a fair share of drama but it goes well with the movie and the internal conflict between some of the charactors,but dont worry there is plenty of zombies!The ending is harsh and fatal!

I watched this show many times. With the blue-ray quality its awesome. This is probably one of the best zombie movie out there.

........is because they've only been dead for a day and their bodies haven't stiffened up completely yet. In the original Dawn of the Dead, zombies had already taken over by the beginning of the movie. The remake, however, shows us the apocalypse from the very beginning. But regardless, zombies that run are far more terrifying and I'm glad the change was made for this movie.

I remember when I first heard of the production of this movie, I, like so many others, had already condemned this to be one of the worst movies of the year. After all, why do a zombie remake? All zombie movies are essentially the same; zombies take over, a group of survivors barricade themselves in some sort of shelter, most end up dying, a few survive. Logic persists that a filmmaker should just do another movie rather than dishonor a classic. Stephen King wrote an interesting article in Entertainment Weekly regarding the Dawn of the Dead remake. He wrote that the original was so shocking because it pushed the limits of what can be shown on film. There was a classic scene, in particular, were a terrified woman runs into the arms of her husband near the beginning of the film. Expecting to be safe from the army of zombies, she then looks up towards his face only to find his expression cold and lifeless. He then takes a huge chunk out of her shoulder. At the time, that was going too far, Stephen King writes. Nowadays, that's no big deal. How could the remake push the envelope like the original did? Most of time, studios won't even try. They'd rather do a lackluster job and cash in on the name. I'm happy to say that the Dawn of the Dead remake has all the elements that made the original so magnificient, as well as pushes the envelope far beyond what any of us expected. That particular scene in the original....now replaced with an eight year old girl, biting into her bewildered father's neck as blood shoots out in streams. An obvious homage to the classic scene in the original, but improving upon it. But it only begins there, this entire movie is non-stop zombie destruction. Some of the most creative uses of gore I've ever seen in a movie. Zombies running down the street get their heads splattered in real time with no editing away and then back to the zombie. A survivor accidently getting sawed in half by a clumsy ally with a chainsaw. A zombie woman giving birth to a zombie baby and much, much more. In my humble opinion, this surpasses the original in every single aspect imaginable. Not only should remakes be this good, but ALL horror movies should be done like this. This, people, is how it's done.

I had seen this movie a couple of times and it's just great. The plot is pretty straightforward, even though it relies mostly on cliché themes to move the story along. So as a rule, most films such as this tend to be predictable and quite tepid. Luckily, `Dawn of the Dead' has strong personalities to fall back on, making it thankfully every bit a character-driven drama as it is a horror-action piece.

Sarah Polley convincingly plays a waif turned survivor with just the right amount of emoting. She is strong and vulnerable at the same moment, trying to remain reasonable in unreasonable times. Weber also fits this bill as Michael, a man with a shady past full of regret who tries to fill others with hope while remaining a stark realistic. Rhames' performance clearly commands the most attention. As Kenneth, he becomes the group's de facto leader and top man of action. He keeps the clearest head when trouble is afoot and leads the group out of one scrape after another. Rhames gives the character a silent strength that provides the film with a much needed human edge. I just wished the zombies were bit slower because at times it seem a little bit unnatural of the things that they were able to do.

First time director Zack Snyder moves the film along briskly and effectively though, keeping the action scenes tight and the dramatic scenes quiet. There is no heavy-handed sermonizing here that tends to infiltrate most big-budget horror movies -- Snyder wisely lets the images speak for themselves. The horror itself is shocking and grabs your attention, which is a plus considering most of the recent crop of thrillers. The fact that it is happening to sympathetic characters that we care about is another feather in the movie's cap. What really impressed me about this film was towards the end when they took the boat and landed on an island.... Fulci's next zombie flick took place on an island... nice hand off, someone did their homework.

`Dawn of the Dead' is a very bloody and terrifying film .Good acting and smart thinking elevates the proceedings among most horror offerings that is dressed to kill. Not as persist as Romero's original (thank goodness), but still one heck of a shot in the arm to cure the memory from most modern horror misfires.

The original (1978) was not bad, in fact it's a classic, but it has begun to smell a little ripe. It simply isn't as fresh as it once was and Zack Snyder's version modernized one of the great zombie films for a new--yet discerning--audience. There is no indication that this remake was a simple cash-grab, nor does it dumb down or sugar-coat the original. It is a solid zombie movie in its own right and both the script and direction take risks and use modern technology and conventions to their fullest. Like the original, the film's strength lies in its characters and its excellent make-up effects.

This movie has it all and the bluray version looks awesome. I upgraded my DVD to this bluray and it was well worth the money. I paid less than $10 and seriously: to any fan out there grab this one!

I love this re-make of Dawn of the Dead. It is a pure horror popcorn movie (does not have the symbolic elements of the original) and I'm totally ok with it. There are a lot of "don't go in there" moments (and of course they do), but I didn't care. The opening montage is one of my favorites of any movie. I haven't watched it in hi-def yet, I'm sure it will be even better.