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Couple of more looks at the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake!

Published at:  Feb 13, 2004 12:17:32 AM CST

Hey folks, Harry here... We've got a pair of fairly negative reviews and one kinda liking it review. The two negatives have a strong love for Romero's original (as I'm sure we all do) and it seems the part that everybody loves is the opening 10-15 minutes. Then they really like a rooftop relationship between two characters. And they like the gore, but the lack of character development and the over-fixation upon the zombies, rather than the non-zombies seems to be an issue. I'm anxious to check it out, if for no other reason than to support zombie cinema, in all its forms. Here ya go...



Harry-


Just saw a screening of "DAWN OF THE DEAD" last night, and I've got to say, for fans of the original, you will be dissappointed.  For those who have not seen Romero's original masterpiece, shame on you, however, you will probably appreciate the movie much more.  The movie opens very well, the first ten minutes are amazing.  The horror as Anne (Sarah Polley) witnesses the slaughter of her husband by a young girl (daughter? neighbor kid? it is never clearly explained) is executed marvelously, and the movie only gets better when Anne leaves home, and then she crashes her car.  The movie only goes down hill from there.  We are rapidly introduces several characters, Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Andre (Mekhi Phifer), his pregnant girlfriend Luta, and Michael (Jake Weber). They join up and gain entrance to the mall.  Upon entrance to the mall they happen upon security guards holding up inside, the guards are very similar to the soldiers in 28 Days Later.  Eventually Anne and the others gain control of the situation, and then the movie really kicks in.



Unlike the original the film is not about the characters, and their relationships in a time of struggle.  This film is about a group of people in a mall who are trying to find a way to escape from the zombies. The best scenes in the film involve the interaction between the survivors in the mall and a Ted Nugent look-a-like named Andy who is holed up in the gun store across the way.  The characters are weak, and unlike the original you don't care much about the characters, they all seem to be disposable cliches.



On the positive side, these are not your parents zombies, these zombies are mean mother f*ckers.  they scream, run fast as hell, and will tear into you like fat guy tearing into a turkey leg at Thanksgiving dinner.  The film does not pull any punches where gore is concerned letting blood flow freely.



Anyhow, I didn't particularly like the film.  Though it's not a horrible piece of crap, it is sub-par, comapred to the original.  Hopefully Romero will soon return full force to reclaim the throne as King of Zombie Movies.



Beluga James



Ok, well that was a very mixed review, this one is a bit better...





Hey Harry,


Saw the movie last night at the Universal Citywalk -
it played to a full house.


*SPOILERS you plant assumin' bitches!*


I won't bother going into the basic plot, seeing how
that's already been reported.


Very gory - plenty of zombie brains being blown apart.
There's even a scene where the character ANDY, who's a
survivor on a nearby roof - who communicates with the
mall party via a whiteboard and binoc's (who happens
to be on the roof of a gunshop) - starts sniping heads
of zombies down below in the mall parking lot. The
scene begins with the target reticle of the sniper
rifle, aimed at the head of a gray streaked long
haired zombie. Chiggapow- zombie brains emit from the
other end of the target area, zombie falls, scene cuts
to Kenneth (Ving) writin' on a whiteboard, "Nice Shot"
- above the text, as he holds up the board for Andy to
see, is the name JAY LENO, crossed out. They then vote
on the next contestant to the little game, a zombie
lookalike of Burt Reynolds. Funny stuff, though I was
forced to spoil it for you. Heh, someone in the crowd
even cried out, "Shoot Bruce Campbell!" (Meaning they
wanted the asswipe character - Steve - to be next.)



Everyone for the most part, even the 'zawmbees' acted
good enough. Though it's true - there really wasn't
enough character developement to go around. The only
characters you really get enough insight into (just
barely) are Mike, Anna, Steve, Andre and CJ are just
barely rounded out. Though there are just too many
people in the 'mall party' that exist mainly as
fodder. That lessens the original film's power of
suspense noticably. (so i'm told, and can safely
assume - since a few other audience members voiced
similar complaints) I was surprised that Ving's
character, was not as fleshed out as you'd assume he
would be. He was flat, and the only purpose he seems
to have, is to 'find his brother', who's supposedly
waiting for him at a haven. Through the movie, he's
just a hardass that seems to have lost all hope, and
is almost mechanical in his actions until the end of
the film, where everyone decides it be best to leave
the mall, and head for an offshore island. (Which they
assume will have the least amount of zombies.) I
noticed a tatoo on his arm, during one scene, that was
lead those willing enough to try to make out the words
on an otherwise neglected character design, that lead
me to beleive Ken was an ex-navy seal, though they
never touched on it once in the film. Too much rode on
character assumptions. Though you cared when some
characters die, the feeling doesn't last very long.


The film is also directed in such a way, where deep in
the mind, one knows there won't be a happy ending.
Sort of steals a bit of fun from the film - though if
you plan on watching the movie and don't care, or have
heard/seen the original film, and expect blood, guts,
guns, zawmbees, mayhem, and a few scenes of mind
scarring disturbing ookiness (severed zombie head,
still active in found beverage cooler - pregnant
zombie and zombie baby - with twisted human daddy to
boot, etc) then you'll get yer fill. I'd see it again
anyhow. Better than Resident Evil, that's fer sure.




If this gets posted, call me NoZakuBoy



See, that was a bit better... Now this one is back negative...





Hey Harry,


I caught a screening of Universal's remake or "reimagning" of Dawn of the Dead. Ever since I first heard of this I had been dreading it enormously. I'm a gigantic fan of Romero's work and the original Dawn of the Dead has a place on my favorite 5 horror films of all time. After seeing Nispel ruin my favorite, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I wasn't exactly rooting for horror remakes. So I was going into this with extremely low expectations wanting to hate it. It was better then I expected, but it wasn't really that good either. Beware, there culd be some potential SPOILERS below too.


The opening scene is probably the best part of the movie, The main character Anne(played by the annoying Sarah Polley) comes home, wakes up to find zombies attacking, you've probably gathered all this from the trailer. This scene I found to be probably the most intense of the movie, but it steadily goes downhill from there.


Of course Ving Rhames kicks all kinds of ass as Kenneth, which is probably his main reason for being in the movie. His character doesn't have much depth though, as do any of the characters. There's just too many to keep a grip on in the film, but this isn't a movie where you need character development.


Even though the opening scene was good, I really didn't dig Sarah Polley's character in this film. I also really hated Mekhi Phiefer's character, him and Sarah Polley were very, very annoying. Mostly all the other characters just seemed to be..there..doing nothing. Waiting for these zombies to eat there fucking brains out.


On the subject of the zombies, much internet debate has been brewing ever since it was found out that they run. And yes they run fast. I expected not to like this aspect of it at all..and I was right. This probably got on my nerves the most. It was extremely fucking annoying. How the fuck do you run when your body is decomposing and stiff from riggamortis?


This is Zack Snyder's debut, and I think it's safe to say I find him very comparable to Paul Anderson. I could just be saying this because Anderson directed the equally shitty Resident Evil. Though I actually though this would be worse then that Although I was expecting it to be even worse.


I'm also a big gore hound. I wasn't expecting there to be much gore in this as I remember hearing somewhere that this was going to be PG-13, but this will definitely be a hard R. There is brains, bone, organs, skin, shit flying all over the place. Though gore doesn't mean a good movie. I also find it hard to believe they aren't going to cut this at all for an R rating.


So in closing- I'd wait for rental. It was better then the average Romero fan would think, there's a lot of gore, but like I said earlier, that doesn't equal a good movie. but still wouldn't be worth plunking down 10 bucks to see.


Also, THE KEN FOREE CAMEO OWNED EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE MOVIE!


Figured I'd also plug my own site if there's a small chance of this getting used ReluctantProductions.Com

 

morbidodyssey



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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:22:59 AM CST

    Boooooo

    by harryknuckles2

    What saddens me about a remake of Dawn of the Dead is that Romero can't get a fourth Dead film financed, but the writer of Scobby-Doo can remake a classic sequel. Shame on the Hollywood system!


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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:25:57 AM CST

    FIRST!!

    by aragorn742

  • Feb 13, 2004 12:40:41 AM CST

    God damn I'm am so bored of Zombie movies

    by theginger twit

  • Feb 13, 2004 12:58:15 AM CST

    Fourth

    by archduke_chocula

    Shit I need a social life.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:17:21 AM CST

    This will be like the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE remake situation.

    by cash bailey

    A few good reviews will turn up online and even the most staunch opponents (ie: Me) will begin to have a little faith in it being good. Then you'll see it and it will be the exact utter dogshit you expected it to be. Fuck everyone involved in this film.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:21:39 AM CST

    Bring on the damn zombie movies!

    by darksider

    Romero optional.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:46:21 AM CST

    no subject

    by mecha-13

    I am always amazed how much logic some people try to bring into a zombie movie. So many people whine and bitch about zombies that can run. Why?!? They have no problem with the idea that a corpse can become reanimated and eat the living, often time by clawing their way out of a coffin buried under six feet of earth, yet feel its illogical that said creature can run or think. Why not go with the extra step of fantasy? Romero's zombies (and from what I understand, the DOTD remake) are not buried. They are from funeral homes, hospitals, and so forth and multiple by attacking other people. They are not completely decomposed and rigor mortis can be worked out over time, so why not run? Just because Romero decided to make them slow doesn

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:54:32 AM CST

    Let them Run!

    by mecha-13

    I am always amazed how much logic some people try to bring into a zombie movie. So many people whine and bitch about zombies that can run. Why?!? They have no problem with the idea that a corpse can become reanimated and eat the living, often time by clawing their way out of a coffin buried under six feet of earth, yet feel its illogical that said creature can run or think. Why not go with the extra step of fantasy? Romero's zombies (and from what I understand, the DOTD remake) are not buried. They are from funeral homes, hospitals, and so forth and multiple by attacking other people. They are not completely decomposed and rigor mortis can be worked out over time, so why not run? Just because Romero decided to make them slow doesn

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  • Feb 13, 2004 2:34:25 AM CST

    I'll see it...

    by snow is fun

    For sure. It's a zombie movie and it looks good. Why not see it? It's over a month from release and already so many people on this site have bashed it. What do they know? They can make their judgements after they see it.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 2:40:24 AM CST

    These reviewers suck

    by zoolander

    If we are gonna get these reviews, can we at least get someone who can form words beyond the level of a retarded chimp? These reviews are so subjective, illiterate and poorly thought out that I might as well have reached around and pulled them out of my own ass. I almost want to see this movie now in spite of them, if for no other reason.

    And Resident Evil was nowhere near as bad as it was hyped out to be.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 3:14:05 AM CST

    Old School

    by john*wayne

    I am an old school Zombie fan. They are slow. That is the Horror of them. They move slowly, but you are unable to get away. You will eventually need to sleep and rest. They won

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  • Infact I think this will be the more original of the two the remakes.
    It seems like the film makers have done something different, not done a psycho and copied the source material shot by shot.
    As far as romero's trilogy is concerned, It was a pretty decent trilogy (3rd one is my favourite) I watched dawn after hearing so much hype about it .. And I was kinda like "this is gooooood ... but not great"
    So the way I see it is, jsut like all the huge fans of the original TCM hated the remake, the DOTD remake will have its fair share of detrators who loved the original. Tough shit I say.. they made a remake, just judge it on its own fucking terms.

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  • But come on, if these movie snobs want to rag on it, let them rag on it. It's clearly a guilty pleasure kind of entertainment. Just remember that these are the losers who will say that they loved this stuff when the Kill Bill of 2015 turns out to be an omage to cheesy Anderson flicks. Yes, RE is trash. So is just about everything Tarantino referenced in his flick.... Just for an example. Personally, I've seen RE about 15 times, literally. What can I say, it's infinitely rewatchable...

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  • Feb 13, 2004 11:19:14 AM CST

    Man, I LOVE re-imaging of movies.. lets re-image Attack of the C

    by baron karza

  • Feb 13, 2004 11:23:44 AM CST

    "Gosh, Harry, The Original 'Dawn of the Dead' Is the Greatest Mo

    by hipcheck13

    ...stupid, yes? I'll go see the remake and judge it on its own merits. I loved the original DOTD, but God knows I'm not bringing any preconceived notions into the theater with me.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 11:37:37 AM CST

    Realism in a fucking horror movie?

    by thedarklinglord

    Christ... It's not a goddamn documentary. It's not based on fact or reality. If they want to have the zombies run, then what's the problem? You can buy into the fucking unreality of living dead, but not RUNNING living dead? If you want to bitch about that aspect, then fine, bitch that they're just ripping off 28 Days Later. And, in my opinion, that's the best thing they could have done. Who the FUCK would be scared of limping, skulking, shuffling, slow moving zombies? Someone on crutches? A dude in a wheelchair? A 500 lbs. fat fuck that can't even stroll at a leisurely pace without getting winded? The only way slow zombies are frightening is if there's a fucking HORDE of them. I'm talking hundreds of zombies surrounding you, boxing you in, basically making it so no matter where you run, you're going to get caught up in the throng of them, trapped by a wall of cannibalistic rotting flesh. That's some scary shit, because it's claustrophic. It's oppressive and you can just feel the hopelessness of the situation. A few dozen hideous, smelly, creepy corpses shuffling through a mall? Hell, go to any mall at 10 o'clock on a Wednesday morning and you'll see that with all the old folks just milling about. It's annoying, not scary. Imagine they're flesh-eating zombies...what do you do? You fucking push them to the ground and go about your business. If they're stiff - or stiffening - from rigor mortis, then they sure as hell won't be bending any joints to get back up, will they? Fast, frenzied, mean as fuck, rabid zombies that move like savage, wild animals...that's some soil your pants action. And, as far as I'm concerned, Romero isn't the Zombie Master. He's good. But he hasn't lived up to the full potential of creating The Ultimate Zombie Movie. He came close with Night of the Living Dead, but then he basically pissed all over what he accomplished in that film with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. They were just so absurd and silly and stupid...but they took themselves serious! At least Sam Raimi knew what he was doing, making the Evil Dead movies a campy horror comedy - a bit creepy, but completely tongue in cheek humorous. (Of course, you just can't touch Bruce Campbell's performance in those movies.) If Romero wants to impress me and be considered the King of the Zombie Flicks, he needs to make a seriously unnerving zombie movie - and drop the excessive gore. You don't need it. You could make a damn scary zombie movie with a PG-13 (possibly even a PG) rating - if you know what you're doing. Besides, he'll never come close to the ultra-violence and gore galore of Takashi Miike anyway.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:25:37 PM CST

    I can't wait to see this...

    by trojanman21

    Yes the original Dawn was awsome and I've personally watched my unrated VHS copy till it was tearing at the seams. That movie was fucking awsome and disturbing as hell and it wasn't because of its engrossing storyline (people in a mall trapped by zombies). It was the gore in the end that stuck with me, like that dumbass biker near the end in the blood pressure machine getting ripped apart before my eyes. Make a scary zombie movie without gore is like saying you can make a cool John Woo film without guns. I love zombie flicks, liked RE by the way, and will definetly be 1st in line when it comes out. By the way, has anyone heard of the original Dawn getting a dvd treatment like Day did?

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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:48:01 PM CST

    Resident Evil is Terrible

    by harrysoldout

    Why do you few assholes always have to defend that pile of shit and say it's not that bad, they are makng another one, blah blah blah. It is not how bad the movie was it's how good it should have been. He had the Anderhole had the budget, material, stars, effects, all of it. And he had zombies that looked horrible, acted horrible, everything was just bad. If it weren't based on a scary kick ass video game it would have been a better film but the game is scarier then the movie. I mean come on how is that possible. Predator Vs. Alien will suffer the same fate, it will be ok but with all the stuff going for it, it should be amazing but it won't ot will be ok at best. You should all hate RE for what it isn't not like it for what it is. It is as bad as Burton's Planet of the Apes.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:50:28 PM CST

    sounds like a lot of these reviews seriously cannot get past the

    by bearison ford

    be open minded when going into this movie.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 12:59:10 PM CST

    As Resident Evil(the game, not the movie) showcased...

    by terry_1978

    for those that are more familiar with that game than the original Romero flicks, zombies are much more scary when they limp and lurch toward you, not run. I guess you would be afraid to see a decomposed body sprinting towards you like Carl Lewis, but the resident evil series showcased how creepy it is to be all alone in a setting and just hear shuffling in pure darkness, not knowing where it's coming from. And even when you do have a weapon handy and blow off various parts, they're still eerily persistant in that mentally handicapped way.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:03:37 PM CST

    Good posts

    by darksider

    Romero may have brought to the table the best zombie movies SO FAR, but I don't think we have seen the DEFINITIVE zombie horror movie yet. I'm not saying this remake is going to be it, but God, this is the 21st century and let go of the pre-concived notions of "NO RUNNING" in the damn movies. When comparing any movie to "THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!", your're going to be let down. A LOT. As for the running? Please. If I'm running after you trying to kill you, you WILL be more afraid than me just walking along taking my good old sweet time. One thing I have never seen in a serious zombie movie where they are "slow" is the fact that no one stands up to them. There is no battle. If you don't take them out when you see them, of course there's now going to be a million of them. Everyone hides in Romero's film when they see the first few and then your're fucked now for the duration and for all the characters to do this is just bad storytelling. I would to see a movie where a group of people spend most of the time hunting the slow as shit zombies. It's pretty funny when the drunk rednecks with the pickup trucks were the only ones having an easy time in Romero's world. I wonder what happened to them in Day?

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:17:43 PM CST

    Yes, but those remakes...

    by krinkle

    ... like "The Fly," "Body Snatchers," and "The Thing" were MORE sophisticated re-imaginings of the original subtext-laden movies. This new "Dawn Of The Dead" is a LESS sophisticated, less interesting film. Its regressive. This culture is in its death throes.

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  • then the chemical changes in the decomposing muscle tissue cause what's known as "secondary flaccidity." And rigor itself can be "broken" by manipulating the limbs (see Return of the Living Dead). So a zombie that doesn't much care about pain could easily break the rigor just by standing up and walking or running, So I have no problem with zombies moving fast w/r/t rigor. Decomp is another thing. A body that has had connective tissue, ligaments, tendons, etc. rot away to the point that it can't support body weight or movement, well then you have a problem with believability. But you know, it's a zombie movie. Let it lay.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 1:55:08 PM CST

    Why?

    by bub420

    Why can't you people just drop your hangups about this not being as good as the original, and just except this movie for what it is? If you ever expected this to be as good as the original, then you're a f*cking moron. Just be happy that someone made a good zombie flick, cuz lets face it, there hasn't been a good American zombie flick in many years. And who really cares about character development. It's a friggin zombie movie. It's not meant to compete for an oscar, it's meant to deliver on the zombie carnage and gore, and from what I heard it delivers in spades. Sounds like the best zombie flick to come out in a while, and I'm pretty excited about that.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 4:03:49 PM CST

    LawrenceHugnut

    by glen quagmire

    you get beat up at school alot don't you? & don't tell me you wouldn't be the first to crap your pants if a dead body came to life in front of you. Sit Down & Shaddap.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 6:48:05 PM CST

    I love listening to the fanboys whining!

    by innominatus

    For all of you bitching about how wrong it is for there to be fast-moving zombies, go back and watch Romero's movies again -- this time with your eyes open! You'll see that the films have ALWAYS been WILDLY inconsistent with regard to the strength and speed of the zombies. Notice how quickly those little kids come charging after Peter while they're refueling the chopper? Or how the "maintenance man" at the mall goes from standing frozen like a mannikin to LEAPING after Roger and knocking him to the ground? Or how Fran can't keep that scrawny little Hare Krishna zombie from opening the door, when she's a full-strength human AND she's got a pile of boxes in front of the door? The Golden Rule of Zombie Films is: Zombies are EXACTLY as strong/fast/smart as they need to be in order to be SCARY. The reason directors have "upped the ante" and made the zombies faster is that, thanks to us all becoming jaded moviegoers, Romero's barely-put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other zombies just AREN'T SCARY ANYMORE!!!

    And to all those griping about how unfair it is that Romero, the "master of zombie filmmaking" can't get the funding to make "Dead Reckoning", I've got two words for you: "Monkey-Fuckin'-Shines"!! If Romero was putting out a commercially viable product (for those of you in Rio Linda, that's: if Romero's films put butts in the seats) instead of making amateurish cult films with abyssmal acting and even worse directing and editing, he wouldn't have any problems getting the money he needs. And every time you kvetch about so-called "hack" directors getting tapped to direct big-budget remakes and "re-imaginings", you further prove my point. The "hacks" are making the studios money; Romero isn't.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 8:14:28 PM CST

    Thanks EvilDead

    by trojanman21

    I hope you're not BSing me about the new Dawn discs, it's that kind of talk that gets me all excited in all the right places ....

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  • Feb 13, 2004 8:23:55 PM CST

    Why Romero Matters

    by krinkle

    Actually, Romero has had consistenly good acting in his pictures going way back: In fact, that's where Ed Harris came from. Romero is an absolute master, perhaps the most gifted filmmaker to EVER be considered a "horror guy" - I've heard it said (and agree) that if horror weren't as ghettoized as it is in this country, Romero would be held in equal esteem to John Cassavetes in the annals of indie film.

    And the reason the new "Dawn" zombies run fast is this - They made this movie for modern teenagers. The original "Dawn" was made for adults (or at least older teenagers). Kids don't understand or care to see the kind of characterization and, frankly, screen poetry that someone like Romero is a master of. They want carnage with no breaths and no slow bits. Problem is, when all you have is carnage, its hard for an audience to give a shit about the characters and the plot.

    And have you seen "Monkey Shines"? Yeah, it made no money, and yeah, the DVD box is funny lookin'... But the movie is pretty damn good and creepy. Just like the "Dead" trilogy, just like "Martin" and "The Crazies" and "Nightriders" and "Creepshow"

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  • Feb 13, 2004 10:05:34 PM CST

    Yup, Darkside, that is the zombie movie that should be made.

    by fluffyunbound

    The US has been overrun by zombies but a mixed force of US Armed Forces survivors are working their way across the country fucking the zombies up, trying to get to Washington to reinforce the "Green Zone" around the Federal District. Zombie Ethnic Cleansing. Only maybe the guys in charge have gone nuts, and maybe this kampfgruppen has bitten off more than it can chew. Think of the scenes in Philadelphia at the beginning of Romero's Dawn but with it being the Army, including aircraft, instead of just a bunch of SWAT guys. I want to see a mechanized battalion lay into a zombie horde on a kilometer-wide front. Have guys on jeeps with gatling guns like Jesse Ventura had in Predator. No head shots there, babe. But naturally you come up with some fun way that the overconfident army guys manage to fuck it all up in the end. Voila. Best movie ever.

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  • Look at Jeepers Creepers, instead of reusing known lore, they made an entirely new monster. I think the Creeper is one of the best monsters to hit the screen in a long time.

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  • Feb 13, 2004 10:11:51 PM CST

    Think of it as

    by fluffyunbound

    "Saving Private Ryan" meets "Damnation Alley" meets "Dawn of the Dead". I would buy a ticket to that. But hey, I would buy a ticket to THIS DOTD, too, so I guess they get me either way. So why bother going to all that extra effort?

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  • Feb 13, 2004 11:34:17 PM CST

    RE SUCKS and P. Anderson is not a director

    by thenewdirector

    I really don't see how anyone who has played the original RE games likes RE. It veered off from the main story of RE ALOT. The only similarity I saw was the ZOMBIES and the name UMBRELLA. I can see how people could like this movie, sure it's entertaining but it is typical hollywood bullshit. Special effects, no brain, no heart... no story. I would take any of Sam Raimi's movies over this one any day, even 28 days later, (which wasn't that bad anyhow), RE2 will suck just as much, but I guess mainstream fools are easily lured by the enticing trailer!

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  • Feb 13, 2004 11:56:58 PM CST

    "The Incredible Zombie Killers"

    by darksider

    Kind of a cross between DotD, Blade, and The Evil Dead with a team of about 5 or 6 people who live in a Romero-esqe world. Sam Raimi to direct. Booya!

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  • Feb 14, 2004 1:18:07 AM CST

    "but this isn't a movie where you need character development."

    by sith witch

    Since when does ANY movie not need heavy characterization, even if it is a gore film? Otherwise its just a waste of time.

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  • Feb 14, 2004 1:28:23 AM CST

    Frankenstein with a degree

    by blackbeltjones

    Actually John Wayne, if you read the Mary Shelly novel, you would know that the monster known as Frankenstein was an intellegent monster. He spoke several languages, showed remarkable intellegence and did not walk around with his arms sticking out all the time. Hollywood turned Frankenstein into a stupid idiotic monster. People can say what they want about the coppola's Dracula film, at least it was mostly acurate. As for the film, I just hope it is good, because the last zombie film just sucked ass (House of the Dead).
    The Belt Has Spoken!

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  • Feb 14, 2004 1:47:28 PM CST

    "Dr. Frankenstein"

    by john*wayne

    Black Belt, I have read Frankenstein and I am aware of this. I was limiting my thoughts on movie monsters to Movies, though. And I did enjoy The Godfather Man's Dracula a lot, except for the Matrix kid in. I don't think I will ever understand Keanu Reeves stardom. I have yet to see House of the Dead. I get the same bad vibe from it that I got from Resident Evil. I told myself for a year not to watch it. I KNEW it would suck, but the zombie lover in me over took the more rational parts, and we watched. And when it was over, the rational part of my mind took the zombie lover part of my mind aside and gave it a big lecture about picking films to watch. I don't like the concept fucked with. I love the Walking Dead. It's a simple concept that doesn't need to be tweaked very much. I will see this new Dawn remake, I like the trailer, but I don't think it is gonna be GREAT. I don't think this will be remebered fondly and remade 25 or 30 years from now. The zombie flick I am looking forward to is that Aussie flick Undead. That does look Great.

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  • Feb 14, 2004 4:47:48 PM CST

    Universal City Walk??

    by llephen

    That's like ten minutes from me!! I cOULDDA BEEN THERE! ____ SOMEBODY TELL ME SOME TIPS ON GETTING TO SEE THESE ADVANCE SCREENINGS! WHERE DO YOU HANG OUT AT ?? HOW DO YOU GET INVITED TO THEM?!?!?!

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  • Feb 14, 2004 5:00:58 PM CST

    Evildead and Shaun of the Dead

    by john*wayne

    Here you have me. I am in a complete state of ignorance about this film. I find the Title off putting enough to not even bother clicking on one of the numerous links Harry has provided over the past several months. But, I am drooling over Undead. Any word out ther from any one about when a regular guy american see this movie?

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  • Feb 14, 2004 6:55:11 PM CST

    vaginas are best.

    by rowox

    Morbidodyssey, i would be very reluctant to see any of your productions. Harry, can you please screen the dim bulbs? I am The Ox.

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  • Feb 14, 2004 10:34:14 PM CST

    Sorry John'Wayne

    by blackbeltjones

    I am never sure how many people actually have read the books. Nowadays, it is far too easy for people to believe what is on the screen for roughly two hours that to read something that has been around for at least 100 years or more. The Belt Has Spoken!

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  • Feb 15, 2004 2:12:20 AM CST

    No apology needed Mr. Belt

    by john*wayne

    Hey, I wasn't offended at all, no need to apologize. Believe me, I understand your concerns about reading. Outside of English Majors, I know of no one that has read that book. But I do appriciate that you took the time to offer the sentiments. These boards are dominated by manorless savages. Lots of thoughtful commentary to be found for sure, which is what keeps me coming back to the things, but the lack of manors, courtesy, and respect is most times very sad and frustrating.

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  • Feb 15, 2004 1:02:23 PM CST

    Dawn of the Dead Remake & DVD Release Party

    by roj blake

    In San Antonio, TX on Monday March 8th - with TOM SAVINI!!! Austin-ites, please come down and support us!! Cut and paste this link for more info:

    http://sin13.com/webflyers/images/dawn-final.jpg

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  • Feb 15, 2004 8:16:48 PM CST

    social commentary

    by jackiejokeman

    Lets hope the remake has all of Romeros totally weak social commentary!!

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