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A CrazayCanuk Takes On The DAY OF THE DEAD Remake: "Not the flaming piece of dog shit I expected, but..."

"was so fuckin gay" by norrinrad	Mar 26th, 2008 09:41:56 AM
Nice to see the calibre of writing we get from reviews.
so we're posting anything now? by ArcadianDS	Mar 26th, 2008 09:43:32 AM
He's CANDIAN for christ's sake!
you cannot trust those canuks! by el-guappo	Mar 26th, 2008 09:44:21 AM
especially one that says carazy!
terrible review by a dumbass kid. by logicalnoise01	Mar 26th, 2008 09:46:08 AM
"was so fuckin gay" is pretty much the same as saying. I'm afraid of homos and equate them with shitty dialogue.
I love Hippie Zombies! by Jugdish	Mar 26th, 2008 09:46:56 AM
This is gonna be Classic!
HAHAHAH Merrick that dumbfuck posts the same news by ricarleite	Mar 26th, 2008 09:47:07 AM
And rushes to take it offline when he realizes it. Only Massa and SOMETIMES Scott Green bring good stuff here. The rest of those fuckers should just keep linking CHUD here and avoid WRITING.
I'll need to read about 70 more reviews before I decide... by tonagan	Mar 26th, 2008 09:47:12 AM
if I should see this.
Sorry, but we had many reviews of this months ago. by DerLanghaarige	Mar 26th, 2008 09:49:22 AM
Cat hater.
Ok... where's the "McG turns EVIL" news? by SpencerTrilby	Mar 26th, 2008 10:00:38 AM
I was reading some godd TB material when my "refresh" button turns inexplicably into a "delete the page for no apparent reason" button. Weird.
It really doesn't look THAT bad. by beastie	Mar 26th, 2008 10:01:44 AM
Nothing to go out of my way for, but maybe I'll watch it if I get bored. The poster was cool, though.
Flaming Pieces of Shit... by superduper3000	Mar 26th, 2008 10:12:42 AM
Romero's Day of the Dead is one of the finest horror films that I've ever seen. Now don't get me wrong, I love Dawn as much as anyone and its my favorite zombie film ever, but Day is just so damn visceral and hard... it's got one of the scariest soundtracks ever, the best zombie gore ever, "choke on 'em!", and Bud. It may not be Romero's ultimate vision, but it's a damn good movie on its own and deserves much better than this hollow copy... if they couldn't improve on the original in any way, why bother with a flaccid piece of shit that's going direct to DVD? Why not just have Paris Hilton and the Backstreet Boys remake Casablanca and release it on YouTube, just to say they did? Seriously, damn... Favorite Japanese imports?? http://tinyurl.com/2mbwbh
It is THAT bad, by NBSB	Mar 26th, 2008 10:35:54 AM
I saw it a few months back at a test screening. That first review that was posted a few months back was dead on when it comes to what to exactly expect from this film. Considering it was a while after the AICN review that I got to see the test screening, and that it's still been even a few months longer after that (august if I recall), this piece of crap film is unsalvagable. That cool poster is nothing more than a trick to sucker people into wishful thinking that there is something worth while for the film. Unless they do some extensive reshoots, which is pretty much 60% of the film, there is absolutely no reason to watch this in theaters. This was a helluva lot worse than Land of the Dead, and I thought that was teetering between bad and mediocre.
Veggie Zombie = Movie Killer by pdennett316	Mar 26th, 2008 10:50:15 AM
How did such a ridiculously poor concept get into a zombie movie? The whole IDEA of zombies are that they eat human flesh. Some may have more residual instinct than others, but they ALL want to chow down on our entrails. What a pile of shit, they should have thrown money at Snyder to do this flick right.
"Its not a flaming pile of shit, by skimn	Mar 26th, 2008 11:34:55 AM
but its really fucking gay!" Um, thanks Ebert.
Surprise, it sucks... by Hardrock28	Mar 26th, 2008 11:52:10 AM
If a stupid lil Zombie romp is what you're looking for, and you have nothing else to do, then I'd say watch it just don't expect too much out of it....if that's the case rent Flight of the Dead for god's sakes.
Hardrock by skimn	Mar 26th, 2008 11:58:41 AM
Yes! I posted that flick on another Day talkback. It has a great C-level cast, and is actually fun in a Z-grade way.
Agreed by Hardrock28	Mar 26th, 2008 12:00:34 PM
I love the Tiger Woods guy...nice name by the way...
Romero should hold by kolchak	Mar 26th, 2008 12:02:29 PM
a ceremonial burning of these types of films every year where he can proceed to piss on the ashes and gloat in his superiority until they all learn their lessons.
Agree with Hardrock and Skimm by BitterMan23	Mar 26th, 2008 12:05:05 PM
I've seen far worse zombie movies. It's enjoyable enough filler, I don't understand why it's getting torn apart so badly, did anyone really expect it to be good? It's like getting really angry that day old bread tastes stale.
Ving by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Mar 26th, 2008 12:15:57 PM
So wait.....he is a different character than he was in Dawn?
I've seen worse Zombie movies but.... by Sprout	Mar 26th, 2008 12:17:17 PM
at least they had the good grace not to piss on a classic. Sorry I just read a post on the other talkback that annoyed me!
More on Flight.. by skimn	Mar 26th, 2008 12:19:38 PM
..and it has a great genre heavy cast like Kevin J O'Connor, Richard Tyson, the lead from Pet Sematary, etc.......
Day of the Dead isn't a classic by OptimusCrime	Mar 26th, 2008 12:49:34 PM
That is all.
It least it's "fucking gay" by C.K. Lamoo	Mar 26th, 2008 01:02:45 PM
And not "cock sucking, anal penetrating gay". That would be bad. I blame Ryan Seacrest, he's the one who made "gay" synonymous with "lame".
@ optimus by logicalnoise01	Mar 26th, 2008 01:19:52 PM
you're right it's a masterpeice. @ CK Lamoo Everytime you mention Ryan Seacrest you do him a favor. Since I think he's a decent host or whatever(I don't watch american idol or anything) I don't mind the favor.
So, uh, where's the Night of the Living Dead remake? by Space Disc Jockey	Mar 26th, 2008 01:23:15 PM
I don't care about zombie-film remakes, but I just want to say that Romero should've directed the Resident Evil film. Why in the hell did they let Paul WS Anderson direc it, instead of Romero is beyond me.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH ALL THE REVIEWS by Mysterious Yobo	Mar 26th, 2008 01:42:13 PM

OF THIS PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT by Mysterious Yobo	Mar 26th, 2008 01:42:30 PM

WE ALL KNOW ITS SUPER SHIT by Mysterious Yobo	Mar 26th, 2008 01:43:08 PM

WE'VE ALL FUCKING SEEN IT by Mysterious Yobo	Mar 26th, 2008 01:43:29 PM

What's the problem? by m_prevette	Mar 26th, 2008 01:53:07 PM
It's not like Romero is actually a good director ya know...it's not that someone is remaking a classic. It's a clunky, stagy zombie movie.
There was a NOTLD remake by ClockWorker	Mar 26th, 2008 02:03:21 PM
Tom Savini directed it. It was a good try but ultimately disappointing I wonder how Romero felt about it.
Prevette by ClockWorker	Mar 26th, 2008 02:04:41 PM
your a clunky, stagy douche.
Clockworker by skimn	Mar 26th, 2008 02:19:22 PM
I seem to recall the Savini directed remake (in color!) was an attempt for the producers to make some money off the property they already owned, since they got screwed in royalties with the original.
It's Complicated. Aversion to gun bullshit by drewlicious	Mar 26th, 2008 02:19:52 PM
I hate seeing this in movies. Character in tense situation who hates guns but then is finally pushed too far. Come on. If it's life or death I would imagine that aversion would go right out the window. It's even flimsier when zombies are involved. Remember Diary of the Dead and that phoney baloney professor he didn't like guns yet was ex-military to some degree. It was just a stupid contrivance for a character to send a stupid message in a stupid movie that was an ill attempt at making somthing subversive.
Fuck this movie by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 26th, 2008 02:35:10 PM
This isn't the new Superbad, it's the new Hostel 2. Romero's own Diary of the Dead didn't get this amount of attention. And I'd say that it wasn't a remake of a good movie in the first place, but I guess the people here saw something in it that I didn't.
DTV! by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 26th, 2008 02:35:50 PM
And it's fucking direct to video! Who fucking cares!
The NOTLD Remake was spoiled by C.K. Lamoo	Mar 26th, 2008 02:47:25 PM
by changing Barbara from a wimpering semi catatonic to a imitation Ripley. Nice pokies by Pat Tallman but the movie's about the horror of Zombies, not Barbara's personal growth.
Romero's Resident Evil would have been worse by BitterMan23	Mar 26th, 2008 02:54:30 PM
His script has been floating around for years. It's faithful to the game, but it's boring as hell and the stuff he DID change was awful. Anderson had the good sense to make a prequel and make his own story. His story SUCKED, but at least he didn't fuck with the games' story...
I thought Romero wrote the script for the NOTLD remake... by tonagan	Mar 26th, 2008 03:15:01 PM
So I don't think he'd take issue with the changes to the story. I liked it. Tony Todd was in it too, that's always a plus.
Tony Todd, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley by Gwai Lo	Mar 26th, 2008 03:36:05 PM
Savini's remake was fun, I liked it. As for this Day of the Dead remake, it's got Nick Cannon in it, was anyone expecting a good movie?
NOTLD remake is ownable by zom-bot.com	Mar 26th, 2008 04:03:21 PM
the zombie effects were good. not too over the top. tony todd was solid, and patrica tallman taking control Ripley style in a tank top was enjoyable. most of the acting was bad, but it had some poignant moments- like her realizing you could just walk past the zombies, etc.
This movie was complete shit. by scudd	Mar 26th, 2008 04:17:44 PM
I can be considered a horror movie apologist. I can find something to like good in almost any movie considered to be horror, to the point of a fault. I couldn't find a single redeeming quality in this one, outside of the end credits.
Like good? by scudd	Mar 26th, 2008 04:18:26 PM
Damn I need an editor. I guess that's why I post on AICN.
This guy's a fucking wordsmith by tk 421	Mar 26th, 2008 04:25:41 PM
"So fuckin' gay". What a shitty review. Are things that bad on this site that bullshit like this gets posted?
Sounds like damage control to me. by DocPazuzu	Mar 26th, 2008 04:42:28 PM
1) "Some of the gore effects were cool, and I enjoyed a majority of the makeup effects." 2) "Even though they show a complete deterioration of the infected as soon as they change over, I kind of liked that since there really wasn't enough time that passed throughout the movie that would allow for any real decomposing of the undead." TRANSLATION: If you liked the speedy Alien life cycle in the AvP movies cuz it was, like, less complicated, then this is the zombie movie for you! 3) "What the movie did poorly: Staying true to the original." TRANSLATION: Yeah, this movie totally isn't like that lame, old, boring movie that all those geezers keep telling you is cool. 4) "teenagers can just stumble into corridors of this place and fool around" TRANSLATION: There just might be some HAWT SEX in this movie!!! 5)"If a stupid lil Zombie romp is what you're looking for, and you have nothing else to do, then I'd say watch it just don't expect too much out of it." TRANSLATION: Just shut the fuck up and go see the movie. You should just be happy that they're even making zombie movies, you fucking ingrate!
Oh and... by DocPazuzu	Mar 26th, 2008 04:44:41 PM
...I've stated this before: nobody, but NOBODY, uses the word "romp" in an online review except "reviewers" of a certain variety.
remake = by DigitalBeachWar	Mar 26th, 2008 05:17:42 PM
...pile of shit we all know it is and ever will be. stop being so hard on the reviewer too. all of you are in fucking denial to even think there is any chance of that move being any good.
Seen it by jax9999	Mar 26th, 2008 06:15:46 PM
It sucked. Liked the actor who played bud, he was semi cute. Even mildly endearing as a zombie. They got rid of the learning zombies, replaced with love sick vegetarian zombies. the actor who played DR logan couldn't act. At all.. He was chewing up scenery like a nuclear weed wacker. Ving raines plays his idiotic army alternate, and of course gets eaten for it. The physics behind the big save is just stupid. They set off a bunch of rocket fuel and fill the entire bunker with flames... except the one little room that they are in. Oh, and apparently they aren't just zombies. they are spiderman zombies. Sticking to walls and walking on the roofs. They also disintigrate like buffy style vampires when exposed to flame.
dude.. by soup74	Mar 26th, 2008 06:26:54 PM
"me and my buddies were hanging at T-bell talking to these chicks we know from our english class. then this one chick says shes got this early version of 'day of the dead' at her dad's house and he's gone for the weekend. so we figure, score! and go back to her house to watch it. well travis was making out with amy the whole time so he didnt watch the movie, but tasha (the girl i was trying to make out with) was a frigid bitch, so i watched the whole gay movie. i guess it was alright. i mean there were some cool deaths and stuff, but lots of the talking the gay. and some of it was stupid. that black guy the first zombie movie they made (the shopping mall one which was pretty cool and gay too)was in it, and he was cool i guess. so yeah, if you want to use this call me "Shake and Bake!" thanks.
Seen it and it's BAD by elBox	Mar 26th, 2008 07:02:22 PM
I'm a huge fan of zombie movies so I found this movie on the interweb and watched it a few weeks ago. Let me just say that this movie is terrible. The acting is so bad that it's funny. Nick Cannon becomes a bow wielding super zombie killer half way throught the film and Mina Suvari does the worst job acting like a soldier since... well, probably the first Day of the Dead came out. However, this movie has very interesting zombies in it. They are fast. They set up traps. They ambush people. They kick ass but they're wasted in this movie. I know that some fans believe that zombies should be slow and dumb but I like the idea of learning Zombies. It brings something fresh to a dead genre.haha. If you're a die hard zombie fan and can put up with terrible acting a piss poor plot then this is probably worth renting but otherwise, stay away from it. Also, read The Walking Dead! All my friends who enjoy Zombie movies loved it, even the ones who don't read graphic novels.
should'nt this shit be available on DVD by now? by Stalkeye	Mar 26th, 2008 07:15:36 PM
I gave my own "review" over a month ago. what a shitty film with the exception of fast moving zombies.As for Nick's casting, I guess they could'nt get ahold of dave Chapelle. Yeah, I'm glad Romero did'nt direct the RE Movie since his script was so shitty. Chris Redfield a native American while bumping uglies with jill valentine? ehh nice try georgy.
My review of this mess by FuryofthefilmFan	Mar 26th, 2008 07:39:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =t264oyzG3_I be kind I'm not a professional
We need more Neil Cumpston reviews! by Judge Briggs	Mar 26th, 2008 11:10:05 PM

its not that fucking bad people by rants-raves-and-reviews.blogspot .com	Mar 27th, 2008 04:14:46 PM
Its a fun little "romp" just like Flight of the Living Dead was. Its not really a remake so they should have just used a different title.

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