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"George A. Romero
Redefines Eating Her
Out" |
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Directed by George A.
Romero - Written by
George A. Romero
Starring David Emge, Ken
Foree, Gaylen Ross,
Scott H. Reiniger
Distributed by United
Film Dist. Co. - 1978 -
128mins - Rated R |
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"When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk
the Earth." |
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What a
creepy line! At least I think so. Sadly, it's the only truly creepy
thing about this sequel to "Night of the Living Dead." The first one
was low budget and black and white. It was suspenseful, and very
frightening.
Now that the film is in color, it has lost a considerable amount of
punch. The zombie epidemic introduced in "Night" has only gotten
worse. Two SWAT officers and their friends take refuge in a shopping
mall while the undead slaughter the population around them.
"Dawn of the Dead" starts out as a trashy gore film, filled with
disembowelments, decapitations, you name it. No substance, quite
unlike "Night," which was very well made and not trashy at all. Things
change about 30 minutes into the film, where the suspense raises
considerably, and gore is pushed on the back burner. It's still quite
gory, but a decent amount of substance is added onto it.
The acting is very bad, but the makeup effects are a strange sight to
behold: they look cheesy, and at the same time gruesome and gut
churning.
You will like this film if: you like gory horror films, love zombies,
like disturbing makeup, have always wanted to see the kookiness of
zombies riding an escalator, or if you have ever wanted to see a
zombie that looks frighteningly similar to Gandhi! |
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© Written by Jacob Hall -
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TC Candler's Comment
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Richard Propes' Comment
Jacob
nails it on this one. There's no way I could
ever put this film in the "A" range, but it's a
classic of horror and one of the most amazing to
watch. The remake may have the advantage in
production values, but I'll take this one anyday.
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