Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition)
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Actor: Jim Christopher, Pan Chatfield, Sharon Ceccatti, Ted Bank, Tony BubaCinematographer: Michael Gornick
Cinematographer: Michael Cornick
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 384 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition)
DVD Review: Dawn of the Dead
Summary: 4 Stars
I doubt most of todays audience will appreciate this as much as those that saw it at the theater, but it still has a cult following for good reason. George A. Romero was the master at Zombie movies. Sure the makeup job on this could have been better but considering his budget for his B movies, he did remarkably well. This is one of my favorites with the shopping mall as their hideout from the dead. The remake is pretty good too, but you have to see this original to fully appreciate it. Good quality DVD with extras. If you enjoyed this catch "Day of the Dead".
CA Luster
DVD Review: King Zombie
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only is DOTD the greasted Zombie film, ever, bar none, it may be one of the greatest horror films, and is good enough to stand up to other great films of ANY genre.
Modern day critics have blasted the '70's soundtrack, FX, and shambling, seemingly harmless Zombies. As to the '70's, it was made in the '70's, which was a seminal time for Horror. Those slow moving Zombies may seem harmless, but they are relentless-Let your guard down for a second, You're toast. I think Romero was deliberate in this, as in some scenes, after the Mall is secured, you forget all about them, yet they are still outside, mindlessly and patiently waiting for their chance to get back in. Fast moving Zombies will never have the same menace.
The script is a good one, with fine performances by it's four lead actors, but Ken Foree is the heart and soul of the film. The scene where he confronts Stephen (Flyboy) with a loaded weapon is simply brilliant, as is the nightmarish scene in the basement of the Tenement where he dispatches the undead.
The gore-Yes it shows it's age, but it's still painfully cringe-inducing.
The Humour-Bikers versus Zombies in a pie fight. Ludicrous, yet it cuts the unbelievably tense atsmophere, sort of like Craven did in "Last house on the Left". A welcome respite.
Overall, very strong writing, direction, and acting. The relationships the protagonist develop are quite believable and complex, and when two of them meet their demise, it is very emotional.
An incredible classic, depressing, funny, tense, and thought provoking film. Totally worth the price.
DVD Review: This film is held in regards as the zombie "Bible" by most avid zombie fans, and rightfully so.
Summary: 5 Stars
Taking the concept of NOTLD one step further. I would consider this one of the most important film of the 70's.
I'm not sure when this film was premiered in 1979, that the world was ready for such a thing. The Violence(allthough it looks horribly fake by todays standards) was extremely graphic. The atmosphere throughout the movie is open, but confined at the same time.
This film is held in regards as the zombie "Bible" by most avid zombie fans, and rightfully so.
This particular version of the movie, while a little more expensive, is the way to go, with different versions of the movie, and the DOTD graphic novel, you cant beat it with a stick.
9/10
DVD Review: human satire at it's finest. at its bloody finest, that is.
Summary: 5 Stars
i have watched this romp of a movie at least 100 times. this is romeros masterpiece.the thing that gets me is how above average the acting is. not oscar calliber of course. but for the genre, very very good. romeros style in editing is also unique. is cut and paste style works well with the anxiety of the film. the opening in the news room with the blood red carpeted walls, is definitly a forshadowing of the violence to come. imediatly your swept into the struggle for sanity as everyone in the news room is confused and filled with anxiety with what is happenning. and people struggling to comprehend there role in all of this, the basic survival insticts are taking over[just like the zombies instinct to feed and stay ,alive? well, dead alive anyway.and our 2 heroes in military garb. one black and one white and one tall and one short spring on the seen in a apartment buiding slum full of alive and dead people. this is where you either check out, or say holy crap. this is going to be one for the ages.the nutjob coligue spews racial profanity lookin to kill all the dead and alive he can. he kicks open the door and boom there goes a head exploding. brain matter every where. then here comes the african american zombie , to unite with his wife or girfriend, she embrasses him as he bites a 3 inch hunk of flesh of of her coller bone area then bites a hunk of her arm, with blood spewing out.[the blood is a cartoonish bright red color enhancing the comic book effect], if you havent lost your lunch by now things calm down as the 2 hereos join up with the newsroom man and woman.for a helicopter ride to the monroeville mall.this was the first 20 minutes, the rest of the movie is basically an action adventure film. on the way to the mall you get the requisit hillbilly rednecks [complete with hippy folk music] having a blast playing target practice with the walking dead [i love this segment, this is a rehash of a similar scene from 1968's night of the diving dead. then a pit stop at the small local airport where another zombie , we'll call frankenstein zombie,smeaks up on our little white guy but of course the helicopter blade chops off the top of his head.nice touch from special effects master tom savini. to round this out, basically the adventure in the mall is the meat and potatos of the movie, this is where the social satire is most effective, aren't we all a lot like those zombies when were at the mall. take a good look next time your at the mall. one of my favorite scenes is when the biker gang is rampaging the mall, and there at jc pennie i assume ,and one biker dude picks up a tv , and the another biker dude says hey man, what the hell you gonna watch on that. he then throws it down and drives a sledge hammer through the picture screen,[another satirical comment from romero about television]the grand finally of the movie is a gory good time.total mayhem with only 2 of our 4 escaping to live another day. i love this movie . now i know this isnt the godfather or raging bull, but it is an enertaining rollercoaster ride of movie, and this divi max dvd is killer , perfect picture and great dts sound ,and the commentary with romero ,his wife cris and efects guy ,tom svaini is also worth repeated listens, what i would have given to be one of those zombies, they were paid hardly anything,only free meals and the right to say they were part of one of the greatest cult classics ever made.how much fun ,did they have. no dvd collection is complete without it. remember if your squemish you will have to suffer the first 20 minutes and the last 10 minutes. but when you think about it ,the gore on csi isnt much better.DVD Review: Horror and splatter at its finest!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very entertaining movie off the bat. But the ultimate edition has different versions with bonus footage! It is definitely "icing on the cake" as they say. So with the bargain you're getting here at Amazon, do yourself a favor and pick this up today!
Description of Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition)
Are you ready to get down with the sickness? Movie logic dictates that you shouldn't remake a classic, but Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead defies that logic and comes up a winner. You could argue that George A. Romero's 1978 original was sacred ground for horror buffs, but it was a low-budget classic, and Snyder's action-packed upgrade benefits from the same manic pacing that energized Romero's continuing zombie saga. Romero's indictment of mega-mall commercialism is lost (it's arguably outmoded anyway), so Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn compensate with the same setting--in this case, a Milwaukee shopping mall under siege by cannibalistic zombies in the wake of a devastating viral outbreak--a well-chosen cast (led by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer), some outrageously morbid humor, and a no-frills plot that keeps tension high and blood splattering by the bucketful. Horror buffs will catch plenty of tributes to Romero's film (including cameos by three of its cast members, including gore-makeup wizard Tom Savini), and shocking images are abundant enough to qualify this Dawn as an excellent zombie-flick double-feature with 28 Days Later, its de facto British counterpart. --Jeff ShannonGeneral DVDs
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