Day of the Dead
by Steve Miner
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Actor: Mena Suvari, Michael Welch, Nick Cannon, Pat Kilbane, Ving RhamesDirector: Steve Miner
Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Patrick Cady
Composer: Tyler Bates
Editor: Nathan Easterling
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: First Look Pictures
DVD Reviews of Day of the Dead
DVD Review: I laughed, I cried, I lost fifty pound, but not because this movie is good
Summary: 2 Stars
He looks like a zombie, he acts like a bug, we should give him one big hug. Look out yall, here comes the zombie spider man.
Zombie spider man, zombie spider man, does whatever a zombie/spider does. Eats your limbs, climbs on walls, shoots other zombies in the head. Look out; here comes the zombie spider man.
I could go on forever my friends, but you'd get pretty mad if I just had these stupid spider man references. But I can't help myself, when I see a zombie defy gravity and walk like a spider on the side of a wall I have to laugh and call it a zombiefied spider man. I guess Peter Parker was on vacation in Colorado when the zombie flue hit and he was caught in the crossfire. But then how can I explain the fact that everyone is a super zombie spider man? Seriously though, how does being transformed into an undead zombie give you super powers? Here's a list of zombie super powers.
1) They can climb on walls, like Spider Man. Duh. Think the I Am Legend zombie things (which, BTW, I though were pretty lame when compared to the ones in the book) but with bad makeup.
2) They can catapult themselves without any effort. I had a good laugh when one of the zombies just flew out of his seat without any effort, as if there was a giant spring he was sitting on that just tossed him across the room.
3) Super jumping abilities. Just like you guessed it, spider man. Not only can they scale walls and catapult themselves across the room, but they are pretty mean jumpers too. One second there across the room the next their flying through the air.
4) The ability to walk/stumble/lurch/run/jump/whatever in slow jerking motions impossible for any living person to achieve.
The only thing missing is the web shooter and Mary Jane running down the street in a wedding dress.
Oh, and just to let you know, I didn't really lose fifty pounds, so all you people who are overweight, don't think a Day of the Dead diet is going to help you lose the weight. I laughed because the movie was so over the top BAD that I could not believe my eyes (hence the extra star, I laughed my butt off, its almost so bad its good, almost but not quite), I cried because they made a mockery of my favorite Romero zombie movie Day of the Dead, and I almost lost weight, although maybe not fifty pounds, because I almost blew my head off when the new Bub started eyeing the new Sara's, uhh, package. No Bub, that's a bad zombie, bad zombie, phooey, phooey.
This isn't a remake; besides the name of the film the original and this thing have absolutely nothing in common. The original took place almost exclusively in an underground missile silo where scientists and soldiers held an uneasy truce; this new one has an underground silo, but they don't enter it until near the end and here the scientists are the bad guys and the soldiers the good guys. In the original Captain Rhodes was a young, ruthless, power hungry white guy with a really short temper, here he's an old, disciplined, black guy who's also a well oiled fighting machine. The original Bub, awesome. The new Bub, de de de. The old Dr. Logan, AKA Frankenstein, a charming, charismatic, crazy guy who manages to talk people silly; the new Dr. Logan, the biggest A hole in the world.
And not its time for Jonathan's "word of the day."
Today's word is, Zombie Pets. Yes I know it sounds a little unconventional to keep a pet zombie around the house, especially one who could potently climb on your walls and stain your ceiling with bloody hand prints (those things are almost impossible to get off) but the benefits of having such a wonderful pet are also very great. Just think of all the things one of these undead creatures can do for you; check the mail, water the plants, mow the lawn, eat your boss, take over the world, and much, much more.
Zombie pets are easy to train and there is no need to feed or clean up after them. They require no nourishment as they are already dead, and because they do not require food they cannot defecate in your lawn or living room. Depending on their previous life they can be taught a host of tasks from running around with guns shooting at the air, pushing shopping carts, or babysitting your children.
Be sure to have your zombie spaded and neutered upon obtaining it, especially if they are of the male persuasion. Don't forget that they still retain a little bit of their former selves, the last thing you want is a baby zombie on your hands.
Always make sure your zombie knows who's in charge. Whenever it starts to growl at company or your children, establish your dominance over it with a quite hit to the nose. If that doesn't work hit it on the back of the head and yell phooey. Remember, zombies are no more dangerous then large dogs if handled correctly, left unattended and unloved though and they could become a danger to you and those around you. Always discipline bad behavior and reward good behavior with a pat on the head.
Keep your zombie on a leash whenever taking it on a walk, even if it has no history of violence. I know it may seem tempting to let it run free in the park but always remember that it is a potently deadly animal. Most states have severe penalties for owners of zombies whose pets attack another human or pet. Keep yourself safe and always maintain direct control over your pet.
And that concludes my word of the day. For those who have not seen this film yet I am sorry but the joke won't be as funny, for those who have I hope you liked it.
Replay value; VERY low.
DVD Review: Not half bad
Summary: 4 Stars
Zombie fans won't be disappointed with this one. It has a good pace from start to finish and enough new ideas in it to make a contribution to the genre. Firstly, this isn't a scene by scene remake of the Romero original, and i think that is a good thing. This has more of a teenage screamer feel to it - and i wasn't bored at any stage. The movie has good production values and certainly doesn't feel like a low budget b-movie. I'm not sure where some of the reviews here are coming from to be honest - but you be the judge. Mena Suvari steals the show here as the sassy but somewhat unbelievable army colonel. Its different, but that is what the zombie genre needs. The zombies themselves move hard and fast and there is plenty of action and gore as you would expect. Zombie fans should certainly not pass this one over - as i suspect they will enjoy this.DVD Review: KEEPS THE BLOOD GUSHING 8 OUT OF 10
Summary: 4 Stars
I have yet to watch the original version of this film, I have only watched this remake. It's not bad news, but I definitely can't judge if you will like this film or not. What makes this movie disappointing is the fact it feels like a rehash of the Dawn of the Dead remake, Land of the Dead, Resident Evil, and 28 Weeks Later chopped up and served back to me, because I have watched 16 zombie movies in my lifetime.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In Leadville, Colorado there is a mysterious virus that is infecting people. At first it only seems like a flu virus; people with burning fevers, nosebleeds, coughing, the usual. But then bodies start turning up and they appear to have been mauled. Then all hell breaks loose at a medical center where the infected begin turning into the flesh-eating undead. So a group of five survivors must get out of town, and there are people who are immune to the virus. Note: The story is incredibly predictable, there is nothing in here I haven't seen before in a zombie movie. The zombies can run in this movie, but I was left curious as to the fact of how they are able to climb up walls and ceilings. What is this Zombie Spiderman? Not to mention these protagonists are among the dumbest I've ever seen in a zombie movie (But at least they're a step above of the stupid people from I Am Omega). I enjoyed this movie for gore factor and I did enjoy some of the cheesy scenes. Oh, and the actors aren't that great, but they aren't terrible.
STORY: SCORE: 6- There is nothing you haven't seen before. It steals lots of plot and story ideas from other zombie movies.
GORE FACTOR: SCORE: 8.5- There is a lot of arterial spray, flesh-tearing, and limb-ripping. Though sometimes, they don't show the person who's being eaten.
MUSIC: SCORE: 8- Music is fine, and goes along with the zombie theme, but will never be able to compete with the likes of Resident Evil and 28 Days/Weeks Later movies.
SCARE FACTOR: SCORE: 7- Perhaps if you haven't watched a zombie movie you'll get scared. But, overall no.
CHANCES THE ORIGINAL IS BETTER: SCORE: 10- The old film will most certainly be better when I watch it. But this movie is good, but they can never compete with the originals.
OVERALL: I love zombie movies, so naturally, I don't hate this movie. I love it. But fans of the original may or may not like it (Approach with caution J-Train). But it's a film of good gory fun despite it's lame story and sub-par acting. But the gory violence wins overall with me and the running zombies have interesting designs.
THE GOOD: Good old-fashioned gory zombie movie, with running zombies, cheesy story is fun to laugh at.
THE BAD: Cheesy story, rehash feel, and moments of bad acting.
DVD Review: Better than most zombie movies out here
Summary: 3 Stars
With Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Michael Welch, Pat Kilbane and Nick Cannon starring in a zombie movie is worth watching. People really can't expect to have high expectations when it comes to zombie movies now theses days so with that in mind reviewers should not be so hard on rating them. Ok so first off I do think that they went about this all wrong promoting the movie and if they have poor sales blame it on the company who gave the ok on the DVD cover. It would've got more attention just having a picture of all the stars holding weapons with a zombies all in the background instead of one cover having a zombie throwing up and on the other DVD cover a few scary faces floating around on the cover.
No zombies threw up on anyone in the movie. The virus spreaded like a cold and this could've actually played as a part of dawn of the dead as if this was taking place elsewhere not too far away from the other locations that were in the dawn of the dead. Ok, let's just say Ving Rhames had a twin brother in the military. Because in Dawn of the Dead as an officer of the law who he played he did mention that he had a brother who was in the military who he wanted to go and reach to see if he was ok.Nick cannon at first I thought acting was overdone but he sort of blended in with all the mix once the movie really got the ball rolling. And there were some corny parts that I would've just left out for the bonus features on the DVD. The acting and special effects were done pretty good in my eyes. Also if folks haven't realized by now ZOMBIES don't move slow anymore in movies today (thanks to the remake of Romero's Dawn of the Dead and 28 weeks later). It adds more pressure of suspense trying to get away from them. I've seen tons of pointless rated "B" zombie movies with sorry special effects. The fact that we can still get some decent ones out here with good actors in it needs to be given a little more credit if we want them to get any better but at the same time if companies are going to put that much money into getting these actors then they need to find better ways of promoting them, better way advertising so it will sell. Because I've seen better "B" rated movies with way better artwork on them than what a title like DAY OF THE DEAD should have. I'd fire the person who designed both of the DVD covers. No creativity at all. If I didn't happen to see the names of the stars who were playing in this movie I'd might have overlooked it very easliy with the chessy DVD cover they are using to sell it.
DVD Review: Day of the Dead (Re-make or Re-telling?) Review
Summary: 3 Stars
Ok, first let me say everyone that have bad things to say about this flick have some, I said some, valid points.
This is techincally not a remake, in my eyes it's a retelling at the very least so don't go into this expecting otherwise. Being a Romero fan, they should not have used the Day of the Dead title, I'm sure alot of poeple will agree. If you think about it the Dawn of the Dead re-make was more of a retelling wasn't it, and that was a really great film. Not as good as the original in alot of was but was pretty darn good.
All that being said, if your a "zombie" flick fan as I am, you really should at least watch this with an open mind. With so many "zombie" films not living up to the expectation of the trailer and reviews, which I try not to listen to anyway, this film really isn't that bad. Everyone has different ideas some are lame ( Vampires vs Zombies anyone?) and some work well Dawn of the Dead (re-telling).
This is one film that should stand alone. Keep Romero's original out of mind. I see this film as a must have for hardcore "zombie" flick fans!
The "zombies" look good, and I do think it works well. That's just my opinion, watch for yourself.
Description of Day of the Dead
Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious virus has infected the small town of Leadville, Colorado, and the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop the spread of the disease. As people perish, survivors realize that the virus is creating the walking dead who crave human flesh. Only a small number of people are immune to the virus, and those few survivors must battle to fend off the infected zombies while trying to make it out of town alive.General DVDs
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