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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
remakes dont get any worse than this, 18 Aug 2008
Twenty three years since the cult classic day of the dead was originally released now this pitiful excuse for a film rolls round.
A small town in Colorado is put under military quarantine as a strange disease is spreading around, as the hospital fills up people start dieing and turning into zombies, a small group of survivors band together in an attempt to escape the city uncovering a conspiracy against the town on the way.
This film bears absolutely no resemblance to the film which takes it name, instead what we get is a cheaply made, poorly acted,awfully scripted mess. The single highlight of the film is the escape from the hospital as head rolls but the film soon resumes its dullness, it might have been okay if all the films 'original' ideas hadn't been done before and better.
Unintentional hilarity ensues, watch Ving rhames eat his own eyeball!, witness vegetarian zombies! witness horny zombies wanting to get it on with the living!, watch a bunch of witless 20 somethings spout off awful one liners, be dazzled by sub par CGI, be amazed that all zombies now posses the abilities of spider man! And if one of your friends turns into a zombie? Tie him up and put him in the back of the car and no one has problems sitting next to him.
If you want serious zombie horror check out Dawn of the dead or Rec, if you want campy fun check out Planet terror or Flight of the living dead. There's no reason to see this but if you must a definite rent rather than buy.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Day of the Dead Remake goes straight to DVD, 27 Aug 2008
As a fan of the Zombie genre myself I was very interested to know that this remake had gone into production. Having also seen a rough cut trailer on the web I was happy to see it has attracted back Ving Rhames to appear (as a different character to his Dawn remake of 2004) as well as Hollywood Hottie Mena Suvari. Having named talent involved is surely a sign of potential quality in the movie itself?? Apparently however this is not the case. This was supposed to be a pre-summer season horror blockbuster of 2008, but has now been dumped straight to DVD. Don't get me wrong - this is still an essential purchase for me - anyone who has the original George A.Romero DVD's, Night of the Living Dead remake, Dawn remake, Shaun of the Dead, Auzzie DVD Undead, 28 Days/Weeks Later, House of the Dead I & II, Resident Evil etc... should, of course, add this to their collection - these pictures always find their natural home on DVD anyway. But with the director being the same bloke who directed Halloween H20, Friday the 13th 2 & 3 and (ahem!) Lake Placid - you know that you're not going to get Scorcese! The Trailer gives you impression that you'll get the regular blend of gore, chasing, screaming, shooting, explosions and people having sex just before something bad happens, but there's nothing really wrong with all that is there?
Despite the movie being pulled from a theatrical release and dumped straight to DVD, the movie is actually not that bad. In fact it is incredibly good fun! Some of Director Steve Miner's visuals are quite stylish and the action moves along at quite a fair pace. But he doesn't have the class of Zack Snyder, and is clearly trying to replicate the success of Snyder's 'Dawn' remake by having the infected capable of incredible acts of physical agility(running, jumping, climbing), quite difficult if your supposed to be dead wouldn't you agree?! You can see why the studio decided to release it on DVD; there are only a few standout moments; Ving Rhames' character takes an early bath as he gets torn apart in a hospital corridor before appearing moments later as a crazed zombie without any legs! Ha! The finale of the picture does take place in a well-designed atypical underground military research bunker in the style of the Resident Evil movies, and is discovered as the source of the outbreak.
Amusingly enough, this movie exactly resembles the type of picture that was spoofed recently by Robert Rodriguez's zombie pastiche Grindhouse picture Planet Terror. In closing; this is a Friday night Beer and Pizza special. Watch only for a good laugh!
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't compare it to Romeros, 21 Oct 2008
As a remke this is crap. But give it a different title and it's really good. Don't compare it to Romeros and you'll enjoy it.
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