Posted by Siphon on September 23, 2004
Day Of The Dead
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The last of the awesome, gory, Romero zombie
films. Night of the Living Dead was excellent...a
bit underbudget. Dawn of the Dead was
fantastic...a little shoddy with the editing. Day
of the Dead? I didn't see any real problems with
it. Perfect direction, good editing, and fabulous
zombie make up (Go Tom Savini Go!) gave this movie
an A+ in my book. The original film was going to
be set on a refugee boat, and the movie was going
to center around illegal immigration, a big no no
at the time...and a big no no now. But I'm glad
Romero set it in an army bunker...it adds a sense
of solidarity and isolation to it. This is one of
my favorite movies of all time. Go check it out if
you'd like to feel creeped out.
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Posted by Siphon on September 23, 2004
Night Of The Living Dead
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The remake. Seen after watching the original Night
of the Living Dead at age ten. The beginning
scenes with the hideously deformed zombie trying
to get to Barbara through the car window stuck
with me for weeks on end and I would not go to bed
unless the lights were on and I had a bat in my
hand instead of my teddy bear. This was the best
remake of the Romero series...the new Dawn of the
Dead...well. Not much to say there. As I stated in
my comment about the orignial, there really ought
to have been more of a middle ground with
Barbara--first she is shell-shocked into silence,
next she is the only one killing zombies, it
seems. The end was, indeed, all right...although
the remake ought to have stuck with the
original's. Of course, Romero's good friend Tom
Savini (Romero's make-up artist in all of his
movies) directed the remake...perhaps this is why
it was so good? Check it out if you've never seen
it. It'll scare you into sleeping with a bat
instead of a teddy bear. =).
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Posted by Siphon on September 23, 2004
Night Of The Living Dead
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Ahh, the first Romero Zombie-Horror-Fest movie I
ever saw. It is dear to my heart simply because I
saw it when I was nine, and the image of these
ghoulish creatures fighting over the intestine's
of supposed people has stuck with me to this day.
I got it on DVD when I could afford it, and I
watch it every Halloween or when I'm feeling blue.
A true screen classic. I will admit, Barbara's
hysterics might be a little overdoing it, but I
suppose Romero knew what he was doing. I agree
with the first comment (above) Tony Todd did an
exceptional job at Ben. Barbara, however, there
actually should have been a middle ground...she
takes a vow of silence in the first one, and in
the remake, she takes on a bit of a different
face--horror movie hero. Of course, for a classic
movie, one ought to check out Night of the Living
Dead. For a good movie, I don't know. Go look at
the remake. ...=). I stick with the '60's version,
however. Go figure. =D.
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Posted by Siphon on September 23, 2004
Dawn Of The Dead
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I'm surprised to see no comments on one of
Romero's greatest movies. The editing may have
been a little off-kilter, the angles a little shot
through, and the make-up not so believable, but
this is one of my favorite movies. The acting is
sincere and well thought out--as well as the
dialogue...confusing at times when everyone is
speaking, but isn't that the same in real life as
it is in a supernatural situation? The music also
played a large part in the movie. The
juxtaposition at the end with the tinkling, jolly
music and the overrunning of the mall by the
hordes of living dead feasting upon what scraps
they could find is true genius--Signore Argento
is, indeed, a smooth operator. The Goblins, an
Italian band (I believe) were recruited to spook
you with their almost surreal music set to an all
too surreal setting. For a few laughs, a few
scares, and seeing Tom Savini (Romero's Number One
Make-up man) wielding a machete, pick up this
movie where you can find it and watch it.
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