Day of the Dead (1985)
First there was "NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD" then "DAWN of the DEAD" and now the darkest day of horror the world has ever known
Starring: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joe Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Antonè DiLeo, Richard Liberty, Howard Sherman, G. Howard Klar, Ralph Marrero, John Amplas, Phillip G. Kellams, Taso N. Stavrakis, Gregory Nicotero
Director: George A. Romero
Running Time: 100 minutes
US MPAA rating: N/AUK BBFC rating: 18
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
On DVD Three films, three different decades, thousands of walking dead. George A. Romero's zombie trilogy, known to its adoring fans as the Holy Trinity, has proved the most influential horror franchise ever, with its winning combination of intelligent social commentary, high dramatic tension and flesh-ripping gore.
DVD Extras: Digitally remastered widescreen picture; optional subtitles (Dutch/Danish/Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish); unusually entertaining 'behind-the-scenes' (20 minutes) with lots of zombies interviewed on set, plus make-up, stunt and gore effect set-ups; photogallery; trailers for all three films; bio and filmography of George A. Romero and Tom 'the Godfather of Gore' Savini.
The fourth disk of Anchor Bay's new boxset 'George A. Romero's Trilogy of the Dead' (2004) also features a fine photogallery from all three films, and Roy Frumkes' 83-minute (plus supplementary material) 'Document of the Dead' (1989), an excellent study of Romero as an auteur, focussing on 'Dawn of the Dead', but with more general material on his other films, and a supplement at the end featuring stills from 'Day of the Dead'.
It's Got: A mad scientist, trigger-happy soldiers, hedonist slackers, hungry zombies, little hope - and an ex-military undead named 'Bob' who likes to read 'Salem's Lot'.
It Needs: For 'Twilight of the Dead' finally to get made.
Alternatives: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (1978), Dawn of the Dead (2004), 28 Days Later..., Shaun of the Dead
Summary: A grim, gory vision of humanity being torn apart.
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External Links
Official Web Site
Day of the Dead at the IMDB
Comments3 Comments |
| Possibly the greatest zombie movie ever made. As much fun as Dawn of the Dead is, even after repeated viewings, it does come across to me as primarily a black comedy whereas Day is pure relentless, bleak horror. Tom Savini hit his career high with the inventive effects in this movie and they still look better and have more originality than any computer generated crap. Mr Romero has just announced Land of the Dead for November 05. Can he outdo the holy 3? On a related note the new version of Dawn of the Dead is a great horror movie. Anybody who watches this, please watch the credits til the very end. Superb ending. |
| Comment by:- | | 15 October 2004 | ip: logged |
| I thought that this film would be pretty bad before i watched. However it was brilliant. A good storyline, loads of blood, and it was just excellent, almost as good as nandos chicken. BUY IT |
| Comment by:- | | 30 October 2004 | ip: logged |
| Hard time deciding which was better, Day or Dawn. They each offered something different. I loved Rhodes in Day. His character was awesome and while most characters seemed like caricatures, his thought process was pretty sound. My only issues with Day are with the zombies. The whole point is that they eat you! They don't remember you and they certainly don't care. The "emotional" zombies just didn't sit well with me. If this was the case then they would all be so human that they wouldn't need to eat us cause they cared about our feelings. Also, what's with all the teeth appliances? The only thing should have been decayed teeth. Not the ridiculous hillbilly teeth seen on the most prominent zombies. Some effects are great (like Miguel's arm) and some are bad (like Rhodes lower "missing hip bone" torso. Favorite scene has to be where Rhodes drops a full 30 rounder from his M-16 into Dr. Frankenstein. Okay, so go buy the dvd already. |
| Comment by:- | | 11 December 2004 | ip: logged |
