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Abnormal Freak Blackwater tea Level: 31  Posts: 43/364 EXP: 169629 For next: 15734 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 min. |
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| And so...I went to go see this movie in the theater... A remake of a "classic"? Mmph, whatever. Just went to go see it. It was kinda snazzy...but at the same time it really kinda sucked. Some horror movies (although THIS was more like a comedy) are known for having witty dialog, Dawn of the Dead does not have such. And I could not help but think that the screenplay was very poorly written overall. But...it gave me a good few chuckles and some cool moments. Best part was the quick flash of titties at the credits. Woo! | |||
merc Paragoomba Level: 15 Posts: 39/75 EXP: 15873 For next: 511 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 504 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I just got back this night from seeing it as well. I was entertained. I thought there was some witty dialogue from what one asshole. It was worth my six bucks. My only problem was I kind of expected more revelation, or a globalized perspective. It was very skewed. | |||
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 44/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I liked it, but I haven't seen the original, so I can't tell you how it measures up. True, it does lack a little on the wit, but a little bit in the credits caught my eye: Instead of the usual "Any similarities to any persons live or dead are purely coincidental", they changed it to "live, dead, or undead"   |
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Geiger Buster Beetle Level: 34  Posts: 24/460 EXP: 241080 For next: 12571 Since: 03-15-04 From: Indianapolis, IN, USA Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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Originally posted by NSNick If you are interested, I talk about this a little bit in a thread further down the page. I'd recommend that you rent the original sometime if you can. ---Evil Peer |
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Jarukoth  IRRATIONAL EXUBERENCE!!1! Level: 79  Posts: 85/3194 EXP: 4402011 For next: 177456 Since: 03-17-04 From: New Jersey, U.S.A. Shoes: Yes. Since last post: 8 days Last activity: 1 day |
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| Just got back from seeing it. Here's my review: OH HELL YES! Quite honestly, one of the better zombie flicks I've seen. Think of it like this... Some Resident Evil looking people + 28 Days later style zombies and camerawork + some Evil Dead worthy gore effects + Tom Savini = Dawn of the Dead Remake. Quite honestly, the inclusion of Savini wrapped the whole movie up in a neat little package for me. The only real complaint I could come up with was that it kept reminding me of 28 Days Later. It was like they took that movie, set it in America with a bigger budget, and let Tom Savini go hog wild on it. In addition, some well placed post-apocalyptic zombie humor and a kick ass soundtrack (fans of the band Disturbed will get a kick out of it) makes for a great zombie flick. Even if you are just remotely intrigued by the genre, go see this movie! You won't regret it. Jarukoth gives Dawn of the Dead 4 1/2 out of 5 boomstick shells. |
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Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75  Posts: 374/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Half the people that I talked to said it was dumb, the other half said it was awesome...so I dunno what to do. I guess I'll have to see for myself. |
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Cymoro PATRICK DUFFY WILL LASER YOUR SOUL   Level: 67  Posts: 102/2216 EXP: 2549743 For next: 43129 Since: 03-15-04 From: Cymoro Gaming Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Spoiler: *Holds up a whiteboard that says "How about getting Rosie O'Donnel now?"* Also, unlike RE and 28 Days Later, you don't know how or why everyone is undead. Very nice. Edit: Fixed the spoiler tag. -N (edited by NSNick on 03-21-04 12:40 AM) (edited by NSNick on 03-21-04 12:41 AM) |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 361/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| As a fan of zombie movies, Dawn of the Dead is the second best in history (after the first Zombie! and Zombie Holocaust). So, I'll be the most critical of everyone here of this film |
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Abnormal Freak Blackwater tea Level: 31 Posts: 46/364 EXP: 169629 For next: 15734 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 min. |
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| In retrospect, Dawn of the Dead was a really fun movie, and I'd like to go and see it again. Of course I enjoyed it the first time, but I think that a second would have me enjoying it even more. One image I can't get out of my head is near the beginning, when that woman is driving away from her undead husband (those zombies are FAST, like Crimson Heads in Resident Evil), and he's chasing the car, but then you see him veer off to the side and attack some other woman on her lawn. Ha! |
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Wrath Shyguy Level: 17  Posts: 14/93 EXP: 21856 For next: 2887 Since: 03-18-04 From: Canada Since last post: 547 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Over the last 10 years there has barely been a good zombie flick, RE was ok but nothing spectacular but Dawn of the Dead was great! I absolutly loved this movie. It had the occasional jumpy moment and like all other zombie movies it had the occasional funny part. The ending was perfect as well, I just wish they would of explained what caused the people to turn into zombies  Overall a great movie, a movie I will be surely be buying when it comes out on DVD now hopefully RE2 follows in the footsteps of Dawn of the Dead and makes another great zombie flick. |
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Cthulhu Rex Level: 36  Posts: 3/541 EXP: 302159 For next: 5951 Since: 04-04-04 From: R'lyeh Since last post: 123 days Last activity: 61 days |
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| In my opinion this is the best non-Romero made zombie movie ever. While nothing could be better than the original, it does a good job of setting the example for a new age of zombie movies. After that piece of crap House of The Dead (which I only rented to laugh at), I wasn't expecting much from this one. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this re-envisioning of Romero's idea is everything I could want and more. Much more action-packed and fast-paced that the original, it did a good job of keeping me on the edge of my seat. Of course, if Romero had even half of the budget that Dawn 04 had, well! | |||
FallenWarrior32 Red Koopa Level: 20  Posts: 19/133 EXP: 36667 For next: 5772 Since: 04-10-04 From: ME Since last post: 555 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| The original is god. The remake...could have been better. The original was awesome, because Romero was doing it, and not some rookie who can't write. I still don't come to understand how everyone comes to curse House of the Dead and love the Dawn of the Dead remake. I just don't get it. |
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Cthulhu Rex Level: 36 Posts: 7/541 EXP: 302159 For next: 5951 Since: 04-04-04 From: R'lyeh Since last post: 123 days Last activity: 61 days |
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| Chris, get over it. You still can't get over the fact that they have nothing to do with each other besides the title. If you want to be mad at somebody, go be mad at the guy who sold them the title. | |||
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tinzeee Permaban Repeated warnings and bannings about stupidity Level: 38  Posts: 132/618 EXP: 369695 For next: 752 Since: 04-02-04 From: Australia - Sydney Since last post: 553 days Last activity: 339 days |
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Isen't Dawn of the Dead a horror movie, we have it at home on priate copy, but i am not a big fan of horrors as they scare the s**t out of me... but i have heard that its a good movie... |
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Kwan Doesn't have a valid sized userpic. ||bass will be pissed :(((((((( Level: 50  Posts: 260/1137 EXP: 937111 For next: 10206 Since: 03-15-04 From: Durkadurkastan! Since last post: 22 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| i think i saw the middle-end of the original on tv the other day. did it involve two people somehow surviving at the end? | |||
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FallenWarrior32 Red Koopa Level: 20 Posts: 51/133 EXP: 36667 For next: 5772 Since: 04-10-04 From: ME Since last post: 555 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| The original was good. The biker getting his blood pressure taken while the zombies run the mall. Then his arm getting torn off, and eaten. How can a remake of DAWN 04 be good without Peter Washington, he was the best character of the movie, along with Roger DeMarco. But the remake...it's just there. Yeah, the ending had Fran and Peter flying away in the helicopter after Peter almost get's killed, and escapes by a hair. |
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Cthulhu Rex Level: 36 Posts: 9/541 EXP: 302159 For next: 5951 Since: 04-04-04 From: R'lyeh Since last post: 123 days Last activity: 61 days |
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| Well, spoil it for them Chris! Just kidding. The original was the best of them, but the remake is good by itself. I wonder, if you had seen it with a different name, would it have seemed better to you. Anyone who has seen the original comes biased against this movie when they see it. | |||
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FallenWarrior32 Red Koopa Level: 20 Posts: 72/133 EXP: 36667 For next: 5772 Since: 04-10-04 From: ME Since last post: 555 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Who isn't biased towards remakes? The fact of the matter is ALL remakes sucked pretty bad. |
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Cthulhu Rex Level: 36 Posts: 15/541 EXP: 302159 For next: 5951 Since: 04-04-04 From: R'lyeh Since last post: 123 days Last activity: 61 days |
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| Must we continue billing it as a remake? It really has nothing to do with the original besides the name. | |||
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FallenWarrior32 Red Koopa Level: 20 Posts: 82/133 EXP: 36667 For next: 5772 Since: 04-10-04 From: ME Since last post: 555 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Fine, we'll bill it as a load of sh*t. We all good? |
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