Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray]
by George A. Romero
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Actor: Jim Christopher, Pan Chatfield, Sharon Ceccatti, Ted Bank, Tony BubaDirector: George A. Romero
Brand: Anchorbay
Cinematographer: Michael Gornick
Cinematographer: Michael Cornick
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Great looking and sounding edition of a classic, with one caveat
Summary: 4 Stars
Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite horror films; in fact, I show it in my Horror Film class most semesters. This Blu-ray version looks and sounds great, with a casual but lively and informative audio commentary by Romero, Tom Savini, and Christine Romero (who I guess is George's ex-wife now, as he mentions his girlfriend on the commentary track for Diary of the Dead). This is all wonderful, and the only thing that keeps me from giving this edition 5 stars is the fact that only the U.S. theatrical version is included. I try to keep only one version of each movie I own, but I'm going to have to keep my regular DVD release of Dawn as well as the Blu-ray version because the regular DVD release includes the Cannes cut and the Argento cut along with the U.S. theatrical version. I realize that this is Romero's preferred version, but with such a landmark film, I want to own the alternative versions as well. If you're not interested in the variant versions, consider this a 5 star rating.
Summary of Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray]
Are you ready to get down with the sickness? Movie logic dictates that you shouldn't remake a classic, but Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead defies that logic and comes up a winner. You could argue that George A. Romero's 1978 original was sacred ground for horror buffs, but it was a low-budget classic, and Snyder's action-packed upgrade benefits from the same manic pacing that energized Romero's continuing zombie saga. Romero's indictment of mega-mall commercialism is lost (it's arguably outmoded anyway), so Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn compensate with the same setting--in this case, a Milwaukee shopping mall under siege by cannibalistic zombies in the wake of a devastating viral outbreak--a well-chosen cast (led by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer), some outrageously morbid humor, and a no-frills plot that keeps tension high and blood splattering by the bucketful. Horror buffs will catch plenty of tributes to Romero's film (including cameos by three of its cast members, including gore-makeup wizard Tom Savini), and shocking images are abundant enough to qualify this Dawn as an excellent zombie-flick double-feature with 28 Days Later, its de facto British counterpart. --Jeff ShannonAnchorbay Dawn Of The Dead (Blu-ray)
In 1968, director George A. Romero brought us "Night Of The Living Dead." It became the definitive horror film of its time. Eleven years later, he would unleash the mostshocking motion picture experience for all times.As modern society is consumed by zombie carnage, four desperate survivors barricade themselves inside a shopping mall to battle the flesh-eating hordes of the undead. This is the ferocious horror classic, featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini, that remains one of the most important and mostcontroversial horror films in history.
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