Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
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Actor: Don Brockett, John Amplas, Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, William CameronPrimary Contributor: Terry Alexander
Primary Contributor: Lori Cardille
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
Movie Review: Top notch zombie film and one of Romero's best, great stuff!.
Summary: 5 Stars
Day of The Dead is usually seen as the weakest of the trilogy by hardcore Romero fans although I'm not sure why, this however is by no means a bad film in fact it's one of Romero's best films that he's ever made and definitely one of my favorites. The film was plagued from the start with budget problems and script re-writes. This was originally supposed to be Romero's epic, but due to the problems that George Romero was going through the finished product turned out quite different. If Romero had had better funding, certain improvements could have been made to the script, but he still provides an excellent and grim film. Like the previous films, we are given a sense of claustrophobia, of being sealed inside by what's outside as the film is set mainly in one place. While NOTLD was set in a farmhouse and the characters may have been able to run somewhere else, and Dawn was set in a shopping mall where all your hearts desires could be found for low low prices, this is set in an underground shelter with miles of caverns leading to nowhere: it's as if the human race has already sealed itself in Hell while the undead were above ground trying to reach the living.
The third part in George Romero's zombie trilogy concludes with a small group of soldiers and scientists hiding in an old underground bunker network while millions of zombies stroll around above. Tensions rise in this moody zombie flick, great atmosphere and some stunning zombie effects (courtesy of make up fx wiz Tom Savini) with an outstanding starring role by army zombie Bub and the highly memorable and over the top villain Captain Rhodes. Although the finished film is somewhat different to Romeros' original dream for this movie (due to budgetary constraints) it is still a gem to have in any horror collection. The few survivors are not plain civilians as before, they work for a government which does not exist anymore with the soldiers supposedly facilitating the scientists. Both groups are torn amongst themselves and each other, with the soldiers under the command of Rhodes-one of the most psychotic characters ever, yet completely understandable (played with the utmost power by Joe Pilato who was so over the top that he should have won some kind of award for playing the most memorable villain in horror history!), and the scientists all pulling in different directions. This is primarily a film of characterisation as we see how each person reacts to the realisation that the zombies have won. It may be true that none of the characters are likable, but this only adds to the realism as if we were in this situation. Joe Pilato's character was great and had some of the best and most hilariously quotable lines in the whole film, if it weren't for him I don't think the film would have turned into the zombie masterpiece that it is, although the film was still great with or without him.
The effects, again done by Tom Savini are simply amazing. With faces being torn apart, heads flying off and intestines spilling everywhere and lots of flesh eating-every single death scene is a masterpiece of gore. Although many horror fans do not like this, it portrays a horrifying situation like no other movie. Don't expect any award winning acting though as this doesn't have any, but to be honest this is a zombie film and does a zombie film need great acting....NO. If anything the awful acting has a good effect on the film. There is lots of annoying shouting and swearing in this too, which does get on your nerves but that makes it all the better when you see the annoying soldiers get eaten alive! and all turns out to be realistic, if you were stuck for days in a place with people you hated for days you'll feel the same way. As for the bonus disc, the extra features are good and the 37 minute documentary gives great insight into the feature, especially Howard Sherman (Bub) revealing how he went about playing his role. But I still feel it could have gone abit deeper into the making - I wanted to know all about the effects from the cool jawless zombie you see in the beginning of the film. Although Day (after a few viewings) has now become my second favorite and has an epic opening scene in a (un)dead city, I still can't shake the feeling that it could have been much more. But don't let that dissuade you from getting it. It was a fun and entertainingly gory zombie film, this is a must see for the zombie films fan, and if you have already seen it: Buy this Divimax Special edition of the film immediately!.
Summary of Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 03/25/2008 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: NrChapter three of George Romero's mighty zombie trilogy has big footsteps to follow. Night of the Living Dead was a classic that revitalized a certain corner of the cinema, and Dawn of the Dead was nothing short of epic. Day of the Dead, however, has always been regarded as a comedown compared to those twin peaks--and perhaps it is. But on its own terms, this is an awfully effective horror movie, made with Romero's customary social satire and cinematic vigor--when a "retrained" zombie responds to the "Ode to Joy," the film is in genuinely haunting territory. The story is set inside a sunken military complex, where Army and medical staff, supposedly working on a solution to the zombie problem, are going crazy (strongly foreshadowing the final act of 28 Days Later). Tom Savini's makeup effects could make even hardcore gore fans tear off their own heads in amazement. --Robert Horton
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