Horror Movie Central » Zombies http://horrormoviecentral.com In pursuit of the truly scary Sat, 08 May 2010 02:15:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Day of the Dead (1985) http://horrormoviecentral.com/2010/02/zombies/day-of-the-dead-1985 http://horrormoviecentral.com/2010/02/zombies/day-of-the-dead-1985#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:26:00 +0000 Jason http://horrormoviecentral.com/?p=123 day of the dead_mini MPAA Rating: UR IMDB Category: Zombies

Overall:

6/10

Scary/Suspense: 4/10 Gore/Yuck: 8/10 Story: 4/10 SFX: 8/10 Acting: 1/10

Quick Synopsis:

A group of survivors composed of soldiers and civilians have taken refuge from the undead hoard deep within the earth in a historical records preservation tunnel.  Amongst the records and relics from history’s past the group tries to find a way to stop the zombies so that mankind can survive.  Dr. Logan, better known as Dr. Frankenstein, may have discovered a way to connect with the zombies when when his test subject, Bub, shows signs of intelligence.  Little does the group realize that the real threat is actually themselves…

The Bad:

  • Some of the worst acting ever from the survivors.
  • Very little creative use of their location.

The Good:

  • The intelligent zombie, Bub, was really well done.
  • The zombie corral was a pretty neat idea.
  • Really well done special effects.

Final Thoughts:

A pretty weak and mediocre follow up to Dawn of the Dead (1978).  I think this movie has become my new standard for worst acting ever (for the survivors).  The intelligent zombie, Bub, was the best part of this movie.  I think this movie has perfected the half mutilated zombie look.

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Overall:

7/10

Scary/Suspense: 4/10 Gore/Yuck: 7/10 Story: 7/10 SFX: 7/10 Acting: 5/10

Quick Synopsis:

A traffic reporter and his news-station-executive girlfriend team up with two Philadelphia SWAT members in an attempt to flee the city overrun with zombies.  They escape in an news helicopter and eventually find refuge in an abandoned mall in Monroeville, just west of the city.  The group works together to secure their new living arrangements from the lumbering dead, but soon a band of very much alive raiders-on-motorcycles turns their world upside down.

The Bad:

  • The acting was pretty weak, even for a horror movie.
  • Roger acted too much like an idiot.
  • Stephen was also an idiot.

The Good:

  • The movie did a good job of building up and tearing down the feeling of safety for the characters.
  • The special effects are pretty cool, even for 2010 standards.  I love the shots with zombies taking big bites out of their victims.
  • There is a lot of creative ideas throughout this movie involving things people could actually do.

Final Thoughts:

A great zombie movie.   This has a VERY different feel than the 2004 remake.  This movie inspired game levels in the Left 4 Dead video games.  It was fascinating to watch the characters try to secure their needs just like a real person would.   Not many movies would go into this kind of depth nowadays.

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