Posts Tagged ‘George A. Romero’

19
Feb

Day of the Dead (1985)

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…
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13
Feb

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

DawnOfTheDeadPoster_mini MPAA Rating: R IMDB
Category: Zombies

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.
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