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List Price: $29.98 Features • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Letterboxed • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 19 July, 1985 DVD Release : 24 November, 1998 |
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Day of the Dead description Chapter 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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| For me, the title of George A. Romero's third "Living Dead" movie brings with it associations of "El DA a de los Muertos," the November 1st and 2nd holiday observing the dead, in which humans attempt to coexist with the dead at least for a day. Although many fans of his first two films were disappointed with this film, Romero has said that Day of the Dead is his personal favorite among his original three zombie films. I revisited this film before seeing Romero's new film, Diary of the Dead, upon its recent theatrical release. Romero is best known as the director, writer, editor and actor in his "Dead Series" of five zombie-apocalypse films (commencing with his 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead), all of which offer his commentary on modern society. Dare I say this sequel to Night of the Living Dead surpasses the original when it comes to plot, special effects, makeup, and the use of a musical score? It chronicles yet another zombie assault, this one on an underground military establishment (the film satirizes the military mindset along the way.) What distinguishes this film in the series is that Romero actually casts a zombie character ("Bub") in a leading role to illustrate that zombies and humans are not so very different, which also suggests that the biggest threat to humanity isn't the ravenous zombies, but the humans (especially those suffering from Captain Rhodes-like military madness). To date, Romero has made four sequels to his film Night of the Living Dead: Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Land of the Dead (2005) and most recently Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008), and has inspired countless other zombie films (including 30 Days of Night). Day of the Dead is among my Romero personal favorites, and is highly underrated, deserving critical reconsideration. Highly recommended.
G. Merritt |
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