In this installment of the Zombie films, zombies have taken over most of the world and the number of living humans is dwindling. Society has adapted to this change and a great number of people reside in Fiddler’s Green one of the few remaining cities not populated by zombies. Kaufman (Dennis Hopper) the founder of this great city has separated the people into two classes. The upper class living fancy lives, and the lower class left to fend for themselves on the streets. Supplies are brought into the town by a team of mercenaries lead by Riley (Simon Baker) and Cholo (John Leguizamo). Cholo does all of Kaufman’s dirty work in hopes to gain a nice home in Fiddler’s Green, but Kaufman decides to have him killed of instead. Severely pissed off from being double crossed Cholo steals the Dead Reckoning - a seriously modified truck armed to the gills, and threatens to blow up the city. Since Riley designed the Dead Reckoning, Kaufman recruits him to get it back. Meanwhile the zombies decide to attack the city and they have learned to use various tools along the way. Will Riley get the Dead Reckoning back in time to save Fiddler’s Green, or will Cholo blow the city to hell and let the zombies devour the citizens of Fiddler’s green?
Written and directed by: George A. Romero
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Ever since I saw my first zombie film, I was intrigued. I remember starting chronologically through the “Dead” series, starting with Night, moving on to Dawn and then to Day of the Dead. When I first saw them, they always scared me. It was the type of fear that made me check behind the shower curtain when I took a shit, look under my bed before I went to sleep, and look over my shoulder whenever I walked through my neighborhood in the dark. After I got over that initial fright (not so initial, as it stuck with me for years), I started to watch these films with a lot more appreciation. I could eventually see past the horror of it all and focus in on the social dynamics and commentary of each film. So with that being said, in continuation of Zombie Week 2008, today I’ll be reviewing George A. Romero’s 1985 follow up to Dawn of the Dead - Day of the Dead.
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If you read my post about The Fog you remember that I am not a fan of remakes. 99% of the time they just don’t live up to the original. They are basically trying to cash in on a good movie by throwing in a few 20-something Hollywood turds. Well for me the remake of Dawn of the Dead from 2004 fits into the 1% that did it right. I love that movie… good acting, great action, and a very well written re-telling of the original movie. With that said I thought it would be a good time to re-watch and review the original written and directed by George A. Romero.
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This movie is a classic zombie flick that has launched many sequels and remakes, none of which capture the mood and horror of the original Night of the Living Dead. This black and white film depicts the fear and confusion of people who find themselves fighting for their lives against an unknown horror with limited ways of evading or destroying the zombies. This is also a great film to launch our ZOMBIE WEEK 2008, where we’re going to review each of the Romero “Dead” movies, leading into our first ever giveaway.
Directed by: George A. Romero Written by: George A. Romero & John A. Russo
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