Kashif Ahmed, 30/01/2007
Nurse Sarah Polley, security guard Ving Rhames and others fight the plague of killer zombies infesting their town; this slick, fast paced horror serves up a heady mix of action, gore and suspense. And though this remake seems to unintentionally invert the original’s satire on mindless consumerism (in director Zach Synder’s world; the mall is an irony-free refuge / stronghold) 'Dawn Of Dead' packs just enough gore, humour and action to eclipse Romero’s original. I’m not a big fan of zombie films in general (as they’re always funnier than they should be), and out of the recent genre revival, only '28 Days Later' stood out for me, until now, 'Dawn Of The Dead' is the new standard bearer for all zombie flicks to come, almost as much fun as playing 'House Of The Dead' at the arcades. See it.
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S. Thanopoulos, 10/04/2005
I am generally very anti remake, but this is unexpectedly stunning. Same old, same old... but the "old" here is a classic being honoured, tweaked, and notched up into top gear, so the zombies run and run and run, while the cast act their hearts out... or have them eaten out, depending. It's top drawer nightmare material, standing shoulder to rotted shoulder with the source material. Good stuff and hard stuff (make sure you get the Director's Cut.) The extras meanwhile contain a couple of amusing pieces intended to er... flesh out the fiction, one of which features Richard Biggs as an anchorman going to pieces amidst armageddon (methinks it was the tragic 'Babylon 5' star's final performance.)
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