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Mood:
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Plot:
- ZombieDangerDeadlyEscapadesSocietyRace Against TimeRescueSurvival more...
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Genres:
- ActionHorrorThriller
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Suburbs
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Audience:
- Boys' NightTeens
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- Gory
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- Remake
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Dawn of the Dead, 2004
English
USA, Canada, Japan, France
Profile of Dawn of the Dead
The mood of Dawn of the Dead is scary, exciting, and rough. The plot centers around zombies, escapades, and society. It is a thriller, action, and horror movie. Stylistically, Dawn of the Dead is gory. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The pacing is fast. Dawn of the Dead takes place, at least partly, in the suburbs. It happens in contemporary times. It is a remake. Dawn of the Dead is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night. Note that it includes profanity and violent content.
Summary of Dawn of the Dead
First-time director Zack Snyder remakes zombie master George A. Romero's classic 1978 gore-fest DAWN OF THE DEAD, wisely replicating only the basic elements of Romero's movie, instead sticking to his own vision of a world overrun by undead flesh-eating creatures. The action begins with nurse Ana (Sarah Polley) waking up to discover her boyfriend has become a tasty midnight snack for a formerly cute neighboring kid. To her horror, she realizes that the whole town is in a similar state of ghoulishness, until she runs into still-alive cop Kenneth (Ving Rhames); the levelheaded Michael (Jack Weber); and Andre (Mekhi Phifer), a rebel with a pregnant wife in tow. As in Romero's original, the group heads for the local mall where they barricade themselves inside. More survivors surface, while in the outside world the zombies go about their day by slowly taking over the planet. Undeterred by the odds against them, the survivors plot, scheme, and enjoy their mall paradise. As they plan their escape, some incredibly gruesome special effects are deployed, often with a dash of wry humor added for light relief.
Placing the messages from Romero's version--a funny, scary look at consumerist society--on the back burner, the 2004 version of DAWN OF THE DEAD instead concentrates on delivering a witty blood-fest. The zombies appear to have taken their cues from the fast-moving corpses of Danny Boyle's 28 DAYS LATER, and are generally much more agile than their 1978 counterparts. Director Snyder gets the balance between humorous set-pieces and plot development exactly right throughout, producing an enjoyable remake that can easily hold its own alongside the deservedly hailed original film.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Canada, Japan, France |
| Release date: | 10 March 2004 |
| Runtime: | 101 min |
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Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
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- by: Manohla Dargis
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