Dawn of the Dead(1979)*****
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This great zombie movie classic, has some of the coolest special effects i have ever scene done my the great Tom Savini. This movie is about a plague that threatens the entire world. Whenever people would die, they would come back as these flesh eating zombies moments later. The basic plot to this story is a bunch people trying to survive this plague by seeking shelter inside a mall. Throughout the movie, they stay in this mall over the course of several years, and take out these zombies whenever threatened. They even build living quarters that look like a house. At the end , the two surviving characters escape by helicopter. Deffinetly see this movie if you like zombie movies,in fact I think im going to go watch it now. Cya
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The original movie was made in 1970 this on was just plain STUPID STUPID STUPID!!! The black zombie seemed to be the smartest out of the group he show that female zombie the shoot the machine gun, he also pick up something heavy to bust the glass doors to enter the mail, he also had since enough to pour gasoline on a car and inside then set it on fire demons are not supposed to be that smart. This movie didn't look realistic cause even in the movie part the zombies looked like people with make up.

Don't buy this TURKEY to watch a real scary movie definitely watch (28 Days Later).
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First off Im a big fan of Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Maniac Cop) and Sam Raimi (Spiderman trilogy, The Gift, The Grudge)... I didn't know this movie even existed till a couple of years ago... I ordered it and was glad that I did... I mean to actually see Sam Raimi actually act in a movie... :-)... I mean he was in Evil Dead also... But he was just a hic walking down the road with Rob Tapert... I think they were hitchhiking when Ash and the gang was heading to the Cabin... Im giving this a 5 star because of the time this movie was made... the 1980's...  They made alot of B Horror movies  back then... It started slow but once the killings started... OMG its a cool movie... Im glad to have it in my collection...
3254325
This movie is silly. It's often boring, while the gore is comic, the zombies are as blue as smurfs and there isn't a scary moment in it. I totally recommend Night of the Living Dead, which is a quintessential horror film that is effectively creepy... Dawn of the Dead is just camp.
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I love zombie movies for some reason.  The remake of Dawn of the Dead is one of the better zombie movies to have come out in quite a while, so I had high expectations for this movie.  Unfortunately this is one of the worst zombie movies I've ever seen.  There is no script whatsoever, the zombies are pretty much super human (run 30 mph, scale walls, run on the ceiling, etc.) but when the main characters need to get away somehow the zombies become slow, dim-witted morons again.  The dialog is terrible; the whole movie is just plain awful.  Avoid this movie like the plague; it is flat out terrible.
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This brings me back! An old classic from the 90's! This one never got old for me. Its 1993 but we still feel the strong horror influence of  the end of the 80's with all the Gore, Sex and Rock and Roll those classics had. Return of The living Dead 3 is probably one of the best living Dead/Zombie Movies ever made in the 90's and its definitely Mr Bryan Yuzna's masterpiece.

Unlike its 2 predecessors, ROTLD 3  has a very serious tone to it, the comedy and jokes are now gone but the plot is still as interesting as the first two and Zombie fans won't be disappointed. The TRIOXIN gas is now the subject of a study for the United States Army in order to create new weapons for war. Scientifics are now trying to see if they can use the gas on dead bodies and turned them into powerful and almost invincible killing machines. Unfortunately, they don't know how unstable the gas can be yet. On  a different angle, Col. John's Reynold son (Curt) is about to find out about the gas and what it can do when is girlfriend Julie and him get into a motorcycle accident, resulting in Julie breaking her neck and dying  instantly. Having seen what the gas can do, Curt will try to bring his girlfriend back to life, at his own risk....

For horror and zombie fans this movie should be a real treat. Good plot, well executed, definitely gory, with plenty of action and good moments. Mindy Clarke is absolutely amazing in the role of Julie and will make you laugh at some times, and completely repulse you at others. The cinematography was good and some of those zombies were just amazing! Definitely a must for any zombie fans.

ENJOY!!!!
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Die You Zombie Bastards! (Caleb Emerson, 2005)

One of the late Jamie Gillis' attempts to break into the mainstream came with Night of the Zombies in 1981. It is such an unrelentingly bad movie that I find it amazing anyone ever cast him in another one. And yet, Gillis' final film role is, yes, in a zombie movie. I grant you, it's a zombedy, which is a much better fit for Gillis than the hardboiled-detective-horror-flick that was Night of the Zombies, but still, you gotta wonder. At least, you gotta wonder until you start looking farther into the cast list.

Die You Zombie Bastards! is the third installment in the ongoing tale of Red (Tim Gerstmar), a serial killer, and his lovely wife Violet (Pippi Zornoza). In this installment, an evil genius, Baron Nefarious (Geoff Mosher, who previously worked with Emerson on Toxic Avenger IV), is raising an army of the undead to do his bidding. Nefarious falls in love with Violet and kidnaps her, sending Red on a globe-trotting trip to hunt her down before Nefarious can recruit her into his army of zombies.

Now, let's get this straight: if you don't like bad movies, you need to avoid this like the plague. I mean, come on, Red wears a superhero outfit made of human skin (with added red long johns and a pair of yellow waders). Hasil Adkins makes an appearance as himself. (He died not long after filming completed, and the movie is dedicated to him.) Red finds himself in a Swedish village containing no men. Lloyd Kaufman hosts a game show called "Swap Mate". You know what you're getting into before you even start. Or you should, anyway. This is not classic cinema by any means. But surprisingly, it's actually pretty funny; the script, from Emerson and Haig Demarjian, has some solid comic timing, and while you might feel guilty laughing at some of the jokes, they'll still raise a chuckle. Surprisingly, not released by Troma (Image Entertainment nabbed this one), and with the exception of Poultrygeist, is better than anything Troma's done in decades. Check it out if you're looking for a stupid way to kill a few hours. **
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Dawn of the Dead is truly a great film.  Granted, it was low budget.  Granted, the techniques for gore and make-up were not as advanced as they are now.  None of that matters--in fact, it almost adds to the feel of the film.  This is one of the most important horror films of all time, and is THE quintessential zombie film.  Though not as widely known as Night of the Living Dead...Dawn delivered what people have come to expect from zombie movies--gore, human survival, creepy atmosphere, and that little blend of comedy.  The chance to own it on DVD again is not something to be missed.  If you don't already own a copy, I'd say get this one...but EVERYONE who is a fan of this movie should get the 2 or 3 disc set that is being planned for September.  The Day of the Dead 2-disc was not something to be missed, and I'm sure this one will not disappoint!
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The answer is: No way!!!!!!!!, it is a wonderful comedy, the plot is interesting; and what I like more is how it pays tribute to most of the classics by George Romero. If you have never seen a zombie movie (maybe because you are too young or you have living in a bunker for the past 30 years), then this is a good starting point.
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A catholic priest named Father Thomas who lives in a town called Dunwich just hung himself in a cemetery, so an ancient curse has been awakened as it brings the dead back to life. A New York psychic named Mary (Catriona MacColl) who died out of shock from having a seance with a terrible vision of what things may come was buried alive, a newspaper journalist (Christopher George) just saved her life and become friends. The couple are told that bizarre things are happening in Dunwich such as some mirrors breaking, dead bodies appearing in some places and bizarre zombie-like spirits are appearing killing the living for in 2 days they must head to the town of Dunwich to find the grave of the priest to shut the gates of hell before All Saint's Day.

Creepy and gross as hell Italian supernatural shocker import from the legendary Lucio Fulci as it serves as a follow-up to his successful cult fave "Zombie (aka Zombi 2)". This is the first film of his gates of hell trilogy which began with this then The Beyond (his masterpiece) and finally "House By The Cemetery" as it has a connection to them both loosely. This is another movie that followed in the footsteps of George Romero's successful "Dawn of the Dead" and one of the better imitators so far but this one is more in the tradition of "Phantasm" but does have a small element of Dawn in it with a supernatural twist to it. This one features teleporting zombie-esque ghosts that can literally rip a person's brains out then eat a person but can be destroyed in an unusual way unlike the traditional bullet in the head which is interesting. The story is a little silly but the atmosphere makes it up as it's spooky and loaded with memorable gore from the infamous scene where a girl is hypnotized by the priest's spirit then her eyes bleed then she literally pukes her insides out with blood to the drilling sequence done on famed Italian star Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Italy's whipping boy on film). The film is also known in 1983 when it came here to the states as "The Gates of Hell" to other titles like "Twilight Of The Dead" or "Fear in The City of the Living Dead" to others, this movie has gained success here in the states and other countries despite being banned in a few countries as it became a cult classic even in Japan that it could be one of the inspirations to the Silent Hill games. I first saw this movie when i was 10 years old on video when i rented it as "Gates of Hell" and thought it was one of the scariest/grossest films i've ever seen as it made me a Fulci fan since.

The Blue Underground special 30th anniversary blu-ray is absolutely stunning in highly detailed picture and surround sound that makes it one of BU's best blu-rays ever and heaven for High-def horror junkies. The extras are cool too like a 32 minute documentary on the film to interviews with the stars like Catriona MacColl and Giovanni Lombardo Radice, a featurette on teh cast/crew working with fulci, poster & still gallery, theatrical trailers and radio spots.
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Matthew has already written the defacto review, but being a horror fan, and a zombie horror fan inparticular, I thought I'd add my two cents.

While Junk is not a good movie in the typical sense, it is still a great time, and you will be entertained, assuming this is your cup of tea. This is the type of movie me and my college buddies would cram into a dorm room to watch.

Not only does Junk borrow or pay tribute to Re-Animator, George Romero and Lucio Fulci, it also pays tribue to the Resident Evil videogames in a very classic "Resident Evil" way. If you catch these references Junk is well worth your time. If you're looking for something along the quality of the more well known Ringu or Juon, lower your expectations and you may enjoy it.

Junk does contain some terrible editing, bad acting, gigantic plot holes, wrong references (someone in the crew confused a porshe with a corvette) and at times, cheesy effects. While the gore affects are good, it lacks the frightening intensity of Romero's films. (Taking place totally in broad daylight may have something to do with that.) Being eaten alive is a basic fear going back as far into human history as one can go. What movies like Jaws and Dawn of the Dead do for making people feel afraid, Junk fails to do. It does have some tense moments, just not enough of them.

Ah but not all is lost. What the film does a great job of is giving us a credible heroine to cheer for, and while the editing and production values may be subpar, the director makes up for this with excellent pacing that moves the adventure along. It is a brisk film that doesn't get bogged with with dialogue or plot intricacies. Honestly, it went by a little too fast. I was wishing it was just a little longer because while it is a typical zombie movie with classic zombie rules (shooting the head is the only way to kill them, they shuffle and move slowly while displaying huge feats of strength etc.), the director spins his zombie tale very affectively.

Believe it or not Junk does contain some social commentary, not unlike Romero's films, though obviously they are of a Japanese perspective. I think most may be lost to me because I am American, but I didn't find the references all that deep. But nonetheless I think they are there considering there was really no reason at all to include Americans in the film, and the blame for the zombies is largely pointing at it as an American operation. Perhaps that is how the Japanese see us sometimes. The Americans certainly were "zombie-like" in their acting. :P

Overall I really enjoyed it, and I'd recommend it to any horror fan. It would've been interesting to see what Atsushi Muroga could've done with a bigger budget.
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Well,If you are a fan of Dario Argento or Lucio Fulci "ENJOY" !
This is one subtitled nightmare of a flick,Watched in broad daylight and glanced at internet to calm my nerves during the plot unfolding.
There is twins who communicate,Even when one is dead.
A porno being filmed like a snuff film.
Zombies being made by a madman in a mask with some kind of mean dart gun as a numbing tool.
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In the middle of nowhere at a bar, the costumers even the Bartender (Clu Gulager from "Return of the Living Dead") were enjoying their evening of booze and fun until a man comes in and warns them all about a group of mysterious flesh-eating monsters who are about to attack them all. But they didn't believe him until one of the costumers gets eaten by one of the beasts, it turns into a living nightmare as they must try to fight to survive, battle these weird creatures and get the hell out.

Exciting and gory as hell horror comedy romp that is one of the better horror movies of late and has the potential to be a cult fave. Sure the film is quite plotless and there's no explanation of where the monsters come from but this does offer some good quality entertainment for the horror fan. The film co-stars Dwayne Witaker ("Pulp Fiction"), Judah Friedlander (Wonder Showzen), Henry Rollins, and Balthazar Getty ("Alias") with Clu's brother John Gulager as the director of this movie with Wes Craven, Ben Affeleck, Matt Damon and Chris Moore as executive producers. The creatures in this movie are quite HP Lovecraft-esque as they are all done by animatronics rather then CGI and the gore effects are so over the top such as the eyeball ripping sequence for instance that you'll need an umbrella to prevent more blood from spilling. This movie was chronicled on Bravo's TV reality series "Project Greenlight" and now that movie has became a reality, fans of gore and horror comedies will have a funny and bloody fun time with this romp.

This DVD contains the unrated version with more gore then before and has good extras like audio commentary, two featurettes, trailers and deleted scenes.

Also recommended: "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Re-Animator", "Dead Alive (Braindead)", "Evil Dead 2", "The Mist", "From Beyond", "Demons", "C.H.U.D.", "Dawn of the Dead (1978 and 2004)", "The Toxic Avenger", "Basket Case", "House (1986)", "Evil Dead", "Bride of Re-Animator", "Pumpkinhead", "Hatchet", "Night of the Living Dead (1968 and 1990)", "Day of the Dead (1985)", "Land of the Dead", "Diary of the Dead", "Street Trash", "Shaun of the Dead", "The Blob (1988)", "Bad Taste", "Slither", "Frontier(s)", "Wicked City", "The Ruins", "The Descent", "Cemetery Man", "Grindhouse", "Q: The Winged Serpent", ""The Stuff", "Demon Knight", "The Host" and "The Hills Have Eyes (1977 and 2006)".
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I can't wait Untill Resident Evil Nemesis comes out in 2003/2004! Great Director! I love they way it is based on the RE Series from the Classic PS days! RE 1,2! it is just a even total different type of Horror Movie! Um "Night Of The Livin Dead!" Remember that classic movie will its kinda like it so..watch and see if you like it..Don't watch it in the dark!
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This is the reason zombie flicks are made and almost all other horros, the film in 1968 by George Romero is a classic and for the price its great. How a movie like this is being sold for so little i could never understand. But for those who don't know its in black and white, but that means nothing, to me atleast. If you know what great horror is then this is one to have. Like I said the one that started it all and if you know whats best for your collection you will get this flick highlyrecomended. Also loook to buy the other 2 ZOMBIE flicks by Romero Dawn of the dead 1978 and day of the dead 1985 also the remake of night of the living dead 1992, I believe is directed by Tom savini.
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Great Zombie movie, great comedy.  Hindsight is always 20/20, but if I had to go back in time I would have skipped the Dawn of the Dead remake and just watched this one.  It manages to keep some of the thematic elements of the Romero trilogy while adding a bit of smart humor.  Zombification in this film has a physiological reason (which is hidden thanks to some well-timed channel-flipping) but on a subtle note zombification is a result of everyday routine -- societal norms that are pushed upon us and to which we conform.  The "zombie" by itself is slow, dumb, predictable and thus easy to kill.  They are only dangerous in large groups.  The same is true with any ideal to which one is tempted to conform.  One person usually cannot sway another individual, but a massive number of people doing one thing or thinking one thing may easily convince the nonconforming individual.  The so-called "Dawn of the Dead remake" completely misses this element of the zombie ethos by making fast zombies.  Shaun of the Dead, on the other hand, delivers on all levels: theme, gore, action and plot.  This is a wonderful British homage to Romero that just happens to be pretty funny.

As for the DVD, the commentaries and interviews are some of the best out there.  The DVD is almost worth buying for the extras alone.  It is always fun when the director and/or writer is willing to open himself as such to the viewer.
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As a fan of the original Dawn of the dead; I feel that the director and writer did a great job in staying true to the original. The entire idea of zombies that feed on human flesh is an excellent way to stir up apocalyptic thoughts. After all it is as Romero himself says, "One generation rising up to devour the previous one." In the end we just can not escape evolution. This was modernized quite well, and I think that the new "fast zombies" bring true meaning to the word horror! I can still remember my reaction to this version the first time I watched it. I was quite shocked at some of the upgrades from the original. Anyone who loves zombie flicks will love this!