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Greg S.
24May12
Day of the Dead falters on the basis that its doesn't have the sense of urgency the others do. However it has probably the darkest implications of any of the dead films with the humans degeneration and eventually becoming less humane than the zombies. Some Criticize the films atmosphere as being dull but I strongly disagree I love sort of sterile coldness of the bunker. Must see.
Johnny DuBiel
16Oct11
If you didn't get what Romero was getting at in his prior commentaries on human nature, he hits you over the head with it in this one. A bleak, uncompromising horror film, and offers the bleakest outlook of any in the series (except for possibly the grisly ending of 'Diary'). There are plenty of elements that don't work as well as 'Night' or 'Dawn', but the parts that DO work do so to the most chilling effect.
lizle
13May11
This sequel is my favorite of the series. Turns the zombies into plagued human figures. Bub was one of the underestimated ones. A sympathetic figure. choke on them. Chchchoke on them...I'm glad he got it.
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Malkin
5Feb11
It's cheesy and sometimes obvious, but damn if this rendering of the end of the world doesn't speak to me. The cold dead walls of the bunker and the fractioning of the family unit, of the human spirit, of our fleeting self-satisfied dominion over death, and a final, blissful exile on an island refuge - it's a very poetic film with characters who are stereotyped but not two-dimensional. A personal film to me. Perfect.
Daniel S.
28Oct10
Marvellous antimilitarist and antiscientific fable. While brother Bub looks like the Neanderthal Man learning to make fire, Capt. Rhodes and Frankenstein are perfect examples of members of a decadent modern society. At the end, the survivors choose to come back to a Carribean Eden and abandon the living dead who, undoubtedly, will submit to Charles Darwin's law of evolution. Or not. Masterpiece.
markdeniz
12May10
I remember loving this film when I first saw it but was a little concerned when I heard that it is seen as the black sheep of the Romero family. I have to admit to being put off by the awful soundtrack early on but the power of the film, and of the whole Romero vision kept me as hooked on this film as I had been when I first saw it. Sure, it has its glitches but it's easily one of the best Zombie films around!
Anita Laura
5Apr10
Buena sólo por que es de Romero y es un astro para filmar gente deborando gente, eso es lo más copado, los zombies de romero comiendo gente, esa hambre por carne humana..único...el final medio pelo nomás..he visto mejores..pero igual recomendable para el que le gustan los zombies romerianos :)
thesecretlivesofcats
17Mar10
Part 2: I concede Bub is the EwokET, but Mr. Howard's make up-ed acting is so nuanced, and there's such a moving Freudian subtext among him and Frankenstein. Well thought out relationships between all characters. Goblin's absence, a letdown given the fake "Come to Jamaica" DX7 and synthesizer "time is running out" syncopated motifs. Bask in the 80's! I'm a huge fan of Dawn and was heartbroken when a friend said it was too slow, but this is right up there!
thesecretlivesofcats
17Mar10
Lawrence, I disagree. It's the best of the "Dead." At this point Romero was disappointed with the returns of being a pioneer in the zombie genre, but had obviously spent too much time thinking about it. The script is airtight. We have the hasty military right wing, scarily experimental left wing and the apathy of those who want to drink and live off the last spoils until they find a right moment to get the fuck out.
Lawrence Phillip Pearce
17Mar10
Though the weakest of Romero's "Dead" series, it's a gorgeous showcase for makeup effects guru Tom Savini. Day of the Dead is like the Return of the Jedi of The Dead Series: a letdown of sorts that fails to reach the heights of its predecessor. But I still really like it and there's unforgettable gore moments throughout. Dan O'Bannon's splat stick opus Return of the Living is a lot more fun, clever, and stylish.
like2sleep
4Oct09
there is one amazing zombie character who appears 2 be friendly, likes music and shows an ability 2 learn! imagine that, a dead person who can learn ha ha