Review: Dawn of the Dead (1050 hits)
Category: Movies & TVRating: 0.73 on 15 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Stan<juggalo44.at.mad.scientist.com> (View user info) at 2004-03-22 11:17:13 EST
Where do I begin? This weekend I dropped a few hits of Lucy onto my tongue and I went to experience Dawn of the Dead. I was actually planning on hitting up Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind but my girlfriend was busy and said something about killing me if I see it without her, so I went to choice number 2. Let me say this, for all that is holy, do not watch this film on a hallucinogen. Sure, at the time it didn't seem so bad but when I am trying to drive home and I see zombies running along the side of my car, I was a tad bit scared.
Where to begin....where to begin, ok, basically, the movie starts out with this chick and her husband. They put their little girl to bed and then they go do it in the shower. Completely irrelevant to the film but a boob shot is always good. I can't really complain. Anyway, the next morning, they see their little angel standing in the door way of their room and she attacks the husband and leaves him for dead, or so you think. He turns out to actually be one of the undead because, like vampires, if you are bitten, you can't stop it. You will become one of them.
Basically, she and some others hook up and end up in a mall with shatter proof glass. They hold up there for awhile, eventually developing a plan to get them to safety. I wasn't sure how they were going to pull off the sequel, without remaking the first movie. The movie in question is George A. Romero's horror masterpiece, "Night of the Living Dead." They did a great job with this flick. It was intense and full of action and scares. There was a girl behind me that leaned her head up in the middle of the movie to go through her purse or something and I see it out of the corner of my eye....only it looks like she is trying to bite me. This makes me jump and I know I gave her a horrified look but it's all good.
Anyway, the acting was great but the only really recognizable face was that of Ving Rhames. He plays a cop that's looking for his brother but once he comes to the realization that his brother is probably dead, he decides to do the right thing and stick it out with what could very well be the last group of surviving humans on Earth.
Basically, everything about this film rocked. Even the nightmares I had last night when trying to sleep were cool. There was very little humor in this film and the intensity didn't break. I really enjoyed this fun flick and give it about **** 1/2 out of *****.
Peace,
STREETPUNK
P.S. I would have done a better review but the acid is still coursing through my veins and I just don't have the attention span.
User Reviews
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2004-08-23 12:07:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
this movie rocks and your review makes some sense for someone on acid
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2004-03-22 22:59:25 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
Acid makes your review suck.
Sorry, Street.
Submitted by Supremebeing (user info) at 2004-03-22 22:33:19 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
Gotta stay of the Acid before your brain sticks that way!
Submitted by Yes (user info) at 2004-03-22 16:08:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i gotta go see this... damnit.
Submitted by gascs (user info) at 2004-03-22 14:11:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
at the complete risk of sounding like a pretentious, condescending asshole...
What Envenom said, but also - the girl wasn't their daughter. She was some neighborhood girl, which is why it was so strange for them to see her in their house.
Additionally, this technically isn't the sequel to "Night of the Living Dead", it's the remake of the sequel.
+0, gotta get the facts straight, man.
Submitted by lucid (user info) at 2004-03-22 13:08:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
You don't need Acid to take a great trip.
You can buy peyote, san pedro, morning glory seeds etc. via mail.
http://www.tokacola.com/cat/herbal/index.html
Submitted by AnnabelLee (user info) at 2004-03-22 12:33:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:32:55 (#)
Ranking: 2
Wait, wait, wait. Very little humor? Why was I laughing my ass off? Am I that crazy? ---------- Me, too, poly.
Submitted by Falconer (user info) at 2004-03-22 12:25:23 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Good review, but don't fucking drive when you've had drugs.
Submitted by Hader (user info) at 2004-03-22 12:07:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Good review and all, but where in the HELL can you find acid??? I'm jealous. +2
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:45:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
This movie isn't a remake of "Night of the Living Dead" it is a remake of "Dawn of the Dead."
Submitted by reallybored (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:45:33 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:37:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I want to see this movie because I'm pretty sure it'll freak me out.
I like getting all scared. What I don't like is that I'll be up all night with nightmares. Oh well, the price I have to pay to satisfy my freak-out lust.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:32:55 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Wait, wait, wait. Very little humor? Why was I laughing my ass off? Am I that crazy?
Submitted by Fleadh (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:22:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Eh.. dawn of the dead is a remake of dawn of the dead, not Night of the Living Dead
Submitted by WillZone (user info) at 2004-03-22 11:20:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
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