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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Dawn of the Dead (1978) a score of 3.0876 out of 4

based on (82) reviews

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Excellent

(19)

Very Good

(59)

Good

(3)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Dawn of the Dead" is one of the best horror films ever made -- and, as an inescapable result, one of the most horrifying. It is gruesome, sickening, disgusting, violent, brutal and appalling. It is also (excuse me for a second while I find my other list) ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)

Hard to believe that they fired [Romero] from directing RESIDENT EVIL, after that entire franchise ripped off his movies to begin with ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)

Cinema Blend

It involves a small group of SWAT sharp shooters, a helicopter pilot, and a news reporter as they attempt to etch out a living in the post apocalyptic hell that has occurred an unspecific amount of time after Night of the Living Dead. They eventually ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Cinema Blend

Arrow In The Head Reviews

There are many reasons why "Dawn of the Dead" is considered by many to be "the" most influential and important Zombie party in our solar system. Having just viewed the 139-minute cut of Dawn again, I was still crazy impressed by all that Romero ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Arrow In The Head Reviews

Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")

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Tail Slate (Horror Guru)

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Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Dawn of the Dead _uacct = "UA-96971-1"; urchinTracker(); Dawn of the Dead (1979) The zombie movie came home to roost in Pittsburgh, shooting up the inner city and spattering the shopping mall with blood and brains. The genre was never the same after ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)

It may seem a waste of valuable space to devote so much time to each of these characters in the review, yet Dawn of the Dead clearly cares about them so much that it's worth the extra space. To George Romero's credit, we the audience truly ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)

Badmovies.org B-Movie Reviews (Andrew Borntreger)

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ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)

The Dead Will Walk is an entirely new documentary that runs approximately 80 minutes and features interviews with just about everyone involved in the film. It's lighthearted and informative, but not nearly as academic as ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)

Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

There's an obvious class issue here. The staggering zombies (lower classes) are trying to get into the shopping mall, that apex of Western culture, which is defended by the white protagonists (upper classes) and their valet. The rich people are ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ten years after the original Night of the Living Dead, George Romero returned to his zombie plague in what is widely considered that rare sequel which is better than the original. He certainly had more money to spend -- the movie's in color, with pretty g ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Foster on Film - Zombies

This is the iconic zombie film. The modern concept of zombies was started in Night of the Living Dead, but here is where it all comes together. What was crudely done in the first film is done with finesse here. The characterizations are still weak, ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Foster on Film - Zombies

Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)

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Jerry Saravia

"Dawn of the Dead" has several moments of gore delicately crossed with brazen black humor. The film is a satire of consumerism, and what better place to consume and shop than a shopping mall? The zombies are drawn to this place because they feel they ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Jerry Saravia

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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B-Movie Film Vault (Jordan Garren)

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Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Night of the Living Dead (1968), George A. Romero returned to his story of the world being taken over by zombies in Dawn of the Dead, a film that is every bit as shocking, inventive, intelligent, and influential as the original. Yet, by making Dawn a ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)