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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Rank 5 Reviews
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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)
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 ("The Arrow")
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)
Badmovies.org B-Movie Reviews (Andrew Borntreger)
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)
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
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.)
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)
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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)
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)
B-Movie Film Vault (Jordan Garren)
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)
Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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
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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Appreciating Great Trash
Damox - DVD Review
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 ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
BumsCorner.com review (Rufus)
Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
BeyondHollywood.com
Doogie's 5-Yak Reviews
The House of Horrors Presents Dawn of the Dead
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
RevolutionSF (Gary Mitchel)
Popcorn Pictures Review
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
An effort which redefines the genre. ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
UpcomingDiscs.com (Ryan Keefer)
Synopsis Anchor Bay, holding all (or most) of the keys in George Romero's zombie film trilogy, released a four disc Ultimate Edition to capitalize on the theatrical release of the remake, done in grainy, handheld, 28 Days Later style by director Zack ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Ryan Keefer)
B-Movie Film Vault (Jordan Garren)
HOLLYWOOD'S C LIST
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Classic-Horror.com
Bangin' Banana (Tim Bentley)
KQEK DVD Review - Divimax US Cut (Mark R. Hasan)
LivingCorpse.com (Ron Hogan)
CultureDose.net (Jeremiah Kipp)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
The Gline DVD review
Dawn is essentially a continuation of Night of the Living Dead, a 1968 film by then-commercial director George Romero. A Pittsburgh native without any real filmmaking connections, Romero started a storefront outfit called Image Ten to shoot ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at The Gline DVD review
Monsters At Play (Carl Lyon)
Badmovies.org review
Cold Fusion Video Reviews (Nathan Shumate)
KQEK DVD Review - Ultimate 4-Disc Edition (Mark R. Hasan)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)
Digital Retribution
25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
MovieEye.com (Gareth Von Kallenbach)
In the film "Dawn of the Dead", audiences are shown a horrific vision of a world turned upside down where the routines and securities of life are but a distant memory. For Ana (Sarah Polley), her life is a busy but comfortable existence. When Ana is not ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at MovieEye.com (Gareth Von Kallenbach)
not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)
Cold Fusion Video Reviews (Nathan Shumate)
Hollywood Gothique
PopMatters (Marco Lanzagorta)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
ispitonyourmovie.com
Film Freak Central
Expanded Cinemah
USA. Philadelphia. Da tre settimane il paese deve confrontarsi con il problema che i morti tornano in vita per cibarsi della carne dei vivi. Se ne discute anche nella sede della televisione locale, la Wgon-Tv, dalla quale decidono di fuggire Steven e ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Expanded Cinemah
B-Movie Film Vault (Jordan Garren)
AstroneF Magazine
Oh boy, si ce n’est pas un film important celui-là , je ne sais pas ce que c’est. Que cette production n’est pas été nommée meilleur film américain de l’année 1979 est un vrai scandale. Imaginez-vous que c’est KRAMER VS KRAMER qui a gagné ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at AstroneF Magazine
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
"Zombie" is a rip-off from start to finish, a movie quickly thrown together with bits and pieces of better and worse movies that came before it. The movie is about cannibal zombies, which is ideal since the movie is a cannibal itself. Its primary ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
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