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| About Review |
Reviewer
Bub
Review Date
17th May, 2004
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| Movie Credits |
Director
George A. Romero
Cast
Lori Cardille
Terry Alexander
Joseph Pilato
Richard Liberty
Howard Sherman
Screenplay
George A. Romero
Tagline
"The darkest day of horror the world has ever known."
Country
USA
Classification
Unrated
Year
1985
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| DVD Information |
Format
NTSC
Region Coding
1
Aspect Ratio
1.85:1
16x9 Enhanced
Yes
Running Time
101 minutes
Year Released
2003
Packaging
Keep Case
Extra Features
2 Audio Commentaries
Documentary
Interviews
Behind The Scenes
Audio Interview
Promo Video
Production Stills
Behind Scenes Stills
Posters & Ad Art
Memorabilia Gallry
Zombie Makeup Gallery
Continuity Gallery
Romero Biography
DVD-ROM Features
Theatrical Trailers
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Day Of The Dead
The Plot
The World has been overrun by living dead zombies for unknown reason. Now,
almost everyone on Earth is dead or is one of the living dead. A group of
scientists and soldiers in an underground research facility are desperately
searching for some way to stop this seemingly inevitable apocalypse. But Dr.
Logan has an idea. He thinks the zombies can be taught.
The Movie
After being disappointed by George Romero’s “Classic” Dawn of the Dead, I
thought I would check out Anchor Bay’s new Divimax Day of the Dead DVD. After I
found it at my local Blockbuster, I sat down and watched. This is my favorite
film of the Romero Zombie Trilogy.
First of all, the film’s pace is quicker and never really lets up. It’s always
really tense and paranoia filled even when the zombies aren’t around due to the
quarreling between the scientists and military personnel. The zombies are
extremely impressive, especially “Dr. Tongue,” the infamous first zombie in the
film.
I also found the characters interesting. Lori Cardille makes an excellent strong
willed heroine who actually appeared one year before Sigourney Weaver kicked
alien ass in Aliens. Joe Pilato completely overacts but it actually works here
and he makes a good villain. Terry Alexander is good and likeable as John but
that Jamaican accent got on my nerves after awhile. Richard Liberty plays an
insane man but is actually somewhat funny and gives a quirky charm to his role I
liked a lot. The best performance in the film comes from Howard Sherman as Bub.
Bub is sympathetic and likeable and his Father and Son bond with Dr. Logan
worked well. Bub is one of my Favorite Horror Film Characters and is obviously
the inspiration for my name.
Gore Hounds will delight as well. Tom Savini comes through again with ultra gory
attacks and zombie makeup. There are some cool action scenes in the zombie cave
too and an awesome showdown between Bub and Captain Rhodes. Somewhat lagging at
parts and an unsatisfying ending didn’t hold this back much. It’s still one of
the greatest zombie films ever.
The DVD
After a long time of only a rare special features scarce DVD being released,
fans of Day of the Dead got a treat. A new Divimax Special Edition DVD. The
Cover art is nice and the interior of the DVD reveals Dr. Logan and the Tongue
zombie. Instead of a normal chapter listing sheet for the film, we get the blood
splattered notes of Dr. Logan. The picture quality of the film has been improved
greatly. There is a nice commentary track with Romero, Savini, Cardille, and
Cletus Anderson. And we get a second disk of Special Features. The highlight is
an all new 39 minute documentary called The Many Days of Day of the Dead. It was
really interesting and informative. Day of the Dead: Behind the Scenes is just
behind the scenes footage of the zombie makeup and gore effects, but for those
who like to see behind the magic of the special effects, this is a nice treat.
An audio interview with Richard “Logan” Liberty is nice too. Still Galleries,
Trailers, and TV Spots are also included.
This is a top notch DVD.
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