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not cult horror movie fans… first time director Zack Snyder
does George Romero proud here. In fact, in my opinion 'Dawn of the
Dead 2004' perhaps even (dare I say it?) outshines the original
1978 version. It's frighteningly funny, slick and has a very definite
bite!
Even
though a remake does usually suggest that Hollywood has run out
of ideas, I really do feel that there's no shame in indulging in
a new interpretation of an old idea, and that's exactly what this
film allows! Snyder has been wise here though and recycled (using
only the most basic of elements), rather than tried to copy.
The
terror-fest begins when nurse, Ana (Sarah Polley), wakes up to discover
she's quite literally stuck in a scene from a horror movie…
now this might sound obvious with it being a horror movie and all,
but when she goes to bed all is well and the next morning all hell
has broken loose, and flesh eating zombies (including the once sweet
little girl from next door) are roaming the streets of her neighbourhood.
In
a desperate plea to flee Ana manages to jump into her car and head
out on the highway, but soon discovers that this is not just local,
but world-wide chaos and the dead are hunting the living!... like
the tag line says, 'When there's no more room in hell, the dead
will walk the earth.'
Rescued
by a cop called, Kenneth (Ving Rhames), the pair soon find shelter
with a group of other survivors in the nearest shopping mall, which
seems comfortable and secure at first, until they begin to run out
of food and then the power goes out!… and it really is as scary
and gripping as it sounds, but don't forget this is a black-comedy
so there are also plenty of laughs along the way too, to lighten
the load.
There's
nowhere left for the gang to hide now and so it's time to take action!
Their plan is to head for a presumably uninfested island in the
area, via a small fleet of armoured buses. BUT, before they can
reach the waters edge, can they make it across the sea of zombies?
It's certainly going to be a struggle, considering that these moving
corpses are much more pacey than those in 1978 and shift more like
the undead in '28 Days Later'.
With
plenty of gruesome special effects, this film is nothing short of
gore-gasmic and if you do go and see it make sure you sit right
through the end credits, otherwise you'll miss the whole point of
the film!
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