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Ok ... So it's the same Movie ?


Ok ... I saw on the site "AWAKENING, and ZOMBIE NIGHT 2 to be released in Germany, November 2008. Also to be released in the US early next year !"

Maybe i'm slow or just on pills ... But ... Isn't suppose to be the same movie ??? I always thought the title was something like : "Zombie Night 2 : The Awakening".

And what is that ? November 2008 In Germany and Next Year in the U.S. ? So when we'll get it in Canada ???

If someone can answer me (Seriously) i'll be very pleased ...

"I AM THE COMING OF A NEW AGE, STAINED I STILL STAND TALL AND I WILL NEVER FALL !!!" Devin Townsend

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From what I gather from having talked to the director Dave Francis. The idea of the AWAKENING title was to try and disassociate the movie, which was written as ZOMBIE NIGHT 2, from it's predecessor, ZOMBIE NIGHT. The reason was, and let's face it folks, the original ZOMBIE NIGHT was pretty far from being a cinematic masterpiece...in fact there are even those who would go so far as to say 'it sucked!' (but not me, I live for cheese and zombies!)
For reasons I can speculated on but not knowing all the details, I won't get into, there was no chance that the company that released ZOMBIE NIGHT would be releasing ZOMBIE NIGHT 2. Dave hoped that by giving it another title, and the movie being 10 times better than ZOMBIE NIGHT, it might be released as something other than a sequel, something like a movie in it's own right. For a while there was a lot of thought being put into another title. Dave wanted something that said Zombie, but also something that suggested marine or water. AWAKENING was all they could come up with (most cool titles like WAKE OF THE DEAD being all ready taken)... 'wake' like waves (and in the original trailer the 'wake' part of the title kind of shimmered and highlighted)..
Unfortunately, I think the ZOMBIE NIGHT 2 just stuck with the movie, and although in the credits it's called AWAKENING, the German release has it called AWAKENING: ZOMBIE NIGHT 2...and why not, to me it will always be ZOMBIE NIGHT 2.


-CHIM

I am the video word made flesh!! Long live the new flesh!!!

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Jesus ! Am i the only one that think Zombie Night is a very good movie or what ? I just love it ! Beside the main caracter (the speech to God was soooooo aweful), the whole thing was great ! One of the closest thing to Romero-look-alike world. I gave it 7/10 in a review on my page. I'm not saying it's Oscar material, but for a low budget Zombie movie, it is a good one.

I saw Awakening (don't ask me where, i had a bootleg AVI copy) and i just LOVED IT !!! But man ... i can't get it on DVD here in Canada. One of my friend ordered it, for me, on an European Amazon page ... Plus it's a 3 Discs Special Edition !!! I am such a Compulsive collector i was so please to see there was a nice edition for a so obscure film. I can't wait to have it. It's European Region 2 ... i think ... But still, i have a DVD player that plays all regions and Pal - NTSC TV Systems. Still, i may buy it when it comes out here in Canada, if there is more extras on it. Which would be doubtfull as the one i am waiting for is a 3 discs edition. Maybe a french version could be included as i am French-Canadian.

So now that it's cleared up, to me it's Zombie Night 2 - The Awakening !

;-)

Hope the 3rd one comes out soon.

Great Canadian Zombie Serie with Meat Market.

~ZG

"I AM THE COMING OF A NEW AGE, STAINED I STILL STAND TALL AND I WILL NEVER FALL !!!" Devin Townsend

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I'm with you... I liked ZOMBIE NIGHT and I have the 3 disc German release of ZOMBIE NIGHT 2 and it's great! The Making Of Documentary is almost as cool as the movie. You won't be disappointed...

If you want to see the third one, and for FREE no less, and are in the Toronto area on May 6th there is going to be a Test Screening. I'd be itchin' to go but unfortunately it's not open to any cast or crew. Here are the details:

"Reel Zombies - a mock documentary about the filming of a zombie movie, in a time of Real Zombies. Will be having a free test screening on May 6th, 7PM in Toronto. If you would like to attend this screening, all we ask is that you stick around and fill out a questionnaire at the end.

Admission will be based off a confirmed list. If you would like to attend screening. Please email [email protected] to confirm a spot."

Someone please go and tell me how cool it was!!!


-Chim



I am the video word made flesh!! Long live the new flesh!!!

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Too bad Toronto is a 6 hours drive from Montréal ...

:-(

I guess that i will have to wait for the DVD ...

~ZG

"I AM THE COMING OF A NEW AGE, STAINED I STILL STAND TALL AND I WILL NEVER FALL !!!" Devin Townsend

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Woooooooooooooooooooo !!!

I Finally Have My 3DVD Special Edition !

It is Awesome !!!

I got it from Amazon.de

I really like that movie.

~ZG

"I AM THE COMING OF A NEW AGE, STAINED I STILL STAND TALL AND I WILL NEVER FALL !!!" Devin Townsend

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What was the Making Of Doc like??

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Nice ! Really !

~ZG

"I AM THE COMING OF A NEW AGE, STAINED I STILL STAND TALL AND I WILL NEVER FALL !!!" Devin Townsend

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Wait until you see REEL ZOMBIES... a lot of the ideas came right out of that Making of Documentary....



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