Great movie! - Day of the Dead (2008) Discussion

[–] gjcraig 15 years ago

Definitly - great zombie flick. The best I have seen besides Dawn of the Dead 04.

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[–] dwkelly 15 years ago

Night of the Living Dead 3D is also an underappreciated fun time.

--Daniel W. Kelly, author, "Closet Monsters: Zombied Out and Tales of Gothrotica"

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[–] Poppa_Bear 15 years ago

gjcraig, if you think Day of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead '04 are the 2 best zombie movies ever made...you must've only seen 2.

That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
~ Winston Wolf

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[–] TigersWood 15 years ago

Blasphemy - this is the worst zombie flick ever made. 1/10

"I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. All my brain blood was in my boner."

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[–] Painbow 15 years ago

If it involves Zombies then i'll enjoy it even if it's bad ("stink of flesh" anyone) but i have to say there were a lot of things that annoyed me about this film

1 - the stereotypical black dude who says "hell yeah" a lot

2 - The fact that the american army seems to be populated by 12 year old soldiers

3 - The domesticated zombie

4 - The fact that teenagers seem to be crack shots with any type of gun

countless other things annoyed me though i've certainly seen worse than this but i really do wish people could make better zombie movies

must try harder

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[–] the_puckster 15 years ago

Dude, I liked the cuddly, domesticated MEna Suvari-loving zombie. How many zombie flicks have that?

So in conclusion, Simon & Simon weren't brothers in real life, only on television.

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[–] kamidesu 15 years ago

Zombies and a lovely blonde woman, I liked it.

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[–] alanr_bs 15 years ago

I thoroughly enjoyed this film - I came in a little way through (channel hoppin') and I was gripped - Edge of the seat stuff. Yeah it was a bit clumsy in places, but it was a great combination of resident evil / Dawn of the Dead 2004 and Day of the Dead. Even though it is certainly not a remake of Day of the Dead, it could almost be set in the hours before that film starts, and just as in that film there is a domesticated soldier zombie. All in all, if you are looking for a great, fast-paced zombie flick with enough gore, action and pace to satisfy all but the most dedicated Romero purists, then sit back, enjoy and watch those zombies chase their food!

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[–] mattwaterhouse 15 years ago

This movie sucked, but it verged on being so bad it's funny, so I kinda had a good time watching it. A badly made piece of refuse, but funnyish if you're a discerning viewer

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[–] mr-quick-1 15 years ago

No not the best Zom-flick in the world but very enjoyable...

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[–] ollie501 15 years ago

Agreed.. this isn't in the same league as Dawn, Night or the original Day, or some of the Fulci films, but it's still a pretty watchable film (although zombies on ceilings is a bit of a stretch!). I think one of the main flaws was that it didn't seem to know what it wanted to be.. It felt more like a copy of 28 Days Later than a remake of the "Dead" franchise.

I think, had it been given a completely different name, it would have stood up as a pretty good film. Trying to pass itself off as a remake of Day of the Dead is what (I think) has resulted in a low score, and so much derision.

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[–] id247 15 years ago

Very enjoyable zombie flick, I grew up on the Romero fims and this is certainly on a par with the original and much better than Land of the Dead.

Some folks just love to whine I guess, I gave it an 8/10 rating.

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[–] MonteVerdi 15 years ago

i agree. watchable zombie-flick with some pretty bad CGI shots.

very stereotypical stuff like the behavior and talking of Salazar (talking like a 12 year old "hoomiee" is neither funny nor cool) or the very last image.

unfitting on-liners like: "by the power of Grayskull"

zombie acrobatics you have to get used to first (if you can :)

some funny things too like the DJ threatening the soldier with "Celiiiine Diooon".

the rest is mayhem and (cgi-) gore like it has to be.

overall i enjoyed it, despite it's many (maybe too many) flaws 5/10 or let's say i don't want my time back.

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[–] tigervispa 15 years ago

Absolutely awful. I would never recommend this movie to anyone who likes zombie movies.

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[–] lexicon-devil1 15 years ago

This is without a doubt, THE WORSE FILM I'VE EVER SEEN!
The first poster was exactly right in all their opinions of what a horrific movie this was and the reasons for it being so bad. I question the taste of anyone who found this movie good. For god sakes, it went straight to DVD after it tested so poorly and was to of had a wide release. Vegetarian Zombie, spider crawling zombie, the lead actress could be picked up and broken in two by my 11 year old...Sh!t feast from beginning to end!

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[–] the_beast_below 15 years ago

I can't say this is the worst zombie movie I've ever seen, that honor goes to Children of the Living Dead. But at least CotLD was entertaining in it's sh!ttyness. This movie just fvcking sucked. I could tell it was a huge POS within the first 20 minutes, but being such a huge fan of the original and zombie movies in general, I was determined to give it a chance. I wish I hadn't. It was atrocious.

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[–] ronsdamnsure 15 years ago

yeah i don't really understand all the hate on this one. sure its not as good as the original and it could be stupid at time (zombies climbing on walls) but with a straight to DVD release i didn't expect much from it and it was surprisingly alright. not GREAT, but believe me FAR from the worst zombie film ever made. and i honestly think this one was better then diary (acting wise atleast)

also i am a huge zombie fan and Romero fan

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[–] PussyMonster (294) 6 years ago

Wow, this guy is an idiot if he doesn’t understand the date.

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[–] ulle1989 15 years ago

Yeah, I liked it!
And I thaught it was cool how they had the zombies move in fast motion!!
.. if you know what i mean:p

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[–] blkbusbabe 14 years ago

First of all, the original Night of the Living Dead is my favorite horror movie, hands down. Last night I watched D of the D, and I liked it, too. Now, it really wasn't on the same level as NOTLD, and it wasn't scary, but it was entertaining. Even my husband liked it, and he's a horror junkie.

My main problem with it was the running zombies. Zombies that move fast just aren't scary to me. And the Bud zombie...well, I liked Bud before, too bad he got bitten. But after that, it was just ridiculous.

Mena was badass, though..lol. Oh, and for the first time I actually wanted the black guy to die first...whew, Nick Cannon got on my nerves big time!

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