Starring: Ted Bank, Tony Buba, Sharon Ceccatti, Pan Chatfield, Jim Christopher Directed By: George A. Romero Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: Blu-ray Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 02, 2007 Running Time: 127 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 24, 1979
Amazon.com: Are you ready to get down with the sickness? Movie logic dictates that you shouldn't remake a classic, but Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead defies that logic and comes up a winner. You could argue that George A. Romero's 1978 original was sacred ground for horror buffs, but it was a low-budget classic, and Snyder's action-packed upgrade benefits from the same manic pacing that energized Romero's continuing zombie saga. Romero's indictment of mega-mall commercialism is lost (it's arguably outmoded anyway), so Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn compensate with the same setting--in this case, a Milwaukee shopping mall under siege by cannibalistic zombies in the wake of a devastating viral outbreak--a well-chosen cast (led by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer), some outrageously morbid humor, and a no-frills plot that keeps tension high and blood splattering by the bucketful. Horror buffs will catch plenty of tributes to Romero's film (including cameos by three of its cast members, including gore-makeup wizard Tom Savini), and shocking images are abundant enough to qualify this Dawn as an excellent zombie-flick double-feature with 28 Days Later, its de facto British counterpart. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description: Anchorbay Dawn Of The Dead (Blu-ray) In 1968, director George A. Romero brought us "Night Of The Living Dead." It became the definitive horror film of its time. Eleven years later, he would unleash the mostshocking motion picture experience for all times.As modern society is consumed by zombie carnage, four desperate survivors barricade themselves inside a shopping mall to battle the flesh-eating hordes of the undead. This is the ferocious horror classic, featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini, that remains one of the most important and mostcontroversial horror films in history.
Awesome This is a great addition to any Romero fan's collection. This is Dawn of the Dead in full HD! What more could you ask for? The quality is excellent, and the 5.1 surround sound is stunning.
Nice transfer Any true Romero Zombie fan who has entered the HD age MUST have this so reviews will mean little in their buying decision. Thankfully the transfer is very nice and sharp, obviously they pulled a fresh print so the source for it is solid. This is not a movie that is terribly demanding on your sound system so nothing much to say with regards to the audio. If this review seems kind of "eh" I guess it's just because there is nothing astounding here either pro and con. It fully met expectations and did not dissapoint.
"Roger, get your head together, we got a lot of versions of dawn, why blu-ray? Perfect, baby. Perfect." One of the greatest horror films of all time, director George A. Romero's masterpiece gets the high def treatment. Anchor bay has given the film every other kind of treatment as well, maybe not as much as the Evil dead series though. For a film like this I really don't mind double dipping. If your looking for extra features I'd go with the Ultimate edition which contains the U.S theatrical version, extended version, European version, and a ton of extras. If you want the most pristine transfer go with this blu ray version. I'd suggest both, and this blu ray title is reasonably priced when compared to other titles. Another thing I've found with blu ray titles is to buy them online via Amazon or other sites, the prices in the store are even more ridiculous. Most are familiar with the story's plot, zombies are taking over and we follow four survivors in there helicopter to the mall where they try to adapt and make a life for themselves. Besides being a freaky horror film with real scares and gore it's writer/director George A. Romero using satire to make a statement in 1978 about American consumerism, people die , turn into zombies and are drawn to the mall to subconsciously walk with there zombie strut with their blank facial expressions, ready to "consume".
Awesome movie, great transfer! First of all this movie is a classic. Second, it has never looked better. Highly recommended!
Dawn of The Dead (Blu-ray) I think this is a great quality format Dawn of the Dead that was released in the new format Blu-ray. This is the same version that was released in theatres, and is not extended or lasting too long. I think all of the George Remero films should go to Blu-ray. Dawn of the Dead is a great story that asks yourself what would you do in this type of situation.
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