Review of Dawn of the Dead (2004) by Shirley F — 26 Aug 2018
Dawn of the Dead is a remake of an older zombie film by the same name but in my opinion, it is a superior effort- which is strange as most remakes are inferior in quality. The major change here is that Snyder has decided to make the zombies have the capacity to run, which is a scary thought indeed.
As creepy as the slow undead were there was always the chance to outmaneuver them, but things are not so simple this time around. The usual zombie trope of a bunch of characters clustered together and hiding away is how the film goes about it but it manages to characterize the survivors instead of just using them as zombie fodder.
Some scenes are terrifying and there is a palpable sense of tension. This is a great horror movie and a great zombie one also. Go watch it. (Better than the original- and scary as hell).
This review of Dawn of the Dead (2004) was written by Shirley F on 26 August 2018.
Dawn of the Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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