1985 Directed by George A. Romero
The final chapter of George A. Romero's "Dead Trilogy". In an underground government installation they are searching for a cure to overcome this strange transformation into zombies. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have made their way into the bunker.
Lori Cardille Terry Alexander Joseph Pilato Jarlath Conroy Anthony Dileo Jr. Richard Liberty Sherman Howard Gary Howard Klar Ralph Marrero John Amplas Phillip G. Kellams Taso N. Stavrakis Gregory Nicotero Don Brockett William Cameron Deborah Carter Winnie Flynn Debra Gordon Jeff Hogan Barbara Holmes David Kindlon Bruce Kirkpatrick 'Wild Bill' Laczko Susan Martinelli Kim Maxwell Barbara Russell Gene A. Saraceni John D. Schwartz Mark Tierno Show All…
I'd love to have a beer with Bub! He was an unexpected bonus and added some much needed levity.. oddly enough he was a better representative of humanity than all of the non zombies put together!
While I found the film to be a tad bit too "Chatty Kathy" for my taste and not having enough zombie carnage in the first 2/3 of the film.. I'm happy to report that the carnage in the last act will give the gorehounds something to really sink their teeth into!
Tom Savini, a special makeup effects genius. T-Dog's Jamaican uncle. A drunk guy who can shoot straight. Bub the world's smartest Zombie. Romero doing what he does best: Making a zombie film not about zombies, but about raw human emotion. Romero's most underrated film.
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The zombies will stop at nothing for juicy human flesh! And if you get in their way, your Achilles tendon will become their floss!
Day of the Dead is without a doubt the strongest installment in the Trilogy of the Dead. Yes, you heard that right, it's the best one yet. What a gorefest! This marks my first time watching it and needless to say, it will also be my last. There is no way in hell would I want to re-experience the dread this film has cast on me, no fucking way. Never had I encountered a film this intense, this emotionally draining. Oh jesus, mary, and joseph, my head hurts! The climatic…
Another really damn good zombie film from George A. Romero. In my opinion this is just as good as the other two films in the trilogy. It's darker, more serious, and has more tension than the predecessors. The special effects in this movie are nothing sort of magnificent, especially considering that this was made 30 years ago.
Day of the Dead might just be my favorite of the trilogy.
When Bub first cocks the gun, it's one of the great "oh shit" moments in a movie and I love how it pushes Romero's trilogy to a boiling point, a zombie metamorphosis. Sequels should always, always, always aim to evolve ideas set up previously, whether it be social commentary or makeup effects or literally the zombies themselves. In a perfect world, a sequel flips the pillow to the cold side, flexes new muscles, and re-configures what you thought to be possible. Romero's trilogy beautifully follows this through. Each installment is a flip of the pillow.
Is this the results you've been talking about? Is this what your research is all about? Make them do tricks? Train them like dogs?
-Captain Rhodes
While George Romero has said it was his favorite of the Dead films, most fans feel quite differently. Day of the Dead, the bastard step-child of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, grows on me more and more with each viewing. I'm now convinced it would be a masterpiece of sorts if it wasn't for some questionable acting sprinkled through out.
Surprisingly it isn't Joseph Pilato's larger then life portrayal of Captain Rhodes that bothers me. In fact I think he's one of the highlights of the film. When you…
can totally see why some would think this is a set down from the pulp-novel brilliance of DAWN OF THE DEAD. but i found a lot of this pretty compelling. lots of great ideas brought up and explored here. this is the thinking man's zombie movie.
Watched at the Midway Drive-In Horror Fest
It's been three years since I've watched this? Crazy. Loved seeing this outside, on the big screen.
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I just freaking love Romeros first three "of the dead" movies.
The gore effects in this film are amazing, they blew my mind when I first watched it years ago.
There may be a bit of overacting and some don't like the idea of zombies with remaining intelligence but for my gore loving heart that never mattered.
Fully recommended.
Watched at the Midway Drive-In Horror Fest,
“You want me to salute that walking pile of pus? Salute my ass!”
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It must have been daunting to even think about attempting to top the zombie excellence of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, but George Romero tried it anyway in order to bring his genre-defining trilogy to a strong close. If you only saw the beginning and the end of Day of the Dead, you might think he'd pulled off an ending on par with the previous two entries. Unfortunately there's that second act in the middle which really drags the film down, with the researchers and military men who've cloistered themselves underground while searching for a zombie cure falling…
Day of the Dead isn't as good as the nearly perfect Dawn of the Dead, but I do prefer it over Night of The Living Dead. Even if this third entry adds a lot of cheesiness that can be annoying at times, the film remains a good time.
The one large improvement upon George A. Romero's other classic films in Day of the Dead is that of the special effects. They are absolutely insane. People are ripped apart left and right in the most convincing ways possible with flawless practical effects. It's breathtaking, disgusting, and cool all at once. Very good at getting a reaction out of the audience.
Main characters in this film are alright, but the characters that…
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