DAWN OF THE DEAD is the movie that started this whole "killing the monsters with cool weapons" genre. George Romero made a wise choice in following the story of the living dead and their destruction of mankind. This time though, the living have better weapons and better shelter than the PA citizens in "Night of the Living Dead". The man who plays Peter now plays the father of Kenan Thompson's character on Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel", but few people know that he was the all-slick hero of one of the greatest action-horror flicks of all time. This film is also very underrated, since it hasn't had much of a cult following, like "Halloween" or "The Exorcist" had. It deserves a lot more fan fare; Roger Ebert declared it one of the greatest horror movies ever. The characters Roger and Peter kick some major zombie ass as two deserting SWAT team members, who've just recently abandoned a failed mission to kill the locked up zombies being kept as "pets" in a housing project apt. They meet up with Roger's friends, and escape in a chopper and find shelter in a deserted mall.
A small appearance by Joe Mantegna as a biker leading an entire army of bikers, was satisfying to know someone came out of this film as a respected actor.
The "Living Dead" trilogy is a great 60's-80's equivalent to the 90's "Resident Evil" Playstation game trilogy. I've heard rumors of George Romero planning to make the game series into a movie series; oh how tender that would be. It would almost be like a remake of the "living Dead" trilogy, with a pumped up attitude, visually and mentally. If you want a good horror movie, with plenty of shock, terror, humor, satire, and classic 70's action mixed into it, go out and rent DAWN OF THE DEAD.
A small appearance by Joe Mantegna as a biker leading an entire army of bikers, was satisfying to know someone came out of this film as a respected actor.
The "Living Dead" trilogy is a great 60's-80's equivalent to the 90's "Resident Evil" Playstation game trilogy. I've heard rumors of George Romero planning to make the game series into a movie series; oh how tender that would be. It would almost be like a remake of the "living Dead" trilogy, with a pumped up attitude, visually and mentally. If you want a good horror movie, with plenty of shock, terror, humor, satire, and classic 70's action mixed into it, go out and rent DAWN OF THE DEAD.