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Dawn of the Dead (2004) 7.4
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7.4/10 from 131,740 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 1,030 user | 259 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall. Director:Zack Snyder |
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Cast
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| Ving Rhames | ... | ||
| Jake Weber | ... | ||
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | ||
| Ty Burrell | ... | ||
| Michael Kelly | ... | ||
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R.D. Reid | ... | |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Ana, a young beautiful nurse finishes her day-shift at the hospital to return home to her beloved husband, they make love and sleep together. The next day, after her husband is killed by her neighbor next door, he suddenly comes back to life. She discovers the chaos happening in her neighborhood and escapes from her home. Soon after coming to her senses in the woods, she encounters a cop and other survivors, they decide to find safety in a mall. Soon more survivors come, and they learn that if they want to stay alive, they should stick together as the world is overrun by an army of undead. Can they survive the horror in this horrific global chaos? When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth Written by Emphinix
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When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 March 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$108,275 (South Africa) (23 July 2004)Gross:
$108,275 (South Africa) (23 July 2004)Company Credits
Production Co:
Strike Entertainment, New Amsterdam Entertainment, Metropolitan Filmexport See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Graham Russell & Clive Davis
Performed by Tree Adams
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Trivia
Title designer Kyle Cooper used actual human blood when designing the film's opening and closing credit sequences. See more »Goofs
The film is set in America but was shot in Ontario. During a shot of a dinner table, you can see the French logo for Kentucky Fried Chicken, PFK (Poulet Frit a la Kentucky). By law, Canadian products contain descriptions and company names in both English and French. The French side is visible. See more »Crazy Credits
During the closing credits we see a series of shots filmed by the survivors using a camcorder they find on Steve's boat. There are a couple of scenes of Steve and his girlfriend (still left on the camera), then the survivors finding a small boat with a still-animated zombie head in an icebox, and finally them running out of gas and landing on an island where they are attacked by zombies. There are then a series of brief almost-subliminal flashes of zombies "attacking" the camera. See more »Soundtracks
"All Out Of Love"Written by Graham Russell & Clive Davis
Performed by Tree Adams
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Dawn of the Dead
I'm not sure I can recall witnessing an opening sequence quite like the one I saw in Zack Snyder's remake of the classic horror film 'Dawn of the Dead.' Besides being rather lengthy (it's over ten minutes before we see the opening credits), it has a bizarre creepiness about it. There's something about the cinematography employed to show us 'the beginning of the end' that I really liked: that extra long image of the little girl skating away, the skyview of Sarah Polly's car as she rides home from her shift as a nurse, the picture of perfect serenity, and those intimate scenes we see of her and her husband 'the day before.' It all makes it more tragic, when, quite unexpectedly, morning comes, and with it, the end of all that is sane. The pure chaos of the scenario, an outbreak of a dangerous break of a virus that turns those infected into ghouls, comes so suddenly that it grips us by the throat.
This is one hell of a horror movie. Even for someone as jaded as myself, who has become totally jaded to any real horror thrills, I was taken aback by how uncomfortable the movie made me feel. Our heroes, holed up at the now abandoned local mall, join small groups of survivors and find themselves fighting each other as well as the zombies when the plague starts creeping ever close to bringing them all to the brink of annihilation. The zombies have an easy-to-spot weakness: one shot to the head takes them out, but they're extremely fast, and a single bite from them leads to hopeless infection and mindlessness. Although some of the story makes little sense (for instance, if the zombies can only transmit the virus by bite and the heroes are in a mall, couldn't they don the heaviest attire imaginable rather than skimpy t-shirts?), there are lots of great twists and snappy dialogue along with the required creep-outs, gore, and slaughter.
And there's some surprisingly great humor. Easily the most memorable of the light-hearted, break-the-nerves moments is when our heroes are situated atop a roof and challenge a local gun shop owner to take out look-alike zombie celebrities, which he does with ease. It's a much needed laugh to relieve the audience of a lot of built-up jitters.
Overall, this is a remake that actually works. The characters, for all their strength and weaknesses, are decently fleshed out for a horror movie. There a few unexpected surprises that even the most attentive viewer will take pleasure in. And the action moves along at a clean, fast pace. The few holes that exist in the plot and the somewhat unsatisfying conclusion are the only real problem areas, but these are to be expected in the genre. Overall, I definitely recommend it, even to the squeamish. It's messy fun for everyone. And make sure you stay until AFTER the credits roll. You'll be glad you did.
Grade: A-