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96% Score
by Horror Fans Based on 19 Reviews & 344 Quick Votes

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Dawn of the Dead
Rating: 7.6 / 10 (344 votes cast)

In Theatre : May 24, 1979
Director(s): George Romero

George Romero's 1978 follow-up to his classic Night of the Living Dead is quite terrifying and gory (those zombies do like the taste of living flesh). But in its own way, it is just as comically satiric as the first film in its take on contemporary values.

This time, we follow the fortunes of four people who lock themselves inside a shopping mall to get away from the marauding dead and who then immerse themselves in unabashed consumerism, taking what they want from an array of clothing and jewelry shops, making gourmet meals, etc.

It is Romero's take on Louis XVI in the modern world: keep the starving masses at bay and crank up the insulated indulgence. Still, this is a horror film when all is said and done, and even some of Romero's best visual jokes (a Hare Krishna turned blue-skinned zombie) can make you sweat.

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Dawn of the Dead Review by TERRORWATCH

Oh seeing this movie was joy and in the summer of 2003 I finally found that out for the first time in my life. Dawn of the dead was brought to us in the old days of 1978 by a horror hailed king, George A.Romero. This mov...
Dawn of the Dead Review by Mr. Black

My first gore film ever, i remember the night i rented it and watched it. I was astounded by what was pulled off in 1978. The movie is another one of George's metaphors (consumerisation or something like that) but it was...
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Dawn of the Dead is my absolute favorite zombie film of all time. So many things have changed since the original forced its way into the dark recesses of my nightmares. This is an epic tale of zombie horror but once agai...
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this is easily the best example of a sequel eqeuling or surpassing its predecessor. i am a massive zombie nut and hope to direct a zombie flick myself one day and this is the movie i have to thank for it. its satirical a...
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I would like to start by saying that George A. Romeros classic horror film "Dawn of the Dead" has been and always will be my favorite horror movie of all time. Not only was this  first in George Romeros zombie quadr...
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Dawn of the Dead Review by Ammon

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What can I say about this movie?It's an absolute MASTERPIECE! a true horror classic!The plot follow a group of people secluded, or better trapped, in a mall while outside all hell breaks loose as the earth is walked by t...
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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Review by azathoth

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The original Dawn of the Dead will forever have a place in my wormy heart. It is a socio-political film that examines a society based on consumption. It is the thinking fans zombie film. The zombies in it represent the c...
Dawn of the Dead Review by ShawnStaggs

Finally, in 1978, the long awaited sequel to Night of the Living Dead arrived. Here we start off with a husband and wife, Stephen and Francine. But, I'll be refering to Stephen by his nickname...Flyboy! They both work fo...
Dawn of the Dead (1978) Review by g0m4k

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.... This movie is pure genious. Romero, once again is at his best. Tom Savini and George Romero with this movie pretty much created spaghetti horror. At the...
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