[Film] Dawn Of The Dead (2004) (Remake) Review

An outstanding remake of George Romero's original 1978 film of the same name, Dawn of the Dead, this one however brings it's gore content to a whole new level. One scene in particular will really get your guts going. Holed up in a shopping mall, the characters are different and there's pretty much a different storyline so no worries if you haven't seen the original, this one will be just fine to understand and follow. I suppose it's loosely based on the 1978 version, if you've seen the original, you will definitely enjoy the remake.

[Film] Night Of The Living Dead (1990) (Remake) Review

If I remember correctly, this was the first zombie film I ever watched. I was 15 and I watched it in 2009, I remember watching it with my mum because we both couldn't sleep. I absolutely loved it, but for some reason I never thought to sought out other zombie films, especially those of Romero. Maybe it was because I was a measley fifteen years of age and all of Romero's greats were rated 18.

I believe this film sparked something in my mind, something, a flame maybe, that wasn't relit until I was about 17/18. Of course, being 2009 The Walking Dead had not yet been released, and Season 1 would not air for at least another year. So my zombie passion was just with film, and after I realised it, I noticed a whole new world of zombie medium.

I thank this film, for starting that love and I love this film a significant amount. I feel it compliments Romero's Night Of The Living Dead wonderfully. It will always have a special place in my heart. I like the fact that even though it is based on the original characters, the storyline differs in many places from the original 1968 version.

A cool thing is that at London Film and Comic Convention I managed to find a really cool original film cell of this film.

If you want to read about that experience, you can do so here: http://thestrollingunwell.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/night-of-living-dead-film-cell-lfcc-3.html