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Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2004)

Greetings! There MAY be SPOILERS!!!!
First off I want to say that anybody who sees this movie and wants a Romero-esque zombie flick should rent something by ROMERO! I believe that Romero is a Godfather among horror movies. He IS THE MAN when it comes to zombie flicks. I also think that other films have captured zombie lightning (28 days later, Return of the Living Dead, etc...) but have not re-capitalized on the success of George. With that said I will get to the goods. This is not your fathers zombie movie. The slow shambling dead are gone and replaced by scary sprinters with bad attitudes. These zombies appear to be dead and not just painted a bluish-tint. The makeup is incredible and the film-making is polished more than your average horror movie. Sure there are some plot points that don't add up but who cares? If you can watch this and forget all about Romero and the name on the movie poster you will love this movie. If you go into it and think "That didn't happen in the original" you'll probably hate it. There was a comment about why they named it "dawn of the dead" and I partly agree with the fact they could have named it "Dial Z for Zombie" and it still would have been an effective horror movie, but, it wouldn't have had the big fan base wanting to see it and it wouldn't have had the name recognition that made it able to beat "Passion". I wouldn't recommend letting your kids see this because it is pretty gory and has brief nudity and millions of scary zombies. If my sons would have seen this they would have been sleeping with me until they turned 18. In conclusion, I think any fan of zombie horror will enjoy this movie oodles and oodles. If you liked 28 days later you will surely like this movie. regards, Matt