A new level of stupidity has been attained....

Rating: 1/10 (28 March 2004)

***SPOILERS BELOW!***
I went into this flick knowing what to expect. Horror movie. Okay, silly people doing stupid things with some gore and mindless killing. Fine, I'm a fan of horror flicks when they're done right; last year's Freddy vs. Jason was pretty good. I don't think I've ever been more disgusted at a movie than I am with Dawn of the Dead. Granted, I haven't seen the original so I can't compare it to this 'remake'. But a new level of stupidity has been attained with DOD. The movie started out pretty good - the way the 'calm ordinary day' to 'utter chaos and insanity' switch was shown was very well done. I'll admit, it had me hooked. However, the movie quickly went deeper and deeper into pure stupidity. I can suspend my disbelief but so far, but this is too much! They can't be serious:
The girl takes one of the few remaining trucks and risks her life and the life of all the other survivors to save 'Chips'...a stupid dog she's only known for a day or so? And what was up with these idiots waiting until 'infected' people died and turned into zombies to kill them? How stupid can you be???? How stupid was Mekhi Phifer? He actually thought his baby was going to be normal? He knew what he was doing was wrong, or else why did he have his wife tied to the bed? He knew EXACTLY what was happening (his wife was bitten and was going to turn), yet he gets mad at the old lady and kills her because she had sense to kill his now-zombie wife - saying 'you're threatening my family?' WHAT??? Your wife is a ZOMBIE you idiot! LMAO! What the HELL were the writers thinking with this CRAP?? What was the point of them wheeling in the fat dying lady? She was no use to anyone anyway and she was bitten...KILL HER! And Ana, she's seen all that has gone on - when someone is bitten it's only a matter of time before they 'die' and become a zombie. So why o why is she pleading with Michael to come along with them on the boat where they're SAFE, saying she could 'help him', knowing he's going to turn? Just HOW IN THE HELL did she intend on 'helping him'?? The stupidity of this movie truly knew no bounds, and this is what ultimately kills it.
As I said earlier I'm a fan of horror movies; Halloween, Friday the 13th, Freddy flicks are among my favorites. So I know what these movies are like and expect silliness (i.e. a chick laying down and blood drops on her from above and she asks 'where is this coming from'?? lol). But DOD is on another level as far as stupidity goes. I could not have watched the same film as everyone else, because my friends and I were all disgusted with this joke of a 'horror' flick..and yet it gets all these good reviews. There's absolutely NO character depth (didn't expect much to begin with) and the plot is beyond brainless - we don't even find out how/why all of this is happening. DOD is complete NONSENSE; a disgrace of a movie that tries to be a 'horror' flick (I don't even count as one since it isn't the least bit scary). What a pathetic waste of time & money. 28 Days Later is FAR superior; anyone who says otherwise is deluding themselves.
½* out of **** stars. What could have been....