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Rating: 4/10 (2 January 2005)

Generally I liked this movie better when it was called "ALIENS!"
This is roughly on a par with 28 Days Later which had a stupid 2nd act. This Dawn has its scares but I really hate cheap shots, and I get very tired of scripts in which people in new, possibly dangerous surroundings, split up (!?) to investigate individually. (say... that's been a terrific idea for decades!) Sadly, it's the whole cast is filled with dumb characters. A girl who traverses a crowd of thousands of zombies to save a dog. Sarah Polly witnesses how fast her husband transforms but can't figure out the bite is the problem? What's up with depicting the playboy as a snide gay guy? They're two different things! I never believed he liked chicks for minute. Just kill them all, NOW!
People who are offended by the changes in the remake should 1) explain why a remake should be remade if nothing is rethought? If there's not new riffs to play with, why remake a movie? Did the shot by shot remake of Psycho earn your praise? 2) They should also view the 1978 flick again. I had such strong memories of that film that I thought a remake was a dumb idea. After renting it again, it's comically dated, with bad acting and effects. Remakes will occur - Accept reality.