A surprisingly good remake!!!

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2004)

I'm a big fan of horror movies, especially the original Dawn Of The Dead. So I was quite excited when I found out a remake was on it's way! Then I found out it was being made by first time director Zack Snyder. Disappointment started to set in at this point because I thought it would be a terrible remake (as they usually are). All this aside, I left the cinema pleasantly surprised! I was happy to see Ken Foree as the televangelist (from what I've read, there were several other cameos from the original cast too). To say it is a precise remake would be lying! There are a lot more characters taking refuge in the mall and the zombies are a lot more terrifying in that they are so much faster (think 28 Days Later). I especially appreciated the little nods to the original such as when the young girl bites the husband at the beginning, when it shows the flesh being torn out and still hanging from the young girls mouth! Stupidly gory but appreciated! This surpasses most modern day horror films and doesn't seem to stick to the same cliches said horror films stick to! This movie is well worth the admission price. So, if you want your horror films full of blood, guts and gore then go see! If you are a fan of the original then go see! Who knows, maybe this could be start of a zombie flick revival (28 Days Later, Dawn Of The Dead, Shaun Of The Dead).