The Dead Do Rise, Again!

Rating: Null/10 (19 March 2004)

Synopsis : After an outbreak hits that turns the dead into raging zombies, a group of survivors take refuge at the local mall to wait out the disaster. But can they out live one another?
Story/Plot : They hit the nail on the head with this one - pretty close to the original movie. Of course liberties were taken but nothing that took away from the story or turned it into a mind numbing experience.
Pace : This version moved much more smoothly and in my opinion had no moments of dullness. The beginning sequence of the movie made me feel that if something like this happened, this would be how the world would react.
F/X : I was very impressed with the gore in this film. Yes, they had the token shots of zombies getting shot in the head and blood spewing in all directions. I also enjoyed that the zombies were the fast paced, rage looking zombies like in 28 DAYS LATER. I am sure this will end up being one of the largest arguments with this film. Fast moving zombies to me seem more scary and not easy to deal with. If it ever happens I can pray for the slow moving ones!
Cast/Characters : I liked the set up with the cast, a nice variety - the nice folks, the annoying ones, the ones you wish would get eaten by a zombie. Thumbs up for the casting crew on this one.
Jekyll's Final Thoughts : I had fun, I enjoyed the movie....I even sat through the very end of the credits! (I recommend you do this as well) This one easily gets a 5 star rating from me.......much improvement from the original, sorry Mr. Romero.