great as a regular movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2004)

this one blew the old one away. there wasn't a drawn-out part of this one in which the survivors just hang out. that's taken care of in an entertaining montage. there's better action, more plot, more characterization, you're with the characters more. there's so many stages to the movie, so much happens. it isn't a satire like the original, which works for this movie. it works like classic adventure stories work: it's about people finding strength and sticking together in incredible struggles. it's the best "regular" movie of any zombie movie i've seen, and perhaps the best zombie movie. one of the ten best movies of the past year or two. the classic was fantastic. this one was better.