Solid re-imagination of the original,but Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" is much better.

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2006)

The movie opens in the city of Everett,Wisconsin, where a mysterious epidemic is running through the population.Anyone bitten by an infected individual dies,then is born again as a bloodthirsty zombie. A group of five surviving humans-nurse Ana,a tough cop Kenneth,ordinary guy Michael and expecting parents Andre and Luda- seek refuge in a local mall.There they encounter a pugnacious security guard,CJ and his sidekicks,Terry and Bart.Later,they spot a truck circling the mall parking lot and rescue the passengers,including smart-ass Steve,sexy Monica,father and daughter Frank and Nicole, Norma and Tucker.Banding together these people try to outrun and out-gun an army of bloodthirsty zombies."Dawn of the Dead" by Zack Snyder differs a lot from the original,but we never learn about the origins of the virus.The characters are well-developed,the direction is extremely impressive and the zombies look truly menacing and they move a lot more quickly than those in the original.The gore is plentiful with head explosions,chainsaw dismemebrments and other zombie mayhem to boost.Generally I'm against remakes of older classics,but "Dawn of the Dead" is a fine zombie flick.8 out of 10.