Classic Remake of a Classic Horror

Rating: 9/10 (10 March 2015)

The basic question, which is always appears when one speaks about a remake is obvious: "what's changed?" Well, to cut a long story short – in this installment of a classic zombie horror everything is changed, but it is still "Dawn Of The Dead" – Turbo Edition now. Let us recall what original movie is. George A. Romero' s "Dawn Of The Dead" is an epic zombie horror with a strong elements of satire and social criticism. There's a lot of space to think and to interpret, but there's also a lot of character development and (of course, bloody) action. And – this is the first thing you should keep in mind while watching this remake – new "Dawn of the Dead" is the more bloody, more gory and more action-packed version of a Romero's tale. That means the second thing you need to know: no social commentary, no satirical components, there's only some minor references to it during the whole film. And third thing you should know about this film is very simple: this is a great remake. But (and one must always remember this) this is not a shot-by-shot re- edition of a classic; it is a retelling of classic story for a new generation. It is, therefore, a completely different film, even if it uses legacy from the predecessor. George Romero made a story about mindless consumer society (with zombies). Zack Snyder made a story about zombie apocalypse (with some surviving people).