Positive

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2004)

Another year, another remake of a classic horror film. Last year it was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and now we have a re-working of George Romero's 1978 classic. It seems there really are no original ideas left! Anyway, what we have here is more of an action film than a splatterfest. The basic plot is the same - the world has been taken over by flesh-eating zombies, and a small group of survivors hole up in a suburban shopping mall.
The main difference with the original is the zombies themselves. No longer the slow, stumbling creatures that were easily out-run, these new 21st Century monsters run. And boy, do they run quick! I shan't spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but do yourselves a favour - don't compare this to the original. I know it's hard, but seeing this movie with a biased opinion (we all know it's never going to be as good as the original) will spoil it. I had to watch it a couple of times, but once I got all the comparisons to the original out of the way, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you haven't seen this or the original, see this one first. You'll love it.