Had to watch it... wasnt disapointed.

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2004)

One of my all time favourite movies is Dawn of the Dead. Image the mixed feelings I had when I first heard of the remake. It was going to go one of two ways...
Seeing that the original DOTD was an allegorical tale about consumerism, and that it was set in the shopping mall for this very reason, I was a little concerned that this was going to be a poor copy. The good news was it wasn't.
The only similarity between the two movies was the shopping centre. The zombies, where completely different. I guess this movie could have been entitled something completely different but with marketing the way it is I guess a pseudo remake is going to bring in more dosh.
Anyway... the movie is more like a cross between DOTD and 28 Days Later; it had me on the edge of my seat, and made me jump more than once - to many. After a night of restless sleep I say good work Zack Snyder, you've directed one of the best horror movies in a long time.
This film is not Citizen Kane, and it never aspires to be, so don't talk to me about 2 dimensional characters. This is a high quality horror movie. Big effects, big budgets with a huge fear factor. Go see this film with an open mind. For die hard fans of the original there are cameos from Ken Foree and Tom "I see you chocolate man" Savini.
Oh and one final line, ".shoot Burt Reynolds" I tell you, I nearly wet my pants!!