Classic zombie movie to compare and relate all future movies to

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2014)

Warning about minor spoilers:
Dawn of the Dead is the most widely-recognized zombie film in my opinion, and everyone can agree that it has very important elements that we look for in an apocalyptic film. It has emotional loss, in-group tension, a temporary mall haven/playground, a stupid decision to try to leave, modified/armored vehicles, a gun store, and a crazy escape plan. Some things that could have been altered include saving a main character that got bit and chose to be left behind, the rather awful ending mixed with credits, the majority of the people dying, a better definition for what caused the outbreak, the use of amputation to save a life, slower walking or at least worse postured and unbalanced (uncoordinated) zombies, the desire for the zombies to eat any creature not just human, less of an unrealistic explosion with propane, and more.
Overall this remake picks up and leaves alone some important aspects that the original covers, and the two movies make great buddies. The new one has many more thoughts in mind, while the old one is centralized in less locations.