Whoa, This is a Good Remake!

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2005)

Everyone wants to cringe the moment they hear one of their favorite movie of the past will be remade. So when I first heard a remake will be done of the 78 classic Dawn of the Dead.. I was not too happy but still curious. I went to see Dawn of the Dead on opening weekend and whoa I had an awesome time.
Dawn of the Dead is not just a good remake ..it is a good zombie film in general. 28 Days Later basically kicked started the zombie genre again in 2003 and in a sense helped this movie get green lighted. It shows that the zombie genre is in full force because Dawn of the Dead 2004 does not disappoint. The director Zack Snyder really knew what we wanted. He did not just do a remake and carbon copied the original. He made the film stand out on its own and one of the thing he added was fast moving zombies. In my opinion it worked and made the film intense.
The movie waste no time getting to the blood and gore. Within the first 10 minutes we are treated to an intense zombie opening followed by one of the best opening credits ever. What better way to start off this bloody film than with Johnny Cash? We have some cool actors in this movie like Ving and Sarah and some actors who I have never heard of that are good in this movie. But Ving owns this movie.
Lastly, when the end credits roll. Do not turn it off. The movie continues through the credits. The movie gets 10/10 not because it is the best movie I ever seen but because the movie worked on so many levels and that is surprising for a remake.