Mix of 2000's action and horror.

Rating: Null/10 (19 November 2004)

This remake has nothing to do with the oringal Romero flick which is remembered as one of the goriest movies of all time. The abuse of CGI and Hollywood style sub-plots obviously set the standard that most horror movies follow, like in this case. I think of this movie as "Resident Evil" meets "Spider-Man". The movie is not to be taken seriously believe me.
The remake is actually good for today's standards. There's plenty of gore, suspense, and thrilling sequences of zombie violence. The performances are very good for a movie like this. Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames stand out from the rest of the cast.
There are some creepy scenes that will probably be remembered as "memorable" in the new millennium's horror. For example, the scene where one of the survivors gives "birth", the fat old woman's death, and the girl that goes after her dog.
"Dawn of the Dead" has it's merit for trying to be different from the original but keeping it's essence. The truth is that there's no influence of Romero in this movie. In my opinion it's a good thing because this remake didn't try to be better than the original.
Romero's version is superior and it's a key movie in the genre. Probably the best gory zombie movie. The remake I must say is one of the best horror movies from the past 5 years and that's something to say.
6/10. Entertaining action/horror flick. Mindless fun.