Oh, bite me!

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2004)

I have to tell you, I took this movie home out of sheer boredom, but was very pleasantly surprised indeed! OK, so you already know it's a zombie movie, and you don't expect much realism. This film, however, is done in such a realistic style that you find yourself thinking "yeah, that's how it would be." The characters are developed FAR more than you would expect in a gory horror movie, and once again, there is much realism in their portrayal. You have a street punk, a jaded cop, a nurse, a sarcastic smartass, and some blue-collar mall security good old boys. Everyone stays in character, no matter what kind of gruesome zombie scene is thrust upon them.

There is also a lot of humor in the movie. One of the funniest scenes was an elevator door closing on a mob of zombies trying to get the living inside. One minute it's run for your life, and the next it's a small group of people listening to elevator music and looking at the floor uncomfortably. One of them says "I like this song." Hilarious!
Anyway, for what it is, I think it's a great remake of the classic, with much scarier and more dangerous zombies, and more people making good decisions (as opposed to dopey horror-movie "oh gee maybe I should leave my safe room and go outside unarmed to see what that scream was" decisions). Go see it or rent it, and don't turn off the player or walk out just because the closing credits have started!