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Rating: 7/10 (2 September 2004)

OK, remakes haven't the same merit than the original thing and the most of the times are unnecessary and quite worst than the movie they're "remaking". However, there're exceptions to that rule, and Dawn Of The Dead (2004) is one of those.
The starting point is the same as in George A. Romero's version: a group of people take refuge from the attack of the living dead in a shopping centre. But there're some differences that makes this remake much better and much frantic than the 1978's Dawn Of The Dead:
1) It's not as long as the first version. Almost 40 minutes shorter.
2) The living dead are fast as hell, which makes them much more terrorific.
3) This movie is pure action, there's not a second's break.
4) The use of digital cameras intensify the action scenes (especially to the of the movie)
5) Obviously they've spent much more money than Romero did. Spending more money doesn't mean that you're gonna make a better film; but in this case it does.
6) There're no easy frights.
7) (This may not be an advantage) Is not as darker an oppressive as the first version.
Well, that's it. No pretensions but to make you have a funny-cary time. Zack Snyder definitely achieves that.
My rate: 7/10