Romero needs to take some notes

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

George Romero should rent this movie and take notes, this is how a zombie movie SHOULD BE! All the Romero fanboys decried this movie as horrible and whined about how Dawn '78 was better, but they were WRONG. This movie does it all the right way - fast pacing, good dialog, and it's not weighed down by the "social commentary".
The Romero defenders were quick to point out how running zombies were "not believable". If you're willing to give enough leeway to accept that the dead are coming back to life, then why couldn't they run? Running zombies sure make more sense than the "intelligent" zombies Romero is putting out now.
It takes a lot to make my hair stand on end, and this movie did it. Within the first ten minutes even the most hardened horror fan should be disturbed and entertained. This movie offers a fresher, and in my opinion more realistic, look at the end of times than its predecessor. The scene with the birth of Andre's baby in the mall is perhaps the most disturbing of any film of recent note. Some scenes do drag out - the dinner scene at the mall seems to go on forever - but these lapses are more than covered by the action scenes. Hopefully, Snyder and crew will be making another Dead movie soon.