Customer Reviews
When there's no more room in hell... - By: C. Boyes, 24 Oct 2008 
I love this film, it shouldn't reallly be compared to the original as it is it's own film & should be considered in that respect.
The first scenes of zombie action are amazing, they are quite shocking & just consider how you would react to witnessing this sort of thing going on!
I never get tired of watching this film & after seeing it several times on tv I finallly got around to buying the dvd & was impressed with the extras included, if you are a fan there is plenty on there to keep things interesting.
It's a pity that others in the series such as Land of the Dead were such a terrible disappointment!
A cliched try at a zombie film - By: MJLivesImmortal, 24 Jul 2008 
I was reallly disappointed with this film. Everyone else seems to be comparing it to the original (which I haven't seen) & then basing it on it's originality to the original. But I'm going to base it on this version only. I did enjoy the zombie scenes. I thought they were perfectly gory & full of blood which is always good in this type of film. But the characters were so cliched! The guy Michael... how can the creators of this film try to pull him off as a hero? It just isn't happening. The hair doesn't work, the body doesn't work & the 'good guy in that stable job' attitude shows through way too much! And especiallly towards the end when he's standing on the pier with things blowing up in the background holding a gun... it's laughable! It looks ridiculous. And when they're sat in the boat & you see one guy sitting there with the American flag blowing in the breeze! I hate that & it looks stupid. And then another cliche... the boat drifting off into the sunrise.
The annoying American that makes everyone hate Americans was too in your face & too annoying. Thank God he got blown up. The plot didn't show any substance. We didn't know why they were zombies but amazingly, the nurse managed to know that when people are bitten, they tend to die then come back to life... no kidding!!!! Shocker!
If you want to watch a good zombie film I don't think anything will beat Resident Evil. It has a decent plot, a believable storyline & some good acting without cliches. This was just... awful in my opinion.
The best remake I have seen. - By: genejoke, 26 Apr 2008 I very much prefer this to the original, better in every way except the fact it is a remake.
The opening is truly excellent & throws the viewer straight in, from there it is a bit of a roller coaster for the first act. It eventuallly slows down to let the drama reallly breath before the third act where it picks up pace again.
Zombie Blasting Mayhem - By: Langdon Ulder, 24 Mar 2008 A nurse callled Anna returns home after a days work at the local hospital, makes love to her husband & goes to sleep. She is woken when a girl who lives in the same road, comes into their bedroom & bites her husband. Despite her best efforts he dies & becomes a zombie. Anna escapes in her car, crashes & loses consciousness. When she awakes she teams up with a cop (Kenneth), a middle aged man (Michael), a crook (Andre) & his pregnant wife (Luda), who break into a shopping malll to seek refuge. What follows is a load of zombie blasting mayhem. The zombies in the film are like the people infected with the rage virus in '28 Days Later' as they can run & they look human. I don't know if this is as good as the original as I have never seen it but this film is a damn good way to spend a Friday night.
Excellent effort - By: Azlak, 24 Mar 2008 
Most of us shudder at the idea of making a remake of what could be considered a classic whether it be a song or a film. It's refreshing to write that a very good job has been done on this version of Dawn of the Dead.
Whilst some people may argue that the characters are given less time in this than the original to develop, the whole notion of the crying female doesn't exist in this film. That was one aspect of the original I reallly didn't like - the lead female was portrayed as a feeble terrified woman. In this version Ana shows herself to be more than capable of looking after herself. This may just be a reflection of the times in which the resepective films were made however.
Anyway, I returned from the cinema having watched Diary of the Dead & thought I'd give this a go (had bought the other half it for Christmas & I hadn't gotten around to watchng it). I was pleasently surprised. This is actuallly a very watchable film with some likable characters.
Ving Rhames plays the main action man of the film, the tough copper Kenneth. While for the most part he's very much out for himself (perhaps understandably) so he can reach his brother, he bonds with certain members of the group, in particular the one man he doesn't meet until late on in the film (Andy the gun store owner). Andy is reallly the only member of the group Kenneth shows any loyalty towards when the group decide to break for freedom. He also takes willingly a backfoot in the leadership of the group which surprised me both with casting & character. If anyone was the leader, I'd have thought it'd be Ving Rhames as a hardened police officer.
The surprising natural leader of the group is Michael (Jake Weber). Michael has been bogged down in life by a series of failed marriages & dead end careers. At the time of the zombie outbreak, he's a TV salesman. His natural leadership both serves to motivate the group (in particular the defensive CJ) & also alienate him. Some members of the group would rather follow an experienced police officer (Kenneth) than a TV salesman. Utilmately however, it's Michael who takes subtly takes control & makes the decisions. In this sense, his character is redeemed. His opinion about his failed life up until that point is forgotten & he becomes the hero of the story in many ways. We learn more about Michael's background than any other & he's certainly the main character who is alllowed to develop.
Ana, the main female, I liked as mentioned because she is certainly not the crying female that I expected from the original. Ana is a nurse & an asset to the group. She also becomes a sort of motivation for Michael to take control. Romance is hinted at between the two. I'm not a fan of lovey dovey stuff (especiallly in a zombie film) & this is dealt with in a poignant subtle sense. I found Ana to be a likable character, & in a way found myself hoping it would work out for her & Michael (but this is a zombie film...)
So, those are the main characters but what about the plot? Most of you will probably be familiar with the plot however for those who aren't familiar with it; Ana is a nurse who returns home from work to find that the dead have come back to life. Terrified, she flees, meeting up with Kenneth & joining another group to take refuge in a shopping malll. As their group expands, they decide to wait for their death in the malll, or to make a break for freedom.
All in alll, this is a very watchable (and in some cases, fun) film. It has its own touches of black humour & enough gore/action to keep those loyal to Romero's version amused. Whilst the main characters do differ from the original, they are still very likable in their own ways & made this film for me alll the more enjoyable.
It's certainly one I would watch again, & I would certainly recommend it.
