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Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Unrated Director's Cut


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Three 1/2 out of Five

Movie

Rating: NR (pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality)
Length: 109 minutes

Video

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1

Captions

English, French

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Plot

"When there is no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth". This movie takes zombies to the next level. They are no longer the slow moving lifeless corpses of past movies and once a person is bitten, it's only a matter of seconds before they're turned. Like the original, a handful of survivors take refuge in a mall.

Pros

You don't have to sit through 30+ minutes of BS and buildup before the action starts, this movie wastes no time. There's a ton of gore and fire power intermixed with some humor. This movie has an interesting mix of characters; some likable and others you can't wait to see die.

Cons

Purists are not going to like these new and improved zombies. Ironically, the word zombie is never uttered during this film. The mall cop is quite annoying.

Extras

  • Commentary - Director Zack Snyder and Producer Eric Newman offer their dead-on perspective about making the film
  • The Lost Tape: Over 15 Minutes of Terrifying Footage Revealed - Chilling images from a recovered "home movie" document Andy's last horrific days as he battles zombie hordes outside his gun shop - and fights to maintain his sanity!
  • Special Report: Zombie Invasion - Startling news coverage includes panicked updates from the White House and scientific experts as the nation is thrown into chaos!
  • Over 12 minutes of deleted scenes - Pulse-pounding scenes too terrifying for the final theatrical release! Optional commentary by Director Zack Snyder
  • DVD-ROM: Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads - The gory details of how the filmmakers make the head-kills in the film look so believable. Plus designs, test models and final weapons used by the actors
  • DVD-ROM: Raising the Dead - From Early concept to final effects: turning the actors into undead killers
  • DVD-ROM: Attack of the Living Dead - An up-close look at the films most memorable zombie kills

Recommendation

If you're in the mood for an action-packed zombie flick with lots of gore and some Olympic class undead, this is for you. The extras are worth checking out; everything from how it's done, a mock-up newscast and the "home movie" made by Andy from his gun shop.

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Actors

Boyd Banks - Tucker
[Jason X, Land of the Dead]
Michael Barry - Bart
Lindy Booth - Nicole
[Wrong Turn]
Ty Burrell - Steve
[Evolution, The Incredible Hulk, National Tressure 2]
Jayne Eastwood - Norma
[Chicago, You Kill Me]
Matt Frewer - Frank
[The Stand]
Michael Kelly - CJ
[Unbreakable]
Inna Korobkina - Luda
Mekhi Phifer - Andre
[8 Mile, The Tuskegee Airmen]
Kim Poirier - Monica
Sarah Polley - Ana
[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]
R.D. Reid - Glen
[Capote]
Ving Rhames - Kenneth
[Con Air, Day of the Dead (2008), Mission Impossible I/II/III, Pulp Fiction]
Jake Weber - Michael
[The Cell, U-571]
Kevin Zegers - Terry
[Wrong Turn]

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