EXO Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 ...uneditted and uncut... Tune in to Final Destination TONIGHT at 8/7C, when USA presents a television first: the terrifying first 10 minutes of the upcoming motion picture Dawn of the Dead - uncut, uncensored, and before it hits theaters. They'll probably show it towards the last half hour of Final Destination which is a cool movie too. Viewer discretion is advised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowser Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 dang! i'm stuck at work tonight! i will have to figure out how to finally set the stupid PVR that came with the dish since my vcr finally took a crap. i'll tell my wife to watch it too since she was debating going with me or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Please, people, show some respect. When referring to the titular undead, use the term "Living Impared." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I will definately go to see Dawn of the Dead, and thankfully my new gf is a big movie person, she'll watch most anything, even wants to watch some of my anime!!! I will also most likely end up taking my brother and act as ticket source for his cohorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 I guess I'll decide whether to see it or not after I see the first minutes. It's pretty bold for them to be showing that much of it for free. There's a chance they could turn people off if they don't like what they see. Final Destination is a fun watch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I'm not too sure if I'll see Dawn of the Dead this weekend. The new trailer doesn't make it seem that frightening, I'm a fan of the George Romero "Dead Trilogy", last week I finally got to pick up the original Dawn of the Dead DVD. Slow brooding zombies > Fast animal like zombies From what I've heard Tom Savini and the two SWAT guys (that starred in the original) are going to make cameos in the new DotD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I'm not too sure what to think of this new remake... after all the original DotD was released unrated and contained (at that time) unheard of gore and digusting images. Given today's CG and special effects, I would expect no less than a ton of exploding heads, entrails ripped from torsos, limbs pulled off and pools and pools of blood... ... but guess what? Ten bucks says we don't get that. The new film went through the ratings system and I know the MPAA will not allow most of the images that this movie needs to be hammered home. Add to this all the changes to the original story that I keep hearing have been made and it sounds like just another hollywood rape of a classic movie. I plan to go see it friday with my fiancee (if she is up for a gory movie, which she might not be) and I think I will either love it or hate it... being such a fan of the original I feel there is no middle ground on this one for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 The original Dawn of the Dead is one of my all time favorite movies (in my top three), so I expect to be extremely critical of this remake. I really wish Romero could get the financial backing to make a fourth Dead movie Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis120 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 The original Dawn of the Dead was good (not as good as the original Night of the Living Dead though). I'm gonna go see it either Friday or Saturday. Hopefully it won't suck as badly as most of the movies I've recently seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwarrior Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Thanx for the info, and yes I too liked Night of the Living Dead as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I would expect no less than a ton of exploding heads, entrails ripped from torsos, limbs pulled off and pools and pools of blood...... but guess what? Ten bucks says we don't get that. The new film went through the ratings system and I know the MPAA will not allow most of the images that this movie needs to be hammered home. [Obi Wan] Your insight serves you well [/Obi Wan] It looks like the theatrical cut, even though it is getting an R rating, won't be as hard core as it could be. There will be a gorier DVD release, but it does not look like there's been an all out, balls to the wall gore fest cut. http://www.chud.com/news/mar04/mar15dawn.php3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 i saw it, looked pretty good, the zombie ppl were funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Great! Another classic that I'll have to wait for the Director's Cut DVD before I watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 Oh great... when the f'k did the cable company switch my channels again??? I missed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I wonder if this new Dawn Of The Dead movie is going to have the same cheesy music like the original. That mall music was classic. If it's half as gory as the original, I will be happy. However, I tend to view remakes of classic movies with a very critical eye. We'll see how this ends up coming along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I wonder if this new Dawn Of The Dead movie is going to have the same cheesy music like the original. That mall music was classic. Hehehehehe. I watched the DVD a couple of days ago and the music was the first thing I laughed about. You gotta remember that during the late 70's synthesized music was F'N huge. Sure they could have gone with an orchestra, but they wanted something that was "high tech" and new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I saw an advance screening about a week ago. It's not as gory as the original (and by that, you don't see some guy get his intestines ripped out) but it has it's moments. The goriest part isn't till the end where... SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the dudes pretty much slices a girl in half with a chainsaw. END SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check it out. Really tense flick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Whew. I tried my hardest to avoid Vinny's spoilers. Anyone on MW gonna catch DotD today? I just caught some radio commercials for it. "Are they dead?" "Well. Deadish." That's some great dialogue there. Anyways...I might catch it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Whew. I tried my hardest to avoid Vinny's spoilers.Anyone on MW gonna catch DotD today? I just caught some radio commercials for it. "Are they dead?" "Well. Deadish." That's some great dialogue there. Anyways...I might catch it this weekend. Yeah, me and spousal unit are catching it tonight with some friends. We bought the Dawn of the Dead remastered DVD just to refresh the memory of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Actually, my stupid local news gave that chainsaw bit away in their "preview" last night. Sure, they cut away before you see the chainsaw hit anything, but considering its a horror movie it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happens next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 i saw it last night and i thought it was very good, more like a spinoff than a remake tho cuz aside from the mall the plot was completely different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Border Red Devil Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I just got back a while ago and thought it was great. Now Im stoked to go play a game of All Flesh Must be Eaten . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeKaioshin Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I thought it was pretty good. Of course, it's a rip-off from...forgot that other zombie movie where they used the local mall as refuge from all the local zombies. What zombie movie was that again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 Mallrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeKaioshin Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Mallrats...smoochie bootchies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 (edited) ... Edited March 20, 2004 by Red Comet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I thought it was pretty good. Of course, it's a rip-off from...forgot that other zombie movie where they used the local mall as refuge from all the local zombies.What zombie movie was that again? the original dawn of the dead... mad ein the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladic Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Awesome zombie movie. Third best of all time behind Night of the living dead, and the original dawn of the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 i saw it too, very very good for a zombie movie. WEIRD sence of humor, it rocked! who ever was that black cop, hard core, hes my hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I just got back from the theater, had to go see it while my fiancee was away... she wanted nothing to do with it, I don't blame her. First off, the movie is not what I thought it was going to be. Aside from having a shopping mall and the original concepts of Romero's zombies this movie is nothing like it's grandfather namesake. That can be seen one of two ways: the way I saw it was that this is not a remake but sort of an alternate story with the same name... and some people are seeing it as a normal hollyweird "remake" which it most certainly is not. Here is my character assassination of the new movie: The characters fill the classic Romero zombie movie stereotypes quite well and I can't honestly say I was blown away by the story, dialogue or outcome of the movie. The zombies are a marked departure from the Romero norm, they are more akin to 28 Days Later meets Return of the Living Dead zombies in that they run, jump, slam-tackle and move like pro athletes rather than the shambling, stumbling clumsy undead of the original Romero trilogy. I can't say I like the caffinated zombies as it seems quite unnatural for something that is dead and decaying to be pulling off a 50 meter sprint... the old pokey zombies of yore IMHO are the way I'd imagine a walking corpse to be. Steering clear of spoilers or other plot points I will say that the movie has some gore, but nothing on the level of the original and not much outside things we have seen before in other movies. A very important positive note is that this movie does follow the three important factors of a Romero zombie movie: A) the movie has a strong black male lead, B) the movie at it's core is about the downfall of humanity and not about walking dead and C) there is a climactic zombie frenzy to cap it all off. To sum up my opinion, this is not your father's oldsmobile or the original Dawn of the Dead... this is instead some bizzare alternate universe "revisioning" of the original. If you go in like I did expecting to see some hackneyed remake you will be pleasantly suprised that it is not that at all... but if you loved the "feel" of the Romero trilogy this movie has a different pacing and vibe to it that somewhat clashes with the originals. I liked it enough to see it again when it comes out on DVD (crossing fingers for some sort of an unrated director's cut) and I'd say if you are on the fence to just go see it once and make up your own mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 when is the original dod comming on dvd? i heard march Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 (edited) The original Dawn of the Dead is already out on special edition DVD... they have it at best buy for like $11.99. I saw a ton of copies there last night. Edited March 21, 2004 by JsARCLIGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I just got back from the theater, had to go see it while my fiancee was away... she wanted nothing to do with it, I don't blame her.First off, the movie is not what I thought it was going to be. Aside from having a shopping mall and the original concepts of Romero's zombies this movie is nothing like it's grandfather namesake. That can be seen one of two ways: the way I saw it was that this is not a remake but sort of an alternate story with the same name... and some people are seeing it as a normal hollyweird "remake" which it most certainly is not. Here is my character assassination of the new movie: The characters fill the classic Romero zombie movie stereotypes quite well and I can't honestly say I was blown away by the story, dialogue or outcome of the movie. The zombies are a marked departure from the Romero norm, they are more akin to 28 Days Later meets Return of the Living Dead zombies in that they run, jump, slam-tackle and move like pro athletes rather than the shambling, stumbling clumsy undead of the original Romero trilogy. I can't say I like the caffinated zombies as it seems quite unnatural for something that is dead and decaying to be pulling off a 50 meter sprint... the old pokey zombies of yore IMHO are the way I'd imagine a walking corpse to be. Steering clear of spoilers or other plot points I will say that the movie has some gore, but nothing on the level of the original and not much outside things we have seen before in other movies. A very important positive note is that this movie does follow the three important factors of a Romero zombie movie: A) the movie has a strong black male lead, B) the movie at it's core is about the downfall of humanity and not about walking dead and C) there is a climactic zombie frenzy to cap it all off. To sum up my opinion, this is not your father's oldsmobile or the original Dawn of the Dead... this is instead some bizzare alternate universe "revisioning" of the original. If you go in like I did expecting to see some hackneyed remake you will be pleasantly suprised that it is not that at all... but if you loved the "feel" of the Romero trilogy this movie has a different pacing and vibe to it that somewhat clashes with the originals. I liked it enough to see it again when it comes out on DVD (crossing fingers for some sort of an unrated director's cut) and I'd say if you are on the fence to just go see it once and make up your own mind. Wow! JsARCLIGHT, you sound like a movie critic! Great review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I just got back from the theater, had to go see it while my fiancee was away... she wanted nothing to do with it, I don't blame her.First off, the movie is not what I thought it was going to be. Aside from having a shopping mall and the original concepts of Romero's zombies this movie is nothing like it's grandfather namesake. That can be seen one of two ways: the way I saw it was that this is not a remake but sort of an alternate story with the same name... and some people are seeing it as a normal hollyweird "remake" which it most certainly is not. Here is my character assassination of the new movie: The characters fill the classic Romero zombie movie stereotypes quite well and I can't honestly say I was blown away by the story, dialogue or outcome of the movie. The zombies are a marked departure from the Romero norm, they are more akin to 28 Days Later meets Return of the Living Dead zombies in that they run, jump, slam-tackle and move like pro athletes rather than the shambling, stumbling clumsy undead of the original Romero trilogy. I can't say I like the caffinated zombies as it seems quite unnatural for something that is dead and decaying to be pulling off a 50 meter sprint... the old pokey zombies of yore IMHO are the way I'd imagine a walking corpse to be. Steering clear of spoilers or other plot points I will say that the movie has some gore, but nothing on the level of the original and not much outside things we have seen before in other movies. A very important positive note is that this movie does follow the three important factors of a Romero zombie movie: A) the movie has a strong black male lead, B) the movie at it's core is about the downfall of humanity and not about walking dead and C) there is a climactic zombie frenzy to cap it all off. To sum up my opinion, this is not your father's oldsmobile or the original Dawn of the Dead... this is instead some bizzare alternate universe "revisioning" of the original. If you go in like I did expecting to see some hackneyed remake you will be pleasantly suprised that it is not that at all... but if you loved the "feel" of the Romero trilogy this movie has a different pacing and vibe to it that somewhat clashes with the originals. I liked it enough to see it again when it comes out on DVD (crossing fingers for some sort of an unrated director's cut) and I'd say if you are on the fence to just go see it once and make up your own mind. what he said. this being said i actually laughed more than i was grossed out. they poke ALOT of fun at the situation the humans are in, and the situation the zombies are in. most of the gore has been replaced with "imagined gore" wich in most cases i think is a better choise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Saw Dawn of the Dead, did not see the original... Music (or muzak) was hilarious. for me, best part of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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