BuffaloDynamite Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I'll be there. Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorites. The original, not the remake (though the remake wasn't bad). Shaun of the Dead was a good one too, check that out. 357256[/snapback] You know, those original movies like Dawn of the Dead are the ones that got me into the genre, but after rewatching them, they just don't seem as good as I once thought. Must be the age difference. Still like them though.
USMCBillsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Author Posted June 14, 2005 You know, those original movies like Dawn of the Dead are the ones that got me into the genre, but after rewatching them, they just don't seem as good as I once thought. Must be the age difference. Still like them though. 358072[/snapback] I agree. I think that's why I like the new ones. Much better special effects and much more real looking. Back then though, that's what we had so that's what we went with.
SF Bills Fan Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I agree. I think that's why I like the new ones. Much better special effects and much more real looking. Back then though, that's what we had so that's what we went with. 358076[/snapback] Romero did a lot with a shoestring budget. Let's credit Tom Savini's makeup affects. I liked the effects from the remake. Ving Rahmes and Sarrah Polley are good actors, but let's admit that there was someting the original had over this one- that funny social commentary (intentional or not) with the zombies at the mall, wandering around while the muzak played. There was even a hare krishna. Also, the mall inhabitants vs. the bikers. That was missing. The one thing I really liked fro mthe remake was having Andy across the way and the chess match and "celebrity" shootdown. I liked the beginning of the remake better than the original, but that was mainly due to the fact that they had a better budget for the remake. This new one has a very good cast, so I think it will be good. They wouldn't sign on to a bad script. From what I understand, when the remake did well in theatres last year, they gave Romero more money, so the effects should be pretty good.
USMCBillsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Author Posted June 14, 2005 Romero did a lot with a shoestring budget. Let's credit Tom Savini's makeup affects. I liked the effects from the remake. Ving Rahmes and Sarrah Polley are good actors, but let's admit that there was someting the original had over this one- that funny social commentary (intentional or not) with the zombies at the mall, wandering around while the muzak played. There was even a hare krishna. Also, the mall inhabitants vs. the bikers. That was missing. The one thing I really liked fro mthe remake was having Andy across the way and the chess match and "celebrity" shootdown. I liked the beginning of the remake better than the original, but that was mainly due to the fact that they had a better budget for the remake. This new one has a very good cast, so I think it will be good. They wouldn't sign on to a bad script. From what I understand, when the remake did well in theatres last year, they gave Romero more money, so the effects should be pretty good. 358291[/snapback] I agree. Don't get me wrong. I loved the original and still do but I like what they can do with special effects and makeup now. Just like 28 Days Later. Loved the movie but thought they could've done a little more with it.
SF Bills Fan Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I agree. Don't get me wrong. I loved the original and still do but I like what they can do with special effects and makeup now. Just like 28 Days Later. Loved the movie but thought they could've done a little more with it. 358293[/snapback] 28 Days Later was cool. There are several different endings to that, I haven't seen them though. They used the happy ending as the others are suppossed to be darker. I thought it would have been a better ending had that military jet turned around and shot them up, since there was suppossed to be a quarantine on. They did a great job at the beginning when they had the scenes of empty London. That movie was done with a small budget, but done well. They are doing a sequel to it about the aftermath and how they English go about rebuilding the country after the quarantine is lifted. I'm skeptical.
Arkady Renko Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Romero strikes again. This one looks good. I hope Romero does it right. I love zombie movies.... 357252[/snapback] As a zombies rights activist, I am against movies that stereotype zombies as only interested in brains. They like poetry, handgliding and bread baking as well.
SF Bills Fan Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 As a zombies rights activist, I am against movies that stereotype zombies as only interested in brains. They like poetry, handgliding and bread baking as well. 358306[/snapback] They can play video games as well. See Shaun of the Dead for proof.
Arkady Renko Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 They can play video games as well. See Shaun of the Dead for proof. 358316[/snapback] Haha, I have seen that one. Petered out a bit at the end, though...
SF Bills Fan Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 Haha, I have seen that one. Petered out a bit at the end, though... 358322[/snapback] Yeah, it lost it's way and went from sly humor and an intelligent (somewhat) movie to the standard "let's wrap this up with a shoot- out and move to the happy ending" mode. Still, it was good and hilarious at times. When they go to the bar for safety- "Do you think his master plan is going to amount to anything more than sitting and eating peanuts in the dark?"
USMCBillsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Author Posted June 14, 2005 28 Days Later was cool. There are several different endings to that, I haven't seen them though. They used the happy ending as the others are suppossed to be darker. I thought it would have been a better ending had that military jet turned around and shot them up, since there was suppossed to be a quarantine on. They did a great job at the beginning when they had the scenes of empty London. That movie was done with a small budget, but done well. They are doing a sequel to it about the aftermath and how they English go about rebuilding the country after the quarantine is lifted. I'm skeptical. 358302[/snapback] That'll be interesting. I have the DVD and the alternate endings are a little weak.
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