Dawn of the Dead

[MrShape]

Originally posted by shiftyc2
the remake sucks

Thank you, I knew I wasn't the only one who hated that atrocity. Now that it's been made, you can kiss George A Romero's forth dead film Dead Reckoning goodbye. George has been trying to get backing for the script, and Rubenstien goes and puts his money into this bad idea. Sheesh, producers are rally fuck'n stupid.

[Emancipator]

The one good thing from the remake is George A Romeros new films ARE getting made. I thank the success of the commercial remake for that.

Quoting the source, since this news is not mine

Both of George A. Romero's movies, Dead Reckoning and Diamond Dead, have recieved financing.. Now all he has to do is decide which to film first.. One will start in October and the other next spring.. This has to be the best news I have heard in along time.. Hes gonna have to decide soon though for the financing to come threw.. Today all zombie lovers will rejoice!
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[zwoti]

Originally posted by Emancipator
The one good thing from the remake is George A Romeros new films ARE getting made. I thank the success of the commercial remake for that.

Quoting the source, since this news is not mine

good news

[juda666]

CANT WAIT TO SEE THESE FILMS!!!!!

[MrShape]

Originally posted by Emancipator
The one good thing from the remake is George A Romeros new films ARE getting made. I thank the success of the commercial remake for that.

Quoting the source, since this news is not mine

Ah, great news indeed. If it gets released I might even give the new Dawn another look. Hell, I might even check out that Day Of The Dead: Contagion thing. I am kinda curious about that. Hopefully it'll be at least better then Children Of The Living Dead. ;)

[Miss Britt]

Originally posted by MrShape
Ah, great news indeed. If it gets released I might even give the new Dawn another look. Hell, I might even check out that Day Of The Dead: Contagion thing. I am kinda curious about that. Hopefully it'll be at least better then Children Of The Living Dead. ;)

If you think of the re-make as its own movie, than its not so bad but if you sit there and rip apart and compare to the original than you will not enjoy it at all..

[cheebacheeba]

I guess the remakes better if you didn't see the original then, 'cos I just saw the remake, and I didn't mind it at all. Was the original a little more like a sequel to the b&w one?

I mean, the remake wasn't THE BEST zombie film, but I did enjoy it. I go into zombie films mainly just to see zombies get shot up, so my expectations are never (especially nowdays) huge.
So do ya think if there's a "sequel" to this new one, it'll be like a remake of the day of the dead, or u think they'll go somewhere else with it? Assuming this ever happens...
Hey, not that this makes a difference, but when I watched the remake, I noticed Heather Langenkamp had something to do with the production crew.

[carnage]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba
I guess the remakes better if you didn't see the original then, 'cos I just saw the remake, and I didn't mind it at all. Was the original a little more like a sequel to the b&w one?

I mean, the remake wasn't THE BEST zombie film, but I did enjoy it. I go into zombie films mainly just to see zombies get shot up, so my expectations are never (especially nowdays) huge.
So do ya think if there's a "sequel" to this new one, it'll be like a remake of the day of the dead, or u think they'll go somewhere else with it? Assuming this ever happens...
Hey, not that this makes a difference, but when I watched the remake, I noticed Heather Langenkamp had something to do with the production crew.

The original Dawn was indeed a sequel to Night of the living dead b&w.

It goes kinda like this:

Night of the Living Dead: The horror is just beginning...few zombies (in general), and many humans. In the end, the humans are able to survive, but there is still no explaination as to what is causing it, or how to stop it.

Dawn of the Dead: Zombies are multiplying rapidly now (ie zombie bite, dead, new zombie) The number of zombies are now rivaling the number of living people. People are no longer trying to defeat the zombies, but rather are trying to get away and survive. There are a lot more zombies now. Now it is about survival.

Day of the Dead: Zombies now greatly outnumber living humans. The epidemic has become an unbeatable plague. A few survivors take shelter in an underground military research center and are trying to wait out the problem. Scientists are trying to understand the zombies, and perhaps find a cure. There is no cure.....mankind is facing extinction.....the zombies are taking over the world...

SOOOO...I am hoping a remake of Day of the Dead would keep with the storyline...or at least with the basic idea...I think the Dawn remake was great.....more of a modern spin on the original.. they did not have the helicopter this time though...oh well...the original is still a good movie to watch over and over...

[MrShape]

Originally posted by carnage
The original Dawn was indeed a sequel to Night of the living dead b&w.

It goes kinda like this:

Night of the Living Dead: The horror is just beginning...few zombies (in general), and many humans. In the end, the humans are able to survive, but there is still no explaination as to what is causing it, or how to stop it.

Dawn of the Dead: Zombies are multiplying rapidly now (ie zombie bite, dead, new zombie) The number of zombies are now rivaling the number of living people. People are no longer trying to defeat the zombies, but rather are trying to get away and survive. There are a lot more zombies now. Now it is about survival.

Day of the Dead: Zombies now greatly outnumber living humans. The epidemic has become an unbeatable plague. A few survivors take shelter in an underground military research center and are trying to wait out the problem. Scientists are trying to understand the zombies, and perhaps find a cure. There is no cure.....mankind is facing extinction.....the zombies are taking over the world...

SOOOO...I am hoping a remake of Day of the Dead would keep with the storyline...or at least with the basic idea...I think the Dawn remake was great.....more of a modern spin on the original.. they did not have the helicopter this time though...oh well...the original is still a good movie to watch over and over...

Well, like I said, there IS going to be some kinda spin off of Day Of The Dead from Taurus the production company that produced Romero's orginal. Doesn't sound like a good idea, but I am kinda curious about it. What I've heard is that its set in a different continuity, features the traditional slow and stupid zombies, and involves the zombie virus producing more kinds of mutations then just zombies. I am curious about this, but its curiostiy that gave me the cruel fate of sitting through Children Of The Living Dead and House Of The Dead (though HOTD had enough nekkid chicks to preserve my sanity).
Of course, lets not get too excited about Dead Reckoning getting its backing. He's still gotta release it, and that's a whole 'nuther battle.

[MrShape]

Originally posted by Rebel Yell
The real verison of Dawn of the Dead is going to have a killer release this year. Here is what you can see from the FOUR DISK SET!!!!

DISC ONE: U.S. THEATRICAL VERSION
(same contents as March’s single-disc release)
• Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
• Audio commentary by writer/director George A. Romero, makeup FX creator Tom Savini and assistant director Chris Romero, moderated by Perry Martin
• Theatrical trailers
• TV spots
• Radio spots
• Poster & advertising gallery
• George A. Romero biography
• Comic book preview
• 5.1 DTS Surround sound
• 5.1 Dolby Surround sound
• 2.0 Dolby Surround
• Original mono track

DISC TWO: EXTENDED VERSION
• Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
• Audio commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, moderated by Perry Martin
• Monroeville Mall commercial
• Behind-the-scenes photo gallery
• Memorabilia gallery
• Production stills
• Original mono track

DISC THREE: EUROPEAN VERSION
• Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
• Audio commentary by actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross
• International theatrical trailers
• UK TV spots
• International lobby card gallery
• International poster & advertising gallery
• International pressbook gallery
• U.S. & international home video & soundtrack artwork
• Dario Argento biography
• 5.1 Dolby Surround sound
• 2.0 Dolby Surround
• Original mono track

DISC FOUR: DOCUMENTARIES
• DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD, The original documentary filmed during the making of DAWN by Filmmaker Roy Frumkes
• THE DEAD WILL WALK, an all-new 75-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini and Claudio Simonetti
• On-set home <A TITLE="Click for more information about movies" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||movies|AA1VDw">movies</A> with audio commentary by zombie extra Robert Langer
• Monroeville Mall tour with Romero

What's the date of release on this? I can't seem to get Anchor Bay's site to navigate properly.