"When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth". George A. Romero's follow-up to 1968's Night of the Living Dead achieves that rarest of things; a sequel that actually surpasses it's original. Dawn of the Dead follows on from the events of Night, while upping the scale and threat level. America's overrun with zombies, and the nation has succumbed to fear, paranoia and hysteria. A group of four survivors intend to escape to Canada but end up having to take refuge in a local shopping mall. This is where Romero's film reveals it's masterstroke, with a core of hilarious satire exposing our obsession with consumerism. Wheres the first place the zombies go? Why, shopping of course! Add to that, a great mixture of frights, tension and humour, as well as the incredibly gory effects work of Tom Savini (who also stars), and you have one of the all time classic horror films. Intelligent, thrilling filmmaking.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead Reviews
- Author: cosmobrown Dawn of the Dead
Advertisement
