Day of the Dead (remake)

[Gringo Loco]

Here's the trailer:

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And here's an old, but interesting review from AICN. Caution spoilers!!! http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32568
















Hey guys,

The Helper Monkey here. I just got back from a screening of the Day of the Dead remake staring Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames and Nick Cannon, written by Jeffery Reddick, and directed Steve Miner.

One word: Wow.

Three more words: This movie sucks!

Again this is more of a warning than anything else. They are going to try and trick you into seeing this flaming turd. The ads are going to try and make you think this is another Dawn of the Dead. It's not.

It's barely a remake of Day of the Dead. It takes place in Colorado. The zombie apocalypse has not happened yet. They are not studying zombies. Technically it's a remake but the only thing they have in common is a title and a zombie named Bud.

Starts out with some teens in a creepy old, abandoned building. Hot young teens getting it on. Awesome! Except it's strictly PG-13. No tits. No Ass. Boring. They leave for some contrived reason and the slutty chic is left behind to walk home. Oooo I bet she's gonna get eaten by zombies because the scary music is playing.

Cut to people trying to leave a small town that's under quarantine. Ving Rhames is the head Army guy in charge. Mena is the most unrealistic second in command ever. Nick Cannon is the wise cracking black private.

Mena is worried that her Mom is sick so she goes home to take her to the hospital. Private Bud tags along. He has a crush on her and is a vegetarian (ridiculously enough this is worth mentioning). Turns out Mena's brother is one of the horny teens. So they all go to the hospital and find Ving's there with Nick Cannon.

The hospital is overrun with patients. They all have colds and nose bleeds. POOF! All of a sudden everyone with the sniffles turns into zombies.

But these aren't regular zombies. These zombies are fast! They run, they climb up walls and crawl across the ceiling. They even drive cars. When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will drive the earth. These zombies even dive out of the way when you try to hit them with a car. I'm pretty sure several were having a book club meeting. And in an inspiring bit of fancy, they burst into ash like cheap CGI vampires when they're set on fire.

So Ving gets eaten at the hospital and is a zombie for about 6 minutes. There's a less than thrilling chase through some air vents. Ving bites Bud. Nick Cannon wants to shoot him. Sgt. Mena says no. The group gets separated. The teens end up at a radio station and the army guys end up in a humvee. Bud turns into a full blown zombie but doesn't want to eat his friends because he's a vegetarian. I shit you not. He won't eat people because he's a fucking vegetarian. At least I now know I'll be say in LA when the zombies come because everyone here is a vegan.

So the survivors get supplies from a gun store where Nick Cannon finds a magic shotgun that shoots fire like a flame thrower, but it only has two bullets. A flame-throwing shotgun. How did no one at any point from script to screen not say, "Hey I know it's a zombie movie but a magic shotgun that shoots flames seems a little far fetched."

They rescue the teens and head out of town only to crash the humvee into a tree when a zombie flies through the windshield. Now they need a place to hide, but where? How about that old abandoned building from the beginning? Perfect!

The building turns out to be an old missile silo. And guess what the government's been secretly researching in a hidden underground lab. If you guessed "How to waist 2 hours of my life," you're correct! You'd also be correct if you said chemical weapons that mutate and turn people into zombies.

Nick Cannon gets eaten. The remaining survivors realize they are trapped underground, surrounded by zombies and the only way out is to use some old rocket fuel to set the Z's on fire. Mena tries to lure all the zombies to one place by running really fast. She gets caught. Zombie Bud saves her with the magic shotgun. They blow up the rest of the zombies and drive away in a Mercedes SUV.

You'll ask yourself how did the remake of Dawn of the Dead turn out to be so good and this one turn out so shitty? It's simple. This is not a sequel to the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. Even though it has Ving Rhames in it playing a character that is kinda supposed to be the brother of the character he played in Dawn. The two films have nothing in common other then they are both remakes of classics and Ving. Zack Snyder has nothing to do with this movie. Neither does Universal or Strike Entertainment who made the Dawn remake.

The whole time I was watching Day of the Dead I kept thinking this is a lot like one of those unwatchable Sci-fi channel tv-movies, and now that I've seen the director's IMDB page I'm not surprised. Steve Miner may have started in films but he's spent the last decade slumming on TV and the scariest film he's ever directed was Soul Man.

C. Thomas Howell still gives me the creeps.

[sickboy]

when there's no more room in hell, hollywood will shower us with shit movies. What's really really really sad is I'll still see this :(

[Gringo Loco]

Yeah this movie doesn't look too good but I'll probably see it on DVD.

[Killa Pimp]

when there's no more room in hell, Hollywood will shower us with shit movies. What's really really really sad is I'll still see this :(


Yeah, I 'll probably watch it too...
and that "Sci - Fi original" Land of the Dead re-make in a few years.;):lmao:

[CampNewBlood]

I WILL see this and buy the DVD. Just because I like zombie movies and horror movies in general obviously. But also because it's a remake of a George Romero zombie movie and Steve Miner directed it.

[Ron]

maybe this will be a pleasant surprise. I liked the DOTD remake.

[jackdeth]

maybe this will be a pleasant surprise. I liked the DOTD remake.

I'll definantly watch this, but I'm a bit worried about the movie (from what I have heard).:)

[Ron]

I'll definantly watch this, but I'm a bit worried about the movie (from what I have heard).:)

believe half of what you see and none of what you hear..

[jackdeth]

believe half of what you see and none of what you hear..

Yeah your right. See first then judge.

[CampNewBlood]

And half the time you can't believe what you see.

[jackdeth]

And half the time you can't believe what you see.

lol that is so true.

[Rich]

This movie looks like complete crap. It is another Dawn remake with fast zombies and all. I think it is going to be total garbage.

[sickboy]

This movie looks like complete crap. It is another Dawn remake with fast zombies and all. I think it is going to be total garbage.

Why do so many people have such a problem with fast zombies?

[The Taff]

Why do so many people have such a problem with fast zombies?

I agree. Especially if the thing is fresh. If it's legs aren't decomposed, why is it shambling?

[Gringo Loco]

I think fast zombies are scary. But if they go like a month without decomposing then I think that's kinda dumb and unrealistic.

[jasonisking]

i hate running zombies rigamortis anyone.this looks like the rage virus broke out in the good all usa.day of the dead this is not.

[Just Jeans]

maybe this will be a pleasant surprise. I liked the DOTD remake.

Given that this film is in no way connected to the DotD Remake, and that none of the production team behind the DotD Remake are involved, there's no reason to use the DotD Remake to gauge it's possible quality. If it had been produced by the same people, then I might be more hopeful.

As it is, I'm not keen on zombies that can climb the walls and ceiling like Spider-Man, and who can drive vehicles as well as your average living human.
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I agree. Especially if the thing is fresh. If it's legs aren't decomposed, why is it shambling?

Two possible reasons: rigor mortis, which sets in quite soon after death (but is only temporary), or the brain no longer works properly, and the zombie isn't in complete control of its body as a result (which is the explanation I prefer).

I don't mind fast zombies, but I prefer slow zombies. We've got the Infected (which aren't zombies in the traditional horror flick sense, as they're not dead) and we've got the Dawn Remake zombies. I'm fine with both of those so long as the running zombies don't completely phase out the classic zombies, which work for me on a different level from the fast zombies.

i hate running zombies rigamortis anyone.

Rigor mortis is only temporary. It would eventually wear off and the zombies should be able to move about like normal folk until their bodies begin to decay.

[BlakeTyner]

Yes, rigor would wear off fairly quickly. By day three it would be gone. I like the explanation that the brain isn't fully in control of the body. That could be justified by neurons breaking down or simply demyelinating.

As much as I wanted the Day remake to rock, it looks to be a big, steamy pile of dogshit.

And for the record, I like Snyder zombies. :shifty:

~Blake

[Just Jeans]

I like Snyder Zombies too, but I wouldn't want to see them replace Romero Zombies. And These zombies aren't even a shade on Snyder Zombies.

[hack slash]

I say Fast Zombies are alot scarier, If it's something you could pretty much crawl and out run it's not so scary...IMO slow zombies suck just watch Land of the Dead:side:

[BlakeTyner]

Oh, I love me some Romero zombies, too. I think there's room for both Snyder Zombies and Romero Zombies - and the infected. I'd never want the fast ones to replace the slow ones. It's like you said earlier, Jeansie, they both function on different levels, but they both work.

And hack, Land of the Dead wasn't all bad. It's for sure my least favorite of the Dead series, but I thought it had its moments. I have, at least, re-watched it a few times.

~Blake

[Just Jeans]

That's basically how I feel, Blake. Snyder Zombies are scary because I know I can't outrun the bastards. Romero Zombies are scary because, despite being slow and shambling, they are relentless. The sheer number of them -- and the ease with which they tear people to pieces -- is enough to completely decimate the entire world.

In Snyder's world, you're simply fucked.

In Romero's world, it's the complacency of the characters -- their false sense of safety and security -- that ultimately gets them killed. The slow, shambling nature of the Romero Zombie has a lot to do with lulling the characters to their doom.

In Danny Boyle's world, it's a little bit of both.

[jasonisking]

the thing that was missing in land was that clostraphobic feel.it being so big is what killed it for me.

[Rich]

I think Land still had that clostrophobic feel. People were in one city surrounded by the rest of the world taken over by the walking dead whom have advanced. They could never leave Fiddler's Green. They were basically locked in with the dead on the outside. It was more appocolyptic then clostrophobic, but it will had that feel for me.

I loved the sky flowers bit. You put flowers at people's graves, so the "sky flowers" was saying that the whole world is one great big grave.

This movie was the ultimate apocalypse story for me.

[Spade]

When I first heard about this I was kind of excited, but after seeing that trailer I'm truly disappointed. This looks like the kind of movie that makes it straight to tv or dvd.

Take care and God bless.

Spade

[The Dream Master]

I think Land still had that clostrophobic feel. People were in one city surrounded by the rest of the world taken over by the walking dead whom have advanced. They could never leave Fiddler's Green. They were basically locked in with the dead on the outside. It was more appocolyptic then clostrophobic, but it will had that feel for me.



Bingo. It's a completely logical progression from where the original Day of the Dead left off. In my opinion, Sarah's decision to still keep her calander at the end of that film represents her unwillingness to let go of a world that's long gone. Land of the Dead shows that just about everyone else shared the same unwillingness, which ultimately means they're just as trapped as ever. It's not so much the zombies that give Land a claustrophobic feel: it's the humans, particularly Dennis Hopper's character, that have enslaved their own selves by committing themselves to a world they can't let go of.

[Just Jeans]

I think that people built their expectations too high for Land of the Dead. The chances that it would become a modern classic were always slim -- Romero was lucky to pull it off three times in a row with the original franchise -- and because those expectations weren't met, I think some people were left massively disappointed. We might look back on Land of the Dead as a classic in 15 years, but right now I'm just happy that it was a mostly solid film, with the same kind of social commentary that was present in Romero's earlier Dead films.

[Alex DeLarge]

I loved Land but I think Diary will be the "Romero classic of the '00s." Using MySpace culture the same way he used mall culture is sheer brilliance and it's going back to the Dawn commentary, not a commentary on the government, but on the mass, sheep-minded people.

[The Dream Master]

Since he didn't come out with a zombie film in the '90s, I think it's alright if Romero cranks out two classics this decade.

For what it's worth, I thought Land was one of the best horror movies in the last fifteen years. It's a shame it wasn't more well-received, but people will come around. The same thing happened with Day of the Dead.

[Just Jeans]

I think Shaun of the Dead had several brilliantly subtle bits of commentary on society. The opening titles, which feature extras who already appear in a zombie-like state as they go about their daily lives with blank expressions was great. That sequence made me laugh because it felt so true. That's what people are like. The sequence with Shaun walking through a zombie-torn London (just as he did the day before when things were normal) and not noticing anything amiss is a great gag, but it also feels quite real in the sense that people are like that. We don't really pay attention to the world around us, we're too busy with our own lives.

Land of the Dead is a really good film, but I think it's more likely that Shaun of the Dead is the film we'll be looking back on in 15 years and calling a classic.

[The Dream Master]

Here's some shitty cover art:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511f1tFgn1L._SS500_.jpg

This comes out on Tuesday, by the way. Is anyone going to dare to watch this?

[MaDMaNMaRz]

That is one of the worst covers.....EVER! :X

I don't know about this one. Normally i'll watch any horror movie at least once, but this one just looks and sounds TERRIBLE. I might not even bother with this one. :lol:

[CosmoBubba]

That's a DVD cover that I'd be actually embarassed to have sitting on my shelf. Couldn't they have just used that poster floating around online, with the hand reaching up from the ground?

[Jigsaw]

That cover is TERRIBLE! :X

[Cody]

I've seen the movie. Pretty much the only thing taken from the original is character names, so it mostly stands as its own little mindless DTV zombie flick. I didn't think it was very good, but it is a hell of a lot better than the Dudelson's DotD2: Contagium.

And yeah, that cover is fucking awful.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Oh man, Contagium was......ugh! :X I can't even talk about it.

[nottidelterrore]

That cover is pure shit. Is that zombie eating a cheese pizza or something?

I'm not even going to give this movie the time of day. I love the original to death.

Cody, I don't think anything can be worse than Day of the Dead 2. Haha. That movie is an oversized turd sandwich that doesn't have muzzle flashes in it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

That would be some gross cheese pizza, Chris. Hahahaha!!! :lol:

[Jigsaw]

With that cover it looks like they didn't even try to make it decent.

[sCabbOy]

If you think about it the original cover wasn't really that good either.

Not saying this one is... I dunno, should have left it simple.

[CosmoBubba]

A simple cover would have been nice. But no, we're stuck with a picture that looks like somebody mixed the world's biggest, nastiest turd into a burrito and convinced a zombie to deep throat it.

[karloff]

Just watched it last night. As a remake it's a travesty and insult. As a zombie flick it's entertainig in the bad movie way. I wrote a review for it on my MySpace horror page if anyonec cares to see my thoughts on it.

[The Dream Master]

Yeah, I'm always looking for a new reason to rip Steve Miner these days, so I rented this, and holy shit--it's terrible, just as I expected. I don't even think it's one of those "so bad it's good" flicks--it's just downright awful.

[skuppy]

I watched this last night. Only decent thing I can say about it is that Mena Suvari's ass looks quite nice. :D

[Rick]

I watched the trailer and it looks fucking horrible.

[Cody]

I'm curious as to how that one undead fellow gained the ability to crawl on the ceiling. I assume he was previously bitten by a radioactive spider.

[Scarecrow]

MArvel Zombies is a movie that really should be made. :p


- Scarecrow

[cropsy]

I hate the cover butMena doesn't hurt it. I think I already watched most if not all of it online actually. The quality wasn't great so maybe that is part of it in why I didn't like it more..

[nottidelterrore]

As soon as I heard Nick Cannon's name, I knew immediately that I didn't want to watch this.

It really sucks that Steve Miner directed this. A man who directed two awesome Friday the 13th movies & the decent Halloween H20.

[El Rooto]

Must be hitting hard times.

[The Dream Master]

Must be hitting hard times.

For the past twenty years, yep.

If anyone wants to read my thoughts on this flick, click the link in my sig. The review's posted on the front page.

[nottidelterrore]

Good review, Dream Master. :)

[sCabbOy]

Ya know, I watched this and didn't think it was very bad. It's definitely no match to the original (Which I feel was the best Dead film) and really had a cheap DTV feel to it, but I didn't mind it at all.

[Lance Lives]

I saw this DVD at FYE last night, the cover was lame I thought. Does it have anything to do with the Dawn re-make? I know Ving is in it. This would be like a last ditch rental for me I think.

[Cody]

Does it have anything to do with the Dawn re-make? I know Ving is in it.

No, but Ving was cast to make you think it might.

[Lance Lives]

Worked a little bit, but not enough to make me wanna see it.

[Zombie]

I got this in my Netflix and I actually didn't think it was that bad. Yeah it was a little cheesy sometimes, like some of the things the Zombie's do in the hospital, but it wasn't as bad as people had been saying. I actually was interested in it and was able to watch it through. Heck this guy at work even said he saw the most horrible "b-movie" ever and was worse then House of the Dead which I was finding hard to believe because as far as I've came there has been nothing worse then HOTD, except for it's sequal. This was way better then HOTD. At least I thought so. I wouldn't buy it and I ddoubt I'll watch it again, but it was good enough for a one time view. Maybe it's because I thought this was going to be so bad that I was expecting something dumb and that's why I liked it? Either way, it wasn't as bad as people make it to be.

[Parasomniaa]

I saw the movie last night, and it was a real letdown.
It felt like I was watching a remake of a remake of a remake.
If I hadn't seen Resident Evil, 28 Days Later and Daw of the Dead (2004) I might have enjoyed it. But no...
There was nothing new or original at all in this one, and some of the special effects looks horrible.

[sCabbOy]

Yeah, it's def not good... but as for a DTV zombie, it's one of the better ones. DTV zombie movies can really be bad.

[Patrick]

I hate the cover art. I haven't seen the movie yet though.

[The Dream Master]

Guys, that cover art is actually one of those lenticular things that changes as you move it. As such, it actually shows the zombie throwing up. Pretty gross. And stupid, too.

[CosmoBubba]

Oh, I knew the zombie on the cover was supposed to be vomiting. But it doesn't change the fact that it's an awful cover.

Say I'm Mr. Casual Horror Fan that watches the occasional horror flick and may not have heard of George Romero or the original Day Of The Dead. If I'm walking around the local video store and stumble upon some random DVD with a vomiting zombie on the cover, that isn't exactly going to entice me into renting/buying it, famous name or not.

[The Dream Master]

I was just clarifying how godawful it was though: it's bad enough if it's just a still of the zombie vomiting, but the lenticular that actually shows the zombie going through the motions is even stupider.

[sam hane]

I thought this movie was pretty good for what it was, didn't expect it to be anything like the original movie. What I don't get though it why is there a zombie throwing up on the cover, that doesn't happen in the film?

[The Dream Master]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that. The cover makes no sense whatsoever, especially considering that the zombie on the cover is revealed to be a vegetarian that doesn't feed on human flesh. Buncha dumbasses, I tell you.

[CosmoBubba]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that. The cover makes no sense whatsoever, especially considering that the zombie on the cover is revealed to be a vegetarian that doesn't feed on human flesh. Buncha dumbasses, I tell you.

Maybe that's why he was vomiting. "Ew, I accidentally ate some meat! Blargh!"

[Myers, Michael]

Just watched this on netflix. Didn't feel like they were remaking Day of the Dead at all. Just felt like some random zombie movie they slapped that name onto. I think if they just called it some random zombie movie name instead of "Day of the Dead" I think it would have been better received. Oh well.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad359/sean_ofthedead/51vYoSP08HL.jpg

WHY?

[nottidelterrore]

:lol:

I still haven't seen this. From what I've heard about it, I doubt 3D will make it any better.

[WesReviews]

Red/Blue 3D? Oh wow...