Best Zombie Movie of All Time?!

[SsM]

Is a Zombie shark the end result of that battle?

 

[Gilpesh]

I know I'm in the minority but I will never understand why people liked the original Dawn of the Dead more than the new one. The new one is so much better in every way.

Okay. You forced me to post in this thread. I ignored it being said as the best in the first post... but now you're hating on the original. That's it.

First off... running zombies are stupid when played straight. Besides the usual 'dead things wouldn't run' which always gets the 'it's only a movie' response. It also makes zombies not terrifying anymore. Half the reason zombies are terrifying is that... they're weak, slow moving, and not threatening by themselves. But they will kill you anyway because of their large numbers. It doesn't matter how far you run, where you hide, how many you kill... they're going to get you... and they're not going to break a sweat to do it.

Also, the remake takes the movie in the stupidest directions. Apparently someone watched the original Dawn of the Dead and was constantly like this, "How come they don't just build tanks and drive away! COME ON BUILD TANKS NOW! Bring on the tanks! You know what would rock right now? TANKS!" Also, it didn't help that their reason for leaving... was that a ******ed woman who saw that the dog doesn't get attacked by zombies.... feared that the dog would be attacked by zombies!

And that brings me to the characters... it's like Real World Zombie Apocalypse. They're horrible and only given enough development (because there's too many to even start caring about any of them!) to die horrible deaths. Romero made a great zombie movie... with only four characters. So let's see, the remake lacks in zombies, story, and characters. There goes the "better in every way" thing.

Diary has an important message.. It just gets lost in translation.

Actually. Part of the problem with Diary was that it hit you in the face with a brick over the message of the movie.

 

[SsM]

Actually. Part of the problem with Diary was that it hit you in the face with a brick over the message of the movie.

I kind of felt that was one of the reasons the message got lost, because they constantly forced it on you.

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

I never saw Diary cause I heard it was so bad.

 

[SsM]

I'll watch anything with zombies.

 

[Figs]

Although I haven't seen Diary yet I'm just going to go out on a limb and guess but is the message in that film involve the immediate news and publicity over the internet via technology?


Basically saying how everyone has their own little self videos they throw up on Youtube and Myspace and whatnot.

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

I'd post the eye gouge scene from Zombi 2 but that would probably get me in trouble.

 

[SsM]

Although I haven't seen Diary yet I'm just going to go out on a limb and guess but is the message in that film involve the immediate news and publicity over the internet via technology?


Basically saying how everyone has their own little self videos they throw up on Youtube and Myspace and whatnot.

It's basically asking you the question if the human race is even worth fighting for.

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

I like the Dawn remake, but the original is a freaking classic. I love everything about it, it's almost surreal to me, like a live action cartoon. I bought the 4 disc set they released a few years back and it is maybe the most awesome set i own.

 

[DACMAN]

I don't like the Dawn of the Dead remake because I thought the last act was pretty weak.

Plus, other than being very well shot I really didn't feel like it brought anything new to the genre.

It didn't bring anything new? It made the zombies fast and actually scary. They were never scary until Zach Snyder fixed that. You're right, it was shot really well. The acting was actually good. It didn't have the typical bad horror movie dialog. The action scenes were fantastic (which is a first in Zombie movies). They typically just go crazy with gore and hope that will satisfy people. But the action itself was great. And as far as the last act being weak, I can see your point. Although I thought it was stronger than the last act of the original. So if anything it did offer fast zombies for the first time. Which are actually scary because I got tired off seeing people getting attacked by something my 2 year old nephew could out run.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I like the Dawn remake, but the original is a freaking classic. I love everything about it, it's almost surreal to me, like a live action cartoon. I bought the 4 disc set they released a few years back and it is maybe the most awesome set i own.

I have to agree there. The remake was pretty go, but the original was WAYYYY better. Also, the original created that classic line "When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."

 

[DACMAN]

Okay. You forced me to post in this thread. I ignored it being said as the best in the first post... but now you're hating on the original. That's it.

First off... running zombies are stupid when played straight. Besides the usual 'dead things wouldn't run' which always gets the 'it's only a movie' response. It also makes zombies not terrifying anymore. Half the reason zombies are terrifying is that... they're weak, slow moving, and not threatening by themselves. But they will kill you anyway because of their large numbers. It doesn't matter how far you run, where you hide, how many you kill... they're going to get you... and they're not going to break a sweat to do it.

Also, the remake takes the movie in the stupidest directions. Apparently someone watched the original Dawn of the Dead and was constantly like this, "How come they don't just build tanks and drive away! COME ON BUILD TANKS NOW! Bring on the tanks! You know what would rock right now? TANKS!" Also, it didn't help that their reason for leaving... was that a ******ed woman who saw that the dog doesn't get attacked by zombies.... feared that the dog would be attacked by zombies!

And that brings me to the characters... it's like Real World Zombie Apocalypse. They're horrible and only given enough development (because there's too many to even start caring about any of them!) to die horrible deaths. Romero made a great zombie movie... with only four characters. So let's see, the remake lacks in zombies, story, and characters. There goes the "better in every way" thing.

People who get pissed off at people because they disagree with them make me smile.

Dawn of the Dead (2004) is better than the original. I think most of you guys say it isn't is simply because it's nostalgic.

This dude seems to get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99aGoKYn1ws&feature=related
THIS GUY IS FRICKEN HILARIOUS! And he gets it.

And check out part 2 of his at 3:23 and tell me that isn't true. There are so many reasons the first one was goofy.

 

[Gilpesh]

People who get pissed off at people because they disagree with them make me smile.

Dawn of the Dead (2004) is better than the original. I think most of you guys say it isn't is simply because it's nostalgic.

And you're clearly just saying the remake is better because the zombies run.

 

[Kanon]

It didn't bring anything new? It made the zombies fast and actually scary. They were never scary until Zach Snyder fixed that.

The zombies in Dawn of the Dead 2004 are pretty much a copy of the infected of 28 Days Later (2002). I'm pretty much someone saw the succes of 28DL, and thought "let's use it in Dawn"

 

[DACMAN]

And you're clearly just saying the remake is better because the zombies run.

Ah. I see your point. Touche. Point well made.

 

[SsM]

The zombies in Dawn of the Dead 2004 are pretty much a copy of the infected of 28 Days Later (2002). I'm pretty much someone saw the succes of 28DL, and thought "let's use it in Dawn"

This one has a good point.

 

[DACMAN]

The zombies in Dawn of the Dead 2004 are pretty much a copy of the infected of 28 Days Later (2002). I'm pretty much someone saw the succes of 28DL, and thought "let's use it in Dawn"

Or they said "wow, that movie was actually scary." "Let's make a zombie movie that actually has threatening zombies in it." They always had to have the characters do something stupid so the zombies could actually bite them.

 

[DACMAN]

This one has a good point.

It doesn't change the fact it was the first zombie movie to have fast zombies in it. In 28 Days Later you could shoot them anywhere and they'd die. This was the first one that we could have zombies running around with missing arms and even legs and they'd still attack people. Zach Snyder gave us the first scary zombie movie, unless we are considering 28DL a zombie flick.

 

[Gilpesh]

It doesn't change the fact it was the first zombie movie to have fast zombies in it. In 28 Days Later you could shoot them anywhere and they'd die. This was the first one that we could have zombies running around with missing arms and even legs and they'd still attack people. Zach Snyder gave us the first scary zombie movie, unless we are considering 28DL a zombie flick.

Also. Zombies ran in the movie, Return of the Living Dead. In 1985.

 

[Motown Marvel]

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Zombie vs. shark fight!!!!!! this is why Zombi 2 is so awesome!

the coolest thing about this scene: its a real man fighting a real shark. there was a stunt man who trained for this scene, but when the day came to shoot it, he was sick and couldnt perform, but they had to do the shot. so the shark wrangler just jumps in and does the scene with no practice. he fights a shark man! today, it would be totally CGI bulls**t.

 

[SsM]

Also. Zombies ran in the movie, Return of the Living Dead. In 1985.

Hmm, I think you won that argument, my friend. Congrats?

 

[Octoberist]

I would say Night of the Living Dead is the best.

Then Dawn of the Dead, Zombi, Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and REC

 

[Octoberist]

I would say Night of the Living Dead is the best.

Then Dawn of the Dead, Zombi, Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and REC

 

[SsM]

I haven't had a chance to watch Rec.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Original Dawn of the Dead was the best