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Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GmanJoe on February 05, 2004, 06:42:51 AM
Not Romero.....but it\'s his baby reborn.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/dawnofthedead/dawn_apple_large2.html
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GigaShadow on February 05, 2004, 07:48:45 AM
I enjoyed the original Dawn of the Dead, this may be some good mindless entertrainment.  Didn\'t even know they did a remake.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GmanJoe on February 05, 2004, 07:50:11 AM
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
I enjoyed the original Dawn of the Dead, this may be some good mindless entertrainment.  Didn\'t even know they did a remake.


mm hates mindless entertainment! I\'ll be ready for him when he pipes up. :p
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GigaShadow on February 05, 2004, 07:53:53 AM
Oh yeah I am sure he will hate it, but I don\'t care.  Dawn was the best of the Dead movies IMHO.  I think it looks interesting.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 05, 2004, 08:58:35 AM
it\'s zack snyder\'s 1st film, after several other director\'s were offered it (not romero)

no comment yet.....
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: fastson on February 05, 2004, 11:55:10 AM
Looks pretty interesting. Ill keep an eye on it.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: ooseven on February 05, 2004, 12:35:29 PM
i\'ll keep one eye on it and other on the nearest shopping mall where i can hold up for a good while... taking out Zombies when i go on supply runs.

/me starts to load to pump actio shotgun.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Coredweller on February 05, 2004, 01:06:31 PM
I did not click on it because I\'m at work.  Is this the teaser trailer, or the recent full trailer?

I like the (second) full trailer when I saw it at a theater.  The introduction is quite good; where the mom returns to her safe comfortable suburban home, and then wakes up to find that all hell has broken loose.  I like that shot where she looks outside and sees a couple people running across the street, and a house burning a couple blocks away.  

I hope they can keep up the proper atmosphere for the complete film, however I\'m disappointed that LL Cool J is in it.  I don\'t want to see any unnecessary fake-gangsta vs. Zombie BS.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GigaShadow on February 05, 2004, 01:09:48 PM
I thought Ving Rames was in it not LL... but yeah Core, that is the trailer - the one you just described.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Coredweller on February 05, 2004, 01:14:09 PM
Hah, you\'re right, sorry.  Ving Rhames.  He\'s a little better than LL.  :)
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: SwifDi on February 05, 2004, 02:35:12 PM
He\'s A LOT better than LL Cool Whip.

This movie looks freaky... I saw the preview in a theater and got goosebumps... A lot like 28 Days Later.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: ooseven on February 05, 2004, 03:04:42 PM
Trivia...

Which film in the series is this quote from.

"the Whole place is like one gaint Goddamn tombstone"
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Luke on February 05, 2004, 03:15:59 PM
I\'m a huge fan of the original trilogy. I\'ll be seeing this. Dunno if I\'ll like but I\'ll definatly see it.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Capcom on February 05, 2004, 04:14:12 PM
ooseven it is Day

Bloodydisguisting got to watch the new Dawn a month or so ago. They loved it, but had doubts it would make it past the mpaa uncut because of the extreme violence.

In other news anchor Bay is about to release a new transfer of the original dawn with 4 disk se later this year.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: (e) on February 05, 2004, 04:19:39 PM
Never seen any of them.

Can someone recommend the best in the series?
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Coredweller on February 05, 2004, 04:23:02 PM
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Originally posted by (e)
Never seen any of them.

Can someone recommend the best in the series?
The first one, no matter what these others say.  

I can\'t believe you\'ve never seen it.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Luke on February 05, 2004, 04:41:24 PM
And by the first one he means Night of the Living Dead.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 05, 2004, 04:45:27 PM
actually the ramake of "night of the living dead" is the best out of all of them

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdog.com%2Frider%2Fwritings%2Fimages%2Fnight_of_the_living_dead.gif&hash=87c5a2613db9f5fe73e69b0d4b2dd8c46eccb22b)

was produced by romero and directed by tom savini (both pittsburgh natives)

tony todd as ben is reason enough

plus the chick in the new one wasnt such a whiner as the original


"day of the dead" would be the continuation of the story, followed by "dawn of the dead"


some information about the original dawn of the dead location, monroeville mall, which i can see from my back yard
http://www.deadohio.com/MonroevilleMall.htm
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Luke on February 05, 2004, 04:52:18 PM
Didn\'t even know about that!

I\'ll be renting it tomorrow.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Coredweller on February 05, 2004, 05:00:34 PM
I\'m sorry, but the remake of "Night" did not do it for me at all.  That story is just scarier in B&W.  I love the night photography in that film.  B&W night photography is infinitely scarier than color.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 05, 2004, 05:21:14 PM
you got a point there, BUT....the acting/zombie makeup/character depth/sequencing/filming was so much better in the 2nd.

plus it had tony todd, i mean..come on

now, im not one for remakes, but it was still a romero/savini project
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: (e) on February 05, 2004, 06:04:57 PM
Quote
Originally posted by mm
actually the ramake of "night of the living dead" is the best out of all of them

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdog.com%2Frider%2Fwritings%2Fimages%2Fnight_of_the_living_dead.gif&hash=87c5a2613db9f5fe73e69b0d4b2dd8c46eccb22b)

was produced by romero and directed by tom savini (both pittsburgh natives)

tony todd as ben is reason enough

plus the chick in the new one wasnt such a whiner as the original


"day of the dead" would be the continuation of the story, followed by "dawn of the dead"


some information about the original dawn of the dead location, monroeville mall, which i can see from my back yard
http://www.deadohio.com/MonroevilleMall.htm



Thanks mm, Ill definetly check that out this weekend.

Plus this Romero guy you talk about quite alot, Any other movies of his I should check out?
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 05, 2004, 06:16:08 PM
well, his grand claim to fame will always be the "xxx of the dead" series

but he also did monkey shines, and creepshow

he might not have made many films, but he learned from the great such as Lucio Fulci, or Dario Argento
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Luke on February 05, 2004, 06:47:22 PM
You\'re a movie nerd.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: (e) on February 05, 2004, 06:55:47 PM
So?

Movies are an amazing tool for entertainment.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on February 05, 2004, 07:31:15 PM
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Originally posted by mm
actually the ramake of "night of the living dead" is the best out of all of them

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdog.com%2Frider%2Fwritings%2Fimages%2Fnight_of_the_living_dead.gif&hash=87c5a2613db9f5fe73e69b0d4b2dd8c46eccb22b)

was produced by romero and directed by tom savini (both pittsburgh natives)

tony todd as ben is reason enough

plus the chick in the new one wasnt such a whiner as the original


"day of the dead" would be the continuation of the story, followed by "dawn of the dead"


some information about the original dawn of the dead location, monroeville mall, which i can see from my back yard
http://www.deadohio.com/MonroevilleMall.htm



The remake was nowhere near as good as the original. You blashpemer!

As for Romero - it\'s George Romero, check out \'Martin\', \'Monkey Shines\', \'Creepshow\' , \'The Dark Half \' and a couple others, most notable is the Dead trilogy and \'Martin\'.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: GmanJoe on February 05, 2004, 07:59:17 PM
mm......you think the remake of Night of the Living Dead is better than the original?

Crikey. I knew you were just a pretender! :p
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Luke on February 05, 2004, 08:02:43 PM
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Originally posted by (e)
So?

Movies are an amazing tool for entertainment.


Really? Wow.



Thanks for lettin\' me in on that.


P.S. I\'m a movie nerd too, I was making a joke.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: EmperorRob on February 05, 2004, 08:04:28 PM
Quote
Originally posted by (e)
So?

Movies are an amazing tool for entertainment.

Reading is where it\'s at, foo.  O. G. Readmore says u just got served.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 05, 2004, 08:47:19 PM
the original and the remake are identical films

the remake had better production value, better actors, better scripting, etc

its not like paul anderson did the remake

it was produced by romero and directed by savini sitting next to him

:rolleyes:
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on February 05, 2004, 09:13:26 PM
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Originally posted by mm
the original and the remake are identical films

the remake had better production value, better actors, better scripting, etc

its not like paul anderson did the remake

it was produced by romero and directed by savini sitting next to him

:rolleyes:



I refuse to argue with you on this.
I\'M RIGHT YOU\'RE WRONG
NANANA-BOOBOO!!!

;)

Seriously though, it\'s personal preference. I thought part of the "soul" was lost in the remake and  I also found Savini\'s effects wasn\'t up to par. Then again, I didn\'t like the changes character wise (I prefer my women helpess and whiney!).
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Coredweller on February 05, 2004, 10:53:58 PM
Another little advantage of the 1968 original was the score.  Very nice low tech, sometimes synthetic, dissonant music.  It\'s one of the things that makes the original so scary.
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: mm on February 06, 2004, 04:12:03 AM
agreed

i guess i just have a tony todd fetish, and prefer my female leads bad ass
Title: Rejoice! For the Dead will walk again at Dawn!
Post by: Living-In-Clip on February 06, 2004, 06:17:23 PM
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Originally posted by mm
agreed

i guess i just have a tony todd fetish, and prefer my female leads bad ass


Mostly a Tony Todd fetish.
;)