Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray] [1978]

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The remaining movies were introduced by noteworthy commentators; February 9th; Alex Cox with Giulio Questi's bizarre western Django Kill, February 16th; Shinya Tsukamoto's Japanese body-horror Tetsuo II: Bodyhammer, February 23rd; Mark Cousins on Georges Franju's nightmarish vision Eyes Without A Face, and finally on March 22nd; Christopher Frayling on Alexandra Jodorowsky's surreal spaghetti western El Topo. Francine (Gaylen Ross) is an executive there and she and her partner, Stephen (David Emge), plan to take a helicopter and get out of the city, where the outbreak is really taking its toll. It was shown as part of the BBC2 Forbidden Season of films "exploring dark and disturbing areas of the imagination". Scribe James Gunn makes an excellent point in a new interview that he tried to make his screenplay more action oriented while lessening the role "mall droids" played in the original film.

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The documentary might be a little technical for some in its first half, but it moves quickly enough to prevent it from feeling dry. There’s still a few weird spots (like the helicopter scene on the roof in the sky has some vertical lines), but overall this is a fantastic looking 4K UHD disc that is a hefty upgrade over the Blu-ray. Its influence has been huge and is clearly visible on just about every subsequent zombie movie, as well as pretty much the entire Survival Horror genre of computer games.

As for the Argento Cut, there doesn't appear to be a significantly notable difference from the The Extended (‘Cannes’) cut, which some prefer due to its extended scenes, but for me this is off set by the slightly slower pacing. I was able to track down a so-so quality copy of the Dawn Of The Dead Entertainment In Video VHS Trailer on YouTube, which was AI upscaled for inclusion here.Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was a hugely influential film, not only in the horror genre, where it established the classic tropes of the zombie movie, but also in terms of low budget independent filmmaking. The action and visuals also enjoy a wider, more sumptuous array of colors, especially the animated candy-rose reds of blood giving the movie a more energetic pop. Reiniger) shoot their way through a tenement block that’s overtaken with zombies and gun-toting residents.

The ‘Raising the Dead’ featurette is affectionate and anecdotal whilst giving a good idea of what went into making everything happen. It wasn't until 2003 that BMG got the full uncut Cannes version passed and released on DVD (Cat no: 74321 443600). Romero's Dawn of the Dead on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a seven-disc Limited Collector's Edition box set. It certainly sounds like a great project to have been involved in – actor Ken Foree (who plays Peter) is particularly enthusiastic in his recollections, while Savini tellingly states that afterwards "life was so boring compared to being on the set of Dawn of the Dead. The film starts to stumble in the 2nd act when the truck load of people come in, but it picks up for a thrilling conclusion that fits perfectly in with the genre.With a bigger canvas and way more blood-soaked carnage, it’s somewhat of an epic, despite the restricted setting. Effects are spread across the speakers, with some heft supplied by the sub; it is quite atmospheric with the surrounds coming into play, obviously limited by the source, this is never-the-less natural sounding. The standard def anamorphic transfers of the other two cuts are of a similar quality but at a lower resolution and appear to be NTSC to PAL conversions, albeit good ones. Super 8 Mall Footage - By zombie extra Ralph Langer with option of archive commentary by Robert Langer and new commentary by Ralph Langer. According to the accompanying book, the folks at Second Sight were given access to the original 35mm camera negatives of the theatrical version for Dawn of the Dead.

It’s less informative than the others but it’s a lot of fun to listen to them get together and laugh and joke about the shoot and film. This was part of the agreement made, as Argento’s company financed much of the film and he felt some tweaks would need to be made for non-American markets. The second half goes long beyond the film’s release, looking at the rest of Romero’s career and how it, and the film industry, changed after Dawn. The director's cut is nothing of the sort but a version prepared for screening at Cannes that's pretty much the theatrical cut before its editing was tightened for general release. Grain is barely visible and the transfer has a very pleasing 'filmic' look that's just not as pronounced on the DVD versions.

Romero's Dawn of the Dead remains a horror masterpiece, featuring poignantly relevant themes on modernity and consumerism. There's inevitably some crossover with the first commentary, but the sheer number of contributors here provides a wider perspective and a further selection of anecdotes, and there's even some on-set behind-the-scenes footage included.