That awkward moment when....

Your daughter has half of her face eaten off and is staring at you while you sleep. The Dawn of the Dead re-make is an epic zombie movie that I think should be a role model for other zombie movies.

Nothing can make a movie better than zombies mixed with one of my favorite bands, Disturbed. This is probably the only time I will ever say this, I think this re-make is better than the original. During this movie I'm not laughing my ass off at the pathetic zombies who move at the pace of a snail to get to you,  instead I'm shocked by how fast they move. I saw this movie when it first came out 8 years ago, so I was 11 years old, and naturally I was terrified and grossed out. I've seen it countless times since then, and each time noticing something different that makes me appreciate it even more.

The part that gets me every time though is the zombie baby, I don't know what original Dawn of the Dead the writer saw, but I didn't see any creepy zombie baby that gives me nightmares when I saw it. Everything about this movie should win an award, the actors play their parts phenomenally, the cinematography is top notch, and the editing is pretty solid. And the endless amounts of blood never hurt a zombie movie either.

Dawn Of The Dead

OK, most people have seen the new Dawn Of The Dead, but few have seen the original by George Romero done in 1978. While I like the newer version because it is a lot more interesting, looks spectacular, and is in general a great zombie movie that others should look up to, I also love the original. The original had great camera angles, awesome directing, and just over-all a great movie. I've seen it a few times now and always laugh at how the zombies are in it. All of the zombies have minimal make up (mostly just dark blue around the eyes and pale skin), and cheesy blood.
The one part that I don't like about the movie is how lazy the zombies are. This movie portrays zombies as push overs (literally), super slow, and as dumb as possible. As slow as these zombies are people still manage to get eaten by them just by being stupid. I also get confused by the movie because at times it seems like they are supposed to be hardcore zombies, but then characters will start to make fun of how slow they are, and that they can easily kill ten of them at once.

While I love the original Dawn Of The Dead because it was such a different concept for it's time, however the fast paced action of the new version is also an epic movie. For being made in the late 70's it's an excellent looking movie and definitely a movie any zombie fan should see.