PST time zoners interested in Dawn of the Dead...

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:35 am

Tune in to USA right now. They are apperantly going to play the first ten minutes ofthe new Dawn of the Dead movie at some point during the showing of Final Destination. Have to watch it to see the thing though. I dunno for people out of PST zone.

Edit. Sneak preview. There's the term I couldn't think of..

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:20 am

Well that was interesting. Kind of REALLY fast paced straight into it at 120 mph, but I still have every intent of seeing this movie.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:27 am

That looked damn good. I guess the below could be a spoiler though there isnt really any plot? DO NOET RED IF U GONNA H8!

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So the zombies are fast now, or at least they are when they are first infected, I have no idea how they are after a few days. ThatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s one thing. Time necessary to rise as a zombie has dropped from three days to a few minutes, but still involves Solanum infections. All in all infection seems much more 28 days later style. The actual story is different from dawn of the dead from what I saw, but I was already expecting that. As for its overall quality as a film, it captures the artistic camera shots used from dawn of the dead, but adds scariness to the film. The original had none of the SMASH A ZOMBIE GONNA EAT YOUR HEAD!!!!!111 horror, and I'm not entirely sure if I like that or not. Still, the chicks husband head butted through a door and tried to eat her legs, witch made for some good action. I certainly want to see it after those 10 minutes, in fact there are plans laid to see it opening days with a few friends, including jetbaby.

Edit: The gore looks a lot like it did from the original, with the stringy flesh being torn from victims in vicious bites, though the blood is less pink, and people arenÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t wearing gray face paint.

Neon Dingo · Post by **Neon Dingo** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:33 am

The original Dawn of the Dead was pwn. Everyone should see it before you see the new one.

The whole fast zombies thing is stupid to me. I liked how the original was more tongue-in-cheek stupid, such as the part where the biker randomly jumped into the blood pressure monitor machine while he was being attacked by zombies and they ripped him away and only his arm remained and the machine said "Blood Pressure: 0"

Still, the new one looks damn promising. Zombies are probably one of the only fictional creations that scare the shit out of me and give me nightmares. The fact that the zombies are more 28 Days Later-esque makes them a lot scarier. I just hope they don't turn it into another Resident Evil movie.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:48 am

I don't think fast zombies are scary. They're called vampires. Zombies should be a shuffling mass that pops up off-camera and they drag some guy down. Unless you're a horny teenager hiding, then your zombified partner finds you and it gets dark.

It looks semi-intresting. Not sure if it will be as good as the re-make of night of the living dead though, or even return of the dead.

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:22 pm

Saw it and kinda liked it. I never thought slow moving zombies were scary, except when I first saw Night of the living dead as a kid. The rest were more comedy than horror. If the new version of Dawn makes it a little more serious people might dig it.

What I'd like to see is a Day of the Dead remake, except they move away from the underground military base and keep travelling across the post apocalyptic US like in the first 30 minutes.

Neon Dingo · Post by **Neon Dingo** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:40 pm

Ooooh man, check this shit out.

http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/film73 ... _movie.swf

It's called "Shaun of the Dead." It's a British comedy about zombies that's coming out soon.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:09 pm

The first film I saw with fast zombies was 21 days later, I must say I like the idea with fast zombies since it elevates the feeling of fight for survival you get in zombie flicks.

Slow zombies are cool too in their own sluggish not so fast moving way, but with slowboys people getting bitten(or killed) seem so goddamn retarded. Instead of outrunning the zombies they stand screaming or fall over or whatever.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:40 pm

Haha, 21 days later? Regardless.

SPOILERS OF THE OPENING TEN MINUTES----------------

I mean come on. Running zombies were shown the path of righteousness and glory. Did you see when she escaped from the house in her car? It was running in a crazy flailing motion after her and as she hit the corner he stopped running after and slowly stopped, looked to his side, screamed, and chased some lady who was out getting her paper.

iohkus · Post by **iohkus** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:50 am

this movie was shot in toronto and my brother was an extra in it, i dunno if u can actually see him in the movie but look for this guy:

he was in that position for 4 hours in the middle of the summer, neat huh?

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:53 am

Your brother is my new idol.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:58 am

I'll definately keep an eye out. I cant wait until Friday. We're gonna have a zombie fest adn watch all of the old ones on through Saturday morning and then hit the theaters that afternoon.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:22 am

Is Dawn of the Dead have the beginning were some cop guy goes crazy and shoots everyone he sees, and the other cops take him out?

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:35 am