This is a purposeful placement from Romero, his film has always been an allegory for capitalism and consumerism. Reiniger’s Roger and Gaylen Ross’s Francine, as they scramble to stay alive after making their temporary home in a shopping mall at the edge of town. Even though it’s so, so wrong.īut that’s just the beginning and soon we’ll be following David Emge’s Stephen, Ken Foree’s Peter, Scott H. The dark comedy of rednecks shooting at the Zombies on a hill is genuinely quite amusing. Everything is happening at the same time and in those early days, we’re shown that people are aware of the threat but treating it as fun. This takes us from cities to rural areas, from everyday people, to Farmers and more. What makes Dawn of the Dead immersive is the sheer suggested scale of the contagion, and while we’re mainly in one place, you’re given a sense of the world beyond. But, yes, the film endures and is packed full of tension. The truth is, Dawn of the Dead still makes one hell of an impression, whether that connection has been heightened by the nature of the last year, where an invisible virus has had an horrific impact on the world I’m unsure, but re-watching this film and see the chaos in the TV Station, alongside public panic, makes it seem just as relevant than ever, or maybe it has always been applicable? That could be history itself. Overall, though, out of all the cuts included on this fantastic 4-disc Blu-ray, you’d be just as happy with the original theatrical version or Argento’s European cut, which speeds things up a bit. On this occasion, and because it has been years since I delved into this one – Yeah, I know, I feel guilty it was so long – I went with the ‘Cannes’ cut, which isn’t really a favourite of Romero or Producer Argento but nevertheless extends certain scenes and offers a little more background on certain character moments. Coming across as clean and crisp in its cinematography, it also persists in its expansive vision but also – an important thing – the Zombie-deaths pack a punch and, yeah, the blood and gore doesn’t lose its grisly edge. That’s not all either because the process was supervised and approved by Dawn of the Dead’s very own DoP Michael Gornick himself, and it looks stunning to be fair. Not only is it finally the long-awaiting release of this seminal film in this form, it comes as a Limited Edition 4K UHD and/or 4K Blu-ray release, with the 4K scan and restoration coming from the Original Camera Negative, which was backed by Second Sight at the wonderful Final Frame New York (and London), a post-production company who work with independent companies. This Second Sight Films release is an extensive, incredibly prominent bundle as well. Playing on the fears of the unknown, something the States and beyond have excelled in with the wrong kind of leaders of late, this film continues to impress as a small group of people look to survive after an unknown virus causes the dead to come back to life, and they kill the living to endure. Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead rightfully remains a hugely influential film in the scheme of horror, social commentary, and creativity.
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