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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 10/04, 10/06

10/06: Dawn of the Dead is a zombie film that's full of low-IQ characters.

I hate one of them, and fortunately, he'll die. Then, the movie starts to improve but not a whole lot.

Things might've turned out better if there's an increase in intelligence with more focus on other citizens who are scattered around the area after surviving the initial stage of the zombie apocalypse. At the same time, George A. Romero can take advantage of Tom Savani's cadaver makeup skills to bring the best out of the living dead.

Sadly, Dawn of the Dead is a routine sequel with an uninteresting formula: kill as many zombies while getting used to the new way of life. At least, it gets my vote for one of the best movie posters of all time.

All in all, George A. Romero needs to stop his obsession with zombies and move on with something else.

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