Dawn of the Dead

George a Romero

1979

138 min (approx)

Extended credits

This is probably my choice for greatest zombie film ever, this one's got it all, fantastic storyline, great characters, absolutely tons of gore and a great ending. Romero outdid himself with this one and I doubt if it will ever be matched in the horror genre.

Carrying on from "Night of the living dead" the world is being over-run by zombies whose sheer numbers are multiplying at a terrible rate. A small group made up of a couple who work for a tv station and two deserting soldiers make thier escape from impending doom and take off in a helecopter not knowing where the hell thier going. Eventually finding a deserted mall where they decide to stay. Before too long they have cleared the place of zombies , blocked the exits and are living the high life oblivious to the goings on in the outside world. Obviously this doesn't last and they are soon plunged into a life or death struggle with another enemy who is hell bent on taking what they've got . This is universaly known as the no1 zombie film, and who am I to argue, this is one of my most watched films ever, and a true classic. Still heavily cut of gore for it's U.K. Directors Cut, it's a must to search out the full length version the director intended you to see, if only to check out "Tom Savini's" fantastic effects. A zombie film lovers dream come true

Gore Highlights

Tons of gore from the outset and far too much for me to list but here are some highlights.

In the opening section of the film where the military are clearing a building of zombie's,

A guy has his head blown off with a shotgun, there are multiple nasty gunshot wounds, a woman has a big chunk taken out of her shoulder and her wrist, zombie's are seen chomping on human remains.

Later when the escaping group land thier helecopter to refuel they are attacked by zombie's and there is a great scene where a zombie has the top of it's head taken off by the propellor.

Later still in the mall they waste loads of zombie's by shooting, stabbing, screwdriver through the head, you name it.

The end of the film is very brutal with beheadings, stabbings, limbs being ripped off, people ripped apart and eaten, loads more bloody shootings and a none too happy ending for our heroes. (Enough gore for any sicko to enjoy)

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