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Dawn of the Dead (1978) ~ Film Review
Dawn of the Dead, the sequel to the spectacular Night of the Living Dead, was released in 1978 and directed by George Romero. Before watching this film, I heard it was amazing, and I expected as much from horror guru Romero. I loved, loved, loved Night of the Living Dead, but I didn’t love, love, love Dawn of the Dead. While many laud this film as one of the best zombie movies of all time, I found it dull, incredibly lengthy, and void of anything scary.
I think people love Dawn of the Dead because of its social commentary and graphic portrayal of zombies. The zombies are pretty vicious once they get their mouths on someone. I’d argue all zombie films feature a social commentary, but that’s an argument for a different time. I just can’t figure out why people love this film more than these two elements. It’s a far cry from the first, and I’d even go so far as to say the Dawn of the Dead remake is better than this. The few graphic moments were overshadowed by long, boring sequences and far too much comedy. This film is about 30 minutes too long and very dull. Plus, when the characters spend a lot of time laughing, joking, and chest-bumping the zombies, it’s hard to be scared.
Throughout most of this film, the characters don’t seem truly terrified of the zombies. They run freely through packs of them, kick them, lure them closer, and then kill them and even throw pies in their…
