And The Argento cut, which, again, some prefer due to its much faster pacing and musical score, but this is offset by missing huge swathes of characterisation, some of the best gags and some, what appear to be, indiscriminate cuts to action scenes – for me the worst of the presentations; but at least everyone has something. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was a hugely influential film, not only in the horror genre, where it established the classic tropes of the zombie movie, but also in terms of low budget independent filmmaking. I only wish that a fourth cut, the unofficial mall hours cut, would've been included in the release. It wasn’t Tom Savini’s first film as a special effects make-up artist, but it’s the one in which he made his name and lead to him finding fame with Friday the 13th not long after. The release date got pushed back a couple of times after an early tease, so the film’s many fans have been chomping at the bit for this for a long time.

The extended ‘Cannes’ cut may be the longest version of the film here but, by all accounts, it was a version that was hastily assembled for an early screening at the Cannes film festival, so is something of an advanced workprint. Snyder does a great job of making the movie a veritable blood bath, with blood, guts, gore and entrails hanging from every corner. What I found interesting, watching the film now, was how much of it reminded me of the current COVID situation. Many different loads of them, those who were newbies and just hadn’t seen anything like it, the hardcore fans who realized both could exist, and then ones who found it better than the original.We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. If there’s a singular line that defines the Dawn of the Dead remake, that’s it, both in terms of the post-9/11 zeitgeist and the change in tone.

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used except with the prior written permission of The Digital Bits, Inc.Four decades later, the plot's themes on modernity and consumerism remain as poignant and relevant as ever, still offering plenty for viewers to chew on and discuss.

Francine (Gaylen Ross) is an executive there and she and her partner, Stephen (David Emge), plan to take a helicopter and get out of the city, where the outbreak is really taking its toll. George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead remains one of the greatest horror films ever made, often imitated but never equalled, and is now presented in a brand new restoration. I used to feel Dawn of the Dead was a little overlong, dragging its feet more than Night, but I didn’t get that sense at all this time around. Picture quality is fantasticly sharp, only Argento cut is slightly inferior compared to the two other cuts. mix is deep and heavy, pounding us mercilessly with deep waves of LFE from the opening shots of the film.In the past 10 years at Why So Blu, Brandon has amassed over 1,500 reviews of 4K, Blu-ray and DVD titles. His work here maybe isn’t as refined as his later work, but this is purely due to the sheer volume of effects in the film. Unfortunately, it’s all in service of characters that you frankly don’t care whether they live or die. The picture quality for Dawn of the Dead was something I was fully expecting to be a “meh” 4K UHD when viewing.