Saturday, September 27, 2008

Just a quickie.

I realize I may have come off a tad bit strong in my first post... It was unintentional, and I assure you I am not a scary person. Trust. I'm just very passionate about scary movies! I can't help it, whenever I talk about them I get too excited and tend to use my outdoor voice. Don't let that scare you away from reading my blog. I say the word 'scare' a lot, don't I? 

So, a word to those whose pants are constantly being rocked off by George Romero and were huge fans of 2004's Dawn of the Dead, think twice before seeing the 2008 version of Day of the Dead. Sooooo disappointing. I haven't even seen the 1978 version of Dawn of the Dead and I'm sure it's even better, most originals are, but I can't help being completely in love with the newer version. So campy. So funny. So gross. So absolutely everything I love about zombie flicks. Day of the Dead, however, kiiind of a huge let down. From what I gather it sort of followed the formula of the original, but the dialogue was awful and I didn't find myself giving a shit about any of the characters. Those are really the two deal breakers for me with movies. Maybe I just love Dawn too much, maybe I'm just too picky, maybe I need to just figure out what the hell I want, I dunno. Whatever! I need some good vino to nurse my disappointment. 

2 comments:

Manuel said...

You might actually like the original Dawn of the Dead. I saw it a few months ago and it is, in my opinion, campier that the remake. I think the soundtrack/scoring is what helps accomplish this effect. I mean it was the late 70's so music was making its transition into the new wave sound which does not help for an authentic scary tone. But still good. Hmmm...now that I think about it, that zombie baby was pretty damn funny.

Margarita said...

I'm definitely excited to see the original if it's even campier than the remake. I love me some camp. The zombie baby was SO great!!! I love that they went there. :)