Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

starring: Jayne Eastwood, Matt Frewer, Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber See Larger Image List Price: $29.98 You Pay Only: $19.99 You Save: $9.99 (33%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Universal EAN: 0025195045674 Format: AC-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: September 30, 2008 Running Time: 60 minutes Sales Rank: 12552 Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Related Items: Shaun of the Dead George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) 28 Days Later [Blu-ray] I Am Legend [Blu-ray] Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray] see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/30/2008 Run time: 215 minutes Amazon.com: Are you ready to get down with the sickness? Movie logic dictates that you shouldn't remake a classic, but Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead defies that logic and comes up a winner. You could argue that George A. Romero's 1978 original was sacred ground for horror buffs, but it was a low-budget classic, and Snyder's action-packed upgrade benefits from the same manic pacing that energized Romero's continuing zombie saga. Romero's indictment of mega-mall commercialism is lost (it's arguably outmoded anyway), so Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn compensate with the same setting--in this case, a Milwaukee shopping mall under siege by cannibalistic zombies in the wake of a devastating viral outbreak--a well-chosen cast (led by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer), some outrageously morbid humor, and a no-frills plot that keeps tension high and blood splattering by the bucketful. Horror buffs will catch plenty of tributes to Romero's film (including cameos by three of its cast members, including gore-makeup wizard Tom Savini), and shocking images are abundant enough to qualify this Dawn as an excellent zombie-flick double-feature with 28 Days Later, its de facto British counterpart. --Jeff Shannon Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Ode to Dawn of the Dead -- This one and the Old One George A. Romero discovered a universal truth: Zombies rock. What's not to love? Shambling, animated corpses with a taste for living flesh? Desperate survivors with trigger happy fingers decapitating said zombies with rusty machetes or well-aimed head shots? Zombies piling up like chords of wood? And the screaming! It's like Christmas at the organ donor shop. Romero's original "Dawn of the Dead" made in 1978 is a lot of things: horrifying, taboo-shattering, gory, and disturbing. It's also horror camp at its finest - skewering the mass consumer culture of the United States in our most shallow of decades: the 1970s. Romero has a gleefully good time with his pack of survivors holed up in an indoor shopping mall. The slow-moving zombies that bang into the display cases or stumble up the escalators aren't so far removed from normal everyday mall shoppers - at least according to Romero. Why do the zombies congregate at the mall? "Some kind of instinct. Memory, of what they used to do. This was an important place in their lives," one of the characters informs us. Yeah, even dead we like buying stuff at the mall. But one thing the Romero film is not? Scary. That's one reason why we're also fans of the much maligned 2004 remake by director Zack Snyder. That's a sacrilege in many quarters, but for pure fright - Snyder tops Romero. That's the truth. Romero's low-budget wonder is a classic - no doubt. It can be uncomfortable ... Read More Rating: - Great addition to the Dead films!!! As a fan of the original Dawn of the dead; I feel that the director and writer did a great job in staying true to the original. The entire idea of zombies that feed on human flesh is an excellent way to stir up apocalyptic thoughts. After all it is as Romero himself says, "One generation rising up to devour the previous one." In the end we just can not escape evolution. This was modernized quite well, and I think that the new "fast zombies" bring true meaning to the word horror! I can still remember my reaction to this version the first time I watched it. I was quite shocked at some of the upgrades from the original. Anyone who loves zombie flicks will love this! Rating: - Dawn of the Dead This film was the worst piece of schlock that I have seen since 28 days/weeks later. The simple fact that a true classic was taken and ruined was a disgrace. The acting was weak the zombies were ridiculous. The direction and production sucked. The writing was weak. James Gunn is a hack and so is Zack Snyder. The fact that they had the gall to talk garbage about the original version of the movie that they were remaking show how low class they are. I will admit that the special effects were passable, but there was a bit to much CGI for my taste. I loved the original this film was a retched abortion of celluoid.Remakes show that Hollywood can't think of anything new and have to go with things that people have already proven to work. The few new horror directors who choose to go their own way and create a new idea get sent direct to DVD. That is what should have been done with this piece of garbage. If you're comming down off of a heroin bender then by all means buy and watch this film to your hearts content. If you want to watch a true classic, buy the original. Rating: - Zombies zombies everywhere... Zombies are coming? Big deal.Much faster than a zombie am I.They are slow,shuffling and mindless.No need to be afraid of....WHAT THE HELL!!! ZOMBIES CAN RUN NOW?!!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!!!! That's right boys and girls,you won't see anymore pale,skinny,undead folks in pajama bottoms grabbing blindly for you as you dance out of their reach,laughing and taunting them with your nimbleness.(Unless you're in wal-mart at 3am...then that's all you'll see).Nope,now they will chase you down like an olympic sprinter and feast on your flesh.Zombies just got scary again. Dawn Of The Dead is a remake of the original classic,updated for todays audience.Better effects,much more gore and in your face horror.Seeing people all around you being chased down by mobs of the undead and eaten,gives you an apocalyptic,end of the world feeling,more-so than the original did.The acting is first rate.Some characters you care about,others you can't wait to see get eaten. This is a top notch entry in the zombie movie genre that can stand up with the best of them.So tighten them shoes,remember to stretch and get ready to run for your life. Rating: - Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 4.5/5 Extras: 1.5/5 Version: U.S.A / Region Free Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 VC-1 BD-25 / Advanced Profile 3 / Advanced Profile 2 (U-Control) Running time: 1:49:12 Movie size: 21,40 GB Disc size: 21,96 GB Average video bit rate: 17.10 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio English 4288 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 4288kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps) DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps DTS English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish Number of chapters: 20 #Audio Commentary #U-Control More Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] Reviews Browse for similar items by category: Action & Adventure - Genres - DVD - Video - General Horror Masters - Horror - Genres - DVD - Video - George Romero Parenting & Childcare - Special Interests - Genres - DVD - Video - Pregnancy & Childbirth Fully Loaded DVDs - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - DTS Universal Studios Home Entertainment - Studio Specials - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - All Universal Studios Titles