Well, thanks to YOU people...

[tjlamb0518]

And all the fine conversation on here, I felt the need to re-watch Dawn last night. While I'll always love the film, I think I'm getting more nitpicky as I get older and found myself questioning things in the movie. Such as:

1) Sweater Vest zombie (the one who first climbs the ladder at the climax) was in the mall at the beginning of the film, too. So, if they cleared out the mall after locking it up, how is he still around at the end? Did he hide out in the restroom at the Orange Julius?

2) Tom Savini....great makeup guy; horrific actor. Stay behind the camera, Tom. (Just my opinion).

3) We make fun of Flyboy a lot (righfully), but how about Roger? He was losing it as far back as the tenement building and it only got worse. Imagine how screwed they'd have been if Peter hadn't come along?

4) Does Ken Foree just want to kick the crap out of the wardrobe person for this movie? High water jeans and a yellow tank top? I know it was the 70's, but still.....

5) The scene where they're shopping (and the pie fight scene)....I know they had power and all, but how long can perishables stay THAT fresh looking? We're talkign months there....

6) I found more ammunition for when someone argues that the undead shouldn't ever be fast or use tools because Romero never portrayed them that way. Just like in Night, there's fairly quick zombies and at least one using a tool (the crowbar as a bludgeon in this case).

7) I always haed the blood mpressure machine scene, but now I hate it even more that I realize that this idiot supposedly ran to the machine AFTER the undead were in the mall....in force....and were already turning the tide of the battle. It felt so forced.

Still a great movie (even given the campy biker invasion and noticeably altered ending), but you can't help but notice.



Which I'm sure you all have 100 times over and are wondering why the new guy thinks he's bringing enlightenment to the boards.....

[Flesh Eater]

I welcome critical analysis!

I agree with the Roger comments, he was always a loose cannon and if it were not for Peter, things would have gone to shit a lot quicker. I'm not a huge fan of the biker part but it doesn't discount any of the film for me, I think GAR threw it in there to keep with the campy comic book feel of the flick.

[UndeadNed]

I love a good critical analysis thread of any dead movie too.

1) Oh yeah I forgot about Sweater Zombie. I noticed the exact same thing with the M-16 zombie (the one who likes to hold and look down the barrel of guns)

3) Interesting point. I knew the guy was a loose cannon, but never considered he was loosing it as early as the Tenement building. I figured it wasn't until the Mall where he got over cocky and reckless.

5) haha good point who out of Steve/Fran/Peter made those goddamned pies and then just left them in a stall in the middle of the mall rather then bring them back to the safe zone? I never really considered that.

[Flesh Eater]

On the flip side, Roger had the connection to the copter. He always seemed more blood thirsty than Peter. Even though Peter was open to the idea of raiding the mall, I think he snagged some of that energy from Roger.

[The Dead Walk!]

I don't mind people being critical of DAWN, so long as they know that at the end of the day, it's still the best movie ever made.

[UndeadNed]

I had to read that post a couple of times because when I first read it I thought you were saying "so long as they know day (as in Day of the Dead) is still the best movie ever made"

I couldn't help but think "who are you and what have you done with Tony?" ;D

[The Dead Walk!]

Haha, well I do love DAY but nothing comes close to touching DAWN for me.

[Flesh Eater]

I've come to love Day, but it will never come close to DAWN or Night in my book.