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What is the greatest zombie movie ever?
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JakOfTheShadows
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Count me as another for the Dawn of the Dead remake.
Lord British
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Yeah, it's Return of the Living Deas by a country mile for me.
Hated Zombieland. A comedy with no jokes. Great opening sequence though. And loads of people love it, so I'm obviously missing something.
Hated Zombieland. A comedy with no jokes. Great opening sequence though. And loads of people love it, so I'm obviously missing something.
SonicMegaDrive
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Return of the Living Dead.
It's too good.
It's too good.
Haloid1177
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Zombieland is the only one I enjoyed since it takes something as stupid and ridiculous as zombies and turns it into an awesome comedy. Bill Murray won that movie for me!
This is one of my most watched Blu-Ray movies. Everything about it is perfect and Tallahassee is easily one of my favorite movie characters ever. So obviously I choose this.
NoblesseOblige
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Gravy Boat
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REC is a zombie movie, since people die and come back to life. The
demonic possession
28 days/weeks isn't technically a zombie move since the infected aren't day, just overcome with serious murderous rage. But for all intents and purposes, it's a zombie movie.
darkwing-buck
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"I kick ass for the lord!"
NoblesseOblige
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ldcommando
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shaun of the dead
Three way tie for me between Dawn of the Dead (2004), Shaun of the Dead, and Zombieland. I realize the original 'Dead movies were great but they grossed me out as a kid and I never really got over that. Honorable mention to 28 Days Later, but I think the pacing of that film breaks down towards the end, and they took the easy way out in regards to some of the story resolutions. Not that everything needs to be bleak and terrible, but that film could have been so much more.
Daffy Duck
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This pretty much nails it.
Although it would be a very close toss up between the original DotD and the remake for me, both excellent films.
A Link to the Past
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OP, why do you even ask the question if you're just going to say the answer. :'(
I am in the camp that the remake is a good movie, but a poor zombie movie. It lacks a lot of the depth and subtlety of the original, and overpowers the zombies to the point that the threat they pose is very typical and uninteresting. Zombies are most interesting when they have a dynamic. One zombie in the remake could kill you, and easily. One zombie in the original could kill you, if you got complacent, but generally the threat was a horde. Plus, no racial subtext.
sixteen-bit
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purists or whatever might not like it but definitely 28 Days Later
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I love that film, but at the same time blame it for making running zombies a big thing. I know they're not zombies in the 28 films, but it didn't stop others shitting up their zombie films with runners.
Pilgrimzero
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Night remake.
karmaforgotme
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The true contenders for me? Dawn of the Dead (78), Dawn of the Dead (04), Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Zombi aka Zombie 2 (, Dead Alive, REC, and Dead Set (well I know not exactly a movie).
My winner? Easily Dawn of the Dead (78).
The end of the NOTLD remake with the rednecks is one of my favorite parts.
& one last thing...
My winner? Easily Dawn of the Dead (78).
The end of the NOTLD remake with the rednecks is one of my favorite parts.
& one last thing...
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I was going to say Dead Set, it has terrible shaky cam all the way through, but Brooker nailed the atmosphere and the heavy handed social commentary. Patrick is hilarious as well.
darkwing-buck
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My bad ): I'll do a thread about the 1978 Dawn of the Dead in the future. Still Im really surprised with the answers in this thread. Lots of different zombie movies all together.
Dot Matrix
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A Link to the Past
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Also I'm not trying to insult people who like the remake, I just think it's done a disservice by not being its own thing
MrCunningham
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My generic quick and dirty list:
1. Dawn of the Dead (original)
2. Shawn of the Dead
3. Braindead (Dead Alive) lawn mower massacre!
4. Day of the Dead
5. Zombie Land
6. Night of the Living Dead (the original is still great, I love the gritty style of it)
7. Return of the Living Dead
8. The Crazies (the remake. The original is great too.. I like them both.)
9. 28 Days Later
10. Planet Terror
11. Dawn of the Dead remake (yes, I liked it)
12. Land of the Dead
I'm just listing them all off the top of my head and not putting any serious thought and where I would rank these.
I always had a soft spot for this one. It is actually kinda cool in its own way.
I'm not sure what this is. But the poster looks cool as fuck.
1. Dawn of the Dead (original)
2. Shawn of the Dead
3. Braindead (Dead Alive) lawn mower massacre!
4. Day of the Dead
5. Zombie Land
6. Night of the Living Dead (the original is still great, I love the gritty style of it)
7. Return of the Living Dead
8. The Crazies (the remake. The original is great too.. I like them both.)
9. 28 Days Later
10. Planet Terror
11. Dawn of the Dead remake (yes, I liked it)
12. Land of the Dead
I'm just listing them all off the top of my head and not putting any serious thought and where I would rank these.
Return of the living dead 3
I always had a soft spot for this one. It is actually kinda cool in its own way.
Wild Zero
I'm not sure what this is. But the poster looks cool as fuck.
1. Dawn of the Dead (Original) - Love this film, one of my all time favourites. Excellent soundtrack also
2. Shaun of the Dead - It just clicked for me and I love those guys in almost everything they do
3. Braindead - Insane
Honourable mention to Evil Dead: Army of Darkness, another one of my favourites but I don't feel it technically qualifies
2. Shaun of the Dead - It just clicked for me and I love those guys in almost everything they do
3. Braindead - Insane
Honourable mention to Evil Dead: Army of Darkness, another one of my favourites but I don't feel it technically qualifies
Mister Wilhelm
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Comedy - Shaun of the Dead
Serious - Dawn of the Dead remake
Not-quite zombies but the best overall - 28 Days Later
Serious - Dawn of the Dead remake
Not-quite zombies but the best overall - 28 Days Later
karmaforgotme
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I was thinking about saying this in my post, but I couldn't come up with the right words. I did love the remake, but I really have to disassociate with the original. It should of had a different name, and a slightly different location.
MrCunningham
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The Deadites in Evil Dead are possessed by the undead and aren't treated like a virus outbreak. So in a way they are closer to the zombies found in folklore than they are to the Romero inspired movie zombies. But it is still hard for me to put them in the same category. But Evil Dead 2 and AOD would sit in my top 5 if they did count.
I forgot to include this one. Yeah, I loved it as well.
Violence Jack
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1. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
2. Planet Terror
3. Demons
4. Return of the Living Dead
5. REC
2. Planet Terror
3. Demons
4. Return of the Living Dead
5. REC
Any Questions
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Yup. I came for this.
karmaforgotme
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Also best music/soundtrack in a zombie movie? It has to be the soundtrack to 28 Days Later, with the use of Godspeed You Black Emperor's 'East Hastings'.
Yep, this is the one. Peter Jackson's best film.
Another good overlooked comedy option:
Woody Invincible
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No love for...
Much love here. Superb remake.
A Link to the Past
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Ah shit, can't believe I forgot Braindead. Such a great flick.
fluffydelusions
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Original dawn of the dead IMO but shaun of the dead/28 days later are amazing
Dawn of the Dead (1978) is my personal favorite movie overall, just outstanding. The original Romero trilogy are all fantastic zombie movies, even the Tom Savini remake of Night is great too.
I of course also enjoy the Dawn remake, Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, all very good, but the Romero trilogy is tops.
I of course also enjoy the Dawn remake, Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, all very good, but the Romero trilogy is tops.
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Night of the Living Dead
Zombieland
Planet Terror
28 Days Later
Zombieland
Planet Terror
28 Days Later
& one last thing...
I really wanted to like this one, but I couldn't get into at all. Really great effects though.
Servbot #42
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To be fair i don't think you can adapt the boom faithfully at all, there are too many story threads to fin a 2 hour movie, World War Z should have been a miniseries not a movie. Also it's been awhile but i think the dawn of the dead remake would be my choice, that or 28 days.
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