Hello! You know, it’s going to be hard to put this post together since these movies are almost 100% different. Thinking about them, I think the only two things they have in common AT ALL are: a shopping mall, a guy bitten by a zombie waiting to turn so his friend can shoot him, a bunch of caucasians and a non-caucasian, at least one truck with the logo “BP” painted on the side (not sure if that’s the British Petroleum people who flooded the Gulf Mexico with oil and killed everything or not) and the undead (who are TOTALLY different). I know this is one of my friend’s FAVORITE zombie movies and I would sure hate to lose a friend over this, but I thought the new one was a TON better. I’m not trashing the old one or saying it sucks or anything, I’m just saying the new one is more –> me.
Here’s me checking if it’s safe:
Well, I haven’t heard anything back, so let’s proceed. Let’s look at the first one. Set the “day of” the NOTLD, we find some people working at a TV news station covering the big outbreak from NOTLD. A lot of people are smoking cigarettes – up to and including the lead lady who’s pregnant. Everything’s gone apeshit and her boyfriend has commissioned a helicopter to get them the fuck out of there. Elsewhere, some sort of S.W.A.T. team busts into a building like they own the place and start shooting everyone. The violence is all there and the gore is pretty sick for 1978.
I honestly don’t remember how the TV crew and the cops meet up but they do and they ‘copter over the carnage and eventually land on the top of some mall and hole up there. There, they smoke lots of cigarettes and shoot the living dead and play a bunch of cards and hot wire BP trucks and drink whiskey and try on coats and this and that and this and that until….
.. a fucking biker gang breaks into the mall…. Again – I hope I don’t lose a friend over something so small as this but…. the biker gang gets in and they have a fucking pie-in-the-face-fight over Benny Hill music…
#schloooooooooooooooooooooop #whistlewhistle
I couldn’t even believe it. I was enjoying this for the most part and then this? Again – Mystery Friend – I am NOT trashing this movie but REALLY? I was liking this a lot until that. Thankfully that didn’t last too long and we moved on to more pressing matters. I liked how it ended but, man, that pie fight scene really pissed me off.
#threetophats
In the newest one, Sarah Polley (who I generally like except for the pain that is SPLICE) is a nurse getting off work at the local hospital in Wisconsin somewhere. Things are getting nuts in there but she’s been on past her shift and it’s time to fucking go, already. She goes home and bones her husband in the shower and they go to sleep in orgasmic sleepiness. Soon, this neighborhood kid busts into their Fornicatin’ Room and bites her husband and he goes insane and tries to eat his wife so she escapes through the bathroom window and gets the fuck out of there. I’m a big fan of the “camera attached to the moving car” shot and this one pulls it off pretty good – that scene where she’s driving away from the house and shit’s exploding everywhere and everything else really, REALLY works for me. I love it!
Eventually she crashes her car and wakes up later to Ving Rhame’s gun in her face and they passively form a friendship because she’s not dead and they meet up with Jake Weber and NAS Mekhi Phifer and his pregnant squeeze and head to the local shopping mall for safety. There, Rhames grumbles and growls and and a security team lead by Michael Kelley try and stymie their advancement in the mall but (lol – butts are fun) things all work out and everyone gets happy and they have a big fucking hippie love fest orgy in a JC Penny’s.
Absolutely none of that last sentence happens except for the grumbling and growling but, for real, I liked this movie a LOT. I remember when I rented it so long ago I watched it twice in one weekend and loved pretty much everything about it except for the god dammed stupid zombie baby.
That was absolutely fucking stupid and unnecessary and just dumb. Aside from that I l really liked everything they did here AND – I even liked the music in it.
#getdownwiththesickness
You know, it is what it is and we are who we are and we like what we like and we do what we do but I just didn’t love the original. I didn’t hate it or anything but I think I was spoiled by seeing the new one first. You now what I hated?? The Day of the Dead remake!!!!! Coming here – next Monday! That was one of the shittiest movies I’ve ever seen.
Speaking of zombies – check out what MRS. THE IPC got me for our anniversary!!!
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!
I agree with you. First one good, second one better. One of the few times I have felt that way about a remake of a horror film.
And any movie with Richard Cheese on the soundtrack is a winner.
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Fuck yeah!!
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I actually enjoyed both of them. they both have their great parts anbd their so-so parts, but thats what zombie movies are all about; trying to top the past even when it’s a miss, but they just keep chugging along to find those hits.
Nicely done Eric!
I’m not a fan of Day of the dead and havent seen the remake
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Whatever you do – don’t watch the remake…..
Thanks!!
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I won’t. Trust me. Unless mutant forces me to 😀
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LOL – I hope she comes out and reads this – it’s her I’m hiding from….
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Duh! 😀
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I have seen the original which I quite liked but not the others.
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You haven’t seen the remake?? It’s pretty awesome….
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I didn’t know Dawn of the Dead was a remake. Well, it’s obvious I didn’t get to see the original, which is a surprise, coz I am sure I’ve seen all freakin’ zombie movies. Question….. what happened at the end of Dawn of the Dead, remake ? I recall the ” survivors ” all died ? ( coz the island was zombie infested too, and they had to board the yatch again, but the zombies could swim ……. ) 😮
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Ren!! To my knowledge they all got killed because the island was infested…
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I like the original a bit better because I grew up watching it and I played Roger.
Those slippers are fucking awesome!
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I thought you were the Hare Krishna???? No???
FUCK YES they are!!
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What are you talking about, man? That pie scene is awesome! Haha watching the zombies rwact to being sprayed with the seltzer is pretty great too. Lol, I enjoy the frivolous biker gang.
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and by rwact I meant react! Then I also went and liked my own comment like an idiot. I must be drunk.
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HAHAHAHA!!! There’s nothing finer than still being drunk on a Monday morning when you get to work!
And by that, I mean – YOU rock!
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Lol, waking up still drunk is one of the purest pleasures in this life.
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LOL – YES YES YES!
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Nice slippers Eric, now you’re perfectly ready for the zombie apocalypse!
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Thanks, Anna!!!
Bring it on!!
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Pappy!!
Great post. That is one scary kid #scary
Kidney
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Kidney!!!!!
Thank you!!!
Indeed – I don’t want to make one of those!
Pappy
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I love both movies. It is really hard to pick which one, becuase I love them both equally. The remake is the best zombie movie of the past 15 years though.
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I would agree with that but I watched Dead Snow 2 on Friday and it blew my fucking mind how awesome it was!
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I haven’t seen the 1st one yet, any good?
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YES YES YES!! (but not as good as the second)
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sweet, I’ll have to see if I can find it on Netflix. Do you watch American Horror Story?
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I don’t currently watch it but I am going to start : )
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it’s so good man, I think you’ll dig it
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The other day my friend asked me if I liked it and I told him I started watching the first season and didn’t really care. He agreed that the first season sucked and told me to start fresh with the second one – so, I’ll go order them from Netflix soon
I’m currently watching Hannibal – see any of that?? it’s pretty excellent!
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The 1st season gets much better. And then it has been awesome since. I only saw the pilot of Hannibal, I need to get into it
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I don’t stuff like that with the wife so I have to get TV from Netflix and such – so I need to queue up AHS the next time I get logged in….
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my wife usually hates anything that is horror, but she loves AHS
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My wife doesn’t cotton to horror : )
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It’s hard to choose a favourite from these two, man. Such great films.
But if I had to really choose, I’d choose to rub my privates on public transport.
Na! I’d have to shade the original (by a ball hair) 😉
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Fucking nice!!
I’ve yet to try it but aim to, the next time I’m around a bus!
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I love your slippers!
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Thanks!! Dont you come try and steak them!!
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I wouldn’t do something like that (except I totally would).
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LOL – I’ll be keeping my eye on you then!
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Worry not – just bought a pair. Perfect xmas present for my little brother, to accompany this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zombie-Survival-Manual-surviving-Apocalypse/dp/0857334735
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Excellent!
#youresafe
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Slippers are good. Splice is better. That is all 😉
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Splice is shit. I know where we’ll be talking about this!
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Done!!! Have you reviewed it and can I use it then?
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Yep – there’s a link to it in this post, Chief : )
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Good stuff, I will be by to steal some stuff. Can I use some of the others too? American Mary, All Cheerleaders Die etc? Would just be taking the ‘summary’ of your review then putting you as author obviously. Saves you typing it out since your lazy. Let me know if thats ok and ill edit your thoughts in with the others 🙂
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Go for it!!
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I thought Splice was pretty good overall.
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What?????
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Well, you know I actually LOVE the remake but don’t you think the zombification of the masses using the shopping mall as an example was just way more relevant at the time the original was made? That “theme” was totally lost in the remake.
I do like those slippers! 🙂 Whose skull is on the floor? Mike’s?
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Yes – at the time, yes.
WOO HOOO!!! LOL – don’t you love Cheech’s chew toy???
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You slaughtered Mike & gave him to your pet as a chew toy??
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Yes.
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Dearest and Most beloved Sinner Spock Chop,
I freaking adore those slippers. They are like the best things ever.
Now, back to the matter at hand. I love the 2004 Dawn of the Dead flick, it’s damn awesome! This is a really good post my friend!
Love,
JBSB
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Dearest JJB,
Are they not the FUCKING best??? they are SOOOOOOOOOO comfortable too!!!
Thank you so kindly!!!!!!
Love,
PSC
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Dear SSC,
I am beyond jealous I tell you! Remind me to show you what I call my “Mugabes” later 😛
Love,
JJB
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Dear SSB,
You got it!!
love,
SPC
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Dear PSC,
Dammit, you forgot!
Love,
JJB
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It is the fucking worst….
(It goes back to sleep in shame)
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It is forgiven, because It is just as bad as It!
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THOSE ARE SICK!
…so was this movie.
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The original is more of an action movie and the remake is more horror. I love the original because of the slower zombies. If your dead why would you start running. It doesnt make sense to me. but I do love that they changed that aspect for the remake. Oh and the pie sequence made me laugh. I;m sorry I know you hated it but I loved it
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I knew I would probably be in the minority here – I think that’s because I saw the remake first….
thanks for the comment, Captain!
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LOL. Those zombie slippers are AMAZING. Clearly, Mrs. The IPC knows you quite well. I think I liked the original better than you did, but you already know I’m with you here–DotD remake > original DotD. The remake is just way too much fun. Although yeah the whole zombie baby bit…kinda lame.
Nice work, Giantess!!!!
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Thank you, Hooker!!!!
We are in total agreement!!
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Nice post! I totally pictured that Benny Hill theme song haha with zombies running around of course. Lovin the slippers, Mrs. IPC truly knows how to make her man happy.
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Thank you very much, lady!! Nice to hear from you!!
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I know right I’m back now! OMG had a hellish month back to normal starting today. Freakin a!
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THANK GOODNESS!!!!!
#ballers
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Seriously I had people breathing down my back non stop. Like seriously I have blogging to do people! #ballers4life
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I know the feeling – I fucking hate that shit!!
#sweatyballers
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#sweatybreathingballers #ew
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#uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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