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Day Of The Dead [1986] | ![Day Of The Dead [1986]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51E2PYH6HNL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Anthony Dileo Jr.
Studio: Arrow Films
Category: DVD
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 27419
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Languages: Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5027035001937
ASIN: B000056BY1
Theatrical Release Date: July 19, 1985
Release Date: April 9, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Day of the Dead, chapter three of George Romero's mighty zombie trilogy, has big footsteps to follow. Night of the Living Dead was a classic that revitalised a certain corner of the cinema, and Dawn of the Dead was nothing short of epic. Day of the Dead, however, has always been regarded as a comedown compared to those twin peaks--and perhaps it is. But on its own terms, this is an awfully effective horror movie, made with Romero's customary social satire and cinematic vigour--when a "retrained" zombie responds to the "Ode to Joy", the film is in genuinely haunting territory. The story is set inside a sunken military complex, where Army and medical staff, supposedly working on a solution to the zombie problem, are going crazy (strongly foreshadowing the final act of 28 Days Later). Tom Savini's make-up effects could make even hardcore gore fans tear off their own heads in amazement. --Robert Horton
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the goriest dead film October 6, 2007
Mr. Russell C. Witheyman
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Anchor bay have always been a good label but now the foray into the world of HD for them on blu ray. Day of the dead is one of the first releases on the labels initial hd output and its a welcome treat.
Don't be expecting a transfer akin to the blockbusters of the last couple of years as this is a 20 yr old low budget horror but this is a nice upgrade ove r the standard dvd.
As you would expect the daytime scenes look the best,depth to the image is noticably better as are the colours. The bunker scenes come off the worse but still lokk better than dvd. The tunnel sequence near the end looked alot better..blacks were rock solid..my old dvd had a washed out black look but here looks fab.
Great film and decent if not mindblowing hd transfer make this a good package.
A GREAT ENDING TO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY August 6, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finding the cities of the world abandoned, survivors Sarah, (Lori Cardille) John, (Terry Alexander) and William McDermott, (Jarlath Conroy) are stuck underground with Capt. Rhodes, (Joseph Pilato) and his army crew, Pvt. Miguel Salazar, (Anthony Dileo Jr.) Pvt. Steel, (Gary Howard Klar) Pvt. Rickles, (Ralph Marrero) Pvt. Miller, (Phillip G. Kellams) Pvt. Torrez, (Taso N. Stavrakis) and Pvt. Johnson, (Gregory Nicotero) in a giant bunker. As Dr. Logan, (Richard Liberty) and Dr. Ted Fischer, (John Amplas) race to find a way of controlling the zombie plague sweeping over the world, they get success with a zombie, Bub, (Howard Sherman) which doesn't impress Rhodes at all. When an accident releases the zombies inside the facility and from the outside world, they all race to escape before being overwhelmed by the zombies.
The Good News: There are some really impressive things in here. The most important thing in the film concerns the gore and special effects. This is an effects spectacle here and is filled not only with memorable ones but also completely realistic looking ones. The zombies here are easily the best in the entire series, finally looking like they've been dead for a while before being reanimated and come bearing all sorts of different scars, wounds, and facial distortions that give them a great, eerie quality. These finally look close to the Italian standard, and some inspiration is apparent in the design. The dissected corpses look even more impressive. The zombie sitting on a table with it's head completely removed and only the brain matter and anatomical features connected to it have an incredible look to them, being completely original and mind-blowing in it's realism. The body parts strewn about aren't that bad either, and get a lot of screen-time to show off their flavor. That doesn't even begin to touch the gore in here, which is really impressive. There's necks being bit open, an arm bitten and then later sliced off, gunshots galore, a head ripped off at the mouth with a shovel and heads bashed with blunt objects. Of course, the centerpiece kills in here are the several bodies torn open and ripped apart, and the main one at the end, where one character is separated at the waist and the interior organs come falling out is a hallmark scene that still retains it's gross-out appeal and bloody intention. Even the others, where the skin is ripped off the skull or the mouth pulled out are no less disturbing and realistic. Naturally, all of these wounds simply ooze gallons of blood, making them far more disgusting. The finale, where just about all of this occurs, is one of the greatest last half-hours possible, where everything from a rampage to shootouts to stalking scenes to just about anything possible. It's incredibly action-packed and really is the highlight of the movie. The underground setting is one of the best locations, building tension easily and quite effectively, as every time down there is filled with unease and suspense as to what can happen. And anytime Bub the Zombie is on-screen is a joy to watch, as he really is a lot of fun. This, all in all, is a great way to end the series on a high note.
The Bad News: While there isn't a whole lot of things wrong with this, there are still problems. The bleak and disparaging tone is a big hindrance to get over in the film, as there's really no single frame of film that offers hope or even a positive consequence. This is angry and depressing, not exactly qualities associated with a highly re-watchable film. One of the things that hinders the movie is the endless bickering between the Army and the doctors. At first, it's perceived as conflict, but as the movie rolls on it felt like fighting for the sakes of fighting. There's no need for all the scenes that do nothing but eat up time which start out as bickering and play out in their entirety through bickering. This is due to the Army characters being way too one-note. You can't reason with them and that makes for an eventually boring back and forth. It all gets tiresome after awhile, most noticeably in the middle. Due to a lack of zombie action, the film is forced to center on the characters, and if they do nothing but scream at each, it's hard to sit through after a while. These problems have to be overcome in order to enjoy this film.
The Final Verdict: There are times when it's hard to sit through and really doesn't have a lot going for it, but it's still watchable and features some good moments amongst them. There are it's defenders out there, so use best judgment with this one. Easily recommended to any fans of the technical crew or of zombie films in general as well.
An excellent third in the series December 25, 2006
reefersalad (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Day Of The Dead follows on nicely from the other two in the trilogy and introduces new characters that show newer emotion from the previous films.It was pure confusion and terror in the first film, bravery and resilience in the second, but in this film it is verging on madness and dispair.The trend all 3 films follow is still there, though, which is the overwhelming sense of claustrophobia which as in the other 2 films leads to the certain deaths of all the weakest and some of the strongest characters.The make-up effects for the zombies in this film certainly are impressive and the acting is also good although the mad scientist and tough army chief are pure stereotypes.If you are into zombie films then you could do a lot worse than seeing this movie.It is a lot better than the more recent effort Land Of The Dead which feels a bit too OTT and dont even bother with the new Return Of The Dead films which are a pure discrace.This film makes a great saturday night film for a group of mates or your bird as long as shes not too squemish!
 What time is it? June 15, 2006
Mr. G. J. Purves (UK)
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
What a major disapointment this film was having seen the best zombie movie ever the original "dawn of the dead". This movie is pale in comparison to his others, i mean belive it or not there's a "good" zombie in this...gimme a break!.
Could have been better, but still well worth watching... January 30, 2006
Shkandrij
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I had never seen any of Romeros zombie movies, and so decided to purchase them all, watching them back to back for the first time last night. This was my second favourite of the trilogy after Dawn of the dead. Not much happenes in this movie for the first 45 minutes or so, and there seems to be alot of unnecessary dialouge which adds little towards the final product. However the setting of the movie was a great idea, and some of the gore effects were brilliant, although this isn't anywhere near as violent or bloody as DOTD. Overall, it's worth buying definatley. The zombie makeup effects are the best here then in the two previous movies, although the corny music can sometimes be rather annoying.
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