Rating of
4/4
Dawn of the Brilliant
gideon43 - wrote on 05/20/10
George A. Romero virtually single-handedly invented the horror sub genre "The Zombie movie". Night Of The Living Dead (1968) was the first of his trilogy and 10yrs later came the highly acclaimed Dawn Of The Dead (1978), which become a massive worldwide hit when released (Day of the Dead followed in 1985).
Enlisting such luminaries as Dario Argento (as producer) and former Vietnam combat photographer Tom Savini to create the gruesome yet highly imitated makeup effects, Romero served up an instant classic.
I read an excellent review by Dave Kehr on the Chicago Reader website in which he said this film taps into two dark and dirty fantasies, wholesale slaughter and wholesale shopping. I couldn't have put it better myself.
DOTD is a fantastical attack on Consumerism and American excess which also happens to be bold, brave and utterly entertaining, Romero undoubtedly crafted the finest Horror movie of a decade which was notoriously soaked in blood and gore; he also made what I consider to be the greatest Horror Movie of all time.
