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    I watched the Day remake last night

    In a nutshell, it is awful. It has the look and feel of a made for Scifi Channel movie. The movie takes itself too seriously, and presented as a serious film it fails miserably. The only thing that could have saved this film is a massive influx of corny humor, and even then that would have merely brought it up to the level of ROTLD 4 and 5. Major thumbs down on this one, don't even rent it.

    Also, what the hell happened to Steve Miner? In the early 80's he seemed like a competent up and coming director. Now he has been relegated to shaky-camera techniques and non-cinematic camera angles. If I were Ving, Mena or even z-grade celebrity Nick Cannon, I would fire my agent over this one. Notice that none of them showed up for the "cast commentary".

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    This is one big pile of steaming poop that will haunt there careers FOREVER.

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    The gore was okay, I thought. But this film overall is a f**king embarrassment.

    Quote Originally Posted by axlish View Post
    Also, what the hell happened to Steve Miner? In the early 80's he seemed like a competent up and coming director.
    I agree with you Axl but Miner has made some abominable turds before the Day remake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by axlish View Post
    It has the look and feel of a made for Scifi Channel movie.

    Also, what the hell happened to Steve Miner? In the early 80's he seemed like a competent up and coming director.
    ugh. sorry you subjected your eyes to this one eric.

    the fact that this movie had an $18 million budget is just mind boggling when you think about it. where did that cash go? heroin? strippers? parties with ukrainian hookers??

    steve miner did do some good films in the early 80s. but consigned himself to crap like the wonder years, dawson's creek and chicago hope a long, long time ago.
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    When the "zombie" scaled the ceiling in the hospital, it was too much to take.

    I think they spent at least half of that $18 million in post production just by speeding up the movement of zombies about 10 times. I got got motion sickness during some of the scenes and thought I was going to have a seizure during some of those jump shots and quick ADD laden editing tactics. It was like staring into a strobe light. I was trying to decide whether there was an actual story buried in there to piece together, but instead I just took an Advil and vowed to never watch it again.

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    Is it even worth watching as a laughable b-movie?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Is it even worth watching as a laughable b-movie?
    Nope. Although the ceiling crawler is HILARIOUS!

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    I imagine that a great deal of the money went towards Rhames, Suvari, Cannon and Miner. I'd say they all got at least a million each. Other wastes of money include constructing an entire upside down hospital set in order to achieve a laughable ceiling crawler effect.

    The fact that there are people out there saying "take away the name Day of the Dead and it is actually a pretty good movie" is mind boggling. It is awful by any name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by axlish View Post
    The fact that there are people out there saying "take away the name Day of the Dead and it is actually a pretty good movie" is mind boggling. It is awful by any name.

    yes much like a rose, a turd by any other name is still a turd.

    ghey08 is just shoddily produced, poorly thought out crap.

    and as for the movement of the zombies, capn will get this one:


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    I must say it was ok...I would agree it is more of a made for tv movie than anything theatrical. I rented started watching and was interrupted...started to watch again and was interrupted...then just returned it and felt I did not miss much of anything. So I never finished the movie, however it was ok to a point. The Z crawling up the alls didn't bother me as much as the story problems and the overall acting or lack there-of. I was disappointed being someone who actually liked dawn 04. I will wait and see how diary is when it is released, but I think movie making has taking a HUGE crap as of Late.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Is it even worth watching as a laughable b-movie?

    I say YES

    When comparing it to the ****fest of House, Retrun 4 and 5 and Contagium

    It is a B Movie. Worthy of a Saturday rental drinking some wine.

    We don't often get Zombie flicks worth a damn, and this one isn't. But at the higher end of the SCI FI CHANNEL spectrum.
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    Sounds like I'd waste two hours of my life by watching this pile of ****.

    Steve Miner....that guy should give up his day job. He'd be better off selling produce. $18 million, what a waste.

    They should have given that money to John Carpenter, and told him to make it like of one his early 80s movies. Maybe given him a free hand in altering the script. ANYTHING would be better than what we have today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by axlish View Post
    . Major thumbs down on this one, don't even rent it.
    I saw the trailer and that was enough for me.

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    I only saw a couple of stills and the dvd box art, and figured that I should quit while I was way behind.

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    How long until someone boldly remakes Land Of The Dead, I mean the CGI effects are several years old already, I think it may need some updating. Cut down on some of the extensive character development and throw in some more action.

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