original DOTD question

[Ragnarr]

They actually could have put mantraps inside and outside of the mall that would have devastated the gang. unfortunately, Peter and Roger didn't have any Ragnar Benson book handy.... And Romero probably doesn't know a whole lot about that kind of stuff. Peter mentions at one point that he expects looters to come by in the future and that he doesn't want them to know that the stairwell that goes up to the roof/apartment is even there. If he had enough insight regarding hiding the stairwell, he should have also barricaded the main level entrances with A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G that would make it difficult for the zeds and possible raiders to get in. But alas, playing handball on the roof came first. Oh well, better luck next mall.

[MinionZombie]

They actually could have put mantraps inside and outside of the mall that would have devastated the gang. unfortunately, Peter and Roger didn't have any Ragnar Benson book handy.... And Romero probably doesn't know a whole lot about that kind of stuff. He should have brought on Wes Craven as a 'killer trap consultant' - the dude loves his man traps. Peter mentions at one point that he expects looters to come by in the future and that he doesn't want them to know that the stairwell that goes up to the roof/apartment is even there. If he had enough insight regarding hiding the stairwell, he should have also barricaded the main level entrances with A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G that would make it difficult for the zeds and possible raiders to get in. But alas, playing handball on the roof came first. Oh well, better luck next mall. I just had an idea - a bed of nails (and/or anything sharp) extending across the width of the doors, with a depth of whatever is too far for a man to jump - then you won't be able to drive vehicles over it, and you certainly can't walk over it ... it might not be 100% awesome, but it'd certainly slow them down at least. Worth a bash anyway.

[fulci fan]

I didn't even realize your name is Ragnar lol. I would have taken care of business on the walkie talkie. They made a mistake by not talking back.

[dirtydwarf]

When I finish watching any movie, I've never once think to myself, "wow, that was quite a profound social commentary about _______!" I watch a movie for what it is and to be entertained by it. I didn't come away from Dawn of the Dead thinking that our society is materialistic and greedy. Never entered my mind, not even for a nano-second. There's always these art gallery type of people, the kind that stare for hours at a painting wondering what the artist was trying to say. I'm the type of person to walk by that same painting thinking, "say... nice boobs!" or "say... nice waterfall!" or "say... nice boobs on that babe standing in the nice waterfall!" Well then you obviously missed the fact that the helicopter in the film was a clear reference to mankind's destructive interference with the migratory nature of the Canadian Geese.

[Brubaker]

Let's see. Roger got himself bit during the operation where they were moving the trucks, which made him more of a priority than anything else that might have seemed like a good idea at the time. That sort of halts any plans they have going on at the moment, since the group isn't in a position where they can spend another couple of hours barricading or sealing off other doors when you got a man badly hurt. Roger's injuries also prevent any further barricading, seeing that they were now a man short since he was no longer useful on foot. Peter certainly didn't trust Stephen to help with any major projects, given his prior failures, and Fran was too weak. Even if Roger were more capable of helping out on further attempts to barricade, Peter probably no longer trusted him to act responsibly as far as the zombies were concerned. So if you really want answers, you can blame Roger for whatever safety measures should have been taken that weren't taken. The second he got bit, the entire dynamic of the group changed, along with their general situation. However, like Bassman has said, if a group of looters wanted to get into the mall, then they were going to do it one way or another, no matter what sort of blockades were in place out front at the mall.