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  1. 28-Jan-2008 #1
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    An absolutely damning review of 'Day of the Dead' at AICN

    Worth a read!

    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35431
    Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. [click for more]
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  2. 28-Jan-2008 #2
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    coming straight to DVD on a date which I will not specify because you should not watch it.


    Thanks Neil....That's a funny read.
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    Well, its confirmed for me....this movie should never have been made. F*ck Steve Miner, he should just go get a job at McDonald's, he REALLY sucks.

    Outstanding review. The author had a good point....horror movies (or one could successful argue most movies) are no longer made with adults for adults.

    This one is just another example of a worthless "flash-bang" made for little teenagers. What a waste.....
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    I know i'll go blind and probably burn in hell forever, but i'll have to add this to the collection, along with the other video misfits I own!
    it ain't funny, but it sure was fun!
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    Something tells me this review is spot on.

    I disagree with a few comments:

    In the remake "Dr. Logan" is just the name of some prick who claims to be a doctor. He seems modelled after the asshole yuppie character in DAWN OF THE DEAD REMAKE. Yeah, great, don't emulate the movie you're supposed to be remaking - emulate the worst character in somebody else's remake. Good idea, schmucks.
    Steve's character was totally cool and one of ht emore interesting in the film; a prick, but memorable.

    In the remake "Dr. Logan" is just the name of some prick who claims to be a doctor. He seems modelled after the asshole yuppie character in DAWN OF THE DEAD REMAKE. Yeah, great, don't emulate the movie you're supposed to be remaking - emulate the worst character in somebody else's remake. Good idea, schmucks.
    I have always felt that Savini's DAY makeup was the best of the bunch in any zombie film. But actually liking the BLUE FACEd zombies from Dawn ? I despise the blue face zombies and find it some of the worst ever done.

    Perhaps I'll rent DAY due to my love of Zombie films; but for every piece of ****, we do get some decent ones
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutineer View Post
    Something tells me this review is spot on.

    I disagree with a few comments:



    Steve's character was totally cool and one of ht emore interesting in the film; a prick, but memorable.


    I have always felt that Savini's DAY makeup was the best of the bunch in any zombie film. But actually liking the BLUE FACEd zombies from Dawn ? I despise the blue face zombies and find it some of the worst ever done.

    Perhaps I'll rent DAY due to my love of Zombie films; but for every piece of ****, we do get some decent ones
    I can see what he means about the Dawn ones... Today we get 'super messy' zombies with every effect under the sun applied to them...

    In Dawn 78 we have zombies that basically looked almost like us, which in many ways is more scary... We're them and they're us! We're just small step (one bite) away from becoming them...
    Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. [click for more]
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    I can see what he means about the Dawn ones... Today we get 'super messy' zombies with every effect under the sun applied to them...

    In Dawn 78 we have zombies that basically looked almost like us, which in many ways is more scary... We're them and they're us! We're just small step (one bite) away from becoming them...
    I agree. While the effects on Day are probably the best ever, I never really liked the way most of the zombies looked. The whole huge eyebrow/caveman look really took away from the fear, I think. The kill effects were top notch, though!
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    Hell yeah, Steve Miner's Wild'n'Out is set at the beginning of an outbreak ... so WHY are the zombies looking like they've been out in the elements for weeks on end? Also, why do their teeth look like those of hill dwelling psychopaths and not normal Americans? You become a zombie and suddenly your teeth partly fall out and shift positions drastically?!

    GARBAGE - I guaranteed it from the very beginning, and it's just being confirmed more and more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    Hell yeah, Steve Miner's Wild'n'Out is set at the beginning of an outbreak ... so WHY are the zombies looking like they've been out in the elements for weeks on end? Also, why do their teeth look like those of hill dwelling psychopaths and not normal Americans? You become a zombie and suddenly your teeth partly fall out and shift positions drastically?!

    GARBAGE - I guaranteed it from the very beginning, and it's just being confirmed more and more.
    Like the Dawn of the Dead remake... Because you're Fran's boy friend, your eyes have to 'glow' when you die
    Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. [click for more]
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    .. and let the jabs begin.
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    seems as if this situation may be even more dire than the worst of the haters on this board predicted.

    this quote made me roar with laughter:

    speaking of how bub's character is handled in this so-called remake:
    In the remake they have none of that. They have "Bud" (Sands) who's one of the main characters, but then he gets turned into a zombie, but he's a vegetarian so he doesn't want to eat people, so they keep him on a leash in the back of the car and don't kill him. You can't call it retarded, because the mentally disabled are innocent, they wouldn't do that sh it either.
    WTF?



    although this movie will probably be about as exciting as paris hilton's sex tape (only she could make the most interesting thing in the world look boring) i will probably see it just for sheyats and giggles.
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    I love the review. I want to see this movie now more than ever. It actually sounds entertaining. For all the wrong reasons, but entertaining nonetheless. So awful it's fun.
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    Most reviewers suck, but this guy clearly knows his ****. And man, he sure is right about NOTLD 3-D...and if the Day remake is worse than that, it's the new Plan 9 From Outer Space.
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    I almost wish this abomination had gone theatrical, just so it bombed horribly.

    Vegatarian zombies...give me a ****ing break.

    Great review anyways, cutting, scathing, pouring equal measures of scorn and acid on this cock-smoker of a film.
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  15. 29-Jan-2008 #15
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    yeah, boyeeeee....this movie sucks moose balls through straws! what a surprise!

    like scipio, i'll probably end up seeing this, if only for the laughs...but i'll tell you one thing, my brothers and sisters: there is no way in hell i'd ever pay to see this, i'll wait till one of my dumbass buddies buys it, thinking it's worth the ungodly price they are charging for this.

    steve miner=sucks
    mena suvari=sucks
    ving rhames=sucks
    nick cannon=sucks

    day of the dead remake=sucks the sweat of sumo nuts
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