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    New member over here..

    Hum... I am so glad I stumbled upon this website. I've spent the last few days rummaging endlessly through every page of the form, damn you guys have a lot to say about zombie films (Romero's in particular!)

    I only got into zombie films last August. I had a big list of twenty critically-acclaimed films, ranging from Carrie to Thelma and Louise, from Withnail & I to The Trial, and of course amongst this list sat Dawn of the Dead. I watched it expecting a very cheap, gritty feel ala Last House on the Left or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but was greeted with one hell of a romp of a film.

    The next two months saw me watch over seventy zombie films, including all of Romero's work. The original trilogy each get a 10/10 from me (and trust me, I don't give those out often) and Day of the Dead sits firmly in my top ten films of all time.

    And so here I am, wearing a Day of the Dead shirt and wishing I didn't have an £80 fine so I could go on a spending spree to fill my horror collection with zombie goodies!

    I hope I have a delicious time here... I can definitely feel it. Is it obligatory to make a joke referencing zombie mythology, like, "Eat you later!" or something?

    Oh well. I'm Bunsher.. seventeen years old. Hello!

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    You sure you weren't watching the Dawn remake? Because the original is pretty cheap and gritty.

    Welcome. Hope you stick around.

    Oh and just for future reference....this is in the wrong forum(should be in The Lounge). I'm sure one of the mods will kindly move it for you, though.
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    Well when I say cheap and gritty, I was more referencing the film stock, you know? Basically, it was far more professional than I expected it to be. I was, for some strange reason, expecting something along the lines of stupid people in the background waving into the camera because the filmmakers hadn't the money to tell them to get lost. Something along the lines of those watches that the actors worn in Braveheart.

    Don't worry, wasn't the remake, although I saw that way before I saw the original, it was many years ago when I wasn't into horror at all.

    and sorry! I'll have to get used to this place, I'm very used to the IMDb message board systems at the moment..

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    Actually now that you mention it....I believe there are a couple of those background people in Dawn. I believe there's a scene where some of the living characters are just hanging around amongst the dead. And a few that look into the camera. That sort of thing.

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    Oh noo, now that's all I'll be doing on my next rewatch! You quickly jump out the scene and film completely and stare intently at the background in hopes of finding something wonderful. Like that darned tootin' zombie nurse, she's so distracting I forget I'm watching Dawn of the Dead and think for a while that it's some education channel on how not to be a nurse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunsher View Post
    Oh noo, now that's all I'll be doing on my next rewatch! You quickly jump out the scene and film completely and stare intently at the background in hopes of finding something wonderful. Like that darned tootin' zombie nurse, she's so distracting I forget I'm watching Dawn of the Dead and think for a while that it's some education channel on how not to be a nurse.

    And you will quickly see, as you watch dawn and night in particular, that thee are tons of things you either haven't noticed or can't make sense of, which is why we talk about it so much here.

    FEAR IS THE OLDEST TOOL OF POWER. IF WE ARE DISTRACTED BY THE FEAR OF THOSE AROUND US THEN IT KEEPS US FROM SEEING THE ACTIONS OF THOSE ABOVE US.

    I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY. I DIDN'T RAPE NOBODY. THAT'S IT. ~ Manny Ramirez commenting on his use of a banned substance.

    "We kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong" ~ Unknown

    "TO DOUBT EVERYTHING OR TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING ARE TWO EQUALLY CONVIENIENT SOLUTIONS: THEY BOTH DISPENSE WITH THE NEED FOR THOUGHT"

    "All i care about is money and the city that I'm from, imma sip until I feel it, Imma smoke it till' it's done, I don't really give fuck and my excuse is that I'm young,and I'm only getting older, sombody shoulda told ya, I'm on one !"

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    When viewing Dawn....give close attention to the Schedule on the wall in the mall control room.
    Last edited by bassman; 10-Mar-2010 at 07:57 PM.

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    After joining this site, I'll never watch these films in the same way again will I? I'll keep an eye out for it Bassman

    About to watch Night again... anything to look out for there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunsher View Post
    After joining this site, I'll never watch these films in the same way again will I? I'll keep an eye out for it Bassman

    About to watch Night again... anything to look out for there?
    You mean besides zombies jogging for no reason and it being night time then, day time and then back to night again all in the span of 30 seconds during the truck escape?

    FEAR IS THE OLDEST TOOL OF POWER. IF WE ARE DISTRACTED BY THE FEAR OF THOSE AROUND US THEN IT KEEPS US FROM SEEING THE ACTIONS OF THOSE ABOVE US.

    I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY. I DIDN'T RAPE NOBODY. THAT'S IT. ~ Manny Ramirez commenting on his use of a banned substance.

    "We kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong" ~ Unknown

    "TO DOUBT EVERYTHING OR TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING ARE TWO EQUALLY CONVIENIENT SOLUTIONS: THEY BOTH DISPENSE WITH THE NEED FOR THOUGHT"

    "All i care about is money and the city that I'm from, imma sip until I feel it, Imma smoke it till' it's done, I don't really give fuck and my excuse is that I'm young,and I'm only getting older, sombody shoulda told ya, I'm on one !"

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    Yes sir, I already got those on my own unfortunately! eeek

    Dig REALLY deep, what's the subtlest and yet most glaring annoyance about Night?

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    Welcome Bunsher.
    ALWAYS BET ON DEAD!
    Official member of the "ZOMBIE MAN" Fan Club Est. 2007 *FOUNDING MEMBER*

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    Welcome, Bunsher!

    I hope you continue to enjoy the site, the boards and--if it's psychologically & emotionally possible--continued, long-term exposure to our (insidious) company

    "Men choose as their prophets those who tell them that their hopes are true." --Lord Dunsany

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcesandEights View Post
    Welcome, Bunsher!

    I hope you continue to enjoy the site, the boards and--if it's psychologically & emotionally possible--continued, long-term exposure to our (insidious) company

    I've been here for years and I'm normal as shit.

    See?

    FEAR IS THE OLDEST TOOL OF POWER. IF WE ARE DISTRACTED BY THE FEAR OF THOSE AROUND US THEN IT KEEPS US FROM SEEING THE ACTIONS OF THOSE ABOVE US.

    I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY. I DIDN'T RAPE NOBODY. THAT'S IT. ~ Manny Ramirez commenting on his use of a banned substance.

    "We kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong" ~ Unknown

    "TO DOUBT EVERYTHING OR TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING ARE TWO EQUALLY CONVIENIENT SOLUTIONS: THEY BOTH DISPENSE WITH THE NEED FOR THOUGHT"

    "All i care about is money and the city that I'm from, imma sip until I feel it, Imma smoke it till' it's done, I don't really give fuck and my excuse is that I'm young,and I'm only getting older, sombody shoulda told ya, I'm on one !"

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    Uh-oh, will I soon become a cannibal and break my ankles so I walk more like a zombie?!

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    Welcome to the board!

    But whatever you do, don't mention the War...

    Those aren't real problems, Sam.


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