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| | A female nurse, Anna, and police officer, Kenneth, are caught in the middle of world-wide chaos as flesh-eating zombies begin to take over the world by attacking the living...
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Hailed as a re-envisioning, rather than a remake, of George Romero’s 1978 apocalyptic horror classic, Dawn of the Dead takes the zombie movie into the 21st Century with a quality script and a talented cast. The world has been hit by an inexplicable plague, which leaves the dead corpses stalking the living for their next meal.
The action begins as Ana Clark (Sarah Polley) wakes up on one nightmarish morning to discover her boyfriend has become a tasty midnight snack for a neighbourhood kid.
Eventually Ana runs into a small group of the still-living, among them Police Officer Kenneth (Ving Rhames); the level-headed Michael (Jack Weber) and expectant parents Andre (Mekhi Phifer) and Luda (Inna Korobkina). Together they seek refuge in an abandoned suburban mall and barricade themselves inside.
As the world outside grows ever more hellish, and the ever-increasing army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to infiltrate the mall, the survivors must battle the undead, each other and their own fears and suspicions.
First time director Zack Snyder teams up with action-man Ving Rhames (Con Air) to bring the not quite-dead sub genre back to the land of the living. Featuring some chillingly convincing performances from the cast (including Britain’s Jake Weber), Snyder stays true to the spirit of Romero’s original movie by using actors to portray zombies and terrifying make-up effects rather than CGI.
Following in the bloodied footsteps of Danny Boyle’s zombie flick 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead is a graphic horror movie that really will chill you to the bone. If you’ve seen the 1978 movie you won’t be able to predict the outcome of this must-see new version – Snyder has made so many changes that even the ending is different!
Special Features include:
- The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed
- Special Bulletin: We Interrupt This Programme
- Undead Scenes with Commentary by Director Zack Snyder
- Raising the Dead
- Attack of the Living Dead
- Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads
- Feature Commentary with Director Zack Snyder and Producer Eric Newman
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