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Day of the Living Dead

George A. Romero's Day of the Dead

1985

George A. Romero

Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy ...

6.5

7,026

Horror Set in Florida, as the film begins the dead have taken over the world, outnumbering humans 400,000 to one. The handful of surviving humans have taken refuge in an underground missile silo and argue and yell at each other. Among the survivors are Sarah - a scientist who is trying to reverse the process whereby the dead turn into flesh-eating, irrational zombies - and Dr. Logan - an out-of-his-mind psychologist who wants to capture the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"In 'Day of the Dead', the zombies keep moving because of primitive impulses (...) I hope the same fate doesn't befall Romero's zombie movies. He should quit while he's ahead (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Affords Mr. Romero the opportunity for intermittent philosophy and satire, without compromising his reputation as the grisliest guy around."
		Eric Henderson Slant	"Unquestionably the most controversial and debated entry in Romero’s unrivaled zombie trilogy (...) And in the end, [it] is every bit as compelling and unsettling as its more lauded predecessors(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kim Newman Empire	"It's an intelligent, well-written, excellently played movie, with with top flight gore/horror effects and perverse humour (...) A gore-fest, and one of the best horror movies of the eighties (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"To revisit 'Day of the Dead', however unfulfilled its promises may be, is to remember that your granddaddy’s zombie is still better than yours (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Dave J. Wilson Bloody Disgusting	"The darkest entry in his zombie saga and one of the most pessimistic and nihilistic works of 80’s cinema (...) Endlessly entertaining (...) A must see."
		Nathan Rabin AV Club	"What keeps Romero's nihilism bearable is his underlying message that, though the world may be hell, home remains sweet."

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