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Day of the Dead (1985)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:22

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The third chapter in the saga that director George Romero started in 1968 with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD moves the story further along the timeline of the zombie apocalypse to a time when survivors... The third chapter in the saga that director George Romero started in 1968 with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD moves the story further along the timeline of the zombie apocalypse to a time when survivors are few and far between. At an underground Florida research station, Dr. Logan (Richard Liberty) conducts grotesque experiments on captured zombies to search for a way that the living and the living dead can cohabitate. Begrudgingly sharing the facility with the doctor is military man Rhodes (Joe Pilato) and his underlings. Scientist Sarah (Lori Cardille) and her fellow survivors seek refuge at the compound just in time to see a clash between Logan and Rhodes reach a critical turning point. DAY OF THE DEAD stands as the most controversial film in the series. While some feel that its confined, talky nature prevents it from achieving the constant white-knuckle thrills of the previous two films, others admire its strides toward figuring out what drives the zombies. Regardless, the third act features the most extreme and well-executed special effects in the series, with several gory sequences that will leave an undeniable impression on those who witness them. [More]

Starring: Lori Cardille, Richard Liberty, Joseph Pilato, Terrence Alexander

Starring: Lori Cardille, Richard Liberty, Joseph Pilato, Terrence Alexander, Antone Dileo, Jarlath Conroy, G. Howard Klar, Howard Sherman, John Amplas

Director: George A. Romero

Director: George A. Romero
Screenwriter: George A. Romero
Composer: John Harrison
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein

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Reviews for Day of the Dead

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02/02/03
Josh Ralske
Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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04/17/01
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Darker and more contained than the first two, this is one film that deserves a second look.

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11/25/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Say what you will about Romero, but he's never sold out on this series.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

It feels frustrated, embittered, made by a man who's fed up with the business side of the movie industry.

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07/29/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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09/27/04
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

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02/18/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

No review available.

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10/06/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

The most flawed in the series, but also the most ambitious.

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03/16/04
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

Far from the weak sister that critics and fanboys have branded it.

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10/03/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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08/08/02
KJB
KJB
IGN Movies

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Disappointing third entry of Romero's Dead trilogy

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05/16/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

The film’s frosty pessimism about mankind’s future does eventually get under your skin.

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05/03/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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08/06/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Low-budget, scaled-down follow-up that doesn't really cut it.

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01/09/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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