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Dawn Of The Dead Unrated Director's Cut

Remake of George A. Romero's original 1979 horror classic considerably ups the stakes on brain splattering fun as a group of tenacious survivors hide from hordes of attacking zombies in the comfort of a shopping mall. Debut writer/director Zach Snyder brings a kinetic energy to the movie with rich photography and enjoyable performances by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames and Ty Burrell. The unrated version contains an additional 12-minutes of scenes not used in the theatrical version. Excellent bonus features include audio commentary with Zach Snyder and producer Eric Newman, three featurettes on the zombie make-up effects, two 'lost tape' segments on the zombie invasion, and English, Spanish and French language and subtitles. Aspect ratio is anamorphic widescreen 2.35.1. Uniform sound quality is presented in Dolby 5.1. (Movie - Three Stars, DVD Features - Four Stars) Unrated 110 mins. (Universal Home Video)

January 11, 2005 in Horror | Permalink