Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: [b]Dawn of the Dead George A. Romeo 1978 US (1st time) Shortly after the events of Night of the Living Dead, a pair of policemen, a pilot and his pregnant wife become trapped in a shopping mall full of zombies. Grossly overlong action film with comic asides and some brilliant moments; it also happens to be an interesting social comment, in which the humans tear into each other instead of working together, and are almost undone by their own greed--Romero has the two minorities in the film, the black guy and the pregnant woman, the only two to survive.[/b]
I love this film and I was glad you realised the true social commentary about the film. Too many others would have just listed the Zombies heading back to mall and wandering around and compared it to how humans act as if it's really 'deep'. When in fact it's a given in the film - the black guy tells us this. Sure I like the analogy but I don't think Romero based the film in a mall just to tell us this.
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Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: [b]Bad Taste Peter Jackson 1987 New Zealand (1st time) When a small New Zealand village is overrun by aliens, four dumb humans come to the rescue. No elaboration is necessary other than the title, which says it all, really. A crescendo of deliberately bad jokes and gory special effects. Most reviews come with a "not for the squeamish" warning; to be disgusted by this film would be to fail to acknowledge its ultra-low, bad effects. It's more of an insult. [/b]
Oh Peter Jacksons early films are so bad they're worth watching. Bad Taste and Brain Dead are classics in this regard. The warning should be: "Not to be taken seriously".
