Credit to Teleportation Vector Images | Depositphotos There is one horror trope that always bothers me when it comes to several horror movies. How the hell can a slasher be in two places at once? What I mean by that is…why do horror directors sometimes ignore how a human can move? I’ve seen several horror movies that were really great, but were ruined by a killer who was able to teleport. That doesn’t make any sense. Unless time travel is involved, then go for it, but a human killer can’t teleport! Where does this sudden supernatural ability come from? It’s just so…stupid. So, like, does the mask or the outfit give the killer powers or what? This is a random side rant, but I felt the need to talk about this. I recently remembered a horror movie where the killer was able to be at two places at once, while he was going after two people. Like he somehow was able to travel across the entire city in seconds to catch up to the other victim. How??? Not even science can explain this!!!
When it comes to horror movie remakes, I always have some doubt in the back of my head. I have seen several remakes that did not hold up to the original, or was even close to being slightly better.
Dawn of the Dead was released in 1978 and was directed by George Romero. The story followed four characters that were stuck in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
This story was pretty great, and it was more of a psychological study than a huge action - packed zombie flick. It was pretty entertaining; the story was pretty great, and the deaths were unexpected!
When it came to the remake of Dawn of the Dead…it was pure horror cinema!
The new remake was released in 2004, and wow; it truly expands on its characters and the action!
Dawn of the Dead 2004 follows a woman named Ana, who finds herself caught during a zombie invasion. She witnesses her husband get bitten by a zombie child. (Ruthless)!
She barely escapes with her life, and runs into a huge group of survivors taking refuge in a mall. What follows is one of the greatest action zombie flicks, as the characters attempt to survive their new world.
This film was a huge gore fest, especially when it came to the zombies.
I don’t care how it’s executed; I just want horrible situations where humans don’t stand a chance against the dead! Luckily, this film perfectly delivered on my expectations. Each death scene in this film is dreadful and tragic.
One of the worst scenes was a man’s family being turned into zombies. His girlfriend was already a zombie and gave birth to a zombie baby. Watching that man break was a hard watch as he asked one of the characters to spare his undead family.
Wow.
Another scene that was extremely disturbing was a random man that the group becomes friends with. He lived on a roof with his dog, and they bond over a game of asking him to shoot any zombie surrounding the mall.
The characters used white boards to communicate with him, the characters sharing a heartfelt moment with the man and his dog.
Friendships are truly a wonder when the world ends.
Unfortunately, things didn’t work out for this stranger. In a disturbing sequence, he is ambushed by the dead. When the group sees him again, they discover him writing on a whiteboard.
When he lifts it up, it is smeared with blood.
I. Loved. This. Scene.
The stranger was still clinging to his humanity, and it was like he wanted to write one last message to his friends, before he passed. How tragic is that?
This movie had guts, and showed no mercy to anyone throughout the entire film. Heck, the movie's ending is tragic too!
Despite everything they fight for and losing so many members of the group; no one gets a happy ending.
Damn.
Was Dawn of the Dead remake better than the original?
I truly believe this movie was far better than the original Dawn of the Dead. I will always love the original film, but the remake took it to a whole new level of zombie terror.
Watching the group of survivors get picked off one by one in the worst ways to die was a brutal journey, and is still one of the best zombie movies I have seen in years.
The Dawn of the Dead 2004 remake was truly the superior one!
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