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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Director: Zack Snyder
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The original Dawn of the Dead (1978) was a colourful mix of social commentary, black humour and gory effects work. Romero's cannibalistic zombie hordes, instinctively amassing outside an enormous mall in which a handful of survivors are temporarily holed up, stand in quite nicely for America's all too human consumer capitalists. The remake, from first-time director Snyder (formerly of commercials), keeps much of the gore and loads up on the laughs, but eschews all pretence at cultural criticism in favour of high-octane, almost nonstop action.Author: SJS
Cast & crew
Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Richard P Rubinstein, Marc Abraham
Cast: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Jayne Eastwood, Boyd Banks, Inna Korobinka, RD Reid full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 100 mins
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