I tried Day of the Dead (1985) one more time the other night.
I can respect its themes and goals, but boy oh boy is it just not my kind of movie. It's just too damn bleak and mean-spirited and loud.
I tried Day of the Dead (1985) one more time the other night.
I can respect its themes and goals, but boy oh boy is it just not my kind of movie. It's just too damn bleak and mean-spirited and loud.
Of the original three, this is the one I’ve watched the most by far.Quoting Dead & Messed Up (view post)
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
It has some of the most tonally inappropriate music of any movie I’ve ever seen.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Or heard, rather.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
What can I say, I tried.
What is it that draws you to it? Bub? (I love Bub...everything else before you get to the good Bub-action, not so much.)
Its my favorite of the original trilogy as well. It horrifies me the most.
It's certainly the hardest-hitting. The prior two have more humanism and empathy to balance out the gore and violence. Day is Romero saying we're not worth it. I don't think he makes the argument fairly, but I agree that the sentiment is deeply unsettling, moreso than any zombie gag.
I dunno about that.
The last time I watched "Night," I felt a little sick afterwards. It was more nihilistic and violent than I remembered (especially the scenes involving the little girl in the basement). There isn't much reprieve in the move; it's got the most downer ending of its period.
I mean, shit, even something as nasty as "Texas Chainsaw" let the audience off the hook, so to speak.
PS: Gonna revisit "Day" this weekend.
I don't disagree.
Dawn used to be my favorite, but upon rewatch, its really boring with really strangely dodgy makeup for the zombies. Feels really half assed. Night will always be legend, but Day really gets to me.
*you have no idea how difficult this has been to type out after being up all night with fevered child. If I posted an unedited version ya'll would call the cops for a wellness check
Some "horror" films I've seen recently:
Little Evil - shit
The Devil's Candy - shitter
The Bar - shittest
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A cool soundtrack does not a good movie make.
Literally the only reason that I didn't shut it off early was that it was only 79 minutes anyway. One of the most pointless, boring stories I have ever sat through for the sake of cheap scares.
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Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
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Seeing this many people say Day is their favorite of the series makes me very sad.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Could be worse, could be saying one of the next bunch of sequels is the best lol.
Indeed.
Survival of the Dead is horrific. It makes Diary look brilliant, and Diary is pretty bad.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I haven't seen any after Land (which is underrated imo).
Damn, those were bad. Land is at least fun.
Romero’s dialogue was always terrible, but Night and Dawn were tolerable. Day is bad, and it gets worse with every entry afterwards.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I should rewatch them, but I remember Day having a very interesting storyline and characters, and being more than a bit mystified at the time that it was considered the worst.
Favorite thing I've read about Romero recently (from a story about his getting a star on the Hollywood walk of fame):
I never liked Dawn, (granted, its been ages), mostly for the reasons skitch mentioned. Night is obviously good, and could certainly revisit it. I think I've been able to ignore the less than ideal dialogue and acting in Day because of the story, and Savini's ridiculously effective effects. And Bub, Bub is awesome.I dunno about that.
The last time I watched "Night," I felt a little sick afterwards. It was more nihilistic and violent than I remembered (especially the scenes involving the little girl in the basement). There isn't much reprieve in the move; it's got the most downer ending of its period.
I mean, shit, even something as nasty as "Texas Chainsaw" let the audience off the hook, so to speak.
PS: Gonna revisit "Day" this weekend.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Amending my Halloween viewings-
Horror of Dracula (1958) ***1/2
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) ***1/2
The Devil Rides Out (1968) ***
Ghostbusters (1984) ****
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) ***1/2
Dressed to Kill (1980) ***1/2
Christine (1983) ***
The Beguiled (1971) ***
Diabolique (1955) ***1/2
The Wicker Man (1973) ****
An American Werewolf in London (1981) ****
The Innocents (1961) ***1/2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) **1/2
Carrie (1976) ****
Evil Dead 2 (1987) ****
Sleepy Hollow (1999) ***1/2
Halloween (1978) ****
Alien (1979) ****
Young Frankenstein (1974) ****
House of Dark Shadows (1970) **1/2
Prince of Darkness (1987) **1/2
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