George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1979) is one of the greatest sequels ever made. As a masterful reply to the writer/director's Night of the Living Dead, it presents an allegorical statement on manic consumerism through mass, zombie infestation (centered at Pittsburgh's spacious Monroeville Shopping Mall), and like its stylish predecessor, it oozes at every turn with garish, EC charm.
Now, thanks to Regal Events, Dawn's original, theatrical cut returns to the big screen in eye-popping 3-D, and that means effects-maestro Tom Savini's groundbreaking carnage has never been more gut-wrenching.
Dawn is also a character-driven tour de force, thanks to Romero's insightful view of the (in)human condition, and its adept thespians add all the more depth to the plague's beleaguered principals: Ken Foree as Peter Washington, Scott Reininger as Roger DeMarco, David Emge as Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews, Gaylen Ross as Fran "Flygirl" Parker and Mr. Savini as biker-gang intruder, Blades.
Dawn's score, composed by Goblin and Richard Rubinstein, is an additional reason why the movie has secured its modern-baroque classification. It sounds like a living nightmare, as much as it looks like one, but against all logic, this zombie epic amuses, scares and uplifts at the same time. But then that's Dawn in a nutshell: fun and profound in the most diverse ways, as any classic adventure (horror or otherwise) should be.
Join Dawn's latest big-screen onslaught this October 28, 29, 30 and 31. It's certain to make one's Halloween a fulfilling, flesh-munching feast to rival 'em all.
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