Halloween Movie Month [Dawn of the Dead (2004)]

Finally a zombie flick this month. But don't get too disappointed cause if you follow me on Twitter or have me on Facebook you know this is one of my five zombie films. Ironically these are all the zombie films I'm doing this month, and what better way to do them than all in a row. We're starting with probably my third favorite zombie film ever made, and one of my favorite horror films ever,  the remake of the 1974 classic Dawn of the Dead. I love Zack Synder. This, 300, Watchmen, and even as bad as Sucker Punch was, it looked amazing. Dawn of Dead, along with the original, follows the story of a group of people who survive a zombie outbreak and take refuge in a mall until help arrives. For once in a horror film I got invested in characters. At least in first survivors to get to the mall, and to an extent the second wave. The music in this is amazing, from Johnny Cash to Disturbed, a lounge version of "Down With The Sickness", even Bobby McFerrin is in here. Along with classic horror scores and sound, this is a pleasure to listen to. Synder is very in-your face and cinematic with his movies, and the kills/turns in this look fantastic. Head-shots are amazing, steaks going through heads, even just normal folks getting careened by cars. All this is filled with an abundance of bloody gore too boot. The humor injected into spots in this, especially when Ty Burrell's character gets there, is pretty good as well. I love humor placed in apocalyptic situations like this. All in all this is a great film, and it's a remake to boot. The story is there, the characters are acted out well, the music is awesome, the scares are there, and the kills are awesome. What more can you ask of a horror flick? "When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth." 

Halloween Movie Month! Movies #1/2: How To Be A Serial Killer and Red State

Halloween Movie Month! Movie #3: The Evil Dead
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #4: The Shining
Halloween Movie Month! {Bonus}: American Horror Story
Halloween Movie Month! Movies #5/6: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #7: Paranormal Activity
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #8: Scream
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #9: The Last House On The Left
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #10: Scream 4
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #11: The Blair Witch Project
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #12: Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #13: Final Destination
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #14: House of 1000 Corpses
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #15: Halloween
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #16: Friday the 13th
Halloween Movie Month! Movie #17: A Nightmare on Elm Street