Dawn of the Dead remake DVD, Unrated - 25 extra mins. - Release 7/26 ? (merged)
04-24-04, 04:19 PM
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"...All the characters were well-defined too."
Are you referring to the original? If not, did we see the same movie? The characters in DAWN OF THE 29TH DAY (as I like to refer to the DotD remake) had about as much personality and depth as any one of the zombies from Romero's original. Despite that, I can't say that I wasn't entertained. I'm glad that an unrated director's cut is coming so soon rather than make horror fans wait extra months after a theatrical DVD release. I never bought the RESIDENT EVIL DVD because they announced a gorier director's cut before it even was released on disc. If the DotD remake ultimately does the same trick, I won't buy it either.
Are you referring to the original? If not, did we see the same movie? The characters in DAWN OF THE 29TH DAY (as I like to refer to the DotD remake) had about as much personality and depth as any one of the zombies from Romero's original. Despite that, I can't say that I wasn't entertained. I'm glad that an unrated director's cut is coming so soon rather than make horror fans wait extra months after a theatrical DVD release. I never bought the RESIDENT EVIL DVD because they announced a gorier director's cut before it even was released on disc. If the DotD remake ultimately does the same trick, I won't buy it either.
04-24-04, 05:17 PM
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It puzzles me how when people bash this movie for its shallow characters and what not, they compare it to the original and make the original sound like it was a slow moving character study.
04-24-04, 05:26 PM
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki
It puzzles me how when people bash this movie for its shallow characters and what not, they compare it to the original and make the original sound like it was a slow moving character study.
It puzzles me how when people bash this movie for its shallow characters and what not, they compare it to the original and make the original sound like it was a slow moving character study.
04-24-04, 06:09 PM
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<small>Originally posted by rsortor
"...All the characters were well-defined too."
Are you referring to the original? If not, did we see the same movie? The characters in DAWN OF THE 29TH DAY (as I like to refer to the DotD remake) had about as much personality and depth as any one of the zombies from Romero's original. Despite that, I can't say that I wasn't entertained.</small>
"...All the characters were well-defined too."
Are you referring to the original? If not, did we see the same movie? The characters in DAWN OF THE 29TH DAY (as I like to refer to the DotD remake) had about as much personality and depth as any one of the zombies from Romero's original. Despite that, I can't say that I wasn't entertained.</small>
04-25-04, 04:19 PM
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The sooner that the abomination known as "Dawn of the Dead 2004" hits DVD the better. This way fans of the film will have something that they can enjoy in the privacy of their own home.
I can't wait for this steaming pile of equine waste to fade into forgetfulness. (At least until the sequel and the Day remakes surface).
I can't wait for this steaming pile of equine waste to fade into forgetfulness. (At least until the sequel and the Day remakes surface).
04-25-04, 05:03 PM
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The Original Dawn of the Dead is still around. they didn't burn all the copies once the remake hit. So I think it's safe to assume that even with the remake around, the original can still be as good as it ever was.
04-25-04, 06:05 PM
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The sooner that the abomination known as "Dawn of the Dead 2004" hits DVD the better. This way fans of the film will have something that they can enjoy in the privacy of their own home.
04-27-04, 09:10 AM
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Just watched the original over the weekend and can hardly wait for the remake to come out. Missed it in the theater so an extra 25 minutes will be great. Let's hope Universal puts DTS on it and I'll be content.
04-27-04, 11:13 AM
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The original is one of my all-time favorite flicks, but I really enjoyed this one a lot. What I'm most looking forward to in the DVD is the ability to freezeframe and slo-mo some of the things that went by so quickly when I saw it in the theater. All of that televised-chaos stuff in the beginning looked really cool, but some of the cutting was so quick that it was practically subliminal.
04-29-04, 02:21 PM
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hi, does anyone know if there is going to be more than one release of dawn of the dead remake dvd or just the unrated version with extra gore comming out in july
04-29-04, 04:26 PM
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Originally posted by ruk
hi, does anyone know if there is going to be more than one release of dawn of the dead remake dvd or just the unrated version with extra gore comming out in july
hi, does anyone know if there is going to be more than one release of dawn of the dead remake dvd or just the unrated version with extra gore comming out in july
04-29-04, 04:36 PM
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I don't think this cover is for the Unrated version:
Mainly because it doesn't say anything about extra footage - all unrated dvd covers make this claim, this one doesn't, therefore this must be the theatrical dvd cover.
Mainly because it doesn't say anything about extra footage - all unrated dvd covers make this claim, this one doesn't, therefore this must be the theatrical dvd cover.
04-29-04, 09:45 PM
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It's universal. Of course they will have to versions. How easy would it have been to release one American Pie that contained the Unrated material and look at how many versions we have of that film. 
05-02-04, 02:02 AM
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Originally posted by TomOpus
I was going to pick this up regardless.... more dead is good dead
I was going to pick this up regardless.... more dead is good dead
extra footage, unrated or not, I just want to own the damn movie as soon as it hits DVD - thanks for your time.
05-02-04, 02:42 AM
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Originally posted by Dead Star
Better than the original?
Better than the original?
