Zombie Horror and Movie Review: The Best Zombie Movie Of All Time

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The zombie genre has come a long way in recent years. In the ninety's it was virtually written out of movie cinema.  But since 2001 when the first Resident Evil was released their has been a re-insurgence in the zombie horror craze. Being that this is my first blog I would like to begin by letting all know about my favorite zombie flick of all time. As more movies and series are released there is only one in my mind that still shines above all the rest, (Dawn of the dead 1978). I first saw the movie when I was about ten years old. I never saw a zombie movie before and had no clue what they were.  One day at my cousins house my brother was talking about the movie he just saw called Day Of The Dead. I asked him what it was about and they both looked at me and couldn't believe that I never saw a zombie movie. My brother asked my cousin if he had it on video and my cousin told him all he had was Dawn Of The Dead. So they popped in the tape on the old Beta Max and so began my first  glimpse into the zombie craze.

Now I would like to start off with the criticisms about the film. The biggest gripe I hear from a few critical zombie fans is that the make up wasn't that well done and the bright red blood looked too fake and silly. Actually the film was done like this on purpose because Romero shot the film with a comic book style type feel.  And also special effects were not as advanced as they are today. And finally do to the large amount of zombies they only put advanced make up on the main zombies that they shot in the important scenes. Be that as it may this movie makes up for those flaws by the adventurist feel and great plot line. Not only does the storyline keep you engaged it actually has a message about society and how civilization can crumble and self destruct when there's a huge crisis. One of the great talents of Romero is how he introduces characters with dept, and when they bite the big one you definitely feel a small sense of loss. I recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates an old fashioned zombie flick that will make you look behind your shoulder when you walk into a dark room.

Now I feel the 2004 remake was well done and the introduction of the running zombie kept the movie from intruding on the style of the original. What also stands out from the Romero version was the suspense that the new movies lack. But for me the greatest impact that the movie had was that it made me as well as zombie fans across the world say, what would I do if there were a Zombie Apocalypse.