Day of the Dead

George A Romero

1985

Available uncut in the UK on DVD and new release video. : Note : cover shown is from earlier cut release.

A true horror classic which ends the trilogy in style and leaves you wanting more, who knows when Romero will get round to doing another one ?)" Day of the Dead" takes the story on from "Dawn" and brings it towards something like a conclusion, and marks a departure from the first two films by actually having a happy ending although that's not a plus point in my book, I prefer the down beat ending of the first two.

The living have lost the war and now the dead have taken over. A small pocket of survivors consisting of a military and scientific team staying in a secure underground bunker doing research, trying to find an answer to why the dead are walking, and also trying to find any other survivors, but without much success. The sequence of events that follow ultimately lead to their self destruction and an explosive final battle.

What can I say about this film?, if you haven't seen it yet put it to the top of your list and see what you've been missing. A zombie film fans dream come true.

Gore

You name it, the usual gunshots to the head are as effective as ever spraying brains everywhere on plenty of occasions. Decapitation, amputation, bodies pulled in half, entrails eaten, throat rippings, the list goes on and on.

Special note though must go to the nasty medical experiments that are carried out on the zombies and dead soldiers, watch and be amazed.