Day of the Dead (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

Pls Note, this review is for the DIVIMAX edition... The BLU-RAY x-fer was a joke not even close to the dts DIVIMAX.........I've gone back and viewed some of my favorite old horror flicks on some of the newer dvd formats and in most cases came away with just so so impressions, very good, but didnt really add anything to my initial thoughts or final impressions. Be advised this not a cut on early dvd releases as they all look about same. Using Romero's work as an example, the dvd release of "Night" really didn't add much except maybe clearer audio(I realize it was a low budget film)in fact it didn't seem as scary as the film or tv versions. Scary is a bad word for Romero, his flicks are more "tense" than scary, when he's not in humour or zombie-party mode that is. It seemed to miss the sort grainy at times dark(outside at night) and home-movie-like light scenes(opening graveyard)scenes present in the film. Same thing with "Dawn" added some better coloring but thats about it. Both are good to own in case u don't have a 35 or 16mm copy handy in that order. "Day" on the other hand, explodes on a whole new level and on every front! First of all it's the best Romero film made... the acting ,screenplay, no-name cast etc. impart totally believable apocalyptic and zombie realism. The stylized swearing and 800 lb gorilla line delivery are simply spectacular in this release! I could write a book on the subtleties of this flick but ill stick to the dvd. The coloring in both light and dark is just about as good as u can get. Even on a junk tv u'll think its hi-def. The audio was simply stunning.... since this movie is heavy on acting and less on zombie visuals the DTS decoding is PRECISE! None of the soft, hard to hear lines, then an explosion of sound thats totally out of whack with the flow of the scene! No No ,not with this; the audio is perfectly evened out as the director would want u to hear it. I swear my whole living room was shaking and echoing with no masking , distortion or improper overlays of the sounds in particular scenes, as the newly in command and extremely annoyed ,incredulous and pissed off Capt Rhodes issues his Shakesperian like verbal tirade to the pathetically liberal, ineffective ,insane and impaired scientific team under his new-command ....."any questions on how things are gonna run around here from now on?". It contained perfectly bright vivid color and happily was missing all the annoying over saturation u get on remade films. Facial detail is on the mark, not the too vivid and fake looking nor the mushy mess you usually see on dvds. The closeups and special effects,by the undisputed master Tom Savini, work very well and are,thankfully devoid of the new CGA horror style. I wonder why more flicks arent remade ,transferred is probably more correct, with this level of studio expertise. It even comes with the actual files of Dr Logan! No doubt detailing how "close" he is to discovering the cause and subsequent mastery LOL...of the zombies. The special feature are just that. Totally full length informative documentaries. An awesome DVD! Maybe the best all around for sound and visual stimulation. I wonder what a blu ray will look like it may not be as good, as it could inadvertantly and potentially remove some of the film like color... we shall see; But for now this is must have for Romero Trolls out there! Immediately throw away every other copy of this movie u own as soon as u get this one and due to the inclusion of Dr Logan's files it's sure to a collectors item, " is that food enough for ya!!!!"

This is my favorite zombie flick of all time. This movie differs from the other Dead films in that it isn't about a group of people trying to survive. Instead it's a movie about a team of scientists trying to find a cure to the epidemic, but the military group assigned to assist them is wondering what exactly is going on since they're slowly dying off trying to protect the scientific team and themselves. There's no outside communication and any effort to find civilization ends in failure. With no outside communication and being left to fend for themselves, we slowly watch as two sides succumb to insanity and eventually destroying each other. The one character I absolutely loved in this film is Captain Rhodes. I don't think I ever seen another film that can capture the spirit of the character. Captain Rhodes is the only character in this entire film who made actual sense. The head scientists, Dr Logan, also known as Frankenstein for slicing up the zombie specimens wanted to train zombies in a manner similar to how one might train kids. We slowly learn that Dr Logan has a serious mental problem and his experiment is delusional but by that time it was too late for everyone to realize. Captain Rhodes allowed Dr Logan a benefit of a doubt in his experiment. Throughout the film we see Captain Rhodes becoming increasing agitated but the Captain wanted the experiment to proceed since the scientists are so sure of a solution. Right from the get go Captain Rhodes appears arrogant, cocky, and hard headed in terms of trying to get him to see the scientist's side of the problem. However, after watching the film a few times over the years what I accepted is that Captain Rhodes is always asking the right question which is: exactly what are the scientists doing? Throughout the movie Captain Rhodes gave the science team enough shadow of a doubt to allow them to progress and come out with a possible solution even though his men are increasingly frustrated. We see various meetings between the military and the scientists and in each interaction the scientists don’t really explain any sort of progress or offer any type of solution. Each interaction with each other turns up more questions and doubts until eventually their anger and frustration turns them against each other. I too always questioned exactly what the scientists intentions were. Not once did any side actually came up with anything remotely possible and even Dr Logan's trained zombie concept seem flawed in many ways. We also see the military men putting themselves in great danger as they capture specimens for the scientists and then days later having to do it all over without any indication of success from the last one they got. I would totally understand the frustration. I also think Captain Rhodes was the last senior officer in the rank. His closest NCO is Private Steel who doesn’t seem to take his job seriously. We see Captain trying to invoke discipline in the ranks in the first big interaction with between Sarah and the military men. So I think Captain Rhodes is at a major disadvantage because he’s in charge of men who might die for something he doesn’t get yet no one seems to be taking their duties seriously including the scientists and the low ranking military men. He doesn’t have any sort of discipline structure since he lost 5 men that probably included the senior most enlisted sergeant NCO ranks and the senior officers rank that included Major Cooper that we know for sure. Meanwhile on the science team side we see them losing ranks between Logan and Sarah who seem to have conflicting ideas on where to take the research. Sarah is trying to be traditional while Logan is trying to be practical since he knows even with a cure they can’t defeat the millions of zombies out there since they’re out numbered 400,000 to 1. So every group is broke but no one wants to cooperate or work towards a common goal. The thing I most dislike about this film is that at the end Captain Rhodes not only turned into a murderous buffoon but also a traitor and coward to his own men. He died in the most horrendous manner possible in the entire film. Not only that, he died from the very experiment that he allowed to continue with a smart zombie known as Bub. Throughout the entire film, Captain Rhodes did not kill a single zombie. He only killed unarmed scientists and killed his own men by abandoning them. Whenever I watch this movie, I secretly wish that Captain Rhodes turned out to be the hero. I honestly wish the could remake this film but instead change the point of the movie where Captain Rhodes turned into a complete idiot and got everyone killed. Overall a great movie to see Captain Rhodes interaction. I bought the collectors Blu Ray edition and wow, it is a major upgrade from my old dvd copy of the film. Absolutely love it. Now I only wish they released the Ultimate Edition of Dawn of the Dead on Blu Ray.

My favorite Zombie film!

This is one of the best movies of all time, but I will never understand how the scientists never overtook the military men. It would have been so easy to shoot them all early on or at least back talk them every time they thought themselves above everyone else.

When it comes to George Romero movies, everyone knows Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. They are genre defining classics after all and are well worth owning for quite literally any horror fan. For some reason, people always over look the third movie in the series, Day of the Dead. The best of the original three, in my opinion. Day of the Dead was originally released in 1985. It was written and directed by George Romero, produced by Richard Rubinstein and features Lori Cardille, Richard Liberty and Joe Pilato in the lead roles. It's a movie about a team of scientists and soldiers holed up in an old bunker during the zombie apocalypse. The eggheads are trying to find a "cure" or a means to live with the zombies and the military personal are all on edge, fed up with playing protector and are on the verge of cracking due to the stress of the situation. Despite being a fairly simple premise, I think the story for Day of the Dead was very well done. The atmosphere is quite bleak, the end of the world has happened and there is no hope whatsoever for our characters. We get to know several interesting people like Dr. Frankenstein the butcher, William the alcoholic radio operator and even the strangely lovable "Bub" the zombie. Joe Pilato's soon to be crazy Captain Rhodes is the scene stealer. He may not be a world class actor, but he certainly did the job here. He steals every scene he's in with great quotes, a lot of energy and creates serious tension between him and the other characters. The chemistry between characters makes it really hard to look away from the screen as you just don't know who'll crack first. When it comes to the original trilogy, Day of the Dead is by far the best looking of the lot. The zombie make up is absolutely stunning. You'll see zombies all pruned up from the heat outside, the good ol' blue make up from the fresher corpses (see Dawn of the Dead) and others who have rotted to the point their body is falling apart. No doubt this is down to the excellent work by Tom Savini. His work on this movie is by far his best up until this point. This movie contains a lot of the gore shots and even some of my favourite from any movie. They are a great sight to behold. Some of them are so clever that they hold up to this day. I also think cinematography and set design is particularly good. There's a lot of effort put into making the tunnels and rooms look restrictive, claustrophobic but familiar. Despite a good chunk of the film taking place underground, you know exactly where every character is and it doesn't ever look off putting. Set design and lighting really works here. The tunnels also have a striking contrast to everything above land which is bright, green and quite beautiful (despite the shuffling undead). The version of the movie I own on bluray is the Umbrella Entertainment copy. It features 2.0 and 5.1 sound, a tonne of extras on the main disc including TV spots, trailers, interviews with the director etc. As an added bonus, there's a second DVD that features "The Many Days of the Dead", "Joe of the Dead", "Reflections on the Living Dead", "Travelogue of the Dead" and an image gallery. Safe to say, there's a lot to see here and a worth pick up for any fan. In terms of image quality, it's not the best. It IS definitely an improvement on the old DVD copy but it's not as sharp as it could have been. The first portion of the film when they're looking for survivors looks a little rougher than the rest of the film, it was the same on the DVD. Possibly cheap film used on set or print damage? When the film gets the main facility, the image quality jumps in quality. The main difference between this and the old DVDs is the sharpness and intensity of the colours, especially red. You'll notice a lot of fine detail in all the gore shots, something I'm sure fans will love. It all looks so juicy. If anyone is wondering, the Umbrella Entertainment copy IS region-B and most definitely works in UK players. It's not the cheapest film out there but no doubt fans of Romero's zombie films will desire a copy and if they do, this is a good alternative. It's not breaking the bank like the American and deleted Arrow Video copies. I recommend checking it out. It's still my favourite of all the zombie films and I think it's held up rather all.

Eigentlich einer der besten Zombie-Filme aller Zeiten... Doch Achtung! Auch bei diesem Kultklassiker hat wieder der "Schnitt-Teufel" gewütet! Ich kann jedem nur raten sich die Uncutversion zu besorgen! 5 Sterne... und 4 Sterne Abzug wegen dem Geschnipsel!

Does not work on Europe players, not mentioned in product details :(

L'édition du 25eme anniversaire dans un master de luxe. Avec une tonne de bonus sur deux bluray, un comics book sur la prequel de bub et un poster.

花嫁姿のゾンビーとかいろんなゾンビーがいる。余裕がある時に探してみると楽しい。