I re-watched Day of the Dead.
For those that haven't seen it: Scientists, civilians and soldiers are in an underground military complex surviving in a zombie apocalypse.
I love the sound track and tone of Day. The sound track is low key synth with hints of dread underneath. When someone says zombie movie, the Day soundtrack is the one that plays in my mind. The tone is very bleak. The humans stuck living together do not get along and their numbers and supplies are dwindling.
I think the bleak tone of the film is realistic given the circumstances of the story. However, Day doesn't have the humor and the fun characters that are in parts of Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead. I will say on this re-watch, I found myself missing the humor and fun of Dawn and Land.
Day is probably still my favorite of the Romero Zombie films, but I think Land of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead are very close seconds.
I wonder if Day was an influence on 28 Days Later. At least to me, they seem to share some themes and tone.
For those that haven't seen it: Scientists, civilians and soldiers are in an underground military complex surviving in a zombie apocalypse.
I love the sound track and tone of Day. The sound track is low key synth with hints of dread underneath. When someone says zombie movie, the Day soundtrack is the one that plays in my mind. The tone is very bleak. The humans stuck living together do not get along and their numbers and supplies are dwindling.
I think the bleak tone of the film is realistic given the circumstances of the story. However, Day doesn't have the humor and the fun characters that are in parts of Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead. I will say on this re-watch, I found myself missing the humor and fun of Dawn and Land.
Day is probably still my favorite of the Romero Zombie films, but I think Land of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead are very close seconds.
I wonder if Day was an influence on 28 Days Later. At least to me, they seem to share some themes and tone.
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