George Romero's Zombie "Of the Dead" movie series review

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  • @patrikohrstrom1227
    @patrikohrstrom1227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth." RIP George A. Romero

    • @youraverageshermanfirefly2182
      @youraverageshermanfirefly2182 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Long live the legend

    • @slinq
      @slinq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      dude have you been outside lately, gender neutral propaganda topped with pansy political correct brain washing . i would say hell is full and we are now in the zombie apocalypse

    • @albertsiochi4079
      @albertsiochi4079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Famous quote from dawn of the dead from 1978

    • @calumbyrne5926
      @calumbyrne5926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@slinq ....

    • @LordTrashcanRulez
      @LordTrashcanRulez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@slinq spitting facts

  • @Albert_Wesker_1969
    @Albert_Wesker_1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2003

    It's a shame George Romero wasn't picked in the end to direct the Resident Evil films. They would have turned out better than they did.

    • @r.graves5531
      @r.graves5531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Albert Wesker 1969 anybody but Paul WS Anderson would've been better

    • @Albert_Wesker_1969
      @Albert_Wesker_1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Well put R. Graves.

    • @Contemplativeman101
      @Contemplativeman101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Well...somehow...we got 7 movies each getting progressively more wacky. That deserves some kind of notice. And they were R so it wasn’t even pandering to the teen crowd

    • @Colddirector
      @Colddirector 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      If Romero was directing the RE movies, we wouldn't have been introduced to Rich Evans' beautiful angelic laughter.

    • @RedShirtRemyStarship
      @RedShirtRemyStarship 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Albert Wesker 1969 They should have. They don’t even focus on zombies in most of the films. Resident Evil 7 isn’t even about zombies. Not a single undead. It instead focuses on some crazy cannibal family. There are these creatures that echo zombies that attack you behind every door.

  • @MST3Killa
    @MST3Killa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    I'd also argue the female lead in Dawn was not a throw away character. She starts weak and grows, that's her arc. She's useless to the others because she's pregnant and can't be trusted to handle anything but she learns how to shoot and even learns to fly the helicopter in case something happened to Flyboy. Hell, she's the reason they survive in the end!

    • @celticjay2306
      @celticjay2306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MST3Killa
      Carol walking dead

    • @mafistowaltz4857
      @mafistowaltz4857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      agreed,, solid point.

    • @minority86
      @minority86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @Coy Leigh she sniped two zombies trying to eat Roger while he was between the trucks

    • @DrDolan2000
      @DrDolan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +@@minority86 Doesn't sound useless to me

    • @imposterblockade1826
      @imposterblockade1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@minority86 rip Roger I wish we would get a sequel following a swat unit

  • @jds433
    @jds433 6 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    I am from Monroeville, sadly I think the only thing left in the mall from the movie is a small bridge over a pond. They even had to petition to keep it a few years ago! Also there is a Zombie Walk every year at the mall, and they often turn one of the empty stores into a little museum around that time.

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Do you still like live there?

    • @carljohnson589
      @carljohnson589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That’s nice :)

    • @franknbeanz147
      @franknbeanz147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Being used for a memorable film you think they'd keep it looking the same

    • @jamesconboy1612
      @jamesconboy1612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      jds433 my dad saw dawn of the dead at the theatre there when it came out and a couple of his cousins were zombies in the movie. I would go there all the time when I visit my grandparents throughout my childhood

    • @barryjohnson409
      @barryjohnson409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Survival in the mall, wow...how long could it last?

  • @Untouchaable
    @Untouchaable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1318

    R.I.P. George A. Romero.
    One of the best directors of all time.

    • @jakesmith8941
      @jakesmith8941 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Facts

    • @ThePreciseClimber
      @ThePreciseClimber 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The hell? He died?

    • @michaeldavidson8971
      @michaeldavidson8971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Best director of all time? Oh come on man! you need to expand your movie viewing world.

    • @madrox8
      @madrox8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yes he died roughly a year or 2 ago

    • @Stefandorf
      @Stefandorf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      and you have to learn reading because he said ONE of the best directors of all time. and i gree, even after watching stuff from kubrick, hitchcock, spielberg, lynch, fincher and what not. also, even if he says that it's his favorite director. so what? you can't compare romero's dawn to the dead to, let's say, spielberg's duel/jaws or hitchcocks psycho/the birds. even in the horror genre there is too much difference in style. if you love zombieflicks, romero is your fav director. simple as that!

  • @acecunningham719
    @acecunningham719 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    George Romero’s final novel “The Living Dead” shows what he wanted to do for Day of the Dead. The book weaves all the movies together in a single timeline and it is a masterpiece. It really is the final zombie story

    • @punishederic4761
      @punishederic4761 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I didn't know this existed, thanks! I'll be checking it out.

    • @emperorconstantine1.361
      @emperorconstantine1.361 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I too didn’t know it existed. I HAVE TO FIND IT NOW!!

  • @megaben99
    @megaben99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    did you know that in the Japanese version of Dawn of the Dead, they had to put an explanation in the film to explain the cause of the zombie virus. it turns out that a planet outside our solar system exploded and the rays from the explosion hit earth and that is what caused the undead to rise.

    • @DrDolan2000
      @DrDolan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Not a bad add-on in my opinion. That's actually really interesting

    • @SaintsBro217
      @SaintsBro217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      They referenced that in a bonus feature of the remake.
      "Some say it may be of a space-born virus".

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I always thought in the Dead movies, people became zombies through a disease, like in "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies".

    • @destynova4512
      @destynova4512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Interesting, but always liked it with no explanation. Always feeling keeping something unknown keeps it fresh.

    • @jesusramirezromo2037
      @jesusramirezromo2037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Didn't the original movie mentioned it being caused after a spaceprobe returned from Venus?

  • @fullyuki
    @fullyuki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    "Yeah, Trucks, BIG RIGS!!!!!"

    • @magicamadeye
      @magicamadeye 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      You're winner

    • @ljohnson9988
      @ljohnson9988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Biiig Motherfkin' Rigs!!

    • @nathanclark2424
      @nathanclark2424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      fullyuki "Son of a bitch!"

    • @Redbean23
      @Redbean23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      fullyuki BIIIIIIG MOTHAFKIN RIIIIGS

    • @undertheredhood8720
      @undertheredhood8720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Never lose your always winner

  • @weaselrider
    @weaselrider 6 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    The scene where that guy gets his vocal cords ripped out makes my stomach turn every single time. I'm not the kind of person to get grossed out by gore, but that makes me not want to watch the third movie. That, to me is the sign that George Romero is the king of zombies.

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jared have you ever seen Violence Jack?

    • @bradpaton3927
      @bradpaton3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hollyweird's Frankenstein's monster is the king of zombies.

    • @nortonsegahippie4574
      @nortonsegahippie4574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      House by the cemetery the father has his throat ripped out
      it was fun for me

    • @dannydorko7075
      @dannydorko7075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      same. I think, for me anyway, sounds can be just as disturbing as visuals.

    • @DrDolan2000
      @DrDolan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's so awful. In a good way of course

  • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
    @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Day of the Dead is one of my favorite films, simply for Bub. I damn near shed a tear over a flesh eater. Partly due to Frankenstein's character set up of him, his eccentricity as an actor really made Bub come alive on his own, no pun intended.

  • @DemonBoy3223
    @DemonBoy3223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I'm going outta box saying this, but I'd say that *_Day of the Dead_* may be my personal favorite out of the original Dead Trilogy (or entire series). I enjoy the underground military-science facility and the crew's futile attempt to find a cure. I also love how it has an actual human antagonist in Captain Rhodes, he feels like an actual threat to the protagonists more than the zombies themselves. It also shows how living isolated during a zombie apocalypse could cause severe mental deterioration. And the amazing music score by John Harrison (the same guy who'd go on to direct the _Dune_ miniseries in 2002).

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Loved the Jamaican dude the most. He was the most human out of everyone.

    • @jedd.0322
      @jedd.0322 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      its my favorite too

  • @MikeSpicyWinner
    @MikeSpicyWinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I actually loved the soundtrack for Day of The Dead. Had one of the best antagonists and Bub is my favorite zombie, in one of my favorite zombie movies.

    • @chrispellicci6587
      @chrispellicci6587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think , it won an award for best sound tracks

    • @milky3044
      @milky3044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@chrispellicci6587 gorillaz also sampled it

    • @mazingerz9118
      @mazingerz9118 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Man I LOVE that soundtrack, got it from eBay :)

    • @andu1854
      @andu1854 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Even people
      Who don’t like Day, have praised Bub as a great character and he ends up being the most human

  • @a3j54tresjoia
    @a3j54tresjoia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    "If you have footage of your friends getting killed, how could you be so insensitive to put music in it?" Oddly enough, James didn't realize that realistically describes TH-camrs in the modern day.

    • @DrDolan2000
      @DrDolan2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Unfortunately. Remember when TH-cam was more wholesome? Feels like eons ago

    • @jobdylan5782
      @jobdylan5782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@DrDolan2000 no, I don't remember that lol

    • @AFanOfCinema
      @AFanOfCinema 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He made that before the Logan Paul incident in Japan happened so I can see why he'd think that

    • @jasonbrown6113
      @jasonbrown6113 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AFanOfCinema Well that wasn't Logan Paul's friend, if he has any.

  • @horrorgorehoundgamesmovier3531
    @horrorgorehoundgamesmovier3531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    Man we lost so many horror legends.
    Romero,Craven,Scrimm.
    But Legends never die may thier spirts and legends live on through thier films.

    • @ianfindly3257
      @ianfindly3257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      .. . Hershel Gordon Lewis, Tobe Hooper.

    • @theslidepodcast
      @theslidepodcast 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Heroes get remembered legends never die
      Like if you recognize this quote

    • @homelesshannah50
      @homelesshannah50 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Sandlot said by Art Lefluer playing Babe Ruth

    • @zakazany1945
      @zakazany1945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Romero become a zombie himself now

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *their*

  • @IkarosTypeAlpha
    @IkarosTypeAlpha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Never realized Goblin did the music for Dawn of the Dead. I loved Suspiria's soundtrack

    • @citacis546
      @citacis546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That movie is amazing. That band is amazing. Together, the whole operation made a legendary movie.

  • @WolfHreda
    @WolfHreda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I'm pretty sure all of Tom Savini's characters are really just him. 🤣

  • @MattReillyProductions
    @MattReillyProductions 6 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Best horror series out there! Glad George finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! RIP GEORGE ROMERO

    • @jeandonaghue2150
      @jeandonaghue2150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      U do realise that any 1 can have a star as long as they pay for it and pay for the up keep , it not a sign of talent getting 1, u don't get offered a star , u or someone on ur behalf has to apply for it

  • @BrettAllbritton
    @BrettAllbritton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I have to respectfully disagree with your comment about the female characters in this series being badly written. If I may offer my humble defense, I think Romero's female characters are one of the most interesting aspects of his films. Barbra always gets criticized for going crazy and being useless, but I personally agree with Judith O'Dea's take on it: she's just responding in the way that most people probably really would react in that situation. In the case of Fran, she's pregnant, and as the film goes on she has to stand up for herself to show the guys that she isn't just their "den mother." Note how they accept FlyBoy despite his incompetence but leave her for household tasks. Then there's Sarah, who's the hero of the film and stands her ground against Capt Rhodes throughout. Yeah, Fran does seem a bit useless in that particular situation, but I wouldn't say that scene represents her or the female characters of the Dead series overall.

    • @The_OneManCrowd
      @The_OneManCrowd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed. All of them were great and had excellent character arcs IMO.

    • @Dalton_Boardman2000
      @Dalton_Boardman2000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sarah and Remake Barbara are my favorite characters from this series. One of my favorite parts of Day is when she gets slapped in the face by a hysterical Miguel and she just gives him a cold stare before he crumbles in despair. It's like the exact opposite of the Night scene where Ben slaps Barbara for freaking out in classic movie female tradition. I honestly think it might've been an intentional call back.

  • @Sanodi21
    @Sanodi21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    What, no comment on the cherry on top of the bloody sundae that was Rhodes' death? That Bub *salutes* him as he's torn apart?

    • @derrickhaggard
      @derrickhaggard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed.

    • @sycbeck652
      @sycbeck652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and the horroifying "CHOKE ON EM" as hes torn apart and shot by bub

    • @Grandmastergav86
      @Grandmastergav86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rhodes is such a great character.

    • @cardiacade
      @cardiacade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sycbeck652 Shit, is that what he says? Since the day I saw it when it came out on VHS I've never been able to work out what Rhodes was saying!

    • @sycbeck652
      @sycbeck652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cardiacade Yeah man it's a great line and the actor that played Capt Rhodes (cant remember the name off the top of my head) Ad-Libbed the line. Fantastic 😅

  • @BlackArroToons
    @BlackArroToons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The zombies in Day of the Dead, gritty and gory as hell. The zombie hordes at the end, pretty awesome. Dawn of the Dead, great adventure in a zombie filled world.

  • @mestre12
    @mestre12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Great movie series. RIP George Romero.

    • @briantunzi2462
      @briantunzi2462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      THANK YOU AN YES R.I.P GEORGE !

  • @skijumpnose
    @skijumpnose 6 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    CHOKE ON THEM! CHOKE ON THEM!

    • @nastylittlecritter
      @nastylittlecritter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      skijumpnose such an underrated movie, Day needs more love

    • @fuegonintendo9117
      @fuegonintendo9117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I said get back in your chair...
      You didnt get back in your chair

    • @vegetasolo1221
      @vegetasolo1221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      木下 那個全名叫作 大腸牡蠣麵線 妳吃的是改良版的一般不會有柴魚高湯也不會有雞肉 而加一些豚大腸與烏醋會更好吃 。木下放的香菜是重點 敲會吃的說

    • @kelvingoce7587
      @kelvingoce7587 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What does that mean

    • @TheAshevillian
      @TheAshevillian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watch the film!

  • @tonyajw85
    @tonyajw85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Can't believe that you didn't mention the zombie that shot somebody in Land of the Dead. Great moment.

  • @xXdarkdekuXx
    @xXdarkdekuXx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Just found out George Romero is dead.. holy shit that was hard to process, I shed a few tears. How did I miss that, RIP George

  • @frogman9721
    @frogman9721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    The vocal chords being ripped out is too much for me jfc

    • @gojifan54gaming15
      @gojifan54gaming15 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      frog man ikr!?

    • @gabemewell3643
      @gabemewell3643 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Yeah,it made me feel a but queasy.

    • @fujitafunk
      @fujitafunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      It's gruesome and bothers me too. If it makes you feel better, I had to look it up and vocal chords don't really work that way.

    • @ReverendxGrimm
      @ReverendxGrimm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I fucking loved it! I'm sad it wasnt as realistic as it could've been. :(

    • @amanibob1416
      @amanibob1416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      As for last words: "Gurgle gurgle" Isn't exactly "inspiring"...

  • @roguecactus7
    @roguecactus7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I fear we reached "peak zombie" around 2011. It's all downhill from here, folks.
    Until the great "zombie renaissance" of 2060.

    • @danonecuvisine
      @danonecuvisine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      roguecactus7 Train to Busan came out in 2016 and it was amazing

    • @roguecactus7
      @roguecactus7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Light Yagami I agree, but sometimes I wanted to yell, “FUCKING MOVE GODDAMMIT!”
      As far as the argument, I was referring to “peak zombie”, as in zombies being fucking everywhere. But I hope you are right. 👍

    • @horrorhoarder8372
      @horrorhoarder8372 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The zombie movie sub genre is well known to go through peaks and lows in terms of relative quality and popularity that have been on going since White Zombie (1932). However, the sub genre has probably become most popular in the mainstream since Resident Evil and 28 Days Later (both 2002) than it ever has before including when I call the "Golden Age" of the late 60's to the mid 80's! Peace...

    • @PungiFungi
      @PungiFungi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How about they doing something they’ve never tried before...a zombie movie where people actually do things right and stopped acting stupid and survived.

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Woody Harrelson can revive it.

  • @igable82
    @igable82 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Dawn of the Dead is my favorite, the original. My favorite character is homie. Guy is about to commit suicide and then just says "fuck it!" and proceeds with just one bullet to fight off the zombies and gets to the helicopter. Love that scene so much!

    • @GribbleGob
      @GribbleGob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      in the original plot for the movie he was actually going to pull the trigger on himself, and the pregnant woman was going to kill herself with the blades of the helicopter.

  • @zzzombie888
    @zzzombie888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I got to see Day at a midnight showing in early 86... I loved it from the start and the soundtrack by John Harrison (Creepshow composer and Tales From The Darkside as well) is unappreciated and amazing.

  • @GSVRemix
    @GSVRemix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I really like how you addressed the found-footage style in Diary of the Dead. It doesn't look realistic at all, and that ruins the whole idea.

  • @FeralDragon
    @FeralDragon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    They were just standing there filming their friends fighting for their lives in Diary of the Dead, lol, who does that? Even for a zombie film it was ridiculous and unrealistic.

    • @thebrokenglasskids5196
      @thebrokenglasskids5196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Not really. Watch how modern people are as far as filming things with their -Smart- phones and then take into consideration how obsessed those same people are with uploading that content to their -Social- media accounts so they can get Twitter -famous.-
      I would guess that was the idea of having them nonchalantly filming like that. Not sure why James and so many people don't understand that. Romero always had relevant social commentary in his films to remind people that we real-world humans are far worse monsters then the zombies in his films.

    • @BackwoodsFilms
      @BackwoodsFilms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I thought it was sad that Romero, who is considered a pioneer in the genre, made a "found footage" movie that was just trendy at the time and totally unoriginal.

    • @mikshinee87
      @mikshinee87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Overuse of screens can lead to loss in tissue volume in the grey matter area of our brains (the front lobe). This is the processing area of the brain responsible for prioritising and planning. Another affected area is the insula, the core circuit for mediating compassion and empathy for others. By giving children smartphones at an early age and allowing them an almost uncontrolled access society is creating an army of the living dead, without the ability to feel empathy or plan for the future. And so I believe there are teenagers today capable of emotionelessly filming their friends fighting for their lives or dying . I belive there are more of them than you think.

    • @harrylime8077
      @harrylime8077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What would make a movie about cannibal walking dead more ‘realistic’?

    • @joshuaholland5279
      @joshuaholland5279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if it’s just a documentary of the zombie virus after it’s been dealt with

  • @gyromurphy
    @gyromurphy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    George Romero is revered here in Pittsburgh. So much so that our local theme park, Kennywood, gets a Romero theme for a few weeks in October. Nothing goes together better than Funnel cakes, rollercoasters and Zombies.

  • @KR-mc9ut
    @KR-mc9ut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Can’t believe that gorillaz used the “Hello is anyone there Hello” from day of the dead

    • @dogedog8686
      @dogedog8686 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What song was that from?

    • @frankbutch323
      @frankbutch323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dogedog8686 M1 A1

    • @austins.2495
      @austins.2495 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why can't you believe it?

    • @NitPickz
      @NitPickz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did? Huh.
      My dad has that as a ringtone. Cracks me up every time.

  • @habadasheryjones
    @habadasheryjones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Rhodes last words always crack me up.
    "CHOKE ON 'EM! CHOKE ON 'EM!"

  • @amplifymysound
    @amplifymysound 6 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    ive been watching cinemassacre since 2010, thats such a long time.i remember your trip to the cemetary

    • @OropherThranduil
      @OropherThranduil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, it's a long and fun ride with James and the gang.

    • @adamterry6383
      @adamterry6383 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yup. I look back at all the movies and cartoons I grew up with in the 80s and early 90s...how ingrained they have become in my life. I look at monster madness and Cinemassacre with the same fondness.

    • @sotijas
      @sotijas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i joined youtube because of him back in 2007

    • @r3n3gad33
      @r3n3gad33 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joshua Howard Same!

    • @marcoslopez_
      @marcoslopez_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      sotijas I found out about Angry Videogame Nerd in 2008. I loved the reviews so much, I made a TH-cam account and subscribed. Been a huge fan ever since.

  • @RoshDroz
    @RoshDroz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've already watched 90% of your reposted vids this year, but I still love watching them over again. Please never stop making some form of Monster Madness. It makes October one of my favorite months, and I never even used to give a shit about Halloween.

  • @emperorconstantine1.361
    @emperorconstantine1.361 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    George was a pure brilliant genius with the whole franchise, and everything after Day is him putting all his ideas onto the big screen that didn’t make it into his day movie.

  • @Wardner213
    @Wardner213 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When there's a new Cinemassacre upload at 7am then the work day has a good start :D

  • @smasher.338
    @smasher.338 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The best part about down of the dead is the way during other movies you say to yourself "if i was in that situation id do...", in dotd they act realistically, so you don't really have any "what i would do moments". Its rare in films so when you see it, it definitely gets you more invested.

  • @grunions9648
    @grunions9648 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm so glad you mentioned the sped-up scream in Day, my favourite FX scene ever thanks to Savini's attention to detail there.

  • @oyonan
    @oyonan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m actually a bit surprised Bub’s cameo in Walking Dead wasn’t mentioned. But is great!

  • @horrorfan4-life689
    @horrorfan4-life689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    George achieved something amazing and that is making a trilogy that contains 3 masterpiece's each unique in it's own way.

  • @eduardopipinel
    @eduardopipinel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Day of the Dead, Reanimator, The Return of the Living Dead... what an year!
    I always found Day the darkest, the most iring and disturbing zombie movie ever. I've been always a fan of this flick. Also, I just love how Romero turns the tables by making humans monsters to the point that when Bub becomes more human he kills for revenge, not feeding instinct. Which, makes him an assassin.
    Not to mention the gore!

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why wasn't Return of the Dead talked about here????

  • @pek5117
    @pek5117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    knew some people that worked on one of his films and made a zombie film here.
    amazing practical effects and a staple of any horror film maker

    • @CarlJohnson-rh8zv
      @CarlJohnson-rh8zv 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the name of the movie they made I would love to know

  • @greenfroppy212
    @greenfroppy212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That screech once the guy was getting his vocal cords ripped out is going to haunt my dreams. That sounded like a creature from another world

  • @walktheline777
    @walktheline777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Dawn has always been my favorite.

  • @b2manatees
    @b2manatees 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Whew. I'm even more grateful that I stopped watching these films after Day of the Dead. Romero's return to the franchise looks abysmal. Great reviews James.

    • @fennglordd6365
      @fennglordd6365 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like the Ichi thumbnail

    • @b2manatees
      @b2manatees 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's an Ichi?
      j/k. Zatoichi is amazing forever.

    • @davidphan1017
      @davidphan1017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ManateeAdvocate ,I have a great time to see

  • @loganise
    @loganise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember watching Day of the Dead as a young teenager, with a deep affection for zombie flicks. I remember vividly when that dude that gets bitten and gets his arm chopped off uses like a torch to cauterize the cut. That stuck with me so much.
    Romero is a visionary, for sure. Master of gore, and the practical effects are amazing, even today.

  • @henrybemis3439
    @henrybemis3439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I always liked Dawn better than Night. It was much gorier, much scarier, and much more dystopic. Of course, watching it when I was 12 didn't help..

    • @D2MightyDucks
      @D2MightyDucks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Henry Bemis Dawn is my favorite movie of all time! I've seen it seriously about 100 times!

    • @Themboys22
      @Themboys22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fatsmcgee andhisretards3 i love it, making apocalypse style horror movies doesn’t always have to be depressing, i like when movies don’t take themselves too seriously and just show the characters having fun and showing their character traits.

    • @pixelsheep8939
      @pixelsheep8939 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah although I do like Dawn I find Day to be much better. I find dawn doesn't take itself serious enough.

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about Return of the Living Dead

    • @markpugh6808
      @markpugh6808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greatest Zombie film of all time

  • @horrorfan4-life689
    @horrorfan4-life689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The children zombies that attack Peter actress (Ken Foree) at the airport are the niece and nephew of Tom Savini!
    Also yes Barbra (Night) and Fran (Dawn) were depicted as weak. However Romero regretted doing that and that's why Sarah (Day) was written as a strong character.
    I took a trip to Monroeville for Living Dead Weekend 2018 it was Dawn's 40th anniversary. Yes the mall is more modern but if you're a fanatic there's enough left to let you know where you are! The entire cast of Dawn are great and very friendly people.

  • @scms2528
    @scms2528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The best trilogies are the ones where you can't decide which is best. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, Evil Dead, and Romero's Trilogy of the Dead!

    • @jadenvanhess2341
      @jadenvanhess2341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some of these I have no problem deciding which is best.

  • @matthewhauxwell9716
    @matthewhauxwell9716 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Joe Pilato (who plays Rhodes in Day of the Dead) also turns up near the start of Dawn of the Dead as a police officer. I don't know if its the same character or if Romero just reused the same actor.

    • @bradpaton3927
      @bradpaton3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's TOTALLY the same character; he just got promoted.

    • @greenaum
      @greenaum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bradpaton3927 Promoted from the Police to the Army? At a special research base? That WAS quick!

    • @bradpaton3927
      @bradpaton3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@greenaum those movies were filmed YEARS apart; so, no, slow, bro.

    • @greenaum
      @greenaum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bradpaton3927 They were filmed YEARS apart but the zombie apocalypse must've really carried on in fits and starts. Like, 1978 being a particularly bad year, but some progress made for humanity to survive through to 1985, in the early months of which everything went quickly to shit again.
      You have to see the continuity, such as it is, as all the films being set at roughly the same time, probably in order. The later post-2000 ones featured lots of technology that wasn't available "yesterday" in 1969 or whatever, but they are just films after all.
      There's a loose continuity, some characters are given one, a bit, even if it doesn't make sense in an utterly concrete scheme. But films don't have to be like that, because they're written for normal people to enjoy, not obsessive rule-followers!

    • @bradpaton3927
      @bradpaton3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@greenaum these cmnt's quickly wenTo shit, again.

  • @lordjish1606
    @lordjish1606 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Holy crap, I’ve been to the mall from dawn of the dead and not even noticed!

  • @DeeJaye93
    @DeeJaye93 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Day was the best. The part where you hear the soldiers vocal chords tearing still makes me shudder

  • @Dcfan200
    @Dcfan200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    7:31 _"Yeah, trucks..."_
    *Big Rigs flashbacks commence*

  • @gothimaya2776
    @gothimaya2776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I definitely appreciate these videos a lot. It allows me to lightly experience these movies without the gore causing worse terrors and mares on me. Thank you for this tasteful fusion of information and cuts of content from the original work.

  • @hoplite_techno
    @hoplite_techno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can watch this again and again. Always fun when James talks about zombie stuff

  • @israelponce6909
    @israelponce6909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember call of the dead in call of duty

  • @SeleneDethly
    @SeleneDethly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Kinda wish you talked some about the remakes. Like how Dawn's 90's remake kinda fixes what few flaws was in the original such as making Barbra not a throwaway character. Though I understand this purely about the Romero ones.

    • @UltimateGamerCC
      @UltimateGamerCC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Night's remake was the good one that you are implying, Dawn's remake had the fast zombies and other shit that ruined it.

    • @SeleneDethly
      @SeleneDethly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah I mean night, but I feel Dawn is fine as well, Its not as good because it looses a lot of the atmosphere; but I don't care about how zombies move, thy are fictional and their rules can be whatever is needed to try an tell an effective story. Both imo are FAR superior to Night 3D.

    • @chewchewpark4786
      @chewchewpark4786 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TransGamer Girl talking like that is how Twilight came to be...

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Halloween is the best time on TH-cam. Just an explosion of awesome content

  • @stokesa3122
    @stokesa3122 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    ....did James just use the phrase "hyper-realistic blood?"

    • @2-d857
      @2-d857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Oh god why...
      *Shitty sonic.exe flashbacks*

    • @ninjagator1183
      @ninjagator1183 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone call Hoodoohoodlumsrevenge

  • @CJC15
    @CJC15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Did you just say Dawn Of The Dead has "hyper-realistic" blood?
    It looks like melted crayons!

    • @bradpaton3927
      @bradpaton3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah! Chalk it all ^ to art versus life!

    • @The24thWight
      @The24thWight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Hyper realistic doesn't mean realistic it means more real than real.
      Like how sometimes a real explosion doesn't look as real as a CGI one.

    • @francisbottoni6470
      @francisbottoni6470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CJ C and I love those melted crayons type blood ☺️

    • @Spider-Man42069
      @Spider-Man42069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @BeEg_yOsHi_90 didn't need to say that he already said it

  • @jasonvoorhees2767
    @jasonvoorhees2767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My uncles ringtone is “ they’re coming to get you Barbara” and it’s great.

    • @nofatchicks2315
      @nofatchicks2315 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine is the return of the living dead theme

  • @lukecarroll5136
    @lukecarroll5136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are your best kind of videos dude, talking old monsters from both a film maker and fan perspective

  • @greatonslaut
    @greatonslaut ปีที่แล้ว

    I come back every year around the beginning of fall to watcg this. You're an amazing narrarator and commentator.

  • @tabelchobg1756
    @tabelchobg1756 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You maybe didn't notice but one of the policemen in Dawn of the Dead who was trying to run away with boat is actually the same actor who played captain Rhodes in Day of the Dead. I also love these movies (mainly the origunal trilogy + the remake from 1990).
    RIP George Romero 1940-2017, the creator of classic zombie movies

  • @RuggedCoyote69
    @RuggedCoyote69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    IT'S CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS!!!

  • @instinctivelychelsea2905
    @instinctivelychelsea2905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love that this is from 2013, your videos really hold up no matter how much time goes by and they stand the test of time , i love your reviews. just the right amount of opinion and fact and movie trivia and the story lines are just right were it doesnt ruin seeing the whole movie for me but instead pumps me up to see the whole movie instead of ruining it for me.

  • @spartanpij
    @spartanpij ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly seeing James Rolfe outside of AVGN is amazing. You are both a great actor and reviewer ❤

  • @rob5541
    @rob5541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love the soundtrack of Day of the Dead, such great guitar solos and possibly the best zombie eating death of all time haha. Dawn for the win though, masterpiece.

  • @Disturbed0neGaming
    @Disturbed0neGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Land of the Dead is one of my favorite zombie movies, along with the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake!
    I've seen them dozens of times each!

  • @whitesabbath6581
    @whitesabbath6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    R.I.P. George A. Romero
    (1940-2017)

  • @ToshiroSquad10
    @ToshiroSquad10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to see James review Train To Busan. Easily one of the best zombie movies ever made.

  • @Azariachan
    @Azariachan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    No mention of Asia Argento, Dario Argento's daughter, being in Land of the Dead?

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is she really?

    • @waragainstmyself1159
      @waragainstmyself1159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Her dad must have did some weird satanic ritual abuse on her. He probably busted that ass right out lol then it turned her into a sick monster as well. Thats why these sick fucking demons need to be straight up lynched. They fear us, rightfully so.

  • @nosidezero
    @nosidezero 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RIP George A Romero
    Great filmography.

  • @raccoonstarsmember
    @raccoonstarsmember 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your passion for horror film has always been contagious. Please keep up the great work :)

  • @leroypaulsen4566
    @leroypaulsen4566 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The people in this movie just don't die, they fucking suffer."
    THAT should have been a tagline on the front cover of the VHS tape for Day of the Dead.

  • @bilibiliism
    @bilibiliism 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    what? romero is dead? Died in 2017? Didnt realise it until now. R.I.P

    • @austins.2495
      @austins.2495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. Romero is dead. Died in 2017. You didn't realize it until now. R.I.P.

  • @DrDolan2000
    @DrDolan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favorite of James' reviews

  • @CHANNEL3YOUTUBE
    @CHANNEL3YOUTUBE 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sarge is a reoccurring character in 3 "Of the Dead" films. Land of the Dead, Diary and Survival. He's Sergeant Bruebaker in Land of the Dead. Same Character.

  • @josephencarnacion9966
    @josephencarnacion9966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Grande George Romero... Siempre en mi corazón... Saludos desde la ciudad de México...

  • @zzzombie888
    @zzzombie888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    R.I.P Joe Pilato and Richard Liberty and of course George A Romero. :(

  • @jhhone
    @jhhone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The zombie pie fight scene in '78's "Dawn" was a bit too much!

    • @miguelvidal2335
      @miguelvidal2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jimmy S Bro this not a Tarkovsky film, it's a Zombie film about some guys who try to survive in a mall full of giant Smurfs, what's deep about it?

  • @Dexieboi2013
    @Dexieboi2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you know the working concept for Land of the dead was that it was going to be direct sequel to the super mario brothers movie where Mario is dead, and luigi and king koopa changed their names to hide their tragic pasts while the zombie apocalypse was manufactured by the Boos in order for them to take over the human world? Its title was going to be "Super mario bros 2:Dead Reckoning"

    • @Fatih_M177
      @Fatih_M177 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am one of the few people who liked the OG mario movie cause of how bad it was, i kinda wish this sequel existed cause it sounds hilarious XD

  • @usasupersoccer
    @usasupersoccer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love George Romero zombies movies.
    My favorites
    1. Day of the Day
    2. Dawn of the Dead
    3.Night of the Living Dead
    4.Diary of the Dead
    5.Survival of the Dead
    6. Land of the Dead
    I love Day of the Day soundtrack.

  • @kylebrown5101
    @kylebrown5101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    R.I.P. Joe pilato 1949-2019. Fro Capt Rhodes to metalgreymon. You will be miss.😪

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you know he was in Pulp Fiction too??

    • @kylebrown5101
      @kylebrown5101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SuperPeterok thanks for the info.

  • @nukem851
    @nukem851 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hes a legend shame he never made his resident evil version in 99.

  • @ernestoosuna4594
    @ernestoosuna4594 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope you make these reviews again! They were very informative and entertaining

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman2000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish more people would talk about the 1990s remake. I love how they modernized Barbara's character while keeping her vulnerability (not just a generic female action hero you'd see nowadays) and the zombies looked fantastic! I feel like it's very underrated when compared to the other films in the series.

  • @gyromurphy
    @gyromurphy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    mon-ROE-ville.
    Anyone here from Pittsburgh ear's tweak at that pronunciation of Monroeville?

    • @druffner
      @druffner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed!

  • @olemannen9540
    @olemannen9540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Please make a Shaun of the dead review

    • @chadbrick67
      @chadbrick67 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No

    • @REDANDSILVER741
      @REDANDSILVER741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Phil Dawson yes

    • @no8965
      @no8965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chadbrick67 yes

    • @raph2954
      @raph2954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chadbrick67 yes

    • @chadbrick67
      @chadbrick67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VaderPopsVicodin10 triggered snowflakes galore on here wow

  • @theflyingguillotine3788
    @theflyingguillotine3788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best thing about the Romero films is the message each one tries to get across.

  • @MrNb22
    @MrNb22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great content - glad to finally be watching these!

  • @theblacksheep9739
    @theblacksheep9739 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Now you're telling me you don't have the SHIT you need?!

  • @BushcraftingBogan
    @BushcraftingBogan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always loved “Day of The Dead”. It had a creepy atmosphere and interesting story line. I loved the “head pull” gag and I couldn’t figure out how they pulled it off. And C’mon who doesn’t want to be bff’s with Bub?

    • @_Samm
      @_Samm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wanna give Bub a high five

  • @BlackArroToons
    @BlackArroToons 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool video! Day of the Dead from Romero and his team, favorite zombie movie thanks to the very gritty zombies and the characters.

  • @z0mbiezak
    @z0mbiezak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Day of the Dead is by far my favorite zombie movie. Always been a big Romero fan since I was a kid.
    I don't have tattoos, but if I ever got one, I always imagined it being Bub holding the revolver before shooting Rhodes

  • @wolfpack81nc
    @wolfpack81nc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    RIP George A. Romero!!!!!

  • @rawrdino7046
    @rawrdino7046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Is there a of the dead collection or something?

  • @phanfinger
    @phanfinger 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen any of these but I really liked your review of Diary of the Dead. It was really funny especially when you pointed out the two cameras and how they wouldn't fit together like that.

  • @alexandredion2151
    @alexandredion2151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Quarantining gave me time to discover new movies. I loved Creepshow so I decided to give a try to Dawn of the Dead. It truly blew me away by how capitvating it was ! Honestly I was expecting schlocky B-horror stuff but I fell in love with it. I was a bit disappointed by Day of the Dead, which I watched right after and almost instantly forgot except for a few death scenes. Great review !