Day of the Dead (DVD, 2003, 2 - Disc)

Of the Romero trilogy (ok, tetrology now, with Land of the Dead), Day of the Dead was likely the least favorably reviewed. Where Night had the novelty of a relatively new genre, Dawn of the Dead was clearly Romero's masterpiece, highlighting his brand of unsubtle social commentary. It is no acident that the Snyder remake was of Dawn.

Day of the Dead, like each installment of the series is autonomous, in that it does not repeat characters (since most of the cast always dies in the making of the film, though in each movie the number of named survivors increases). Where the issue in Night was short term survival, and Dawn was long term survival, Day begins to ask the questions of continual survival. This is highlighted by their setting, a bunker made from a missle silo (irony intended), which is, even as an ideal retreat, suffing from the depredations of time on their gear, ammunition, and supply of "test subject undead."

Of course, the focus is not on the flesh eating monsters, but the tendency of people to turn on each other and "consume" themselves. There are three factions: the military, who are following orders that no one believes in; the scientist, who are studing the zombies to find a "cure" but are so caught up in their work that they are not being pragmatic enough, even in crisis; and the sustainers (an engineer and the helicopter piolot, whose necessary skills help keep them free from the politics).

There is also the tension between the one female character (the hero of the story) and the sexually charged tensions of the male characters (especially the alpha-male soldier).

This movies is a must for the Zombie buff, but do not exspect as vicerally satisfying movie as Dawn of the Dead. Rather than daydreaming about clearing and fortifying your own mall, you leave this film with nothing but frustrations against the over-the-top villans that comprise the two factions.

Movie review courtesy of Deathgrind.com:
Day of the Dead : George A. Romero : 1985 : 4/5 : Good ending to the trilogy but a bit slow moving. The survivors, held up in an army bunker, struggle against the zombies and against each other until things go out of hand.

day of the dead is a movie that i bought that shows the aftermath of essentially the extinction of humanity as we know it, seeing this movie i think is not just entertaining, but it makes you think, when i saw it, it made me think of the enviroment i lived in, and i also thought about how people could do a complete reversal to turn their back on you to save themselves, but besides the point of that, i just like the movie in general, and i would reccomend it to people that like horror or zombie movies, or films that had special effects done by tom savini. thats my opinion and review of this movie, and if anybody that reads this decides to watch it, i hope you enjoy it.
thank you for your time.

By the third installment in a trilogy, you'll always compare one to another. So I will treat this movie as its own.
Imagine zombies remembered stuff. Then imagine you could train them. Would you?
This movie explores the answer 'yes'.
Bub is absolutely the best zombie ever, the eyes have it... You cheer for him, you like him, you feel sorry for him. You also want him to kick ass.
The problem with a horror movie where you dislike everyone EXCEPT the zombie is, you just want to see them all get eaten.
A pretty good movie, not as good as... oh wait, I'm comparing.
The extras have Savini discussing how he does what he does best (fill foam heads with goo and explode them, rip out guts, etc)

The best of Romero's zombie movies with a bonus DVD of extras. Definitely the most cherished box in my DVD collection.

I bought the DVD for my boyfriend. He really liked the movie. It is a movie he will watch more than once.

A classic in the Dead-trilogy by Romero. Bub is one of the best reasons to watch this movie, and Jospeh Pilato of course

This is the best out of the first three George A. Romero Zombie films.
This film has a little humor, lots of gore, and many SLOW moving zombies to fill the screen. This is how zombies are supposed to done. Zombies do not run! These new zombie films make no sense. The Original DAWN OF THE DEAD and DAY OF THE DEAD are Romero Masterpieces! Land of the Dead was good, and Diary was better...Now I am waiting for the release of .....OF THE DEAD!
Romero will never be beaten when it comes to zombie films...Romero is KING OF THE ZOMBIES!

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If your into Zombie movies like me! you can't say no to Romero's Zombie Movies, he is the master of all Zombie movies out there! Scary like the Living Hell...
I Truly Recommend This Movie to Every one!! Two Thumbs Up!! A+++

Product Details:

Actors: Terry Alexander, John Amplas, Don Brockett, William Cameron, Lori Cardille
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Release Date: August 19, 2003
Run Time: 101 minutes
ASIN: B00008G8L9

DVD Features:

Region 1 2-Disc Set

Disc #1: Feature Presentation

Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital THX EX 6.1 - English
DTS Surround ES 6.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. George A. Romero - Director, Tom Savini - Special Effects, Cletus Anderson - Production Designer, and Lori Cardille - Star
2. Roger Avary - Filmmaker
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Disc #2: Supplementary Material

Additional Release Material:
Audio Interview - 1. Richard Liberty - Star
Bonus Short - 1. Wampum Mine Promotional Video
Making-of - 1. DAY OF THE DEAD: BEHIND THE SCENES (31 min.)
Documentary - 1. THE MANY DAYS OF DAY OF THE DEAD (39 min.)
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Continuity Stills
2. Zombie Make-Up Gallery
3. Memorabilia Gallery
4. Production Stills
5. Behind the Scenes Photos
Biographies - 1. George Romero - Director
Poster Art
DVD-ROM Features:
Original Screenplay
Production Memos

Taken From The Zombie Memorabilia Website: ARCHIVES OF THE DEAD

this movie was a terrible zombie movie. there was 1 scene with zombies eating humans, the rest was very boring dialogue. if you liked dawn of the dead, Dont buy this. it isn't even produced by the same man that created all the other dead movies like night of the living.. dawn of the... trust me. rent it before you buy it and you will thank me graciously.