Day Of The Dead (2008)

Director: Steve Miner

Starring: Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and Michael Welch

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489018/


Another re-make of a Romero film. This one takes on the "Bunker" film. This is a stand-alone film, un-related to other re-makes like 'Dawn Of The Dead' (2004). This keeps a lot of character names and similarities to its 1985 counterpart, but gives it the cheesy fast moving zombies that have become so popular as of late. Long time horror director Steve Miner takes the helm, but doesn't really bring anything special to it. I'd say the best part about it is Pfc. Bud Crain (Stark Sands), he pulls off a thinking zombie pretty damn well. Still not as likable as the original "Bub" though.

This film takes place in a small Colorado town, everyone's getting sick and the military seals off the town. Cpl. Sarah Cross (Mena Suvari) goes to find her family and take her Mom to the hospital. Well, about that time all the sick start dropping off and coming back as the blood-thirsty flesh-eating undead. They make their way through town and come across an old military bunker (in the last 20 minutes of the film) and fight off the horde of zombies from there.

Not really the best film, but a good "friday night" type flick. It's got action and a small touch of gore, (More zombies looking like lepers than guts spilling across the screen) but it did keep me entertained for an hour and a half.

Verdict: * * 1/2

- Xtoph