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Dawn of the Dead (1978) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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Dawn of the Dead (1978) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Matt

You guys should check out the series Widows Bay this spooky season 👻

Paul Cox

Yes, I'd love to watch that with them particularly, but I don't think tv is part of the equation right now.

Tyler Foster

FWIW, this is the 139-minute version on Amazon Prime, not the theatrical cut of the movie.

Paul Cox

Yeah, as soon as Daniel specified the runtime, I sighed.

Tyler Foster

I had tried to help them out on this front but 1) I didn't find it on Amazon when I looked, and 2) since I didn't find it at all, I didn't know Amazon had an alternate version, so I didn't think to specifically warn there are three cuts of the film. That said, because it *is* on Prime, at least everyone knows where there's a version that will sync to this cut.

Future Boy

Wow, I think we might just speedrun the entire spooky season before we even hit October! So excited to watch this tomorrow! (it's nearly 2am here in England!)

fromage

Me reacting to this drop -- Dawn of the Dead 1978: "Yay!" Extended Cut: "You break my heart." I think my biggest issue with this version is that it doesn't have the cool, weird soundtrack of the theatrical cut. The music in this one was taken from a stock music library I think. This is the cut that Romero quickly put together for an early screening in some film festival. It's overly long and the extra footage doesn't really add anything to the experience, it just weighs it down. He considers the theatrical version the definitive one. There are a couple more versions out there. Only for diehard fans of the film. Still, it’ll be fun checking this version out with you guys. It's been a long time.

Brad P

Romero's original script had a much darker ending: Peter did shoot himself and Fran, feeling hopeless, stood up into the helicopter blades. Just prior to shooting, Romero decided that was too depressing and reworked it into the version you just watched. Tom Savini had already created a prosthetic head for Fran so he reworked it into the exploding head during the opening SWAT sequence. And the death-by-helicopter blades was moved to the zombie in the refueling scene. Day of the Dead, the concluding film in Romero's original trilogy, is highly recommended. His later zombie films in the 2000s though are a very mixed bag. Land of the Dead has its moments but the "advanced" visual effects rely mostly on CGI instead of the amazing makeup of Tom Savini in his earlier films.

Brad P

It's probably lucky that there was any version on Amazon at all as Richard Rubinstein, the film's producer, has been holding the movie hostage for years. He's been asking for an exorbitant amount of money to license the rights which is why there hasn't been a new home video release in the U.S. in almost 20 years (there is a recent great 4K release in the U.K. though).

TBR Schmitt

I'm trying to convince Daniel, even if it's a Patreon exclusive for a bit because I'm dying to watch this show! -Sam

TBR Schmitt

Sorry all! We went the route of more accessible to those that can stream it! I take full blame on that one! -sam

TBR Schmitt

We hadn't slept in days after watching these all back to back haha -Sam

Matt

Let him know who's boss Sam 🤣

TBR Schmitt

Ugh bummer! we'll have to check out that version at some point too! Glad you still enjoyed it! -sam

TBR Schmitt

Omg! Yeah I would have felt depressed after that ending! I love that they were still able to use Savini's Fran head haha -sam

Will Knox

Such a classic! George Romero is such a great director! The special effects in it are spectacular!

Shehab Dawoud

When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!

Florian Meier

Great Reaction Guys !!!! Love it

Tyler Foster

Having now watched this version, while the theatrical cut is a tighter, more effective version of the movie (none of the additional bits seemed necessary to me), it wasn't as different as I had worried it would be. One of the longest adds is the part at the initial helicopter pad, where the other gang of officers shows up and seems to consider robbing them -- that isn't in the theatrical cut at all. With the "they remember this place was important," Romero was skewering '70s consumerism. The angle of this movie that strikes me as very relevant today is, "the world could be ending outside, but as long as we have TV and some nice rugs and other luxurious comforts, maybe we can pretend it's not so bad for awhile." Normalcy is picking up stuff at the mall. Scott Reiniger (Roger), Ken Foree (Peter), and Tom Savini (makeup artist, and as you mentioned, co-star in From Dusk Till Dawn) all had cameos in the 2004 remake. Foree even delivered his same line: "When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth." Although it sounds like some of the soundtrack wasn't finished in time for this rougher cut of the film, there are a couple of tracks in the film that were reused in Shaun of the Dead as a homage to this movie. In that film, one of the tracks plays when Shaun and Ed are envisioning going to get Liz and where to hole up safely until the danger is over. The other, a cheery xylophone track called "The Gonk," plays during the credits. (I did notice one library track -- the exact same one used during the ridiculous opening credits to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.) Romero's series is similar to Indiana Jones. It was originally a trilogy for awhile: Night (1968), Dawn (1978), and Day of the Dead (1985). Some decades later, Romero returned for Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007), and Survival of the Dead (2009). Land has its fans (including myself), but the other two are less popular. Also, prepare your stomachs, as Day, while great, is absolutely the grossest one. In addition to the above films, there is also a remake of Day of the Dead that I have never heard anything good about, and at least a couple iterations of Night. The one that's worth watching is 1990's Night of the Living Dead, directed by Savini. The original Night of the Living Dead is famously in the public domain because they forgot to include the copyright (C) in the opening credits, which legally meant it was not copyrighted. Savini, who obviously worked with Romero and was close to him, directed the remake with the hopes that the profits from that film would be equivalent to recouping some of the lost profits from the original film. It features Tony Todd (RIP) from Candyman in one of the lead roles. Lastly, the original Night of the Living Dead was a collaboration between Romero and John Russo. The two had differing ideas of where to go after the original film, with Romero creating his trilogy. Russo went onto make Return of the Living Dead (1985), a delightfully twisted punk-rock horror-comedy. I don't like any of its many sequels, but the original Return is a hoot.

Brad P

Sam, this was the best option available to you in terms of what was available for people who don't happen to already own a physical copy.

Brad P

Actually, the soundtrack to this version is 90% the same as the theatrical cut, mostly tracks from the DeWolfe music library with several pieces by Goblin sprinkled throughout the movie. The only big difference is the absence of the Goblin music over the opening sequence. It's the shorter Italian cut, supervised by Dario Argento, that has a fairly different soundtrack with a much heavier emphasis on Goblin's music (too much actually and I say that as a big Goblin fan) .

Future Boy

My favourite movie tagline of all time!

Vincent Hollow

A friend of mine once wore a DOTD hoodie with the tagline on the back, and some old lady behind him in line at a Walgreens was like "Oooh, you know, I never thought of that."

Brad P

The standoff with the cops at the dock is the one moment I think Romero maybe should have kept in as that scene plays somewhat awkwardly in the theatrical cut.

Richard Maurer

Enjoyed your reaction to one of my all time favorite movies.

Crazy Ralph

I recommend Day of the Dead 1985. It's excellent.

Brian's Dog

This is the "Cannes Cut" if you have the blurays with multiple cuts.

MacGuffinStuff

Just a thought, half a suggestion, what if you watch all the classic Zombie flicks, and then rewatch Shaun of the Dead? Shaun works at Foree Electronics, and now you know Ken Foree, hey! I hope you watch Day Of The Dead, which is, kind of my favorite of the trilogy, because of one character really. Also, the 1990 remake of NOTLD directed by Sex Machine, Tom Savini, with Tony Todd, I highly recommend, personally my preference of the two versions, the actress who plays Barbara is amazing.

Future Boy

This is my second favourite zombie film, so it was great to watch it with you guys. But my absolute favourite zombie film is the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. Romero rewrote his own script for the remake, and got Tom Savini to direct it. Savini did the effects for both Dawn of the Dead and the next film in the series, Day of the Dead. He was also supposed to do the effects for the original Night of the Living Dead in 1968, but he got drafted into the Vietnam war and missed out. Romero made up for Savini missing out by giving him the director’s job on the remake. Even though the basic story in the remake is the same, the vibe is totally different. It’s also got a bigger budget, a better cast (in my opinion), and enough surprises to make a reaction worthwhile at some point!

Morgan

Peter is such a good character because he keeps the viewer sane enough by saying what we’re thinking almost every time lol. When Roger and Steven are being stupid and Peter is like “man?! cmon!!! Get outta there!!” 🤣 like the way he would get genuinely annoyed with them for being dumb and reckless = gold haha