Night of the Living Dead 1990 and Dawn of the Dead 2004

[Evil Bong]

I actually liked Night of the Living Dead 1990 better than the original. Dawn of the Dead 2004 was great, not as good as the original, but it can hold up on its own as a great horror movie.

I was wondering what other horror fans thought of the remakes of the great George Romero's living dead films. Should I mention Day of the Dead 2 - Contagium, Day of the Dead - Need to Feed, or Night of the Living Dead 3D ?

[Mfish618]

I like the NOTLD remake quite a bit. The Dawn of the Dead remake was good too. As for the rest, they just plain suck.

[Dodgson]

Should I mention Day of the Dead 2 - Contagium, Day of the Dead - Need to Feed, or Night of the Living Dead 3D ?

If you want to survive the night I suggest you don't j/k

[LolliePop]

The remake of Night was fine. I liked the remake of Dawn, even though I'm more fond of the original, it was well done. I LOATHED the remake of Day. Dear God that was so bad it made me want to go on a rampage. And people complain about Land... pffft.

[Creamy Goodness]

Oh Jesus, the remake of Day is horrendous. I actually kind of like Land. Dennis Hopper and John Leguizamo made it worthwhile.

[FreddysFingers]

I haven't seen the remake of NOTLD in a long time and only once in my life but I enjoyed it from what I remember. It doesn't have that gritty, grim atmosphere but it's a remake that set out to do its own thing. I applaud Savini for doing so.

For the DOTD remake, I thought it's one of the few examples of what a remake should be; taking an old idea or old plot and transforming it into something new and exciting, while still paying tribute to its source material. I think the reason why it works is because it's such a new take on the zombie genre and it was written and directed by people who were fans of the original. It brought something new to the table and sparked the war between running and walking zombies. It's flashy and over the top, which can be a turn off at times, but it's still highly entertaining.

Day of the Dead was a disaster. I love the original Day of the Dead and it's my favorite Romero zombie movie. Its remake was complete and total ass garbage. 'nough said.

[Raegan]

90 for the win fer sure

[FreddysFingers]

I need to revisit the 90's remake of NOTLD. All I remember is a naked zombie in the beginning and Tony Todd as the main character.

[Dr. Briggs]

I personally think the NOTLD remake lacked a whole lot of the charm that the original did, and I rate it a lot lower for that fact. The Dawn remake I am mostly split on - the running zombies had their moments of high-tension, but I thought Dawn '04 sadly lacked the excellently bleak atmosphere the original had.

I haven't bothered with Day. From what I've heard it does not even sound like a remake. I'd maybe dig a "Day" remake if it followed George Romero's original epic script for Day of the Dead

[LolliePop]

I personally think the NOTLD remake lacked a whole lot of the charm that the original did, and I rate it a lot lower for that fact. The Dawn remake I am mostly split on - the running zombies had their moments of high-tension, but I thought Dawn '04 sadly lacked the excellently bleak atmosphere the original had.

I haven't bothered with Day. From what I've heard it does not even sound like a remake. I'd maybe dig a "Day" remake if it followed George Romero's original epic script for Day of the Dead

It is less than loosely based on the original. There's a character called Captain Rhodes and a female lead in a military based story... but thats about it. Appaulingly executed and just a train wreck of a film. A true remake... who knows. The original is my favorite 'Dead' film so I'm reluctant but the potential would certainly be there for an amazing film.

[Creamy Goodness]

Nick Cannon is in the Day remake. That should be enough to cause you to never see it.

[Oldman]

I'm Sorry but for me the Originals all ways win out over remakes. IMO the ones who do remakes don't have the smarts to do anything Original

[Dr. Briggs]

I'm Sorry but for me the Originals all ways win out over remakes. IMO the ones who do remakes don't have the smarts to do anything Original

I dunno about that: in some cases (very few though I'd say), the people remaking a movie are doing so because the originals had good concepts that the filmmakers didn't utilize well enough. The remakes most people love as the exception to the rule (The Thing and The Fly) tend to fall under this concept, I think.

[Oldman]

I dunno about that: in some cases (very few though I'd say), the people remaking a movie are doing so because the originals had good concepts that the filmmakers didn't utilize well enough. The remakes most people love as the exception to the rule (The Thing and The Fly) tend to fall under this concept, I think.

[SIZE="4"]As talented as some maybe their efforts would be much better appreciated putting out some original material than bowing to the wishes of some Hollywood numb nut.[/SIZE]

[Dr. Briggs]

[SIZE="4"]As talented as some maybe their efforts would be much better appreciated putting out some original material than bowing to the wishes of some Hollywood numb nut.[/SIZE]

The thing is, the best remakes are the ones Hollywood doesn't come up with before any true filmmaker has a plan for them (well... except for Night of the Living Dead and My Bloody Valentine IMO, those were done bad and good respectively ), the best remakes are the ones that directors actually want to make

[Oldman]

The thing is, the best remakes are the ones Hollywood doesn't come up with before any true filmmaker has a plan for them (well... except for Night of the Living Dead and My Bloody Valentine IMO, those were done bad and good respectively ), the best remakes are the ones that directors actually want to make

[SIZE="4"]I like You. Remakes are OK Except RZ can't stand Him. I like to shake things up every now and than[/SIZE]:eg:

[FreddysFingers]

Remakes are fine if the people, mostly the director/writer, behind them know what they are doing. If they have a profound love for the original and set out to bring something new to the table, the remake will be fine. These remakes need to be the director's own vision. I commend Zombie for literally reinterpreting Halloween, but he didn't interpret it in a favorable manner. Remakes such as Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street didn't so much as bring something new but rather banked off of the mindless teenage torture that's all the rage nowadays. Sure, 80's slashers are guilty of the same thing but each of them were different and tried something new in their own respects.