![]() ![]() The zombie-as-shopper metaphor isn’t very sophisticated obviously. We shop pointlessly and mindlessly, never questioning whether our lives will be any richer after we’ve consumed another mass-produced product. ![]() George Romero is horrified by American materialism. They know we’re still here.” “No, they’re after the place. They have everything they could ever want – for free! But it turns out that the zombies are just as attracted to the mall as they are. Living at the mall offers the survivors a jolt of excitement. The four lead characters in “Dawn of the Dead” steal a TV weather chopper and fly to … the mall. They all look to the same false idol: consumerism. In “Dawn of the Dead,” the last living people just do their best to find meaning in a world with no family, country, jobs, or religion. But real people would have no chance of accomplishing these things. In a bad modern zombie movie, the characters would work toward a solution to the problem or a cure to the plague. This was not a victory to be celebrated this is a terrible thing. After a human survives an attack by killing a zombie, there is a moment of empathy and sorrow. The zombies in writer/director George Romero’s films are actors in make-up without any super speed or super powers. They are little more than video game bad guys to be heartlessly shot down. ![]() The problem with modern high-tech flicks like “World War Z” is that the zombies are computer generated and move unnaturally quickly. I doubt there will ever be a 21st Century zombie movie that is as great as George Romero’s were. ![]() Just millions of zombies and pockets of heavily armed humans fighting to survive. There’s no more radio broadcasts and no more government. “Dawn” takes place after society has broken down. “Dawn of the Dead” is a messier movie: morally and in terms of how much blood is spilled. “Night” is a low-budget masterpiece: simple, inevitable, relentlessly grim. Seven people holed up inside a farmhouse to wait out the crisis. Ving also knows how to use a weapon effectively, because he doesn't flinch excessively and whenever he isn't firing, he demonstrates the excellent trigger discipline of a Marine.In George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” a small zombie plague hit the Pennsylvania countryside. Kenneth most notably uses this shotgun on a zombified Andy ( Bruce Bohne). Customized Remington 870Īfter the survivors rescue Nicole (Lindy Booth) and load up at the gun store, Kenneth ( Ving Rhames) packs a customized Remington 870 shotgun fitted with a magazine extension tube and Mossberg-style ghost ring sights (this is possible since some parts are easily swapped between Remington 870 and Mossberg 500 series shotguns) and uses it while the remaining survivors make their escape out of Milwaukee. Regardless, it is clear that the original was indeed replaced with this one for unknown reasons during the filming of this short sequence. However, because it retains the original hero gun's Surefire forend, the original must have been on hand to be able to dress the Express Tactical to resemble it. The tube length is still extended, and we can also see that it is not an aftermarket extension accessory but a solid factory extension, thereby proving that this is a completely different gun than the one seen previous to this. Kenneth lets his weapon get ripped away to save himself. Steve ( Ty Burrell) can also been seen with a Beretta 92FS Inox with blued components (trigger, hammer, safety, disassembly latch, and slide release) when he gets out of the crashed bus, a continuity error is seen when the referred parts are stainless when he checks the gun's load. Kenneth ( Ving Rhames) also gets a hold of this weapon when he disarms CJ and holds it on him during the argument on the rooftop of the mall. This Beretta Inox is also used by other characters, mainly CJ ( Michael Kelly) when he clears out the lower level of the mall of any zombies. 6 DVD Special Feature "Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed"Īndre ( Mekhi Phifer) uses a Beretta 92FS Inox as his weapon of choice. ![]()
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