Day of the dead

George A. Romero (1985, USA)

Cast : Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Anthony Dileo Jr, Richard Liberty

Plot:
The Dead have conquered earth, leaving just small groups of people out of their clutches. One group made up of both scientific and military personal, hiding in a bunker somewhere in Florida tries to get in contact with other survivors of the zombie infestation, but find themselves quite alone in this new world. Desperately searching for a cure and therefore indulging in strange experiments to overcome this strange transformation into zombies, the scientists loose the faith of the military, resulting in a race against death while the zombies take over the facility.. Nothing can save them now...

Appreciation: 10/10
This is now my favorite zombie movie. Contrary to most people, I preferred it by far to the first 2 (Night of the living dead, Dawn of the dead) of the trilogy. Even though Dawn was entertaining, i fail to see how it could advantageously compare to this one.
Yes it starts slow, but everything else is just amazing about this movie. The first hour just builds up the tension for the rest of the movie to unfold. And unlike many horror movies, it actually works, the whole thing is dripping with tension. The cast is very good and they have the most realistic acting I’ve seen in a zombie movie so far, as well as the dialogues which are solid at all times. The characters actually act like humans. There are some characters with stupid behaviors but still their reactions are believably realistic. In the world of zombie movies this is as rare as Jennifer Lopez being humble..
It’s the most gory and graphic of the serie, with some scenes that look so realistic it's uncanny. Especially in the end, we get some alive decapitations which lasts until after the poor dying men are completely torn apart. Very gruesome and a must-see for any gore fan.
There are also some other very interesting and funny elements as well. Dr Frankenstein as a totally crazed scientist experimenting on zombies, some of them being kept partially alive, is most entertaining. As well as Bob, the rehabilitated zombie. Can't help but feel sympathy for the poor zombie. Now talk about some originality. It took Romero to think about such a concept.

Other suggestions: Night of the living dead, Dawn of the dead, The beyond, Zombie