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Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray] [1978]

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It’s a tour de force track that hasn’t aged at all in the in the near 9 years since it was first released on Blu-ray. However, I'm more fascinated by the four living survivors played by Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge and Scott Reiniger.

A trio of Region Free, dual-layered UHD66 discs sit comfortably opposite a Region B locked, dual-layered BD50 disc containing all the supplements.A lively commentary, moderated by Perry Martin for Anchor Bay's 2004 4-disc Ultimate DVD edition, that provides a wealth of detailed and revealing background information and covers a lot of ground, including the make-up effects, the Argento cut, the lighting, the social and subtextual elements, the biker raid, the original ending, and a whole lot more.

Where Dawn really does part company with its predecessor is in its flashes of humour, which range from a string of small but memorable character moments (the sight of Stephen and Peter following the ribboned queuing route to empty a bank of its counter cash has always amused me) to the hilariously upbeat muzak, particularly H. It certainly sounds like a great project to have been involved in – actor Ken Foree (who plays Peter) is particularly enthusiastic in his recollections, while Savini tellingly states that afterwards "life was so boring compared to being on the set of Dawn of the Dead.It also requires people to take a chance on something, to invest their time and money into a project that may never see the light of day, let alone find an audience. The Extended (‘Cannes’) cut, which some prefer due to its extended scenes, but for me this is off set by the slightly slower pacing. A couple of the entries I added are also present on the fanmade Dawn Of The Dead Ultimate Edition - Volume 2 DVD/Blu-Ray, although these versions are from better sources I've come across through trading and doing past projects over the years.

In 1989 the rights were picked up by Entertainment In Video and they re-submitted the UK 'X' rated version to the BBFC.

With a bigger canvas and way more blood-soaked carnage, it’s somewhat of an epic, despite the restricted setting.

This violent disruption of the status quo brings an end to the group's cosseted existence and breaks down their imposed social structure in a manner that allows the society itself to self-destruct. Super 8 Mall Footage - By zombie extra Ralph Langer with option of archive commentary by Robert Langer and new commentary by Ralph Langer. Colours are bright when they need to be (the helicopter paintwork is a good example) and naturalistic in the right lighting, though many scenes have a brown/green hue that may well be down to location lighting and/or colour balance on the original neg.

original camera negative with the unrated scenes featuring insert footage from the 2K digital intermediate scan.

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