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Subject: Dawn of the Dead fans, talk about the 78 version..
...or go to the 2000's board to talk about the remake! I gotta go eat , I'll come back later with my feelings on the best horror movie ever made!
Subject: Re: Dawn of the Dead fans, talk about the 78 versi
I did not see it when it first came out in '78. But I do remember the advertising campaign. The radio ads scared the hell out of me! :o I remember a male narrator with a deep voice saying at the end of the commercial:"Dawn of the Dead,banned in 25 countries!". I don't think it was James Earl Jones,but I do believe this narrator was an African American vocal artist who would always lend his voice for horror movie trailers. I remember classmates in the 9th grade telling me how gory it was (this was '82,so they must have seen a re-issue). I also remember one kid describing the helicopter scene in graphic detail. This description hit home when Vic Morrow was dismembered in real life by a helicopter on the set of "Twilight Zone:The Movie". :'(Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve.
Subject: Re: Dawn of the Dead fans, talk about the 78 versi
I rented the "unrated" version last year. But I have been told there is a director's cut that has even more footage than the version I saw. Have you seen the director's cut? ??? Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve
Subject: Re: Dawn of the Dead fans, talk about the 78 versi
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I rented the "unrated" version last year. But I have been told there is a director's cut that has even more footage than the version I saw. Have you seen the director's cut? ??? Thanks for the memories! Sincerely,Steve
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Yeah there's a Directors Cut, wich is the one I reccomend. I don't have it on DVD, but I assume the DVD would have the same if not more features. Those creepy trailers are included on the Anchor Bay VHS Directors Cut. There's also a bootled full length cut that edits in all the Dario Argento footage not in Romero's version into the Directors Cut. Not much more other than gore, but there is a really touching scene that is not in any of Romero's cuts of Roger in his wheelchair by the waterfall apparently contemplating his fate.
It's so strange that a blood and guts horror movie has such an emotional impact on the viewer. That is the genius of Romero.
If you would like to see a brilliant non horror Romero film I HIGHLY reccomend Knightriders. it features Ed Harris in his first lead role. Brilliant film .