I discovered this tonight, but apparently the USA network will be showing the first 10 minutes of Dawn of the Dead sometime during Final Destination at 8 pm on the 15th. While the remake of Texas Chainsaw only managed to be more gruesome and less psychological than the original, this "new" vision of what is considered a horror classic appears to be at least "Scary As Hell" (which 28 Days Later fell short of) even if it lacks the social commentary on capitalism that some saw in the original.
P.S. apparently the box on Blair Witch Project also claims it to be "Scary as Hell", how often is this phrase used?
Posted by boo at March 15, 2004 01:04 AM | TrackBackI did manage to watch the first 10 minutes. They were broadcast around 10:10, which makes sense since it allowed them to tease it through out the movie that I wasn’t watching. I was fairly impressed. While I'm not terrific at discussing the subtleness of mis-en-scene, the lighting and space of the film creates a starkness and realness that can be unnerving. The story starts a little differently from what I remember of the original with the knowledge of zombies not being wide-spread and public prior to the start of the film.
The film builds quickly (and I hear stays that way) with telltale signs of the horrors to come in the hospital where the main character works. It turns out the little girl shown in the trailers is not the daughter of the couple we are introduced to, but the next neighbor that Sarah Polley’s character was talking to previously in the movie. This character’s vehicular escape produces more great footage and builds suspense while we hear the broadcast of reports telling the populace to stay indoors (and the audience can assume guaranteeing their certain doom).
Unfortunately, I doubt I’ll be able to see the film while it’s in theaters, but you never know.
Posted by: boo at March 19, 2004 11:36 PMSo...is it pronounced "missin-seen" or "mays-on-sens"? ^^
Posted by: maggette at March 22, 2004 01:41 PM