Day of the Dead vs. Dawn of the Dead

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on 7/8/2009

Dawn, all the way.

on 11/15/2009

Day of the dead is vastly superior. Dawn was a learning process. Day is a masterpiece.

on 7/26/2010

i agree with maddhatter, Day is the masterpiece, i think they both are excellent 10/10's but Day is just that much better and it is my favourite of Romero's Dead films

on 7/26/2010

Day had better special effects, but overall Dawn was much more satisfying. I wasn't a big fan of Bub, especially his learning to use a gun. Also the acting in Day is so over the top.

on 10/20/2010

Dawn, for sure.

on 10/29/2010

Day of the Dead is so annoying. The most hate-able characters I watched in that decade of film. Dawn of the Dead has a cast you can root for, and the moment when one particular character wakes up a monster - that scene is still terrifying. It will forever be my favorite horror film. Day of the Dead is completely forgettable.

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Nin

on 2/8/2011

They could have been equals but Day is let down by some of the most atrocious acting I've ever seen.

on 9/7/2011

I know i am in the minority but i am going to go with Day of the Dead. Dawn had a good message but the make-up and blood make it hard to watch. Day has the most iconic zombie of all time in Bub. The special FX are amazing. Rhodes was a terrific villain. Don't get me wrong Dawn is also a great film but Day is just my preference.

on 9/2/2012

Day is a mess. The characters aren't there, the horror's not really there, the locations aren't there, the social commentary is asinine, and humanizing the zombies removes the core of what makes them a scary concept. Dawn balanced fun, atmosphere and brains expertly.