"Everybody hates to miss a sale at Penneys!" I remember watching this review when it was new and "Dawn" rocketed to the top of my must-see list. And just a few months later I did, and it's been one of my all-time favorite horror films ever since.
finally a horror review from these guys that wasn't hypocritical - they were always a mixed bag but they saw the great film for what it was :-) RIP George A. Romero
Just because you disagree with them, doesn’t mean that they’re hypocritical. In fact, they were pretty consistent on liking violent horror movies that had something interesting to say about society
Seriously? They don’t have the same taste as you; they don’t appreciate some slasher films that try the same formula and at least make some understandable points. You can disagree, but that doesn’t stop you from watching them. They wanted MORE; from their point of view, the type of sleaze camp horror some people advocate for they didn't care for; they’re just two guys expressing their passion for cinema.
Hard to believe they both are gone. One of throat cancer, the other of brain cancer. Brain cancer is the single most terrifying thing I could ever imagine
its weird but i saw on public television years before gene died.. a man that looked a good bit like him, endure a brain operation with no anesthesia. in the grueling ordeal they tightened a vice around his head while totally awake, and removed a portion of his brain live on air. i saw the pain in his eyes each time they tightened the screw in the vice till his head literally popped open in the top.
The satyrical touch is what makes Dawn of the Dead a very intelligent thriller. Romero at his best. No doubt this movie was essential for the zombie world
Dig it! I saw this flick, first run, at an outdoor theater on a Friday night in fall, my senior year in hs, amongst 5 cars full of friends. One of the best nights of my life. And a superb horror film beyond my wildest imagination.
The ending according to the original screenplay had Peter and Francine killing themselves. Peter by shooting himself in the head and Fran by sticking her head in the path of the rotating helicopter blades. The ending credits would've then showed the blades turning until the engine winded down implying that they wouldn't have gotten far if they had chosen to fly away. Great movie and either ending would've been ok with me.
Dawn Of The Dead influenced the entire Horror Genre including every Zombie film ever made since it's release. The Practicle Make-Up FX are comic book in nature, the blood is overly red, often funny but gruesome too, it set the standard for Make-Up FX until Tom Savini excelled himself in Day Of The Dead and showed how it should be done. The sheers scale of Dawn Of The Dead has never been surpassed, even today, and Tom Savini's Make-Up FX from Day Of The Dead hold their own against Hollywood's best. The Zombie movies that built on George Romero's legacy and brought something new to the table were Lucio Fulci's graverisers. The Make-Up FX are still fantastic and they genuinely look dead, water doesn't drown them, they don't fear fire (as they shouldn't, they're dead) and they'll gladly walk through fire all day long. Kudos to the Italian Maestro. Fantastic movies indeed.
Great sportsmanship from the actors playing the zombies, they didn’t mind falling, getting wet, you can tell they were willing to do whatever the scenes required.
Siskel acts like he's so cool, saying the movie wasn't terrifying. He has NEVER said a film scared him. As if he's too sophisticated to get scared. He even said "When a Stranger Calls" wasn't scary. Which makes him a liar.
Well he's talking about it in the comic book way which is also what George Romero intended with it. They both saw the film as it was meant to be seen. Entertaining and with dark humor. Gene was on point.
@@citygirl5705so the guy doesn’t find film scary. That means he’s lying? Some people aren’t affected by scenes on a television. I believe him. I don’t scare from films either
The thing about Ebert is that if he hated a movie, he would EVISCERATE it - read his book "I Really, Really, Really HATED This Movie" to get a taste of it, but I wouldn't call him a snob of a critic at all; this film is one of several that I was surprised he gave a four star review to.
"dawn" came out the year i was born so i didnt get to remember seeing much of it.. but much like the first alien movie i was at least there. so for me these films of the late 70s have been grinded into my subconscious where they peek out when i least expect in my minds eye. dawn of the dead is a place ive been to in merciless nightmares, standing like a minotaur guarding the labyrinth of hell, waiting for my will to break, the ultimate parkour trial. kids today wont be able to recall the gilded age of american shopping malls, so ill describe them. they had these fake jungles with ponds people threw change. massive bird cages, even small zoos existed in them.sure these malls still are around in some places, my hometown still has one, but compared with the gluttony of bad decorating and tacky attempts to bring "indoor and outdoor into one plastic paradise, its just another big building that might as well be a fed ex warehouse.
How ironic that Roger Ebert attacked NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD before and would end up praising DAWN OF THE DEAD a decade later. Fun Fact: he also gave Wes Craven's debut THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT in 1972 a three-and-a-half star review while other critics loathed it.
He didn't exactly attack _Night of the Living Dead_ as much as say that it was very effective and nihilistic in a way that disturbed the at-the-time typical Saturday afternoon matinee audience of children.
I remember seeing this film in theaters as a kid and was terrified to be at the mall when it started getting late. 😂 if you didn’t see this film in theaters you missed out. It was terrifying. Even till this day I remember how terrified I was in the theater.
@@martinsorenson1055 there's was a few scenes when the chunks of meat and blood from zombie kills came at me.. and the water spray when the bike gang was staying the zombies. Besides that it wasn't much I agree. the nd credits was the best use of it lol.
This is why these 2 are legendary. They liked this film, and I respect them for it. It's cool to see this original review in the 70's. For it's time, this was considered intensely violent and shocking. Today is calm but George Romero brought to the world the first gory and violent film that set the precedent for all others. Dawn of the Dead is the greatest zombie film and my favorite horror film of all time.
Not intending to dismiss your points however DOTD is certainly not the first 'gory and violent film' nor did it set any precedent for other than the modern Zombie genre; Herschell Gordon Lewis 5 years before NOTLD is the all-time Grandad Godfather of Gore, as cheesy and bad as his films were, it is indeed he who in fact set the precedent for the modern slasher film at least in the US, with not one but 6 films before 1965. It is safe to say that every slasher-gore movie since the 1980's takes a page from the HGL playbook, where otherwise the overt on-screen bloodletting of today's films were never have made it to the screen.
Thinking people are legendary because they agree with you has to be up there in the narcissism scale. I love DoTD. But to only like a critic if he agrees with you is fucking dumb and goes against the concept of criticism you dumbass.
I remember these two from when I was a kid. I'll give it to them.... for two elitist, smarmy hypocrites they had great careers. Both looked down on anyone who enjoyed horror films. If there is a single job that benefits humanity less than a movie critic I can't think of it at this moment. Most useless 'talent' ever but they made a lot of money at it.
Great retro!! Roger Ebert had a great review, Siskel seems jaded and doesn't seem at all affected by the breakthrough nature of the legendary Dawn of the Dead. My fav Horror film ever
ebert was a little bit more willing to go into the cerebral aspects and the vision the artist was trying to convey, if he felt a movie was worth it. yale grad siskel had this "i think im too grown up for this stuff to affect me, now try to prove me wrong" way of doing things.
Best zombie movie ever and George Romero never reached the heights he did in it ever again. The remake might of upped the scale of it but it felt more like action, not what its made into here. The cast is excellent.
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One of the VERY best horror films EVER and definitely The Godfather of the zombie movie
Or the Star Wars of zombie movies
@@ZAPPED916 also the Bible of Zombie films
as well as the Bible of Zombie films, My fav Horror film of all time
Night of the Living Dead is the godfather
Thank God for Dawn Of The Dead
"Everybody hates to miss a sale at Penneys!" I remember watching this review when it was new and "Dawn" rocketed to the top of my must-see list. And just a few months later I did, and it's been one of my all-time favorite horror films ever since.
Everything zombie today from The Walking Dead to Train to Busan is owed to George A. Romero. Acknowledge him ladies and gentlemen
It’s the cancer which has been said is the least painful, but hard to operate and remove tumors
This is my favorite old school zombie horror movie directed by George a Romero and it is dawn of the dead from 1978
finally a horror review from these guys that wasn't hypocritical - they were always a mixed bag but they saw the great film for what it was :-) RIP George A. Romero
Probably because this film has a lot to offer compared to many horror and slasher flicks at the time.
Just because you disagree with them, doesn’t mean that they’re hypocritical. In fact, they were pretty consistent on liking violent horror movies that had something interesting to say about society
Seriously? They don’t have the same taste as you; they don’t appreciate some slasher films that try the same formula and at least make some understandable points. You can disagree, but that doesn’t stop you from watching them. They wanted MORE; from their point of view, the type of sleaze camp horror some people advocate for they didn't care for; they’re just two guys expressing their passion for cinema.
It may not be everyone else’s favorite movie but the top critics treated it fairly in there review of it.❤
Best zombie movie made
Classic film.
Hard to believe they both are gone. One of throat cancer, the other of brain cancer. Brain cancer is the single most terrifying thing I could ever imagine
its weird but i saw on public television years before gene died.. a man that looked a good bit like him, endure a brain operation with no anesthesia. in the grueling ordeal they tightened a vice around his head while totally awake, and removed a portion of his brain live on air. i saw the pain in his eyes each time they tightened the screw in the vice till his head literally popped open in the top.
The satyrical touch is what makes Dawn of the Dead a very intelligent thriller. Romero at his best. No doubt this movie was essential for the zombie world
Dig it! I saw this flick, first run, at an outdoor theater on a Friday night in fall, my senior year in hs, amongst 5 cars full of friends. One of the best nights of my life. And a superb horror film beyond my wildest imagination.
The ending according to the original screenplay had Peter and Francine killing themselves. Peter by shooting himself in the head and Fran by sticking her head in the path of the rotating helicopter blades. The ending credits would've then showed the blades turning until the engine winded down implying that they wouldn't have gotten far if they had chosen to fly away. Great movie and either ending would've been ok with me.
Now it looks like the ultimate zombie for shopping malls is Jeff Bezos.
ahhahhaha good one, i'm a bit of an amazon zombie, jeff is the zombie master
Amazon warehouse workers are true zombies. It's sad.
Dawn Of The Dead influenced the entire Horror Genre including every Zombie film ever made since it's release.
The Practicle Make-Up FX are comic book in nature, the blood is overly red, often funny but gruesome too, it set the standard for Make-Up FX until Tom Savini excelled himself in Day Of The Dead and showed how it should be done.
The sheers scale of Dawn Of The Dead has never been surpassed, even today, and Tom Savini's Make-Up FX from Day Of The Dead hold their own against Hollywood's best.
The Zombie movies that built on George Romero's legacy and brought something new to the table were Lucio Fulci's graverisers.
The Make-Up FX are still fantastic and they genuinely look dead, water doesn't drown them, they don't fear fire (as they shouldn't, they're dead) and they'll gladly walk through fire all day long.
Kudos to the Italian Maestro.
Fantastic movies indeed.
I saw this for the first time, not too long ago, for its 3D re-release. What better way to have a first time viewing, than in the theater?
Ebert looks like the local lesbian librarian.
Great sportsmanship from the actors playing the zombies, they didn’t mind falling, getting wet, you can tell they were willing to do whatever the scenes required.
Monroeville Mall
There was a movie theater in the parking lot I had to sneak into see it. I was to young.
I STILL want to go there.
Siskel acts like he's so cool, saying the movie wasn't terrifying. He has NEVER said a film scared him. As if he's too sophisticated to get scared.
He even said "When a Stranger Calls" wasn't scary. Which makes him a liar.
Not so scary if you are a guy (not confined to bed or a wheelchair) and not a teenage female babysitter.
Dawn is psychological horror, some people don't understand it
Well he's talking about it in the comic book way which is also what George Romero intended with it. They both saw the film as it was meant to be seen. Entertaining and with dark humor. Gene was on point.
@@creekandseminole Yeah, but I'm on point too. You cannot find a clip where Siskel ever said a film scared him.
@@citygirl5705so the guy doesn’t find film scary. That means he’s lying? Some people aren’t affected by scenes on a television. I believe him. I don’t scare from films either
in every in every horror fans list as one of the best horror movies ever made everybody's top 10 list Dawn of the Dead is terrific
The thing about Ebert is that if he hated a movie, he would EVISCERATE it - read his book "I Really, Really, Really HATED This Movie" to get a taste of it, but I wouldn't call him a snob of a critic at all; this film is one of several that I was surprised he gave a four star review to.
"dawn" came out the year i was born so i didnt get to remember seeing much of it.. but much like the first alien movie i was at least there. so for me these films of the late 70s have been grinded into my subconscious where they peek out when i least expect in my minds eye. dawn of the dead is a place ive been to in merciless nightmares, standing like a minotaur guarding the labyrinth of hell, waiting for my will to break, the ultimate parkour trial. kids today wont be able to recall the gilded age of american shopping malls, so ill describe them. they had these fake jungles with ponds people threw change. massive bird cages, even small zoos existed in them.sure these malls still are around in some places, my hometown still has one, but compared with the gluttony of bad decorating and tacky attempts to bring "indoor and outdoor into one plastic paradise, its just another big building that might as well be a fed ex warehouse.
When was this episode broadcast?
Looks like 1978!
@@edwickham3633 guessing he means exact date lol
Haven't got an exact air date, but given the film's April 1978 release, one would presume around late April/early May of 78
@@hugh2hoob668 Correct, if at all handy.
I miss even Roeper's reviews at this point 😓
I assume you've sought medical help since then.
Same! I wonder why roeper stopped
@@Orangeflava he left that show but hes around.
@@bobspence5322 he still reviews? In print? On video? Where?
How ironic that Roger Ebert attacked NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD before and would end up praising DAWN OF THE DEAD a decade later. Fun Fact: he also gave Wes Craven's debut THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT in 1972 a three-and-a-half star review while other critics loathed it.
He didn't exactly attack _Night of the Living Dead_ as much as say that it was very effective and nihilistic in a way that disturbed the at-the-time typical Saturday afternoon matinee audience of children.
Dawn of the Dead is such a masterpiece!!!
I remember seeing this film in theaters as a kid and was terrified to be at the mall when it started getting late. 😂 if you didn’t see this film in theaters you missed out. It was terrifying. Even till this day I remember how terrified I was in the theater.
Seeing it tonight in the theater! In 3D! I don't know why they did this, but I am grateful!
@@martinsorenson1055 I got there 25 minutes late. I'm so pissed I'm going to see it again in a few days. I liked the 3D
@@alllivesmatter3561 I didn't get the 3D - it looked normal to me EXCEPT the credits. Everything else looked like a regular movie.
@@martinsorenson1055 There wasn't enough advertising about it. I would have definitely went too.
@@martinsorenson1055 there's was a few scenes when the chunks of meat and blood from zombie kills came at me.. and the water spray when the bike gang was staying the zombies. Besides that it wasn't much I agree. the nd credits was the best use of it lol.
What would George Romero have to say about online shopping?
This is why these 2 are legendary. They liked this film, and I respect them for it. It's cool to see this original review in the 70's. For it's time, this was considered intensely violent and shocking. Today is calm but George Romero brought to the world the first gory and violent film that set the precedent for all others.
Dawn of the Dead is the greatest zombie film and my favorite horror film of all time.
Not intending to dismiss your points however DOTD is certainly not the first 'gory and violent film' nor did it set any precedent for other than the modern Zombie genre; Herschell Gordon Lewis 5 years before NOTLD is the all-time Grandad Godfather of Gore, as cheesy and bad as his films were, it is indeed he who in fact set the precedent for the modern slasher film at least in the US, with not one but 6 films before 1965. It is safe to say that every slasher-gore movie since the 1980's takes a page from the HGL playbook, where otherwise the overt on-screen bloodletting of today's films were never have made it to the screen.
Thinking people are legendary because they agree with you has to be up there in the narcissism scale.
I love DoTD. But to only like a critic if he agrees with you is fucking dumb and goes against the concept of criticism you dumbass.
Two thumbs way up?!?! Who knew! Siskel
Siskel and ebert gave their opinion but in the end it was up to you to decide.
Nice review
I remember these two from when I was a kid. I'll give it to them.... for two elitist, smarmy hypocrites they had great careers. Both looked down on anyone who enjoyed horror films. If there is a single job that benefits humanity less than a movie critic I can't think of it at this moment. Most useless 'talent' ever but they made a lot of money at it.
Great retro!! Roger Ebert had a great review, Siskel seems jaded and doesn't seem at all affected by the breakthrough nature of the legendary Dawn of the Dead. My fav Horror film ever
ebert was a little bit more willing to go into the cerebral aspects and the vision the artist was trying to convey, if he felt a movie was worth it. yale grad siskel had this "i think im too grown up for this stuff to affect me, now try to prove me wrong" way of doing things.
@@bobspence5322 good points. I Just saw Dawn of the Dead for the 12th time on the big screen, fav horror film ever!
Best zombie movie ever and George Romero never reached the heights he did in it ever again. The remake might of upped the scale of it but it felt more like action, not what its made into here. The cast is excellent.