Day of the Dead (1985) Revisited Horror Movie Review – JoBlo.com

George A. Romeros first two Dead movies, Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, were quickly seen as horror classics. But the third film in his series, 1985s Day of the Dead (watch it HERE), had a tougher time gaining acceptance. Many fans saw it as a disappointment, the weak link. It took years for Day of the Dead to be re-evaluated and viewed as a classic. One of the films biggest fans was Romero himself; Day was his favorite of the Dead movies. Another fan is our own Lance Vlcek, who enjoys the film so much that he made an episode of The Black Sheep video series thats all about it. Check it out in the embed above!

Written and directed by Romero, Day of the Dead has the following synopsis:

The walking dead have taken over the world. Only a small band of scientists and solders are definitely known to remain, and they have taken refuge in an underground missile silo. The only hope for survival of the human race hinges on discovering a way to either control the walking dead, or get them back into their graves for good. Grotesque research experiments are being conducted by Dr. Logan, a borderline mad scientist, appropriately nicknamed Dr. Frankenstein by his associates. His most promising prospect for controlling the hordes of walking dead is one guinea pig zombie who seems to have a trace of humanity left in him. But the military leader soon discovers that some of his soldiers have been used as substitute guinea pigs in zombie experiments, and he retaliates by locking up the remaining scientific team with the zombies. Now, the remaining human survivors engage in a horrific last ditch battle for life with thousands of the walking dead. The result is the darkest day of horror the world has ever known

The film stars Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joe Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Richard Liberty, Anthony Dileo Jr., Howard Sherman, Gary Klar, Ralph Marrero, John Amplas, Phillip G. Kellams, Taso Stavrakis, and Greg Nicotero.

The Black Sheepseries features

different takes on horror films that the masses or/and critics didnt care for but that we found merit in. We defend horror movies that deserve more love!

Thisepisode ofThe Black Sheepwas Written, Narrated, and Edited by Lance Vlcek, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

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