Showing posts with label Dawn of the Dead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dawn of the Dead. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2008

"An Obscenity of Violence"

On April 20, 1979 Dawn of the Dead came to Cincinnati:



I almost feel like apologizing for dredging up this Cincinnati Enquirer mini-review, but I think it illustrates how shocking the film's violence appeared:



Such wonderfully colorful writing! The version I saw, however, was exciting, uniquely plotted, wryly topical, well-acted, and, well, yes, relentless. I love how the writing and performances are torn apart while the direction, simply, "isn't that good."

And in case you were wondering Love at First Bite got a resounding four stars!