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Dawn of the Dead [Blu-ray] [1978]

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Since much of this cut is based on the Theatrical restoration, much the same can be said here, rich colouring, well detailed and defiant blacks. The Universal Blu-ray back in 2008 was rather “meh” considering it was encoded with the more bitrate intensive VC-1 codec, and Scream Factory’s 2017 release looked only marginally better in AVC.

With excellent gradational differences between the various shades, be it in the clothing, hair or shadows, visibility within the darkest, murkiest corners is consistently strong and solid. Our mission at AV NIRVANA is to pursue audio and video systems that deliver extraordinary satisfaction, allowing one to transcend the ordinary while becoming completely and blissfully engaged by music and movies.

I grew up watching George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead as young as 7 years old (at least that’s my first memory of having seen portions of it) and remembering it scaring the living tar out of me. ESPECIALLY in the horror genre, where the original is almost always cherished far more than other areas of film. Though again seeing a group of people holed up in a bid to survive the onslaught outside, the tone and scope is very different. A deal was struck that provided initial funding and gave Argento the right to produce his own cut of the film for the European release. The colour of the blood is far from realistic, something Savini bemoans in an interview here (he said it looked good in reality but not on film) and Romero excuses, saying he wasn’t going for realism, but it fits the stylised mayhem on screen and may have been a little too sickening, had the blood and gore looked totally natural.

That tape was a little more worn being an ex-rental, but it certainly looked better than the chewed up sections, and they were patched together to make the final version. So if you want something more closely examining the making of Dawn, this cut might be your best bet. Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics – 20 minute feature with contributions from Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas and Tom Dubensky.What evolved was not a sequel to Night but a follow-on, a development of its ideas and themes wedded to contemporary social issues within the framework of what was to become Episode 2 of perhaps the genre's most celebrated trilogy – whether Romero's subsequent zombie films remain a three-part postscript or expand the trilogy into a fully fledged hexology is a matter of divided opinion. Colours are bright when they need to be (the helicopter paintwork is a good example) and naturalistic in the right lighting, though many scenes have a brown/green hue that may well be down to location lighting and/or colour balance on the original neg. The mall itself becomes a microcosm of American consumerism, a source of supplies for a group that over time becomes seduced by the easy pleasures that free access to such a wide range of material goods can offer. The UHD and Blu-ray discs are housed inside a nice gatefold digipak with plastic trays and artwork inspired by the film.

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