Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead is a 1985 horror, suspense, thriller, drama, dark comedy, zombie movie. It's a sequel to Night of the Living Dead (1968), and Dawn of the Dead (1978), and it was later followed by Land of the Dead.

Plot
Trapped in a missile silo, a small team of scientists, civilians and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race, but tension inside the base is reaching the breaking point, and the zombies are gathering outside.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Incredible gore effects by Tom Savini.
 * 2) This is one of the few sequels to be better than not only the previous film in the series but also the previous two films in the series.
 * 3) Amazing acting.
 * 4) An interesting change of setting from the previous two films, which focused on a group of soldiers, civilians, and scientists in an underground bunker.
 * 5) This is the first Romero Dead movie with a female character who isn't useless.
 * 6) The villain, Captain Henry Rhodes, is the best villain that one of these films could have ever had, he's the kind of character that you love to hate.
 * 7) The conclusion of the movie was very satisfying.

Reception
Day of the Dead has an 83% critic rating and a 75% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.7/5 on Letterboxd, and a 7.2/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).

Trivia

 * 1) * The movie was featured in the first episode of Stranger Things 3.

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