Synopsis: Following the zombie outbreak in Night of the Living Dead, two soldiers, a helicopter pilot, and the pilot’s girlfriend flee from the city and turn a shopping mall into a bunker for themselves. The movie traces their attempts to survive, protecting themselves from the zombies and later a mob of looters.
My take: From the chaos of the TV studio at the beginning, all the way to the very end, this film keeps you engaged. Romero’s zombie movies are generally praised for their use of the medium as social satire/commentary in the way that different types of people react and the societal madness that would follow such an epidemic. The group of survivors followed here is a good mix – they make some missteps, but overall they act pretty rationally. This is what is genuinely entertaining, watching them strategize and then execute their plans within the mall. There are a few corny parts (i.e. the pie fight, or Peter’s heroic rally at the end to A-Team-esque music, dropkicking zombies in a frenzy on his way to the helicopter), but overall this is probably the best done zombie movie out there.
Best Death: The zombie that gets the top of his head lopped off by the helicopter blade.
3 out of 4 Zombie Faces
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