(I've read some critics that say this remake wasn't as smart as George Romero's 1970's version. I say 'So What?' You don't go into this film expecting Citizen Kane. I thought the critique on consumer culture, by turning a shopping mall into a theater of blood, was clever and in just the right amount. After all, this isn't really a message film. But what got me about this movie was, unlike the earlier versions, where the zombies were relentless, but stumbled awkwardly about like they were walking on stilts all the time, these zombies moved about as fast as Carl Lewis in a full sprint. And since they were dead already, they never ran out of gas. Now a mob of zombies, chasing you down an alley, and shaving time off of the 100-yard dash record gave the flick juggular, dramatic urgency that was sometimes cheesy, but always fun to watch. You never felt like the good guys had an easy way out. And the footage after the credits ... that was interesting, very interesting. )

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