Day of the Dead (original) - Yeah I love this. It isn’t as fresh as the first two in the franchise, but I think it’s the best film. Well paced, amazing special effects, engaging conflict between all the characters. The acting is well over the top and it’s not scary (granted, the opening jump scare is really fun), but I’m really into it. In a weird way I think it’s been the most influential ‘Of The Dead’ film on all zombie stuff since… I’m thinking of the distrust of the armed forces, the zombie research, the theory that zombies could be more than mindless, the breakdown between the human factions, the quality of the effects.
Man Bites Dog - Odd little film. Black comedy mockumentary/found footage film of a tv crew filming a serial killer going about a spree. Bit too long, bit too structure-less, and could have maybe gone a bit farther, but it’s neat.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - Wasn’t sure what to make of it initially, but from an early scene between Henry and Otis’ sister onwards I thought this was great. Wish it was longer (a rare criticism) and that there were more scenes of Henry doing day-to-day things. I find what serial killers do outside of killing quite fascinating and this film has a decent amount of that but would have been better with more.
