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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
its not bad!
Much of this movie has a carefree, whimsical tone uncharacteristic of the zombie genre, and there are a few fun moments which do add a lot of flavor. And of course yes yes the movie makes comments on American culture and consumerism...
However, I feel there was much that could have been cut out. (To be fair though I did watch the Extended Mall Hours version.) Most of the dialogue and action in the chaos of the beginning is quite unintelligible and noisy. In fact I'm fairly confident you could actually go without audio for the first 30 minutes and not lose anything. The makeup and special effects, especially when compared with the 2004 remake, really do not hold up and are to say the least extremely unfortunate... The main characters weren't particularly interesting, and I found the rednecks and bikers to be much more memorable.
If you are looking for an alternative to sleep medication or hoping to lower your blood pressure in honor of that one biker, I do recommend playing this movie softly in the background, as it put me to sleep during my first attempt watching.
The Evil Dead (1981)
This movie made me wish I were dead
The only thing that kept me alive was the need to leave this 1-star review.
I can appreciate why this is a cult classic, and what they did given their budget is admirable, but the incessant violence and clamor get really tiring really quickly in a way that makes the plot, if you can call it that, forgettable. There was a scene that featured a spectacular usage of corn grits though. Overall, an ok party movie for thrills if you do not mind the headache you will have after watching.