Dawn of the Dead (2004 film): Difference between revisions

* [[Crazy Survivalist]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Steve, on top of being a [[Jerkass]].

'''Steve''': Well, dead-ish. }}

* [[Death by Irony]]: {{spoiler|C.J. says about midway through the film, "I'll kill each and every one of you to stay alive." Guess who ends up committing a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]?}}

* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: The word "zombie" is never said.

* [[Not with the Safety On, You Won't]]:

'''Kenneth:''' Now it is. }}

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Matt Frewer and his character's early death scene.

* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]: The 2004 version compared to the 70's version. The zombies in that one are capable of running and jumping, with no sign of exhaustion and very persistent. Making them a much more severe threat. The 70's version was mostly scary due to numbers. They were slow and shambling but could easily overcome the humans if they managed to corner them.

* [[Power of Trust]]: C.J. is more compelled to cooperate with the other survivors after reading some magazine articles while locked up.

* [[Regret Eating Me]]

* [[Remake Cameo]]: Ken Foree (Peter from the original), Scott Reiniger (Roger) and Tom Savini (Blades) all have cameos in the remake, playing, respectively, a televangelist, a general and a sheriff who appear on the TV. Gaylen Ross (Francine) doesn't appear in the remake, but she gets one of the department stores named after her.