Zombie DVDs

A couple of reviews of DVDs I've bought recently of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead, the classic trilogy of zombie movies made by George A. Romero (there's a fourth movie, Land of the Dead, but I don't own a copy of it to review).

Night of the Living Dead-Millennium Edition

Although only containing one disc, this DVD offers an enjoyable selection of extras, including trailers, commentaries, interviews, image galleries,

a spoof of the film called Night of the Living Bread, and some notes about the film by Stephen King that make an interesting, although short, read. Also noteworthy is the DVDs consistent theme of a graveyard, and the colors red and gray. All of the menus, the DVD cover, the disc cover, and the page of notes all match each other perfectly. Not the best DVD out there, but closer to best than it is to worst.

***1/2 out of 5

Dawn of the Dead- Ultimate Edition

Ultimate is the definitely the word to decribe this four-discs-and-a-comic-book-and-a-map-the-filming-location combination that tries to pass a DVD. There are so many extra things in this set besides the four discs its hard to still call this thing a DVD, but who's complaining? With three completely different versions of the movie (U.S. version, European version, and Extended Version) and a disc of documentaries, plus the first chapter of the comic-book adaptation of the film, this set is hard to beat in terms of size and quality.

****1/2 out of 5

Day of the Dead-Ultimate Edition

Although not quite as ultimate as the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition, this DVD definitely isn't bad. It's got a healthy amount of extras on its two discs, and comes with a essay on the film thats modeled to look like a notebook that one the films characters keeps. A very nice DVD of a horrificly violent movie.

**** out of 5