Rain Man (1988): dustin hoffman annoyed the crap out of me in this movie, so i guess he did deserve his oscar. tom cruise was believable, however the changes he went through from beginning to end were not. and his character conflicted a ton. one minute he is a clever business man who can work people like magic, the next he's an idiot who can't understand why his brother acts like a retard (could it be because he kind of is?). the music also stank of cheesy yuppie 80's electronica (and this from the same guy who wrote music for gladiator and the last samurai). even though the performances were good, as well as the cinematography, its not worth seeing. i just wasn't feeling it. the movie didn't flow right to me.
Dawn of the Dead (1978): yes, this is the original, which is the sequel to night of the living dead. first, the bad. it is cheesy. half the music is terrible, the other half is wisely done. the acting is not the greatest. there are continuity issues left and right. the story never ends (in fact, the last chapter of the trilogy is day of the dead, although i won't be seeing that because there is no ending to that either). now the good. the blood is about as much as kill bill vol. 1. the special effects are kinda humorous, but really good for its time. it can still be appreciated 25 years later. and this is extremely entertaining. i haven't seen the remake of it (i'll see it in about a month), so i can't compare to that, but as far as a horror movie goes, this is one of the best i've seen. see it.
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