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An unexplained viral outbreak returns to haunt those who had covered up the bizarre incident in this in-name-only sequel to George A. Romero's downbeat zombie classic Day of the Dead. When a deadly vi... read more read more...rus befalls the patients of a Pennsylvania military hospital in 1968, the government attempts to erase all evidence of the deadly plague by destroying the patients and cremating everyone who has been exposed. As years pass and the former military hospital is transformed into a civilian mental treatment center, the legend of the mysterious virus becomes little more than urban legend to the unsuspecting patients. Of course old legends die hard, and when the long-forgotten virus once again surfaces in the remote hospital, it won't be so easily contained the second time around. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Ana Clavell, James Glenn Dudelson

Release Date: October 18, 2005

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  • July 19, 2007
    not a bad movie.....but it is aTERRIBLE movie.
    Probably couldnt be paid to see it again.
  • March 29, 2007
    A great film for gore and a good plot on the zombie process.
  • May 14, 2011
    I was going for a meaningless zombie flick, but this was just purely awful!

    PLOT:A group of friends go to a military hodpital (don't know why) and drop a vial containing the virus and it spreads and people start turning into zombies. Totally generic zombie plot. Basic, to say.... read more

    ACTING:Mostly awful. A few respectable performances, but mostly awful.

    SCORE:Basic.

    EFFECTS:Low budget, but not THAT bad. Compared to the original, they suck!

    OTHER CONTENT:The ending sucked and made hardly any sense.

    OVERALL, a sucky zombie horror with bad acting, basic score, and a generic plot. Only positive: some effects.
  • April 21, 2010
    i couldn't find one redeeming factor of this movie, and i love zombie movies. it deserved one star but there are zombies in it. so it gets two
  • September 6, 2009
    Even though I did like the idea behind this prequel, all the shots were poorly executed. Most early 80's horror had better acting than this. I did read some reviews before watching this, but I needed to see for myself and still kept optimistic about it. I believe in the right han... read moreds, this could of been shot a lot better. The kill shots came off like paintball hits. I even noticed one zombie got killed by blood splatter alone. That's some pretty disappointing gore effects. If you're going to make a zombie movie, try and concentrate on the gore and how to deliver it correctly.
  • August 2, 2009
    OMG!!! This wasn't just bad, this was terrible. You couldn't pay me or bribe me to watch this crap again. I am sooo dissapointed! I had heard good things actually, but my goodness what a horrible waste of time. Takes an hour for any kinda action/gore to take place and then it's s... read moreo dang fake that my kids could've done better with some Ketchup. People rag on Romero, but at least with hsi movies you get what you paid for, gore right from the start. WTF was I thinking? Don't waste your tiem with this piece of crap.
  • June 22, 2008
    I doubt if this film has anything to do with Romero but to come up with Day of the dead 2 is a joke.Is a low budget piece of crap.
  • August 9, 2007
    i can't believe george romero gave permission for this to be a sequel. biggest piece of dog shit EVER
  • July 26, 2007
    This movie comes to us from the same people that brought us "Creepshow 3"....uggh!!! Quite possibly the absolute worst sequel in horror movie history. Just another attempt to make a buck and capture an audience using the name of a great movie...Pure crappola!
  • July 8, 2007
    I went to high school with one of the actors of this movie. Me and another high school friend watched this, drank and laughed. I suggest the same. NOTE: This has no connection other than name to Dawn of the Dead. Don't be fooled.

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David Nusair
February 11, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions... Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
April 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

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