For me the movies are about entertainment, and that is what “Dawn of the Dead” is about. This is zombies for the MTV generation.

Fast cuts, exciting visuals and did I mention zombies? The undead rule the box office once again in this remake of George Romero’s 1979 classic. It surprises me how many people have asked me for an explanation of why the zombies in this incarnation run faster than the original. Not being a zombie physiologist, I have no clue.The Fact is I was too entertained to notice.

Going into this film, I was tired and getting over a nagging cold. The movie was like a vitamin B12 shot; after it was over I could have run home.

The original was a commentary on American social values. The zombies entered the shopping mall in order to capture pieces of their past selves. They made attempts at using the escalators often times going up the down and vice/versa. They tried shopping and playing arcade games.

This time the zombies don’t enter the mall until the end, which coincidently is during the credit sequence. The zombies are less developed but nonetheless entertaining in the way they move and look. Speaking of looks, zombie babies aren’t as cute as you may think as witnessed when one of the zombies gives birth.

As the “normals” are waiting to be rescued at the mall, so is another trapped human who runs the gun shop across the street from the mall, who communicates with Kenneth, a cop played by Ving Rhames, through erasable marker boards. There is even a scene where the two are playing a mock version of chess.

Towards the end, it has been 5 days and the gun store guy is getting hungry. So Kenneth and the others at the mall, devise a way to bring him food. I wont say what happens.

If you want an intriguing plot, look elsewhere. This movie is as deep as a thimble full of water, but most who will go see a film like this already know that. “Dawn of the Dead” is fun and any sense of logic you may have should be left at home.

The energy this film exudes escalates straight through to the end. Until now I have never been to a movie where the entire audience was still sitting at the end of the credits. The kinetic editing style and skillful directing will hold your attention until fade out.