Director: Hector
Hernandez Vicens
Notable Cast: Sophie
Skelton, Johnathon Schaech, Jeff Gum, Marcus Vanco, Mark Rhino Smith, Cristina
Serafini, Lillian Blankenship
Another day, another remake of a classic and beloved horror
film. Yes, despite the title having a colon and a pointless subtitle, Day of the Dead: Bloodline is not a
sequel but a second remake attempt of George A. Romero’s flawed masterpiece.
Second remake you ask? Perhaps everyone has put it out of their mind, but the
horrid first remake attempt was released in 2008, sans a colon and subtitle.
Being a fan of the original, I felt personally assaulted by the 2008 remake and
was not keen on revisiting another attempt to cash in on past glories. However,
when Lionsgate unleashed the trailer, I became more interested as, like
trailers are supposed to do, it made the film look at least decent. Also, what
grabbed me is that this version also attempted to follow the basic plot of the
original film (military and scientists in a bunker) unlike the 2008 remake
which basically takes the Day of the Dead
title and makes an unrelated zombie film. However, like I should have expected,
my hopes are dashed as even though it follows the plot of the original better,
it somehow eclipses even the abyss of disappointment left by the 2008 version.