Dawn Of The Dead: Old Vs. New

In the original film the zombies moved very slowly and were most menacing when they collected in large groups. In the remake, however, the zombies are fast and agile, and are, on the whole, closer to the quick-moving, psychotically violent victims of the 'Rage' virus in the 2002 British horror film 28 Days Later than the traditional clumsy Zombie standard. Many admirers of the original (as well as Romero himself) protested this change, feeling that it limited the impact of the undead. This is somewhat pointed out by the fact that the remake has almost no close up shots of zombies that last more than a second or two. Snyder mentions this problem in the commentary track of the remake's DVD, pointing out that they seem too human when the camera lingers upon them for longer.

In the original, all 'recently dead' are reanimated by an unidentified source. Zombie bites seem to somehow induce rapid death, and consequent reanimation. The reason that happens is never mentioned other the famous line, "When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth". In the remake, it springs up worldwide overnight, and is definitely blood borne, relying on zombie bites for transmission. In the original, anyone who dies for any reason returns after an hour or two (so long as their brain is intact). In the remake, only those infected return and after a period of less than a minute after death.

In the original version the story unfolds over several months, indicated by the advancing stages of Fran's pregnancy. In the remake the events become apparent within approximately 1 month, as evidenced by the feature The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed, located on the DVD in the special features section.

Three actors from the original film have cameos in the remake, appearing on the TVs the survivors watch: Ken Foree, who played Peter