Romero originally intended Day of the Dead to be an extremely poweful, epic end to his trilogy. However, the investors in the film demanded he cut back on the violence and gore to achieve a more lucrative R-rating. Romero refused to do this and subsequently his budget was slashed in half, forcing him to make a scaled down version of his original idea. Instead of starting from scratch, he brought his original idea - zombies who can be controled and domesticated - back to its earliest stages.

Many people have said that Day is a lacklustre effort compared to Night and Dawn but I beg to differ. Yes, it may not have that much action and most of the time the characters are simply talking, but it is the idea of that sheer isolationism that provokes the most scares. In my opinion, Day of the Dead is one of the most powerful, involving horror films ever made and is definately worth watching more than once.