After being a little disappointed with the first film of this franchise, I came in with low expectations for this film, but was pleasantly surprised at how great this film turned out to be. Filmed nearly a decade after the original Night of the Living Dead, the Dawn of The Dead takes up where the last one left off. Being made a generation later really added a lot to the film. It's images are more disturbing, the plot more engaging and the film more sophisticated.
Unlike the first film that took place pretty much in a farm house, this film takes place at a mall populated by a group of bandits and a gazillion zombies that want to eat their flesh. The film takes the viewer from the first week of the zombie uprising to several months later.
One of the things I really enjoyed about the film was the fact that it was made in the 1970's. While there wasn't any references to disco, the culture of the 70's really came through on the film. I also liked that Romero left the ending of the film more open ended for his follow up film a decade later. Overall, I felt like this was a stronger film in the franchise.