prologue

The title sequence is another quality that has to be mentioned. It really sets the tone of the film with its collage of disturbing imagery and hair-raising sounds.”

The initial outbreak sequence in Dawn of the Dead, leading into the terrific Johnny Cash-backed credits sequence, is among the best bits of apocalyptic cinema in history.”

Whoever designed this scene was brilliant.”

An absolute masterpiece of modern cinema. The use of Johnny Cash gives a great contrast and a gripping chill.”

Cooper’s credits – which operate as minifilms in their own right – consistently stun and entertain audiences.”

The ensuing opening credits are flush with apocalyptic brio, chronicling the end of civilization in lightning flashes of TV news footage, all timed to the churning locomotive rush of Johnny Cash's Book of Revelation anthem The Man Comes Around.”

This cold opening is effing brilliant, so weirdly cathartic and mesmerizing in its allusions to a far more terrifying national dread.”