10 Best 'I’m Dead And I Know It’ Moments In Monster Movies

Did George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead ever need any sort of remake? Absolutely not. That said, Zack Synder's 2004 Dawn of the Dead is surprisingly good, featuring more intense action and high-stakes terror than Romero's more nuanced, satirical original.

That Snyder take also features a character by the name of C.J. who goes out in a spectacular blaze of glory during the film's final moments.

C.J. is arguably the most interesting character of this loose remake, serving as a mall security guard who goes from a power-mad, self-serving prick to a badass zombie killer for the greater good. Throughout this do-over, C.J. is the one who has the best arc and most character development, with Michael Kelly on phenomenal form in the role.

With the film's finale seeing our remaining survivors desperately trying to get to a yacht and secure their supposed safety, C.J. finds himself stuck in the back of a truck as a horde of the undead pile in on him. Maintaining his cool, C.J. puts down zombie after zombie after zombie, until he realises the odds really are against him here. Knowing his end is near, C.J. lets out a "f**king figures" as he explodes some propane tanks, taking out the zombie horde and buying his newfound friends enough time to make it to the boat.