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Summary: Aww, They're Dead, They're All Mess Up!
Review: "The News Report is THE DEAD ARE LIVING".
I'm not going to type up an endless review like others have, but I will mention the positive's. This film was seminal for the horror genre,with excellent camera shots and angles.A true art of its kind, not many horror films can compare to its representation of isolation.
Note: It's the minute art within the mise en scene which needs to be focused on.
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Summary: My NotLD review(s)
Review: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION:
The ORIGINAL 1968 Night of The Living Dead is a true horror masterpiece. There are many versions of this film but this one (the 30th anniversary edition) remains the WORST.
They add a new beginning with two guys driving the casket of the first zombie (the first one we see in the cemetery played by Bill Heinzman) from the prison where he was just executed to the cemetery where he's to be interred. A cheesy bald priest and the parents of the little girl that the dead guy apparently killed are there waiting for the body. The girl's father wants to see his body to make sure...and then spits on it and leaves with the girl's mother. The dead guy stirs, gets up, and bites the priest...then he wanders away leading us to the REAL beginning of the movie. They took out the whole "driving up to the cemetery" stuff from the original, and begin the older footage with Barbara and Johnny stopping and getting out.
During the film, they've added a car crash family of zombies, as well as some zombies from the Diner where Ben came from (all played by family members and friends of the "flim makers"). Some feeding stuff...nothing big.
Finally, at the end, after Ben is shot, they superimpose a "One Year Later" and show some reporter going to visit the cheesy priest in the hospital. He didn't die from his wound, because of "prayer" and crap like that. Oh, and he has a dog named "Mewshew" (not sure if that's the spelling...but that's definitely the pronunciation) that he has so that, in case he DOES turn into a zombie, he can chow down on it rather than some person who's near by.
Anyway, it's HORRIBLE. The acting of the new people is just pathetic...especially the priest (who just happened to do the new score for the movie...which was equally horrible). Also, they said how they "seamlessly" intercut the old footage with the new, and how Bill Heinzman looked exactly how he looked back then due to the great make up FX...but that was utter *beep* Very sad. Very pathetic. Avoid it.
The original Night of The Living Dead is a true horror classic that should not be missed. Buy the "Millenium Edition" or, if you want to see a colorized version, pick up the OffColorFilms version. Avoid the rest.
MILLENIUM EDITION:
Arguably, the best version of the film to buy on DVD, this disc won't let you down. It boasts remastered picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo.
As for special features:
Audio commentary tracks featuring 'George A. Romero' and the entire cast
Film parody - "Night Of The Living Bread"
Still photo gallery featuring rare color photos
The history of romero's company, the latent image
Scenes from the "lost" Romero film "There's Always Vanilla"
Video interview with Judy Ridley
Final interview by "Living Dead's" Star Duane Jones
Foreign and domestic posters and collectibles
Original props
The entire original shooting script
Cast member's personal scrapbooks
Romero's television spots and short films
Liner notes by George A. Romero and Stephen King
Pick up the Millenium Edition today.
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Summary: "They're Going To Get You, Barbara!"
Review: As a space probe was returning from its exploration of the planet Venus, it mysteriously exploded before entering the atmosphere. Was this the real cause for the dead returning from the grave to feeding on the flesh of the living? Well, at least that is what we are led to believe. Seven strangers are trapped in an isolated farmhouse struggling with the horror that awaits them on the outside and the tension that will eventually destroy them on the inside.They quickly learn the only want to stop these creature is a blow to the head, preferably from a bullet, or to set them on fire. These zombies are slow moving and very defeatable, but their human counterparts are more worried about arguing over who's in charge than fighting back. The tension in this film is tremendous and I even find myself sometimes rooting for the zombies. Is that so wrong??? This low-budget cult-classic set the standards for modern horror. The zombies are simple, but effective. The filming in b&w truly adds to the atmosphere. The score is standard music library material, but very eerie. Romero is one of the few directors that can take a chance with this type of ending and succeed, too bad he didn't do the same with Dawn Of The Dead. This is the first course for anyone wanting to get into horror. Hopefully you will pass and not turn into a zombie.
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Summary: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Review: BY FAR THE ABSOLUTE BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE EVER!!! BEING IN BLACK AND WHITE ONLY MAKES THIS CLASSIC SCARIER.THE MOOD OF THIS FILM IS INCREDIBLE. JUDITH ODEA DESERVES AN AWARD FOR HER ACTING!!SHE GAVE AN EXTREMELY CONVINCING PERFORMANCE.NOT VERY GORY BUT DEFINITELY SCARY!!!!THE SOUNDTRACK IS AWESOME AND IS A BIG PART OF WHY THIS FILM IS SO FRIGHTENING.A DEFINITE TRUE HORROR MOVIE THAT SHOULD BE SEEN AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE OR MANY, MANY TIMES LIKE MYSELF.A+++++ ALL AROUND!!!! GET THIS MOVIE.
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Summary: Radiation from a fallen satellite!?!? Watch the sequals!!!
Review: First off, great film, one of the ONLY good things that was ever filmed in the 60's...
...horror wise that is.
As for the explanation of the satellite. That is just the guys on the radio, repeating what the scientists are saying. If you will follow the series, you'll quickly realize that people are quick to jump to any explanation, so long as it adds a sence of comfort to there now VERY confused life.
That's what I love about the series, is not only the awsome concept, the deep thought George put into "his" brand of zombies, the gore, characters (always loveable, even if you hate them), and last but not least, the social commentary!! That is Goerge's strong point, that's what separates this guy from your run of the mill hollywood director. Too bad he rarely gets the respect he deserves. Heck The Dawn remake was AWSOME, but almost completely lost the social commentary. Well that and running zombies...
...ya right!
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Summary: watch out not the original
Review: I had not planned to buy this. I got the millenium edition and i thought it was great. i knew this was a different version. But when i found it used for about 3 bucks I decided I would check it out. It is very different, it features a new begining and a epilogue, also several new scenes in the middle with different zombies, other changes are the radio says different things and sounds are changed here and there, also to make room for the knew scenes old scenes were cut, such as, some of the story telling lots of talking scenes in the middle also the nude zombie is gone. its not as good, but it is interesting to see the knew scenes and the special features are ok one more commentary for the film with several people who worked on the original, and were not present in the millenium edition commentaries. overall i wouldn't pay full price but if you find it cheap like me pick it up.
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Summary: the only version worth buying is the millenium edition
Review: I've had to go thru the many copies of NOTLD before icam across the millenium edition. This is by far the only version of NOTLD worth spending bucks on. I know there are 3 dollar version floating around, but they lack what the millenium edition has which is George Romeros blessing. Not only do you get awesome quality transfer but you als get a few commentary tracks, interviews, and other goodies included. In my opinion "Night" is the best of the dead trilogy. Unfortunately too many lackluster versions of this classic are being sold. Truth is you get what you pay for when buying a copy of night. This might be the more expensive version but it's the one that captures the films greatness.
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Summary: The original zombie classic
Review: It all started here. George Romero launched a personal trilogy of classics, a new zombie genre and the idea of good old successful low budget horror movies. The Night of the Living dead is the first in a trilogy which also includes Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. Dawn of the Dead was also recently remade. Radiation from a crashed satellite has caused the dead to walk. The movie never really focuses on the cause of the epidemic only because nobody really knows. The focus on the movie is a group of survivors and their ordeal of trying to cope with the events that have taken place and trying their best survive against the zombies and each other.
For a 1968 flick this has its fair share of gore. The focus of the movie ultimately though is the character interaction and the clashing of personalities. Every character handles the situation in their own way and the movie is an interesting look into what extremely stressful situations can do to people. Compared to modern day filming standards this movie probably would never have even been a blip on the radar. The acting is fair, the dialogue is good, the special effects are well 60s, the plot is decent, but this movie was the pioneer into this style of horror and thus every zombie flick to follow uses elements of the same formula that the original championed in the first place. My favorite parts of this movie and arguably the ones with the most tension aren't the scenes which have the characters trying to fight off the zombies, no instead it is as our group survivors sit around with each other talking and trying to learn and understand the true horror of what is transpiring in there turned upside world. Most of their very little information is gleaned via their radio. The radio broadcasts are great and are the true catalyst for setting the doomsday setting. Considering the budget Romero had and the very simple special effects that were available to him at the time, I think that he has done a fantastic job of telling a convincing and truly terrifying apocalypse tale.
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Summary: Introduced us to zombie films
Review: NOTLD is a odd horror movie made in the 60s with a low budget(The movie is shot in b&w and had unknown actors and basically one production design(a house). The movie is good to watch only once or twice in either b&w or color(The colorized version is the best way to watch this) and the this is the movie that introduced us to zombie movies by a unknown director(back then)named George Romero. Don't expect state-of-the-art special effects because the only effects they used were chocolate sauce and meat from the butcher Romero knew but expect a weird and sometimes creepy horror movie that remains a classic still. Theres been lots of DVD releases of this one stick with the Millennium Edition and skip the 30th Anniversary Edition.
Other Recommende zombie movies:
Dawn of the Dead(1978 version)
Zombie
Zombie Lake
Dead Heat
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Summary: The dead arise to devour the living...
Review: The horror classic which inspired such other subsequent classics such as 'Dawn of The Dead' and 'Day of The Dead'. A truly dark presentation both aesthetically, literarily, and literally.
Radiation has cause the dead to rise and hunt the living for sustainance. A few people turn a house into a fortress to shield themselves for the carnivorous advances of the walking dead. Veritable ghouls who seek to consume living flesh.
Personalities and wills conflict within the fortress, which eventually leads to the necessary murder {execution} of one of the inhabitants, followed by his family, who all subsequently arise, but are dispatched by the resident leader of this desperate and frightened troop. One tribulation after another, they battle valiantly against the zombies to protect the living, only to be shot square in the forehead by what would have been their rescuers, who mistook him for a ghoul. A dark ending to a dark film.
This film is devoid of the typical 'happy ending' pollyanna scenario propagated by poop-culture, which is actually why, I believe it made such a cinematic impression that inspired a genre from filming technique to the plot.
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