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Summary: Wow, I expected Pulp but got The Golden Stuff.
Review: Before having seen this classic piece of film-making, I expected all those zombie 'flicks' to be the same. Prejudices are so bad, so I ditched them all. Night of the Living Dead is quality, provided you watch the proper version. By all means skip/burn the 30th Edition like the plague! Lots of comments on that already, so...Suspense of disbelief is hardly necessary because it's all so realistic. No tongue-in-cheek fun, this is. No--gripping, hard-edged classic cinema is what you get. I didn't even miss the colors (joking here; I watch as many black and white films as those with the pretty colors). And then the ending... I saw it all just before it happened on the screen (the right time). Just this ending confirms my belief that the people who made Night of ... are brilliant and know what they are doing. ... And after this you just have to go and see the second part of this trilogy, which is even better, can you believe that?
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Summary: The classic zombie movie
Review: (SPOILERS! SPOILERS!! SPOILERS!!!) The plot is simple; one day zombies wake up and start eating people. But then there are complications. Survivers manage to get to a farm house and hold up there. Then the people start hiding secrets from each other. The idea is that if they all worked together they very well could have survived, but they are all selfish and there for they all died. George Romero also looks at mob mentality. The mob of humans are just as bad, if not worst they are making sport of the zombies, hanging them up in trees and using them as target practice. You have to wonder who's more dangourous, the zombies who are obaying primative instincts, or the cruel mobs who are exterminating the zombies. I guess I was wrong, maybe this movie isn't so simple after all. The only thing i didn't like about the movie is that it is horribly dated, it is definatly a movie from the late sixties.
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Summary: Unnecessary
Review: All I got to say is that this edition was completely butchered. It was good for them to have the old edition on the same disc, but the new edition was very unnecessary. Why add "new" material to that that was already classic? That's like putting in a new chariot race in Ben-Hur. The images look great, there is no fuzziness on this disc at all (the main reason why I give this two stars). If you want to see a new edition of this movie, this is for you; but if you want to see the original in its entirety, avoid it.
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Summary: Please don't waste your money
Review: I was one of the LUCKY ones who did not buy this. I did however have the UN-Pleasant experience of seeing this "Butchering" of a classic. I saw the 30th Anniversary edition on one of the movie channels and said "Hey I haven't seen this version before, Oh look the added stuff to it I wonder if it will be any good" Well it isn't. The stuff they added in as plain of terms as I can think of SUCKS and in fact they actually cut other stuff in order to add the new stuff...Is anyone else having a hard time with this? Well the new stuff isn't restored or anything in fact it was re-shot and poorly added in. I work in a movie theater as a projectionist so while I notice some of the smaller stuff..this stuff is noticable by everyone. In fact I'm going to say that the only people who would like this piece of garbage are the ones who have never seen the original. I'm not going to go into what they've cut since so many already have. I sadly don't own any addition on dvd but when I do I WILL NOT BE BUYING THIS VERSION. I have heard good things about the Millenium eddition. Glad to see someone got it right. How do you butcher a film this badly and then sleep at night. I would almost go as far as saying that you could remake this movie and use digital zombies and it would be better than this. So if you see the 30th anniversary on the shelf LEAVE IT THERE!!! Go find the newer Millenium edition. I didn't even complain about the "new" soundtrack yet because it's nothing someone who has a basic knowledge of a computer program that can make midi files couldn't do. IT'S GARBAGE AS WELL. Maybe I've been to hard but I don't think so. If you must watch this sodomizing of the original by all means RENT IT or do as I did and see if one of the movie channels need about 2 hours of filler so they decided to play this.
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Summary: BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!
Review: I am commenting on the 30th Ed only not the film as it was made orginally ;(which gets 5 stars for being a perfect example of a horror movie). This version of easily a classic film is dreadful. I don't just mean 'Anne Nicole Smith' dreadful but more 'Pauly Shore' dreadful. What u get here is an extra 15 min of footage added to an already perfect film and 15 min of orginal footage taken out. Quite simply, the new footage is by far the worst slice of acting, ego and obession with a product that needed none of it. First of all John Russo is a hack that had to have his work polished by George A Romero back in 1968 to even make it a worthwhile film. Johns claim to fame on this movie is that he came up with the idea that the zombies would eat flesh. Based on that he has arranged with fellow delusional buddy's to add more dimension to the story. He aint done this. What he has done is make new footage based around the graveyard zombie from the orginal and added the worst acting priest in the world. These scenes make a mockary of the entire film and i pledge people new to this film to watch the original as it should be seen. I have no issues with getting another addition of the movie so that the picture and sound are better, (personally the old grain effect added to the movie, but seeing it crystal clear was great). But do not by this addition. It really doesn't add to the film but clearly subtracts from the overall movie. I did enjoy the more extensive scenes with the zombies from the diner and the car wreak but that was it. Oh actually the music was ok but those new scenes are just that bad. It gets one star because the original is a classic and well worth multiple views, this is worth dumping in the nearest bin. DO NOT PURCHASE AND DO NOT SUPPORT THIS DVD....
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Summary: Untouchable
Review: The Night of The Living Dead is one of the scariest films ever made, and one of my all time favorites, a classic film that has earned through the years a cult and loyal following worldwide, an excellent feature debut of underrated director George Romero.
So a 30th anniversary edition was eagerly anticipated, trusting the filmmakers and studio to offer fans a real treat that is worthy of the status the film enjoys.However,I was disappointed for several reasons,
There are many classic films that have additional unseen footage added to their DVD release or re-release, scenes that were too long to inculde in the theatrical release (Dances with Wolves, Amadeus),or scenes that the director and/or studio decided to cut for artisitc reasons (Exorcist), only to be added later and marketed cleverly. However, it is a rarity that filmakers would go to the trouble of filming additonal footage and drop it in the original.This can be a hit and miss venture, a very precarious decision that can enhance the film or diminish it.
In the case of Night of the Living Dead, the new scenes were added, primarily as the film makers claim to give more backgroud to the story, more than they could have done back in '68.But personally I think it was a mistake (for me what makes Night of Living Dead a classic is the when and where and not the why of zombies). The first mistake is to include new scenes at the beginning and end of the film, a very sensitive area to tamper with, for the original film's power lies in the opening scene of the car driving through the cemetry, setting from the first second a mood that is carried through till the last frame. To add a new scene of the burial of the original zombie, kind of deflates this mood.
The ending of the original film is extremely powerful, unexpected and ironic and leaves the viewer with a sense of tension that lingers long after, and to add scenes of the reporter and a demented priest to the ending gives the film an unnecessary reasoning. While the few additional scenes dropped in the middle of the films of zombies roaming the woods do not add anything to the film.
Finaly I was disappointed with the making of featurette. For the 30th anniversary I would have imagined that there will be many on camera commets and anecdotes (this is reserved for the audio commentary), and what we get instead is just a nine minutes long making of the new additional scenes featurette.
So if you are a fan of the film, by all means add it to your collection, for it is a disturbing horror film the kind of rarely made these days, one that should remain untouched.
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Summary: Untouchable
Review: Night of Living Dead is one of my all time favorite movies, and certainly one of the scariest ever made, a brilliant feature debut by George Romero,so I very much looked forward to this edition, expecting a lot, but unfortunately being disappointed for several reasons,
Many films for their DVD release or re-release have additional scenes included, usually scenes that were cut from the original due to lenght restriction (Dances with Wolves, Amadeus) or ones that the director at the time decided to cut for artistic reasons only to be restored later (Exorcist).With Night of the Living Dead, the filmmakers decided to film new scenes and drop them in the original film, to add and explain ,(as they claim),more than they could have done back in '68. Having watched both versions, and being a fan of the film for years, I did have a problem with that.For one, the added scenes did not really add much to the film itself, on the contrary, the scenes added at the beginning and end of the film took a lot of power from the original. The opening scene of the car driving through the cemetry which immediately set the tone and atmosphere of the film,is preceded in the new version with a scene of the burial of the original 'zombie', as if to give a background for what will happen next. But for me personally what I liked so much about the movie is the when and where and not the why the zombies roam.Moreover,the last scene in the original film was extremely powerful, unexpected and ironic, to add new scenes with the reporter and a demented reverend is not only totally unnecessary but it somehow ruins the 'in your face' raw ending.
The other disappointment is the making of featurette. For a 30th anniversary edition of this classic, one would expect a feature lenght making of segment, for I believe there would be so many on camera contributions and anecdotes, but the real making of we get comes from the audio commentary, and instead the making of on the DVD extra is just 9 minutes long, and mainly about the filming of these new additional scenes.
However, the new transfer of the original film is of excellent quality, and it does enhance the enjoyment of film.
So my full marks go to the original 1968 version on this DVD, since a Night of the Living Dead is a classic that should remain untouched.
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Summary: Go for a different version of this film
Review: This has always been my #1 rated horror movie. But this version is terrible. The new scenes ruin the original movie entirely adding absolutely nothing but stupidity. Go for the original...it's still the best out there.
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Summary: great dvd by madacy entertainment
Review: i ordered this and i keep hearing review that the quality is so bad and then sound is too well i just got it and it isnt realy that bad its great for only 8$ because you get the movie (i have to admit the quality is like a vhs but who cares)the original one not some 30th anniversary that ruined its good name and though the features arent hat good there pretty fun to play around with (the trivia game)so ifyou really extremely love this movie i get this dvd but if your upsest with it get the millenium edition for 20$ but this version is good for people who like it but not really too crazy about it
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Summary: The third most overrated horror film.
Review: "Night of the Living Dead" is another low-budget horror film that didn't scare me or terrify me to the limit. Probably the only scene that scared me and shocked me was the ending. Duane Jones was probably the only good actor in the cast, because he was the most rational character in the film. Everyone else seemed so hysterical to the point where the film was more campy than scary. For that reason, I didn't care about what happened to the characters except for Duane Jones'. He kept the film at a higher degree of realism, but he was surrounded by rather mediocre actors playing sometimes stupid and irrational characters. I would suggest "Halloween" if you want the best in low-budget horror.
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