Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition

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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: 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 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: no no no, don't buy the 30th anniversary edition
Review: Yes, Night of the Living Dead is an excellent, classic zombie movie, but the 30th anniversary edition is a sham with new footage, sound effects, and music haphazardly sandwiched in along with the original film. I have no problem with remaking a good movie. The 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead was fantastic. Remakes or remasters are one thing, but adding brand new scenes to such a beloved film makes no sense. The producers of this final product (George Romero was not involved) should be ashamed of ruining a classic movie.
The new footage, and when I say new, I mean new, shot 30 years after the original, has little to do with the original and really disturbs the flow. New sound effects and score are so heavy handed that they distract you from actually enjoying the movie.
Please be aware that you are not buying a remastered Night of the Living Dead, but a remastered Night of the Living Dead with several new unrelated scenes, music, and sound effects. I just don't want anybody else to get burned on this like I did.

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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.