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Summary: "You have a crematorium, right?"
Review: Heh heh heh, now THIS is a real return to the zombie classics! Adding terrific humor with gore galore, Dan O'Bannon gives nothing less than a wonderful comeback of the living dead in all of it's brain-munching, gut-ripping glory!Starting off with the introductions of Freddy, Ernie & Burt (heh heh, gotta love the humor), Burt (the owner & manager) has Eddie to teach Freddy (the new employee) the ropes at UNEEDA Medical Supply Co. When finishing up some late work in the office, Eddie mentions to Freddy that the film "Night Of The Living Dead" was a true story(!), and that one of the cadavers from the 1969 massacre was stored in the basement in a canaster. Playing a Curious George and all, Freddy follows Eddie into the dank, dark lower floor of the building to see if all of the hub-bub is true. "You mean they really brought this here that night?", Fred says with a suprised look on his mug. "So they say," replies Eddie, cleaning the guck from the window of the canaster. And with one unintentional slap to the can, a green gas releases from within, only to wreak the good 'ol havoc that had spawned decades of these classic zombie tales! Supurb acting, along with a cool rock score to add to your fright & laughs, I'd pop this one in the top 50 horror movies of the 20th century! Besides, where would your curiousity take you when the film's opening states that it's "a true story"? RELAX AND ENJOY THE WICKED COMBINATION OF HUMOR & GORE!
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Summary: Send... more... 80's horror films
Review: If you're looking for true scares then this might not be the one for you, because this is one of those horror films that has the tongue pressed firmly in the cheek. To me this movie is "Dead and Burried" lite. Because in 1981 Dan O'Bannon wrote the best zombie movie ever where like the zombies in this movie, they move at normal speed and can talk instead of groan (in fact in Dead and Burried the zombies look like normal people). Don't get me wrong I like the Romero zombies too but these ones are more memorable. I challenge you to name me two zombies from a Romero film. Anyways, in this movie Night of the Living Dead wasn't fiction as the characters in this film soon find out... the hard way. I'm not going to go into details because there are several other reviews that do but when a couple of people make a few bad decisions in a row... wackiness ensues. As well as a deathtoll.
The features on this disc are great... for the film. Don't get me wrong, they aren't anything compared to Fight Club, T2, or Magnolia's features. But they are still plentiful. I mean not even the Coen Brothers have TV spots or commentary or even a featurette on their discs. Truth be told... I thought it would be just a trailer. I don't even remember what the tv spots were like back then. I have to say... this is the way all DVDs should be for bare bones features. Kudos to you MGM... you're giving Anchor Bay a run for their money.
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Summary: THANK GOD IT'S FINALLY COMING BACK....FROM THE DEAD!!!
Review: "How was your day,dear?" "Usual,crap." I love that line. This is my absolute favorite movie of all time and I am extatic to hear that is finally coming out on DVD. The reason why I love it so much...couldn't tell ya. It's just one of those movies that keep you forever. I loved it. It's a unique zombie flick. With the portrayal of younger adolescents, I think it gives the movie a certain edge that no other zombie, or any other horror film for that matter, has ever had. Past, present and I will boldy say future. With combinations of laughs, scares, and gore, it surpasses every horror movie ever made. The character of Suicide and Trash are my two favorites. Unfortuanately for me, they are the first two to be devoured by brain starved zombies. But I always looked at it this way, Trash got what she wanted..."A bunch of old men to surround me. And start bighting, and eating me alive." I see. Trust me, if you are an avid horror fanatic like myself and love zombie films, check this one out! And if you are in to Punk music at all, the soundtrack for the movie rocks. With bands like The Cramps, The Damned, The Flesheaters, and TSOL, you'll be in pure heaven...Or hell. Whichever you prefer! I give this movie 2 THUMBS UP...and one half eaten brain!!!
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Summary: The Best Returns to Show the Rest How its Done
Review: Arguably the best horror movie of all time. In my personal opinion, the best movie period. But that's not the half of it. With this movie, you get humor, horror, gore, bizarre twists, an incredible ending, and timeless acting. Even the chilling music score the movie presents has a particular bone-chilling quality that movies just don't have nowadays. I remember first seeing this movie when I was nine and it really scared the crap out of me because the very exact night I saw if for the first time it rained and my house was right next to a cemetary, if you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about. And after watching it, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I've been searching for this film for over ten years now, it's finally here...thank you God. I'll say for certain with the most sincerest degree of accuracy that you will not be disappointed by this movie, if you are even considering buying it. Buy It!! I already pre-ordered it, I'm not going to wait any longer and you shouldn't either. This movie is so great, priceless in its own way, keeping you on the edge of your seat and scaring the hell out of you, you can't find a horror movie of this quality now, never, no matter where you look. I can't wait to receive it. I was so surprised when I first heard about this and so thankful. Thank you Amazon for selling this item. And everyone else, what are you waiting for? Buy it now! Don't wait, I've done enough waiting for all of us. You won't regret it, trust me.
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Summary: A classic.
Review: This is a Sci-fi Horror comedy that parodies the Living Dead films, it's about a couple of bumbling Graveyard workers who finds a military experimental gas and accidently unleashes a army of unstoppable Zombies. A fun, thrilling and hilarious feast of Gore, laughs, Naked chicks and rock & roll. Highly recommended to fans of Zombie films, i would recommend the DVD. Similar Movies recommended: Day of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead 3, Dead Alive, City of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Gates of Hell), The Beyond, Evil Dead II and Zombi 2.
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Summary: A Funny, Hip Take on the Living Dead by Dan O'Bannon
Review: This is a truly scary-funny updating of the living dead concept that is well plotted, well cast, moves fast, looks great, and is a surprisingly original and entertaining movie. It has "EC comic book gore" in full color but there's a wit and style about it that you won't find in lesser films of the genre. The movie also boasts a sustained level of hysterical commitment by the actors that is downright exciting and infectious. This was directed by the talented Dan O'Bannon. Dan O'Bannon is another product of the U.S.C. Cinema department who worked early on with grad student John Carpenter on the low budget cult hit DARK STAR (with the infamous and hilarious beachball alien); Dan appears in a creditable role in that movie as straight man to the beach ball and his scenes are some of the funniest in what is a pretty clever sci-fi movie. Later in his career, O'Bannon is credited with providing Walter Hill with the concept for the hit movie ALIEN. In this film Dan gets to direct, and he's good at it. If you are looking for a highly entertaining crossover entry in this genre with teen appeal, grue, humor, some genuine shivers, one uninhibitedly nude female, a strangely plausible premise, and a large dose of wit, give this clever outing a try. It even LOOKS professional, despite a likely low budget. Bravo!
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Summary: A Classic Horror Film Returns at Long Last!!!!!!
Review: After over a decade of being out of print (do to legal wrangling in regards to the film's punk rock soundtrack that is prominently featured throughout the film) the classic 1980s zombie film that turned heads with it's dark humor, witty script, and original zombie design is now available on DVD! Freddy is a typical early 1980s punk rock fan who, on his first day at work at UNEEDA Medical Supply, learns that the movie "Night of the Living Dead" was based on an actual event involving zombies and that UNEEDA one day came into possession of one of the zombies which is now being held in a cylinder in the basement. A non-believing Freddy is shown the container just as it explodes, filling the supply company's building with a toxic green gas. The gas causes the sole human body in the body to come to life (as well as freeing the zombie from it's cylinder prison) and after failing to destroy the zombie the tradition way (cutting of it's head) they take it to the local crematorium to be cremated. Unfortunately this makes things MUCH, MUCH worse as the smoke laced with the toxic chemical mixes with storm clouds that rain down on the city at night and resurrecting the bodies buried inside the town's cemetary where ironically Freddy's fellow punk-friends are having a little party. The kicker for Return of the Living Dead that makes it a classic film and makes it one of the most well loved zombie movies is the fact that the film's zombies aren't your typical movie zombie. They are smart (luring police to the crematorium after killing off several cops who come to investigate all of the strange activity going on), are fast and agressive instead of slow and dumb and the zombies have the most hilarious banter involving their thirst for brains that can have even the most squeemish movie viewer laughing. Featuring a great punk rock sound-track and a great mix of humor and violence, this film has sadly been out of circulation for over a decade do to the it's punk soundtrack. Now it's back on the market on DVD. This is a must buy DVD for any true horror fan....
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Summary: One of the greatest zombie flicks ever!
Review: I love this movie and I'm absolutely thrilled to see it coming to dvd. I saw this one when i was 12 in 1990, and I just loved it. Every now and then I head up to a Blockbuster video across town to rent it, now, it will be mine, muahaha! I can't help but mention the fabulous Miguel Nunez who plays one of the only surviving punks in the film, until the very end of course. Let's not forget that Miguel was also the first African American to be killed in a Friday the 13th film, pt.5. I hope everyone who is a fan of the horror genre, especially the zombie genre, gets a chance to check this film out. A great example of how horror was and should still be.
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Summary: ONE OF HORROR'S FINEST FILMS
Review: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is one of the best horror films ever. It combines tension, a creepy atmosphere, and the greatest humor ever to be squeezed into a scary movie. You'll laugh when you're not cringing in fear. James Karen and Clu Galager are particularly good in their roles. Karen, especially, went out on a limb to put in one of the funniest performances I've seen in a genre film. Finally, out on DVD! I've got mine pre-ordered!
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Summary: Buy It! It's that simple.
Review: This is one of the best films ever made. If you like horror, gore, zombies, Linnea Quigley, some humor thrown in , you gotta get this one. Well worth more than the price, I say this before I know what extras are on the DVD, the movie alone. I've been waiting for this on DVD since I bought my player. Horror fans should recognize the young guy from the medical supply place as Tommy Jarvis from Friday the 13th part 6. His character's name in ROTLD is escaping me right now. Anyway 10 out of 10.
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