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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This 1990 remake of George A. Romero's classic 1968 horror film isn't bad at all (as far as remakes go). This version was written by Romero (he was also co-executive producer) but directed by Tom Savini. The good cast features Babylon 5's Patricia Tallman (who at 5' 9" is quite a tall woman), Candyman's Tony Todd, Tom Towles, from Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer and Bill Mosley from House Of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects.
On the whole, this remake sticks pretty close to Romero's original film but the opening scene where Barbara and Johnnie encounter Zombies in the cemetery is slightly different, the ending has been changed and does not pack as big a wallop as the original and some other aspects are a bit different. The main difference of course is that the 1968 film was filmed in black and white (although it was reissued in an awful computer-colourised version) whereas this 1990 version is in colour.
Quite a few 1960s horror films that could have been filmed in colour were filmed in black and white instead in order to achieve a certain look and create a creepy atmosphere. Prime examples of this are Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", Mario Bava's "The Mask Of Satan", Robert Wise's "The Haunting" and, of course, George A. Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead". I must say that the 1968 version of "NOTLD" is much creepier than the 1990 version largely because of the way it was filmed - the eerie black and white photography really adds to the overall effect and creates the right sort of mood for this type of film.
If you have not seen the original film then you will probably enjoy this remake much more than if you have seen it, if you know what I mean. It virtually goes without saying that the original has become something of a horror classic and did not really need to be remade but the remake is still an entertaining and enjoyable horror film in its own right.
This DVD features the film in its correct aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and the special features include a director's commentary, filmographies, a featurette and a trailer.
On the whole, this remake sticks pretty close to Romero's original film but the opening scene where Barbara and Johnnie encounter Zombies in the cemetery is slightly different, the ending has been changed and does not pack as big a wallop as the original and some other aspects are a bit different. The main difference of course is that the 1968 film was filmed in black and white (although it was reissued in an awful computer-colourised version) whereas this 1990 version is in colour.
Quite a few 1960s horror films that could have been filmed in colour were filmed in black and white instead in order to achieve a certain look and create a creepy atmosphere. Prime examples of this are Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", Mario Bava's "The Mask Of Satan", Robert Wise's "The Haunting" and, of course, George A. Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead". I must say that the 1968 version of "NOTLD" is much creepier than the 1990 version largely because of the way it was filmed - the eerie black and white photography really adds to the overall effect and creates the right sort of mood for this type of film.
If you have not seen the original film then you will probably enjoy this remake much more than if you have seen it, if you know what I mean. It virtually goes without saying that the original has become something of a horror classic and did not really need to be remade but the remake is still an entertaining and enjoyable horror film in its own right.
This DVD features the film in its correct aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and the special features include a director's commentary, filmographies, a featurette and a trailer.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A very good film. If your into zombie films & such, you'll Feckin love this. Although it's considered old now & re-make. It's still amazing. So it doesn't have all the fakey computer rubbish. That's what's so good! It still gives me the creeps to watch it over 20 years later! I watch these newer zombie films & think yeh it's good, it's got action, adventure & realistic make-up & really grusome scenes. But they don't scare me. They don't build any tension for me.
This stuff has it all! Buy it. Now....right now.
This stuff has it all! Buy it. Now....right now.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Tom Savini, famous for being the biker gang leader in Dawn of the Dead and the special effects man behind Friday the 13th (not to mention the guy with a pistol in his pants in From Dusk till Dawn...) bravely attempted to remake a film which defined 60s horror - and he didn't do a bad job. Obviously, someone from an FX background is going to pile on the gore (why not, eh?) but the biggest twist for me in this film was the main character, Barbara. Rather than being a typically 60s feeble heroine, eventually eaten by her undead brother, Patricia Tallman takes her life into her own hands (it seems her time on Star Trek wasn't wasted) and comes out guns blazing - a welcome twist well in with the tradition of Romero's original trilogy and in keeping with the idea that the better horror films get most of their ideas from a contemporary public consensus. It's true, should the dead walk now we'd be much better prepared than we would have 30 years ago; women wouldn't run around screaming for help like Penelope Pitstop, they'd be up there shotguns 'tchk-tchking' right beside us blokes....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nice remake
This is an almost shot-to-shot remake of George A. Romero's original Night of the Living Dead, The movie is excellent and features some creepy looking zombies. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S.B
Bub's revenge^ ?
I really liked the original. When I first saw this version (on Sky many years ago well before the Dawn remake) I thought it was excellent. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Man from poundstretcher
They're coming to get you, Barbara!
I admit that I don't like horror movies, especially not the horror stereotypes: blonde girl with big you-know-what screaming, vampires, zombies, even more vampires, etc. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ashtar Command
Waste of Money
"Brains!..Brains!" Thats not one of the zombies calling, thats me wishing someone had used some brains when making this movie. First of all the plot. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Monkeysocks
exception that proves rule
This film is the exception to the rule that remakes are always worse than the original. It is actually better than the original night of the living dead. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Frank8472
Shambling along
In the late 1980s George A Romero, the man who popularised the zombie survival horror and made it a genre all of its own, realised that due to a copyright oversight he could be in... Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by Phil Hattie
Well...
Night Of The Living Dead holds a position of some reverence in cinematic history, and approaching a remake of such a classic is something you would often do warily- look at recent... Read more
Published on 7 April 2009 by Magnum Valentino
A Film which is better than it's original!
This one of the very few remake movies to be a lot better than the original. The movie is
A) a lot scarier.
B) Better acting. Read more
A) a lot scarier.
B) Better acting. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2009 by N.Cheetham
The best zombie horror ever made.PERIOD.
I have always liked zombie films, and have watched Romeros original trilogy a number of times. But when I first saw this film in my local Blockbuster store I had to buy it. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2001 by Alex Campbell
not as good as the original
this film is not that bad. it is nice to see it in colour. but the only problem is the acting was really bad. even tony todd was a bit cruddy. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2001 by Belinda Rawlinson
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