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Night of the Living Dead [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Duane Jones (Actor), Judith O'Dea (Actor), George A. Romero (Director) | Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne
  • Directors: George A. Romero
  • Writers: George A. Romero, John A. Russo
  • Producers: Karl Hardman, Russell Streiner
  • Format: Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Weinstein Company
  • DVD Release Date: 20 May 2008
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0013D8LAE
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 201,583 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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It's hard to imagine how shocking this film was when it first broke on the film scene in 1968. There's never been anything quite like it, though it's inspired numerous pale imitations. Part of the terror lies in the fact that this one's shot in such a raw, unadorned fashion it feels like a home movie, and all the more authentic for that. Another is that it draws us into its world gradually, content to establish a merely spooky atmosphere before leading us through a horrifically logical progression that we could hardly have anticipated. The story is simple. Radiation from a fallen satellite has caused the dead to walk and hunger for human flesh. Once bitten, you become one of them. And the only way to kill one is by a shot or blow to the head. We follow a group holed up in a small farmhouse to fend off the inevitable onslaught of the dead. And it's the tensions between the members of this unstable, makeshift community that drive the film. Night of the Living Dead establishes its savagery as a necessary condition of life. Marked by fatality and a grim humour, it gnaws through to the bone, then proceeds on to the marrow.--Jim Gay

Synopsis

George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is a low-budget classic that had great difficulty finding a distributor at the time of its release in 1968, and has since become one of the most influential horror films of all time. Aside from its visceral impact years before realistic gore became the fashion, the film is also important for its portrayal of a black man as the protagonist during a time when race relations were an extremely sensitive issue in the United States. The plot is simple: seven people, secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse, face relentless attacks by reanimated corpses seeking to eat their flesh. The group, which includes a married couple and their daughter, a pair of young lovers, and an African-American man, try to keep their sanity as the living dead try endlessly to enter the house. Radio news reports tell of the plague taking over the eastern United States, while the ever-decreasing band of survivors rapidly loses ground in the battle to both keep peace with one another and stay alive.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars BLURAY REVIEW ,which one 12 Sep 2010
By Paul Scott
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the one to buy on Bluray.
The one with the white borders around the cover,it is a great print Taken from 35mm and it shows,
in its original ratio1.37 also original music score,
and a 1.23 Documentary as well.which is excellent.

THE OTHER BLURAY RELEASE . The print is a bit washed out in places and NO Doco.
Hope this helps.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware!! 1 Oct 2005
By D. Morris
Format:DVD
AS previous posters have noted there are loads of different editions now out of Night Of the Living Dead. If you love the original version of this film and do NOT want the god-awful special editions with either the horrible 'new-score' synth soundtrack (Scott Vladimir Licina) which ruins the film. Or the mind-bendingly bad new 18 minutes of extra footage re-shot in the late 90's which is even worse (thanks to John Russo), then be very careful which version you buy.

I bought the ORACLE version - mistake - no new footage but DOES have the new score. If you have never seen this film before then please make sure you get hold of the original un-butchered version. The best version available is still the ELITE millenium edition (this is NOT the 'special' edition) but just remastered with cleaned up picture and sound. This is sadly still unavailable in the UK but can be bought from the US and played on multi-region DVD players. NOTLD is still, in my opinion, one of the best horror films ever made but has been messed around with by people whom know nothing about good film-making and should be fed to a mob of starved zombies.

I'm giving this edition 1 star - should be a 5 of course but its been hacked to death.

WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU SCOTT VLADIMIR LICINA AND JOHN RUSSO!!!

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars night of the living dead - contender release 1 Nov 2006
By gorehound
Format:DVD
This (contender) dvd release is one of the worst i have seen... it has at least 5cuts and the transfer is a poor compared to elite's millenium edition. if you want to buy this exellent clessic film, just do not by this version! i recommend Elite Entertainment - Millennium Edition.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Original, and still the best.
I cannot comment on the many different DVD editions, I'm afraid, so take the advice of other reviewers, and choose carefully. My review is of the film as originally shown. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic.
Amazing cult film, can see why it started the whole zombie trend, have watched it dozens of times already. Excellent.
Published 1 month ago by HJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Movie - All the more scary in black and white!!
This is one of the all time classic zombie horror movies, it is a must have for anyone looking for a great zombie horror movie!!
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Joel S. Greenhalgh
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the original
I bought the Oracle version - it has no new footage (thank goodness), but still has the new score... which sounds horribly out of place for a 1968 movie. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Happy Space Invader
5.0 out of 5 stars This Is No Sunday School Picnic
George Romero's 1968 directorial debut, the horror film Night Of The Living Dead, is notable for a whole range of reasons. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keith M
4.0 out of 5 stars There going to get you Barbra!
I enjoyed this movie
It's about a group of people that try to survive in a farmhouse during a zombie apocolapse.
This is also one of the first zombie movies.
Published 6 months ago by William10
5.0 out of 5 stars zomble
brillent movie love it film night of the living dead zombie 1968 absolutey eatpeople people try hit kill zombies wow amazing films zombie
Published 13 months ago by bobby allen
1.0 out of 5 stars very crap indeed.
o my gosh. zombies dont even have make up on. b and w. utter rubbish. and its by romero,s this dvd ignore. trust me.
Published 14 months ago by tango
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must own
If your a horror fan then this is the movie to own unlike other versions the millenium edition has been remastered with a better picture there are a few extras which i have not... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. A. Mehta
5.0 out of 5 stars (Not a very) Silent Night...of the dead!
Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968 and is George A Romero's first feature film and kind of the first `proper' zombie film in a way. Read more
Published 18 months ago by rohall
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