Night of the Living Dead is the daddy of all zombie movies. Yes there may have been films that featured zombies before this but none came close to creating the same world that George A. Romero managed to. A film that manages to truly define the genre and has been imitated ever since.
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In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, seven people secluded in a ... more
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 until they are laid to rest by burning or a severe blow to the head. As they listen to news reports of the zombie plague taking over the eastern United States, the ever-decreasing band of survivors loses ground in their battle to both keep peace with one another and stay alive.Romero's low-budget, homegrown classic went from being unable to find a distributor to becoming 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. Romero's choice for the ending of his film also made a shocking and bold statement about the issue.
Gritty, daring and trailblazing, George A Romero's 1968 masterpiece NIGHT OF THE LIVING ... more
DEAD is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. It's spawned numerous sequels, a colour remake and is the direct inspiration for all our modern zombie films, teaching a whole generation that great movies can be made whilst bucking the traditional studio system.
Terror reigns. Panic and paranoia take their toll. No one knows why the dead are returning ... more
to life, only that the living are their eviscerated victims. In a remote wooden farmhouse seven people fight for their lives against ever-increasing numbers of flesh-eating ghouls. One by one they are whittled down until, in a memorable shock finale, only a lone hero remains, cowering in the cellar while legions of ravenous zombies run amok. As the sun rises, he emerges into a new dawn...has he survived the Night of the Living Dead?
It's a new night for terror... and a new dawn in horror movie-making when special-effects ... more
genius Tom Savini (creator of the spectacularly gruesome make-up in Friday the 13th and Creepshow) brings modern technology to this colourful remake of George A. Romero's 1968 cult classic.Seven strangers are trapped in an isolated farmhouse while cannibalistic Zombies - awakened from death by the return of a radioactive space probe - wage a relentless attack, killing (and eating) everyone in their path. The classic for the '90s: graphic, gruesome and more terrifying than ever!
Advantages: A fantastic way to watch a true classic Disadvantages: Only one extra, would have been nice to see more
Night of the Living Dead is '''the''' daddy of all zombie movies. Yes there may have been films that featured zombies before this but none came close to creating the same world that George A. Romero managed to. A film that manages to truly define the genre and has been imitated ever since.
Now for many years you've probably seen countless releases of NOTLD on every format. And apart from the Elite LD and DVD release, many of them have ... ...even missing footage (for example the DVD release by Contender). So thankfully Optimum has decided that this classic film is worthy of a proper blu-ray edition.
For a low budget, black and white film from the Sixties, this transfer is fantastic. It's very similar to the old Elite DVD but with more detail and better contrast. There is a lot more grain evident but that's to be expected. In fact I'm grateful for the fact they didn't try ... more
Night of the Living Dead is the daddy of all zombie movies. Yes there may have been films that featured zombies before this but none came close to creating the same world that George A. Romero managed to. A film that manages to truly define the genre and has been imitated ever since.
Now for many years you've probably seen countless releases of NOTLD on every format. And apart from the Elite LD and DVD release, many of them have been sub-par being sourced from old video masters and sometimes even missing footage (for example the DVD release by Contender). So thankfully Optimum has decided that this classic film is worthy of a proper blu-ray edition.
For a low budget, black and white film from the Sixties, this transfer is fantastic. It's very similar to the old Elite DVD but with more detail and better contrast. There is a lot more grain evident but that's to be expected. In fact I'm grateful for the fact they didn't try to digitally remove any film grain because this has delivered a pin sharp picture. There is also a lack of damage or scratches as well, a nice clean print. Sound is also fine; no crackling, humming or analogue noise to be found. Granted there isn't a lot of sound direction, or a full score really, but what is there sounds great with a choice of DTS HD Master Audio or Dolby Digital in 2.0.
The only real extra is George A. Romero Documentary - One for the Fire which is a full length documentary which reunites the actors of Johnny and Barbara and has plenty of anecdotes and tales from them and the director himself. It's an interesting watch, a bit dry at times, but a nice addition to the disc. Shame about the lack of anything else, especially a commentary track.
You can normally find the disc quite cheap, especially compared to other blu-ray releases, so I'd definitely recommend it. A fine representation of a true classic.
Flesh-eating zombies rise from their graves to devour the living. Seven people secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse face relentless attacks by the reanimated corpses.
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In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, 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 until they are laid to rest by burning or a severe blow to the head. As they listen to news reports of the zombie plague taking over the eastern United States, the ever-decreasing band of survivors loses ground in their battle to both keep peace with one another and stay alive. Romero's low-budget, homegrown classic went from being unable to find a distributor to becoming 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. Romero's choice for the ending of his film also made a shocking and bold statement about the issue.
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