Night of the Living Dead
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Movie Reviews of Night of the Living Dead
Movie Review: The Night That Started It All!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This has to be the best REMAKE ever it surpasses any other...even the 2004 version of Dawn Of The Dead which i loved but never full accepted it as a proper remake rather it was more of an interesting semi-creepy zombie flick. I grew up on the originals...call me old fashioned but i think we need to respect where we came from and the same goes for horror movies. Tom's version of Night Of The Living Dead stays very,very,very true to the original and still kicks it up a HUGE notch to make it more frightening than the 68' version. When it was first mentioned in Fangoria many many years ago that there was gonna be a "new" remake of night of the living dead i was skeptical but when i read Tom Savini was the director i was assured deep in my heart that it's gonna a be great film no matter what and nearly 20years later it still is in my top ten horror/zombie movies of all time. I can't imagine anyone who loves horror who hasn't seen this at least once it's a movie that gets better and better the more times you watch it...and if your the few unprivileged people who haven't seen it for what ever reason i strongly recommend it.Movie Review: Great Remake of a Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Tom Savini brilliantly directs this color remake of George Romero's 1968 horror classic. The story is the same, seven strangers are trapped in a farmhouse while zombies rampage outside. As a huge fan of the original "Night of the Living Dead" I was a bit skeptical about this movie. After watching it, however, I was thoroughly pleased with this movie. It is just as good as the original film, and in some ways a little bit better.
Obviously the movie was gorier and the special effects were much improved, which is a plus in any zombie movie. However, the most important aspect of the film that makes it better is the growth of the Barbara character played by Patricia Tallman. Instead of being passive and quiet, she took action, killed some zombies and was more important to the plot. The argument scenes between Cooper (Tom Towles) and Ben (Tony Todd) were much more heated and intense than the original. Overall the acting by the entire cast was surprisingly good. The movie was much better than I expected and I highly recommend it to anybody who is a "Dead" trilogy fan or a zombie fan.
Movie Review: Savini's Remake Is Cool
Summary: 5 Stars
If anyone can make this a great remake, it's Tom Savini. This remake of Romero's zombie masterpiece Night Of The Living Dead is a well made remake.
I like the way how the characters in this film are different from the original one. Barbara {Tallman} is more tougher and braver. Ben {Todd} is not as ruthless as the original Ben, but he still has that big hatred for Cooper {Towels}, who in this film is more meaner, arrogant and only cares for himself. His wife Helen {Anderson} really isn't happy with him at all. Tom {Butler} seems like he's more focus of getting out of the farmhouse. While his girlfriend Judy Rose {Finneran} is more of a scary cat. Even Barbara's brother Johnny {Moseley} acts more like a older brother, if you know what I mean. Nothing different about the Cooper's daughter {Mazur}, just her name is different in this one.
Thefil may not have a lot of flesh-eating gore, but it's still a great remake. The original is still better, but this remake is a great remake of the classic Night Of The Living Dead.
Movie Review: Even Better Than The Original!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I know some people think Tom Savini is the devil for even daring to think about touching the classic original, but he made a lot of good, smart changes to the story and we all know the effects are WAY better. I really like the Romero movies because they have a lot of slow, spooky, get-in-your-head scenes, but this version of Night kicks butt on the first one. For the most part the characters are much smarter! But why would anybody barricade themselves in a basement when all you have to do is go upstairs and then block or break the stairs, right? Even if you couldn't do that, you'd crawl out the second-story window and then go sit on the roof where the zombies couldn't get you and maybe a helicopter would save you. The basement is dumb. Barbara is also much smarter in this version. I thought Patricia Tallman made a great heroine and I liked it that she was good with a gun and good with her brains instead of being a wimpy little screamer. I totally recommend watching this one after the original!!!
Movie Review: Great Fun!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite horror films ever. I like this remake just a little more than the original. The reason I like this one more is because of Patricia Tallman's character. She doesn't whine the whole time as the lead female did in the original. She's right alongside Tony Todd's character kicking Zombie[s]! That's the other reason I like this film better. Tony Todd. A better lead could not have been casted! He does a wonderful job. As far as just how scary this movie is, I think the original was a little scarier. The reason I think this is because I believe that the dreadful feeling and sense of helplessness was captured better in black and white. Don't get me wrong though, as this remake does offer up many scares.
One reason I think this is such a classic is that it's completely original. Seven strangers boarded up in an old farm house, while zombies are all around, trying to get in and eat them. I can't think of many situations that could be more terrifying! Great horror film.