1968 Directed by George A. Romero
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.
"it seems to be a sudden, general explosion of mass homicide... eyewitnesses say they are ordinary looking people, some say they appear to be in a kind of trance..."
a violent sickness intrudes a nation, fuelling its anxieties, exacerbating its tensions, eroding any and all social bonds that (barely) keep us from savagery—and still a police state is maybe the scariest result. this is brutally stark filmmaking and perhaps the most ferocious, unflinching portrait of the american psyche in the heat of the vietnam war and civil rights movement. rest in peace romero, you will be sorely missed.
So this really aged well.
I was a bit afraid that with the whole Apocalyptic Running Zombie direction Zombie films were headed this would feel old and tired, but it most assuredly doesn't.
I am not sure if I remember correctly but I seem to recall that Romero was inspired by the novel 'I am Legend' when he was thinking of this film. The feeling of being alone, surrounded by monsters is a strong concept and it is executed to perfection in this film. This is not a full out horror fest most of us are used to. Much like the zombies themselves, it is determined and relentless.
And that's the thing, this film emanates a 'this has never been…
What can I write about Night of the Living Dead that hasn't already been said by hundreds of other people, better than I could put it? At this point, everyone knows that this movie is a major feat--where ghouls are no longer ghouls, but zombies, and soon they will have a set of rules. Everyone knows that this is an influential, revered and beloved film. Everyone knows that George A. Romero created a new breed of monster. Just like vampire films are always referenced back to Bram Stoker, the modern-day zombie film is always referenced back to Romero. The only difference between both is that vampires have been around for centuries; throughout many different cultures, taking different forms in a…
Part of me wants to love this film and yet another can't see past the fact that the film tends to show its age and low budget to frequently to gain any form of a higher opinion on it.
It's a damn fine effort for its time and its many underlying themes make it still relevant to this day, yet I can't deny that some aspects are pretty dated and at least a decent amount of the film was pretty uninteresting.
Not to say the film itself is to blame, I've just never fond zombies that scary of a monster to be up against or the overall setting to offer that much in terms of overall story. Granted, Romero's efforts…
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead is immeasurable, not just in terms of stature within the realm of horror cinema, but in ways that reflect the grand unraveling of its respective time-period. Tragically disturbing, beautifully grainy, and relentlessly bleak; Romero's film is an unforgettable beginning to the modern Zombie subgenre.
Surely this is a classic, but somehow I didn't liked it. What should this strange score be? Unfortunately not my taste.
There is absolutely nothing I could add to the conversation of this movie. It hadn't been spoiled by anyone. I knew nothing.
It's a brilliant film. The way it was shot -- the tension -- the creep-factor. It was all so, so good. The ending ripped my heart out, and I can't stop thinking about how relevant it still is in 2018.
Could go on for a while about this one, but mainly I just love how dauntlessly human it is.
The grandfather of all zombie movies -- I didn't think I would enjoy this (see The Seinfeld Is Unfunny TV Trope) but the ending is actually pretty entertaining and thrilling. I'm not too much of a horror guy in the first place but I figured I had to get into the spooky October mood.
The climax of the movie actually had me glued to the screen, awaiting the next fresh horror. The denouement was also quite chilling. As far as zombie movies go, this one commits to the premise without straying from its desire to inspire horror.
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Can add nothing new to the conversation on this movie. It's good.
Ahead of it's times in so many ways. This is top five of the most definitive horror films of all time for good reason.
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