Review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by Christopher H — 22 Oct 2012
An above average schlocky horror movie that was lucky to be the first zombie movie, even though nobody in the film says the z-word. The film starts out pretty good with the famous graveyard scene, and the ending is a pretty clever anti-Hollywood ending.
However, this film simply has not aged well. Most of the plot feels like the last 20 minutes of "The Birds" if it was extended to feature length. This would not be too much of a problem if the characters had been a little more interesting, and some instances of questionable acting do not help matters.
Duane Jones ends up stealing the show because he is the most level-headed out of the characters and the most relatable. The gore, which made this film so infamous when it first hit audiences 1968, is pretty tame by todays standards.
Despite some of these flaws, George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" stills manages to have just enough claustrophobic atmosphere and some decently gritty black and white cinematography to keep things going.
This film is interesting just to see how the zombie sub-genre was spawned, but beyond it's historical significants it is just a merely passable horror movie.
This review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) was written by Christopher H on 22 Oct 2012.
Night of the Living Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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