Review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by Tim S — 24 Oct 2013
In 1968, George A. Romero and his team relinquished (as I see it) the ground-breaking horror film classic Night of the Living Dead. It's very much burned into most people's memories who still see it at a young age as one of the scariest movies ever made, while others hold it up as a rebellious attack on modern society with an underlying theme of revolution.
It's a combination of both in my eyes but the themes are more subtle in this film than they were in the sequels, which is why many people missed them during its initial release. It was re-discovered not long after by critics and in turn became a midnight movie classic.
While its flaws are mainly in its story aspects and characters, such as the annoying and utterly useless Barbara, that didn't stop it from becoming a masterpiece, which has been endlessly copied, remade and just flat out ripped off.
It was mostly accidental, but it's a masterpiece nonetheless.
This review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) was written by Tim S on 24 Oct 2013.
Night of the Living Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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