Review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by Michael R — 09 Oct 2011
The most unique aspect of this movie is that it gave birth to the way we conceive the modern zombie-genre; the characters in this film don't know what zombies are so they know nothing about shooting them in the head, what happens when you're bit (or die) and that the world is ultimately screwed.
The atmosphere is powerful here, as well as Romero's control over the building and unstoppable sense of terror. The film is ballsy for its time, including a child zombie stabbing her own mom to death, shot of a nude woman and the death of main characters.
It's a simple horror film which also creates the thematic genre of "humans as the true monsters." There are some very creative shots, natural bits of dialogue and use of hand-held camera not seen much in films of this era.
Really, Romero encompasses the best advantages of independent film and that keeps 'Dead' from becoming a campy pile like 'Plan 9 From Outer Space.' The very last moment is still shocking.
This review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) was written by Michael R on 09 Oct 2011.
Night of the Living Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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