Review of The Return of the Living Dead (1985) by Kevin R — 07 Oct 2011
Again with an 80% score.
Well I've seen a lot of horror films and a lot of zombie films but this is another which has eluded me over the years. For some reason I always thought it looked rather dumb, even way back as a youngster in the late 80's and early 90's.
So being near Halloween I am catching up on never seen horror movies. Return of the Living Dead was decent, staying simple and sticking to zombie formula helped. There was no real humour in it, what there was had a sort of camp quality to it.
It was played tongue in cheek and done well, no real scares or humour but a decent zombie flick which is gory and amusing with a little T&A and healthy dose of punk music. Had some surprisingly good acting and effects all things considered.
Again better than I expected, not as good as a Re-Animator or Night of or Dawn of or even Day of the Dead good but above average for the genre.
This review of The Return of the Living Dead (1985) was written by Kevin R on 07 Oct 2011.
The Return of the Living Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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