Review of The Return of the Living Dead (1985) by John K — 09 Aug 2008
An American Zombie effort that plays more like a B movie from the 60's. Everyone overacts and the dialog is far from subtle. It is Freddy's first day of work at the "Uneeda" medical supply.
His coworker shows him a couple of bodies the in basement that were once re-animated corpses thanks to a government-created chemical. An accident causes one of the canisters to break and out comes the chemical.
The supervisor is called in and he helps them dismember one of the zombies. The parts are then cremated, releasing smoke in the air, it starts to rain, and then here come the zombies. This film breaks some of the zombie rules: 1) destroying the brain does not stop the undead 2) the zombies talk, sprint, and are out to eat "brains.
" 3) Limbs, parts, and animals are also reanimated. The zombies are essentially unstoppable. That being said, ROTLD is a lightning-paced cheese fest that is quite a lot of fun. Though the gore is a bit weak for a zombie film, some of the makeup work is superb.
The performances are over the top, and there are quite a few laughs throughout.
This review of The Return of the Living Dead (1985) was written by John K on 09 Aug 2008.
The Return of the Living Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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