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Night of the Living Dead

Year: 1990
Classification: Horror

Directed:
- Tom Savini
- George A. (Buch) Romero

Actors/Actresses:
- Tony Todd
- Patricia Tallman
- Judith O'Dea
- Russell Steiner

Awesome remake of a classic

The original scared the hell out of me, this one is no different. A modern day version of the classic that started it all. If you liked the original you will enjoy this too. A little different story, but 95% the same. I actually like this one better. But it's not as good as the original, nothing can top that one. The end has an interesting moral to it. Pure hell on earth and pure enjoyment...THEY'RE COMMING TO GET YOU BARBARA!

So you wanna be an extra in a George Romero film?

Tom Savini's Night of the Living Dead has some of the most interesting extras on film. This is a great movie! It is frightening on many levels, the cast is wonderful and the rewriting brings the movie into the present in a terrifying way. I prefer this version to the original, mostly because Barbara is not a catatonic fruitcake. Also, the ending of Romero's film just makes me so mad I want to scream! Patricia Tallman makes her character real. She plays a frightened but strong and rational person dealing with an insane situation. She is definitely a predecessor of roles like Alice in 2002's Resident Evil, even if she does not have the amazing kung fu skills that all our modern genre heros seem to come with. Tony Todd is an amazing actor, and any director is lucky to have him. His description of events offscreen is eerie and sets the perfect tone for the story until later, when things get a little more desperate. Tom Towles makes a wonderful creep-I love to hate him! He's a cad, a jerk and worse as the family man who just wants to hide instead of accepting the truth. The best thing about the DVD version is the really neat commentary by director Tom Savini. It's just him and the mic, but he has alot of interesting things to say about every aspect of the production. The story of how he came to direct this film is recounted, and Savini seems to have something fascinating to say about each and every actor, extra and crewperson on the set. A featurette about the film is included in the disc with more good stuff to watch. The extra cost of the DVD is totally worth the money, and a must-have for living dead fans everywhere. I am always finding more reasons to love this film!

"They're coming to get you Barbara..."

Gorehound Tom Savini remade George Romero's classic 1968 movie with some good results. Patricia Tallman plays Barbara, and this time she's not a scared fruitcake like in the original, she's a female Rambo reminiscent of Ripley of the Alien movies and Sarah Connor of the Terminator series. Tony Todd (the Candyman himself), plays Ben, and plays him very well. Now for the real stars; the zombies! The makeup is pretty well done, but surprising to me, its not gory at all, but it is effective in keeping a creepy atmosphere. All in all, this is a good remake that is on par with the original, and I suggest seeing both versions so you can decide which one you like better.

One Of The Best Horror Movies Of The '90s!

On August 16 and 17, I went to my first horror convention, which was HorrorFind 2003 in Maryland. I came along for one reason: to meet Tom Savini, the greatest gore wizard in horror movie history. This guy is so cool; his effects look so real, even when watched behind the scenes. I brought along my DVDs of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 90 (which he directed) and THE PROWLER (which he did a commentary for with Joseph Zito and features some of his greatest gore effects) for him to autograph. (My NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 90 DVD was also signed by John A. Russo, Russ Streiner, Tony Todd and Bill Moseley.) It was so cool meeting Savini and telling him how awesome his effects are; I e-mailed Savini a few days ago to tell him about his effects on DAY OF THE DEAD.BR>Before the convention, I saw NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 90 twice; I watched it the second time listening to Savini's commentary. I must say, this remake is light years better than most remakes that are trotted out lately because it stays true to the original yet has its own unique twists. I totally loved what they did with Barbara (brilliantly played by Patricia Tallman); she went from a catatonic victim to a kick-ass, yet sympathetic, heroine. Tony Todd was excellent as Ben; it's easy to see why Savini went with Todd for this role, since Todd really put his heart into his performance. I also loved how they increased the dramatic tension in the story, especially the conflicts between Harry Cooper (Tom Towles), who now resembles Captain Rhodes from DAY OF THE DEAD, and everyone else. The zombies are also the highlight of the film, as they truly looked dead, which was the goal of the effects crew. In fact, Savini's direction is reminiscent of Dario Argento (whom he worked with on TWO EVIL EYES and TRAUMA), especially in the way the film manipulates the viewer with his/her knowledge of the original before hitting him/her with a new twist (e.g., the opening graveyard scene). And besides, George A. Romero and a few others involved with the original were involved with this remake, which is always a good sign.BR>This DVD has great extras along with the aforementioned commentary, which is informative in detailing the production and various studio problems and scenes which Savini was never able to film. There's also a terrific documentary, "The Dead Walk," which has interviews with Savini, Russo, Streiner, Tallman, and special effects man John Vulich; this also includes deleted gore scenes among other details of the production, including how it came to be. It was really interesting to hear that Savini thinks that it's what you don't see that's scarier, like traditional horror fans, and I agree with that, and that he's proud of this movie despite the problems that were encountered. Me, I think that this remake has become a classic in its own right, especially when you consider AIDS was still on the rise then. Highly recommended!

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