Every Halloween I make it a point to watch at least a couple good horror films. This year, with the popularity of Paranormal Activity following on the heels of Blair Witch , I decided to go "old-school" with the original ultra-low-budget blockbuster that started them all. Night of the Living Dead (1968) was THE drive-in hit movie of it's day that set the standards for horror movies - and ZOMBIE movies - for years to come. I first saw this at the drive-in during it's initial release (my Dad took me) and I have seen it about 100 times since then. I have no less than 6 (!) DIFFERENT copies of this movie in my collection including TWO different colorized versions and the infamous "30th Anniversary Edition" that includes newly filmed added scenes. This year I watched the original version. What a great movie. I have memorized every scene and every line of dialogue and it never gets old!
I followed this up with the 1990 remake directed by Tom Savini... Night of the Living Dead (1990) ... You all know how much I dislike remakes (usually), but in this case I actually liked the remake better! Let us say that it was at least as good as the original! Filmed in color (the original was filmed in black and white simply because they could not afford color film) and with better actors and crew and a bigger budget this was simply a better film! Much more action packed and intense than the original but with the same story line this is simply a better movie!
There! I've said it! You can crucify me now...
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