Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 4.0
Well done
Doing a remake of a classic movie is a task that is often unnecessary and takes a turn for the worst. "Night of the Living Dead (1990)," in my humble opinion, was unnecessary but did turn out very well. I'm really glad that Savini was chosen to direct, as he is probably the only director that could have done a remake without changing the entire script, ala the "Dawn of the Dead" remake. The story is kept about 95% true to the original thought some of the characters were acted differently. The original Harry Cooper was much better as this version depicts him as a complete menace to the house which leaves the viewer no room for sympathy. The makeup effects are wonderful and the gore is all there. The biggest thing that really killed me about this movie is the change in Barbara's character, which is now the cliché brazen zombie killer by the end of the film. The ending was also changed for the worst as well. This film was done about as well as can be expected of a classic horror film and also the genesis of the entire zombie genre.