Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
The ONLY remake that can surpass the original
I've seen all three versions of Night Of The Living Dead; the 1968 original (in glorious black & white and beautiful color), the epic 1990 remake (this one), and the nonsensical 2006 version (avaialbe in 2D and headache causing 3D). The 1990 Night Of The Living Dead is the best (or is at least equal to its 1968 counterpart). While the 1968 version has its merits, this version has those and more. One improvement is Barbra (portrayed by the lovely Patrica Tallman) actually does something more in this film after the opening, in this one she takes Ben's advice and rises to the occassion. Ben (Tony Todd) is as heroic as he was in the original, if not a bit more and his rage seethes just as much with loud mouth Harry Cooper. This time instead of just being suspenseful, it actually has a feel of raw horror to it. My only complaints are that it wasn't directed by George A. Romero (though Savini does an excellent job) and then with the DVD, the deleted scenes are not it, it just seems like a tease in the featurette to show two of them and not include the rest. If you want to see a great film buy or rent Night Of The Living Dead (1990), but make plans to view the sequels of the original and the original itself.