Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
You bunch of yo-yo's!
Having been a fan of Romero's "Dead" films, It was kind of weird to find out that "Night of the living dead" was being remade, by non other then the makeup master of "Dawn of the dead" Tom Savini.The plot is essentially the same to the 1968 original: the recently deceased are being reanimated by an unknown force and are attacking the living. While they are weak and uncoordinated, they are extremely dangerous when encountered in large numbers. A bullet to the brain or some sort of incapcitation to the brain will render them truly dead, but I feel that the success of Romero's "Dead" films was that while the reanimated bodies were essentially weak, the fact that they were both dead AND attacking people was their strength, coupled with the fact that extreme measures must be taken to dispose of them, rendering normal burial rituals wholly inadequate. A bullet to the head, mass graves, cremations; it all sounds like the (...) camps of World War II. People would not want to deal with that, no matter how necessary.Tony Todd(Candyman) is perfect as Ben, as is Patricia Tallman as a new souped up Barbara. Tom Towle's Harry Cooper is as despicable as ever, a perfect example of those indviduals who deny a crisis and refuse to help their fellow man. The DVD transfer is excellent, with commentary by director Tom Savini and a featurette on the making of NOTLD '90. For some reason, a Portuguese soundtrack is also included, which is kind of cool to listen to. A great addition to any Romero fan or zombie fan's library.