Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 4.0
At last, Barbara... with a back bone and a will to survive.
For the first time in horror history, the "victimized" woman puts on a pair of combats and changes from a long skirt into pants... of her own volition! Savini's remake metamorphosizes the Barbara we've all come to know and hate (didn't you want to feed the 1968 Barbara to the zombies?) into a rational, quick-thinking individual with the power to lead AND follow. And for once... the female doesn't trip and cry at the most crucial moment! All rise and hail Tom Savini. Just as the original Night of the Living Dead served as a social commentary on the time in which it was written, so does this remake.... And, while it lacks that documentary-like feel that Romero captured with a low budget and poor lighting... it speaks volumes on "the power of the gaze".