Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
Not as scary as the original but still very good
Although this 1990 remake of the scariest film I have ever seen is notanywhere near as scary as the 1968 original, it is still a very goodfilm and has improved with age and repeated viewings. I first saw theoriginal NOLD upon the initial 1968 release at a drive-in, again in1970 at a drive-in and then not again until around 1980 on VHS video.In the interim I was lucky enough to find and buy the originalpaperback edition of the 1974 Warner Books novelization. In the remake,Tom Savini does a fine job with the director's chair and the filmbenefits hugely from two very strong performances from Tony Todd andPatricia Tallman. The make-up effects, on-location filming and musicare also all first-rate. It is a very worthwhile film despite being aremake of a true classic. It does not attempt to be equal to or betterthan the original. It doesn't copy the original scene-for-scene anddialog-for-dialog. Although the plots are indeed very similar, theremake offers some very unexpected twists and enhances some characterswhile it somewhat changes others. And for those who have seen theoriginal film but not the remake, steer clear of reading spoilers forthe remake's ending. It was a touch of pure genius and won't be at allwhat you will be expecting. See the remake but don't compare it to theoriginal classic. It stands very well on its own merits and evencompliments and pays homage and tribute to the 1968 version.