Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
Tom Savini astounds with Romero's updated script.
I was so skeptical about this that it was out for years before I ever saw it. Why bother remaking a classic? Well, because frankly it fixes the things that bugged me in the original. Barbra has been transformed from a comatose gimp to a heroine who rises from her initial shock to find more strength than she ever knew she had. The acting is great! I watched the original again last night, and I must say that the acting alone is worth remaking it. The conflict between Ben and Cooper makes a bit more sense this time around. Ben's fate, which was needed in the original, gets a satisfying twist, but Cooper's fate is even better. WOW! Classic lines like "Here's another one for the fire" get a stunning spin. The lighting is too bright and I must admit some of the creepiness of the original depended on shadows in black and white, but that doesn't keep me from loving this fantastic remake. (I swear, they must have found the same farmhouse.)