Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
Romero is King and Zombies will never Die
In my opion this is the greatest horror film of all time, and is far superior to the original. This is one of the few remakes that exceeds the original. The reason for this is that George Romero himself wrote the script, and thusly this is more like what he wanted to do. All the terror elements that made the original a success are still here: confusion, fear, chaos, bickering among the main characters, and of course utter desperation. Further more this version is in color! If you thought that the black and white of the original was ment as a statement of some sort you are wrong, Romero simply didn't have enough money for a color version. The acting in this is not the best, but overall is much better than that of the original. Tony Todd is superb as Ben. He makes Ben the most admirable and likeable character in the film. This performence and his performenes in the CandyMan movies cement Todd as one of the best African American actors to work in the often sterotypical genre of horror. The actress whom portrays Barbara is also good. If you have never seen the original dont worry see this one. If you have see this anyway, you'll enjoy it even more. Notld is the mold by which all other horror movies are cut from. Far superior to other more celebrated films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorsist. If your are in the mood for a great horror movie strap your self in and get ready for a ride you will never forget, no matter how hard you try.