Product: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Rating: 5.0
Horrifying in every aspect
This movie scared the bejeebers outta me as a kid, so much so, that it traumatized me. Literally. I remember thinking that zombies were indeed real and that the time was coming when the dead would rise and begin cannibalizing innocent people. I would get paranoid and frightened anytime my father drove near a graveyard! The point is, this movie frightens me to this day. The effects are so frigteningly real (Savini actually visited morgues and looked at cadavers in order to get the details of rotting flesh down to a T) that you can almost imagine how horrible the smell would be just to be near one of the walking dead. The acting is great, and Tony Todd is indeed the actor who does a more superb job than the rest of the cast. My only complaint is how Mrs. Cooper met her demise. I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it yet, but the original had it better by how they killed off poor Mrs. C. I found the way she met her maker was more frightening in the original and would've been an excellent tribute to the original had they decided to go that route. Other than that, I have no further complaints. The zombies are super scary, esp the guy in the opening sequence who looked as if he climbed right out of his coffin. I rarely watch this film b/c of the traumatic effects it had on me as a kid, but when I do, I still get nightmares! Call me soft if you want to, I could care less. I just know that this is one of scariest horror films in history. Thats a bold statement to make, but I stand by it, and I'm convinced that the majority of you will agree once you view this film. Not for kids, obviously! Keep that in mind if you're the type who lets young children watch R rated horror films.