Night of the Living Dead
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Actor: Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille, Charles Craig (II), Frank Doak, Jack Givens, Marilyn EastmanBrand: Gaiam
Primary Contributor: Duane Jones
Primary Contributor: Judith O'Dea
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Good Times Video
DVD Reviews of Night of the Living Dead
DVD Review: ELITE MILLENIUM EDITION #1 !
Summary: 5 Stars
The only copy worth purchasing is the Millenium Edition by Elite Entertainment. This was out of print when I acquired my copy so consider yourself quite fortunate it is again available at retail price.
Besides a truly remastered 35mm print approved of by Romero it features a THX sound and ppicture optomizer and a dozen and half rare extras, 2 channels of commentary with cast and crew, 5.1 sound and original mono and a small booklet with info by Stephen King and Romero.
In short, it is fantastic! You have never experienced the high quality images in NOTLD as they appear on this disc because no other copy has used the 35mm original print.
It comes in a blood red keepcase, too!
There are over 450 reviews of this film on dvd and vhs here at Amazon but few will tell you what copy they are referring too because of Amazon's policy of "review sharing" and reviwers lack of cognizance of this fact - reviews of cheap OOP copies from over ten years ago are still in the top spots, it's absurd!
Obtain this best of all editions and relive the horror, without being horrified by the poor excuse for editions that are also availbale.
DVD Review: Weinstein Company/Genius Products DVD *not* gone
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is intended only for the mid-2008 transfer of the classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) issued by the Weinstein Company/Genius Products/Dimension Extreme in mid 2008.
The disc only *seems* to have been discontinued by the company after only a year and a half. Though now unavailable from regular DVD sellers, including Amazon, buyers who want it don't need to resort to the inflated "collector's item" prices sometimes quoted by small or private sellers. The DVD is *not* out of print or rare: the Weinstein Company merely decided to make it a "Best Buy Exclusive," now available only at that company's retail stores and on-line. It is the identical disc, liner, and case. The external slip-case now has a blue border on the front that indicates "Best Buy Exclusive"; a new UPC code sticker is pasted on the back above the original one--but note, *over* the plastic wrap, so it's gone once you open the the wrap. It's a normal, easily obtained item from BB for $14.99. I bought it at BB myself already. See their web site to order it on-line or to check for in-store availability.
This edition is, far and away, the most astonishingly perfect transfer, from the original negative, of this seminal film, supervised by director George Romero himself. It exceeds even the old Elite Collector's or Millennium Editions in quality. It is loaded with extras, both new and old. And for those of us who are hearing-impaired, it finally is supplied with optional English subtitles. If you want it at a normal price, go to the Best Buy site, and either order it or find a local Best Buy that carries it. Not discontinued, it's just a Best Buy Exclusive now.
DVD Review: 30th Anniversary Edition - TERRIBLE beyond belief
Summary: 1 Stars
It is just unfathomable that anyone could possibly think this was a good idea - take a beloved classic film and:
1. Cut 15 minutes of footage.
2. Add 15 minutes of poorly shot new footage with excruciatingly bad acting, writing and direction.
3. Dump the original music score and replace it with painfully amateurish electronic drivel.
4. Add insult to injury by deceptively marketing it as the definitive 30th Anniversary Edition.
Words cannot express how terrible this edition is. Really, it is THAT bad. I have seen student films and amateur fan edits done better. The new footage is so badly written and acted it would almost be funny if it wasn't cut into this classic film.
Stay far, far away from this version. Get any other version that has the real Night of the Living Dead.
DVD Review: 2007 DVD from GT MEDIA, 1968 film.
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the original zombie film, which spawned many remakes and sequels, none of which, were as good as the original. A low-budget horror film, that gets the most out of it's tight budget, effectively. Resident Evil reinvented the zombie film, adding action, combined with sci-fi, which was pretty effective, especially the first film in the series.DVD Review: Woul Have Given It a Zero
Summary: 1 Stars
Three things:
1: The "new" footage is obviously and distractingly modern. It simply does not fit with the actual footage. The beard on the priest is a very modern cut. A detail like that should never have gotten past the director of the "new" footage.
2: The "actors" in the new footage are astoundingly bad.
3: The score is horrible. It lacks the tension of the original music.
Russo should be ashamed of himself.
Description of Night of the Living Dead
Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 08/13/2002We can hardly imagine how shocking this film was when it first broke into the film scene in 1968. There's never been anything quite like it again, though there have been numerous pale imitations. Part of the terror lies in the fact that it is shot in such a raw and unadorned fashion that it feels like a home movie, and is all the more authentic because of that. It draws us into its world gradually, content to establish a merely spooky atmosphere before leading us through a horrifically logical progression that we hardly could have anticipated. The story is simple: Radiation from a fallen satellite has caused the dead to walk, and hunger for human flesh. Once bitten, you become one of them. And the only way to kill one is by a shot or blow to the head. We follow a group holed up in a small farmhouse who are trying to fend off the inevitable onslaught of the dead. The tension between the members of this unstable, makeshift community drives the film. Night of the Living Dead establishes savagery as a necessary condition of life. Marked by fatality and a grim humor, the film gnaws through to the bone, then proceeds on to the marrow. --Jim Gay
George Romero's classic 1968 zombie-fest (shot in black and white) offers some disturbing images, even decades later. In a Pittsburgh suburb people are being stalked by zombies ravenous for human flesh. In a house whose occupant has already been slain, two separate groups of people unite and board themselves in, hoping to fend off the advancing ghouls. Through radio and TV reports they learn that radiation from outer space is thought to be responsible for the wave of zombie attacks all over the eastern United States. Once the humans are trapped, Romero shifts the focus to the internal feuding between them as they decide how to handle their dreadful situation. What unfolds is an examination of human nature, and of the fear and selfishness that keep many citizens from getting involved in the world's problems. Appropriately, both the zombies and the authorities who later hunt them are equally soulless. This film could also be read as a criticism of white males--it is not merely a coincidence that the film's two most rational, constructive characters are a woman and a black man. It is also no coincidence that the sequel takes place in a mall infested by the undead--a perfect analogy for consumer culture. --Bryan Reeseman
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