Night of the Living Dead
Directed by George Romero
George Romero's original zombie classic introduced viewers to a new type of terror: the walking dead, slow moving, but determined to feast on your flesh! From the first moments of its iconic opening sequence, NOTLD changed the game for horror directors, creating a genre that - like the zombies themselves - still shows no sign of slowing down. But Romero's most brilliant and controversial innovation was casting African-American actor Duane Jones as the lead, and offering a devastating - and still relevant - commentary on racism during the film's final moments.
George Romero's original zombie classic introduced viewers to a new type of terror.
Cast: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman
Member Reviews
A classic zombie film that needs no introduction. This film is the reason the zombie genre is the way it is. This film right here! A one of a kind '60s era film that still amazes me to this day!
Great movie
A classic and highly influential early "zombie apocalypse" movie with a very chilling ending echoing a lynching.
They're Coming To Get You, Barbra! Avant-garde zombie movie. An innovational, nightmare experience that sets the claustrophobically-framed standards and still holds up today. The initial, melodrama, setup steadily shifts into something more unnerving. Romero creates eeriness and dread throughout that all leads to a cryptic and subversive climax, taking a chance with a depressing ending. Socially aware and genre groundbreaking that defined the genre forever. The nightmarish violence burrow under your skin and shocks the system.
5 skulls