Night of the Living Dead

[scare_queen]

One of my personal favorites.
Does anyone know If the black guy that was in it made any more movies? He was great in that, and I thought it was awesome to have him play a lead in that movie, especially in a horror film in the 50's... if you know what I'm getting at.
*I'm still pissed they shot him*:mad:

[avenger00soul]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427977/

He died in 1988.

RIP Duane Jones

[roguesblight]

I love that movie also. When my sisters and I were young I used to tease my baby sis, cause her name was BARBARA . I'm 4 yrs older than her, and I was REALLY good at scaring the living hell out of her!:) I even like the remake! I really like how they change the end so that Barbara gets even with the jerk that causes the death of the black guy(Tony Todd in the remake). I prefer the newer ending because I am soooooooo vengeful at heart! :D Don't get me wrong tho, the classics are still the coolest, especially Night of the Living Dead, It was one of my earliest experiences with the genre (but not my first, I still haven't found out the name of that one).


MAN! Avenger, how does someone that's just over half my age know so damn much about this sh*t? You even got me on some of the movies that ya know about. BRAVO :D

Well my fellow spook fan, and my fellow Peorian (I was born and raised in Peoria, then I lived in East Peoria for 16 years where i raised my children til a year and a half ago, then we moved down here between Quincy, IL and Hannibal, MO)!:cool:

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by roguesblight
MAN! Avenger, how does someone that's just over half my age know so damn much about this sh*t? You even got me on some of the movies that ya know about. BRAVO :D

I will take that as a HUGE compliment.

[Krzychu]

Argggghhhh I love this movie. Original version of Night of Living Dead is immortal and fucking cool. I love B&W films and NoLD too, of course. Great movie with dark climat.

[roguesblight]

I will take that as a HUGE compliment.
Good! Cause it was meant to be one!

[ShamSham04]

In my opinion, Night Of The Living Dead is the greatest zombie film ever made. Period. :)

[Ritualistic]

ahh yeah "Baaaabara.. they are going to get you Baaabara" great fucking movie.....

[roguesblight]

Absolutely! When I was a wee lass that movie scared the crap right out of me! Of course I'm older now and have seen so many horror films that it's harder to scare me now! But I wait...... hoping that someday.....

[shane diablo]

any movie thast is about Zombies gets my Vote I thought the new version they did of the Living Dead sucked.But the original was great.I play in a horror Punk band that Ironically has featured Music in a new Zombie movie coming out called "Pot Zombie" yes you get the Idea.Smoke pot turn into a zombie.
it is a frindge media movie/Troma Films..anybody know Lloyd Kaufman's work?..Troma...? Toxic avenger?

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by shane diablo
any movie thast is about Zombies gets my Vote I thought the new version they did of the Living Dead sucked.But the original was great.I play in a horror Punk band that Ironically has featured Music in a new Zombie movie coming out called "Pot Zombie" yes you get the Idea.Smoke pot turn into a zombie.
it is a frindge media movie/Troma Films..anybody know Lloyd Kaufman's work?..Troma...? Toxic avenger?

I hope most of us in here are familiar with Lloyd Kaufman.

[shane diablo]

well his Movies are Horror/Goofy /slash not horror/funny?sick/
anyways the Movie Pot Zombie.comes out in 2004 I dont know many details on it yet but Lloyd Kaufman plays a pizza delivery guy in the Movie so I think it will be a Goofy slash/horror flick I am excited thou/

[Ulyaoth]

Easily one of the best zombie movies ever, though Dawn of the Dead takes the cake imo. Pity that there's only one actually good DVD out for it (Elite), the rest bloody terrible.

Double pity that the black guy got such terrible roles afterwards. Just goes to show you how fickle Hollywood is.

Zombie horror doesn't get much better than the trowel scene, especially when you consider that romero didn't have that much zombie mythos to work from, if any. Making the child a zombie was a genius touch.

"I hurt."

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by Ulyaoth
Easily one of the best zombie movies ever, though Dawn of the Dead takes the cake imo. Pity that there's only one actually good DVD out for it (Elite), the rest bloody terrible.

Double pity that the black guy got such terrible roles afterwards. Just goes to show you how fickle Hollywood is.

Zombie horror doesn't get much better than the trowel scene, especially when you consider that romero didn't have that much zombie mythos to work from, if any. Making the child a zombie was a genius touch.

"I hurt."

Anchor Bay put out a pretty good DVD edition of this too.

They also released another version with extra footage that was shot a couple years ago. The added footage sucks big time but the transfer is incredible.

[Ritualistic]

Originally posted by avenger00soul
I hope most of us in here are familiar with Lloyd Kaufman.

yeah I know I do,, I have over 100 movies with his name on them....

[Voorhees]

For your information, they sell Night of the living dead for only 4,99 pounds at www.play.com

[shane diablo]

is that the same as 4 dollars and 99 cents american?

[Voorhees]

I would guess so:) You could buy 3 movies for a special offer of 12,99. They had another horror-movie at 4,99 too.

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Unfortuantely I've yet to see the original. Loved the 80's remake though.

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Unfortuantely I've yet to see the original. Loved the 80's remake though.

I you loved the remake (it was 1990 by the way) you will definitely dig the original. It will surprise you.

[MichaelMyers]

That's a great price for a great movie. I recommend it highly, the whole black and white feature makes it scarier, in my opinion.

[roguesblight]

Originally posted by MichaelMyers
the whole black and white feature makes it scarier, in my opinion. I agree! But there were some things about the remake that I liked. Like how Barbara got even! I really love revenge! Also....Michael Myers....I love your avatar! That is one of my all time favorite movies.

[crazy clown]

this movie is a classic in the horror genre. great zombie movie

[freddy13]

i have the original black and white night of the living dead.my nieces loved it.its a ok movie

[PsychoticPanda]

OK, did anyone else think they totally fucked up the ending of the original, in the remake? It was completely different! I guess I like (kind of) the remake. But,... it's just too different.

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by PsychoticPanda
But,... it's just too different.

Why would they want to make the exact same film though?

[PsychoticPanda]

True. But, i've seen remakes that weren't as different, and still were good. They took the 60's classic, and remade it into another early 90's B-rated horror movie. It's okay, though.

[avenger00soul]

Originally posted by PsychoticPanda
True. But, i've seen remakes that weren't as different, and still were good.

The Night of the Living Dead remake isn't that much different either. They just changed it around the end, which was a nice surprise.

Now the Psycho remake on the other hand....

[ButcheredCorpse]

I personally think Night of the Living Dead , the revised version, is a little bit better than the original. Especially with the make-up and color. They knew what they were doing when they made the film. Oh and the ending does kick ass too. This is one of those rare cases when I say 'f*ck the original version!' ;)

[PsychoticPanda]

The original was alright. Worth buying, I guess. Given the fact that I like early 90's B-rated horror movies. :)

They're just so funny. I guess the reason why the remake didn't scare me, is cause I've seen so many other movies like it, and sort of think of them as comedies now. I didn't like that they changed up the ending, but I was kind of dissapointed the first time I saw the original, and Barbera died. Because it kind of started out with her. And I didn't like that the Candyman turned into a zombie at the end of the remake.

The original scared me, because I saw it at night, and black and white movies are creepy. At the moment, anyway. They have no after effect to me.

Well, the original scared me, too, I guess. Because right after it, I watched half of The Shining, then went to bed. :)

[HighPriestWise]

I myself liked the remake. It was cool.
I haven't seen the Texis Chainsaw remake yet, but I heard that it was good.

High Priest Wise

[alixzander]

i just finished watching the original. and i must say i enjoyed. i didn't know there was a remake. ill have to check that one out.

[mudsliptones]

Originally posted by HighPriestWise
I myself liked the remake. It was cool.
I haven't seen the Texis Chainsaw remake yet, but I heard that it was good.

High Priest Wise

see it!!!!!
see it now!!!!
now damned now!!!!!

[HighPriestWise]

ok, I'll see it as soon as I can!

High Priest Wise

[sleepaway]

Original Night Of The Living Dead is great although it has to grow on you like Psycho. The Anniversary version with added scens was a nice idea but failed. The remake was excellent and the one I watch the most. I hope the remake of Dawn is as good.

[freddy69]

i have the original movie in black and white .its ok

[orangestar]

I love the original like it is my child... come on, Its a classic!

I catagorically refuse to see the remake...but I admit seeing Tony Todd be a zombie would be ace :D

[PsychoticPanda]

Yeah. The original is great.

"They're coming to get you, Barbera". I love that line. :D

[sleepaway]

Has anyone seen the spoof: Night Of The Living Bread? It's on the Elite DVD version. It's hilarious!!!

[HighPriestWise]

Nope I have even heard of it before!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[GorePhobia]

high priest shut the fuck up with ur high priest wise bull.....NOLD remake was a great film.....they needed to change the ending it was dull so they fixed it....to make the girl the only suvivor and ben die a zombie which was sweet

[PsychoticPanda]

I still like the remake. But I just didn't like that Ben turned into a zombie.

Although, the way he died in the original did kind of blow.

[HighPriestWise]

I won'y shut up!!
Are you the owner or the MOD here???
I don't think so!!
I'll say whatever I fucking feel like saying!
I have just as much of a right to post here as you do, so FUCK off!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[GorePhobia]

well im the man of the board and you need to stop being such a douchebag

[sleepaway]

Originally posted by GorePhobia
high priest shut the fuck up with ur high priest wise bull.....NOLD remake was a great film.....they needed to change the ending it was dull so they fixed it....to make the girl the only suvivor and ben die a zombie which was sweet

I agree the new ending on the remake was a good call and it was nice to see a few things that were different and it also fits better in terms of the time the remake was made. The original doesn't exactly show Barbara in a strong role for women! But the original works perfectly for it's time also.

[allmykids]

I thought it was pretty good, some how black and white mad it scaryer for me.

[HighPriestWise]

I like it in black and white or the other.
I say the bloodier the better!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[mictlan]

The remake was OK. I remember reading that Savini wanted to make the gore as accurate as possible, which explains details like autopsy scars on chests.

It seems like everything was lit too well in the remake... I like shadows in my horror films. It also had kind of a made-for-TV vibe. The lighting or the acting? Probably both.

I did like Barabara being remade as a tough woman.

Did you notice that when Basement Daughter Zombie kills her mother the blood spurts onto a trowel? That's what she killed her mother with in the first one.

The original blew the remake away... don't forget what a shock it was for people to see that film in the '60s. There were also political undertones revolving around Ben and Harry that were lost or ignored in the new one.

[Ritualistic]

I like both the original and the remake... Both IMO were made brilliantly

[HighPriestWise]

I just think Zombie movies are so cool!
I wish they still made them!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[mictlan]

28 Days?

Dawn of the Dead?

House of the Dead?

Resident Evil?

Shaun of the Dead?

I'm not going to argue the relative merits or lack thereof of those four movies, but they are zombie movies.

[HighPriestWise]

I guess you're right but the kind of movies I meant was the ones when they go after brains!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[Macabre_Maiden]

I wasn't really too impressed by either version, honestly. I prefer the older merely because the ending was such a shock and a disappointment. After everything that he lived through, it ended the way it did.

I liked the ending of the newer because it showed what humans probably would do. It was depressing, but true.

[Robert Neville]

The above posts are a great commentary on the new horror movie. Give me more gore! But to this old horror hound, NotLD '68 is THE horror movie of the millenium. You have to put it in context. It was 1968 for chrissakes. This movie broke new ground in the horror experience. The black and white filming, used because of finances according to GAR, made this film have it's creepy feel. The darkness and shadows just made that little farmhouse more lonely. And a black man the only one to survive, and then be cut down? What a commentary.

[HighPriestWise]

I agree.
I love gore!!
More gore the better!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[DarkwingMantis]

Romrero has often said that each of the dead movies tend to reflect the era ot was made in.

Racial issues in the 60's

Beginning of rampant commercialism in the 70's ( The mall and how people n a mall tend to act like zombies, singleminded on their goal)

And the paranoia of the Cold War in the 80's

And I believe that this is true also of the remake, though I believe that romero and Savini were ahead of the times a bit with the resurrgence of racial tensions and the dawning of the tough females and an outcry of women role models.

Interesting to see if that holds true to the remake since neither are involved

[HighPriestWise]

I say both movies were cool!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[kpropain]

The whole trilogy kicks ass imo, and no other zombie movies have stood the test of time like Romero's.

[HighPriestWise]

I agree. I wonder if any of them are on DVD?

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[kpropain]

Originally posted by HighPriestWise
I agree. I wonder if any of them are on DVD?

HIGH PRIEST WISE

Uh yeah they all are. the original dawn of the dead is being re-released in march also.

[TheWalkingDead]

The new Dawn of the Dead is going to kick so much ass!:D

[orangestar]

Originally posted by kpropain
The whole trilogy kicks ass imo, and no other zombie movies have stood the test of time like Romero's.

Yup. Nothing is ever gonna replace NoTLD as the most inovative horror movie. Its almost perfect. Just needs more gore, which is why it was remade! Im just mad that they changed the ending.

[HighPriestWise]

Yeah, I heard about that!
You're right, it is going to kick ass!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[Randall_Flagg]

Psychotic Panda.

I couldn't agree with you more mate. I thought the ending to the remake was a complete balls up. In my opinion though, that's the problem with remakes. Firstly, Im not a fan of em anyway. If a film is so good that people think it should be remade, then that's exactly the reason you SHOULDN'T remake it. Leave the classics alone.

I mean... I've heard some awful reasons why remakes are better... 'Well it's in colour instead of black and white'... 'The acting is better(???)'... 'The production is better'...

Simple. These people just dont know what the hell they are talking about!

And a lot of these people control the future of our horror viewing! Thats worrying!

RFlagg.

[HighPriestWise]

We'll just have to wait and see!

HAIL SATAN!!!
High Priest Wise

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by Randall_Flagg
Psychotic Panda.

I couldn't agree with you more mate. I thought the ending to the remake was a complete balls up. In my opinion though, that's the problem with remakes. Firstly, Im not a fan of em anyway. If a film is so good that people think it should be remade, then that's exactly the reason you SHOULDN'T remake it. Leave the classics alone.

I mean... I've heard some awful reasons why remakes are better... 'Well it's in colour instead of black and white'... 'The acting is better(???)'... 'The production is better'...

Simple. These people just dont know what the hell they are talking about!

And a lot of these people control the future of our horror viewing! Thats worrying!

RFlagg.


The number one thing that stuck out to me randall was your comment about the acting. Tony Todd was awesome. NOBODY else was. I wanted to kill cooper, but it's not that hard to play an asshole.

I typically hate remakes of all kinds. This is why i wish Pdidy puffy shawn combs would die a horrible fucking death (godamn plagarist...)

But for the dead movies....... I have to sat, I like the NOTLD remake a lOT (i absolutely hate barbara in the first. Stupid bitch.....) and I can't wait for Dawn. Name aside, it looks freaky.

[Cereal Killer]

. . . awesomely awesomely awesome. The original NOTLD is Godly.

It and it's two sequels are beautiful.

The 1990 remake was a disappointment to me, I was expecting more . .just more. The change in the endings just made me cringe. I think I flung something at the t.v.

The remake of Dawn of the Dead kicked it, though. I liked it. Yeah, it was hella different and contradicted several things established in the original movies (zombies going after animals, the speed of the zombies, ect.) . . . but that why it was a recreation. I liked the ending of that one, though. It was great, because it lead you to believe that there were no survivors. Yay.

[MichaelMyers]

Great movie. Both of them.

[freddy69]

i have the original black and white version of night of the living dead its ok

[HighPriestWise]

Just ok?
That movie kicks ass!!

HIGH PRIEST WISE

[Vampenguin]

I agree. I wonder if any of them are on DVD?

I dont know bout the oringal "Dawn", but "Night" was released on a one disc/three movie set with House on Haunted Hill(1959, kick ass movie!) and Nosferatu(1922, this version has f*cked up music.) This set rox, I've watched all the movies a few times, and I just got it last week. Also, I saw the original "Day" for sale in Zellers.

Vampenguin http://www.freewebs.com/links_r_us

[ThePunisherNSAF]

I rented this and I have heard that is supposed to be really good. Is it really that good?

[Sistinas]

Don't watch it.

[I,ZOMBIE]

color or b&w??? look for "day of the dawn of the night of the bride of the return of the attack of the flesh eating...." it's a redub of the original night of the living dead, it's funny! romero never copyrighted his original, so there are lots of bad remakes. savini's 80's color version is good. tom was george's makeup man for years (cameo in dawn of the dead as the motorcycle guy who sticks the machete in the zombie when the bikers storm the mall!)

zombies rule! ALL FLESH MUST BE EATEN!!!!

[phantomstranger]

One of the greatest low budget movies ever. Don't expect great special effects or brilliant acting,just a good old fashioned creepy little movie.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by ThePunisherNSAF
I rented this and I have heard that is supposed to be really good. Is it really that good?

it is

&

yes

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ThePunisherNSAF
I rented this and I have heard that is supposed to be really good. Is it really that good?

a touching love story between a gingerbread man and an eclair

[Haunted]

Low carb gingerbread and a regular eclair. That's the whole Montague and Capulett thing.

[dangerous']

Are you serious?
It is only one of the greatest horror movies of all time.

[SamCostello]

Definitely watch it if it's the original.

Not only is it a good, important horror movie, the quality of the image, the contrast in the black and white, makes it one of the most beautiful movies to look at that I've seen.

Sam

[I,ZOMBIE]

after you watch that. watch dawn of the dead and day of the dead back to back! yeah that's what i call a good day!

[JoethePlumber]

Should you get it? Erm if you like Zombies yeah. It is slow paced and in black and white (if you consider lack of colour a bad thing that is) but nothing can detract from this classic that has a truly powerful and original ending.

[MichaelMyers]

A staple of the horror genre.

[filmmaker2]

There is that marvelous special edition of "Night of the Living Dead" from Image Entertainment. The transfer is THX, its audio is enhanced in 5.1 surround, and it has a HUGE truckload of special features, including two commentaries. I can't recommend it more! I bought it once, and showed it to a friend, who loved the transfer so much he was drooling; so I gave it to him; and a few months later I was missing the thing, so I bought the damn thing again.

Regarding the soundtrack, quite often I have watched versions of films where the sound has been "remixed," and have been less than pleased with the results--overenthusiastic sound editors have a tendency to add extra stuff, extra effects and so on. And usually, the soundtrack comes out hardly resembling the original thing you grew up with.

(Case in point: that one reissue of "Halloween" a few years ago with re-recorded music tracks and all kinds of additional sound effects that weren't present in the original version. Sorry, but while technically it was very nicely done, it was far too much of a departure from the original material, and it kinda ruined that version of the movie for me.)

This isn't the case at all with this remastered NOTLD. The stereo effects are subtle, tasteful and effective, and NO new sound effects have been added. It sounds great. It'll make you shiver!

[massacre man]

shouldn't you have asked before you rented it

[tachii]

i heard romero was adding a fourth instalment to the dead series, is this true?

[urgeok]

Land of the Dead..
Its filming in Toronto right now..

[youshouldvknown]

Its one of those movies that, if you're a horror fan, you should definately see it. By today's standards, it isn't really scary. When I first saw it, I was slightly disappointed just because I had always heard it was the scariest movie ever, and well.. that's not really the case.

But it's an awesome movie nonetheless and it paved the way for SO MANY awesome movies (Dawn and Day most notably). It's kind of like the Beatles. Most bands nowadays are either directly or indirectly (meaning they're influenced by bands who were influenced by) influenced by the Beatles.

[tachii]

Originally posted by urgeok
Land of the Dead..
Its filming in Toronto right now..


thankie much, lovely
know where i might find more info?

[urgeok]

try this out :

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/twilight.php

[tachii]

hey, thanx much for the info
is savini working on this flick?

[urgeok]

he's acting but he's not doing the fx ..

they figure they might ask him for help while he's there from time to time though :)

[tachii]

hmmmm...

[KRUGERKID13]

Why is he posting if hes never seen NOTLD

[tachii]

:confused:

[Nachtmahr]

It's a classic horror movie!

[Vodstok]

Liquid TV on MTV (back in the day) had NOTLD in Stick Figure Theater. it was great :D

[tachii]

Originally posted by Vodstok
Liquid TV on MTV (back in the day) had NOTLD in Stick Figure Theater. it was great :D


i don't remember that
been looking for that show on dvd
no luck
any one know where i might find it?

[horror_master]

The movie IMO was pretty good.:)

[Zombie138]

For one, I can't wait until Land of the dead

Second, Night of The Living Dead is one of the greatest movies ever made, it up there with Sleepaway Camp

[babygirl20]

I have been trying to find the original Night of the Living Dead on DVD but can't find it anywhere. Any ideas on where i could find it at? :confused:

[Angra]

Originally posted by babygirl20
I have been trying to find the original Night of the Living Dead on DVD but can't find it anywhere. Any ideas on where i could find it at? :confused:



Ebay

[babygirl20]

Originally posted by Angra
Ebay

I should have thought of that. N E wayz, thanks for the idea!:D

[urgeok]

wallmart !!
you can get it for about $2 !!

[babygirl20]

Originally posted by urgeok
wallmart !!
you can get it for about $2 !!

I looked there and they never had it, and i looked at the stores in the mall to and they didn't have it. So i just gave up. Wal-mart had The Fog but not NOTLD.:confused:

[urgeok]

you have to be carefull if you're going to buy it from ebay ..
there are a ton of different extremely cheap versions out there.
i believe it is public domain now - meaning that anyone can produce and sell it. usually really shitty transfers.

look for Anchor Bay - they are a well known company that sell top notch horror titles - great quality and usually cool extras.

if you arent fussy on quality - try to get it in a horror collection ..

there are a lot of public domain collections floating around .. from 10 to 50 different titles ... all old titles but some are really good.

you almost always see Carnival of Souls, House on Haunted Hill, The Last Man on Earth ... etc ... included.

that way you wont be buying a $1.50 dvd for $5.00 and paying $5.00 for shipping and handling..

[Tat2]

I have several copies of the Night of the Living Dead on DVD. Check the Horror collections that have three or movies together. Look for these:

Trio of Terror (Noseferatu, The House on Haunted Hill, Night of the Living Dead) - Bought at Walmart in the bargin bin for $5.50

Horror Classics #2 (Christmas Evil, The Ghost, Night of the Living Dead, The Snake People, Don't Look in the Basement, House on Haunted Hill, The House on the Edge of the Park, Werewolf in a Girls Dormatory) - Bought it at Best Buys for $5.99

Horror Classics Collection (Creature From The Haunted Sea,
Dementia 13, The Corpse Vanishes, The Vampire Bat, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Nightmare Castle, The Human Monster, Night of the Living Dead, White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies) - Bought at Suncoast. Can't remember how much.


FYI:D

[babygirl20]

Originally posted by Tat2
I have several copies of the Night of the Living Dead on DVD. Check the Horror collections that have three or movies together. Look for these:

Trio of Terror (Noseferatu, The House on Haunted Hill, Night of the Living Dead) - Bought at Walmart in the bargin bin for $5.50

Horror Classics #2 (Christmas Evil, The Ghost, Night of the Living Dead, The Snake People, Don't Look in the Basement, House on Haunted Hill, The House on the Edge of the Park, Werewolf in a Girls Dormatory) - Bought it at Best Buys for $5.99

Horror Classics Collection (Creature From The Haunted Sea,
Dementia 13, The Corpse Vanishes, The Vampire Bat, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Nightmare Castle, The Human Monster, Night of the Living Dead, White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies) - Bought at Suncoast. Can't remember how much.

Thanks for the info!!

FYI:D :D

[Angra]

I got "Carnival of souls, The apeman, Mesa of lost women" for 0,01 pound + £3.00 for shipping. I was just looking for "Carnival of souls" and thought it was a pretty sweet deal even though i had never seen or heard of the other two. And maybe i never will?

[barbra]

I have like 4 copy's that people keep giving me, I wish they would give me a few more of the savini remakes then I could open my own zombie store, anyways, if you want a copy I would be happy to sell you one for a pack of smoke or a joint or $5 or something. my email is [email protected]

[ClassicHorror]

Great film, not sure how many copies I have.

[The Mothman]

this film is real easy to find.

Hell, if I found Dead-Alive Unrated version at F.Y.E. I'm sure u can find this somewhere

[ningenmanga]

I did a review of NOTLD in light of the public reaction 9/11 back in 2001 fro another website. It's a little dry, but I think pretty interesting. I thought I'd repost it here for your perusal and enjoyment. I was going to post it here in the forums, but it's too long. I'd link to it (it's archived on my own personal site), but I fear the anti-spamming gods.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Tat2
Trio of Terror (Noseferatu, The House on Haunted Hill, Night of the Living Dead) - Bought at Walmart in the bargin bin for $5.50



Very good set. I was really surprised at the quality, I was expecting much worse. I got this as a gift after a musical I did lat year:cool:


I have 2 copies of NotLD, havnt watced one yet, but as I said, Trio of Terror is great quality:)

[jedicow]

bestbuy.com

or

amazon.com

[ClassicHorror]

You don't need to go online to find it.

Just look for horror sets, you'll find this in any horror set, well most of them.

[bloody_ribcut]

look in the pawn shops, sometimes crackheads pawn there dvd's and end up losing them for a measily ten dollars. youll be able to grab it for a good seven.

[horrorlair]

Night of the Living Dead is in the public domain. Just go to the internet archives and download it.

Here is the link (http://www.archive.org/movies/movies-details-db.php?collection=feature_films&collectionid=night_of_the_living_dead&from=mostViewed)


Lair

[ClassicHorror]

Its too bad the universal films aren't public domain.

[I,ZOMBIE]

check out like best buy/FYE/OnCue, they're all the same company.

they have a line of movies, i can't remember exactly... but you can get anything like classi for $5. i own a NOTLD from them and i bought a friend of mine Reefer madness, to show the variety of movies tey put out on DVD.

[crazy raplh]

I have a 80's version of night of living dead

[barbra]

Originally posted by crazy raplh
I have a 80's version of night of living dead you and the rest of us, but do you have the other savini classic children of the living dead?

[ClassicHorror]

Originally posted by crazy raplh
I have a 80's version of night of living dead

90's.

[freddy69]

i have the origianall black and white night of the living dead.its pretty kool

[ClassicHorror]

I love the scene where Kyra kills her mother, that truelly shocked audiences back then.

[barbra]

Originally posted by ClassicHorror
I love the scene where Kyra kills her mother, that truelly shocked audiences back then. I love little children zombies.

[crazy raplh]

Originally posted by barbra
you and the rest of us, but do you have the other savini classic children of the living dead?


Of course. I love the old man who makes his tomatoe soup out of his denture water, class act.

[alkytrio666]

Buy.com

$3.99

[ClassicHorror]

one of the greatest horror films ever made.

[cornholio]

i know the first version is free on the net.
try google.

[doktorkoan]

This is pretty old news. But I learned not to long ago that NOTLD - the original - fell into the public domain. I've heard it was due to a legal fluke and a simple error on Romero's part. A number of site have some fairly controversial re-edits out there. The Survivor's Cut is the one that most people look at with utter contempt or adore.
Does anyone have any links to Romero's opinion on re-edits and re-releases of his movie?
One one hand, it was his creation. A brilliant work of art that launched a thousand ships so to speak. Part of me sees it as tragic - and the re-makes as blasphemy.
But another part of me thinks that fans getting the opportunity to create their own edits and share them - like fan fiction - is kinda neat.
So I'm torn.

[jedicow]

i havent heard about this. what is the survivors cut?

[Doc Faustus]

Sad state of affairs. Yesterday I got that and House on Haunted Hill on one DVD...at the dollar store. I also found out looking around for stock footage a few months ago that rights to Nosferatu could be bought for four hundred dollars. I wish there were an organization for preserving the rights to classic horror movies.

[The_Return]

You'd be surprised how many horror movies are public domain...

[MisterSadistro]

'Profundo Russo' ('Deep Red') from Dario Argento is in public domain as well. Legally, you could buy any one of the movies at your local cut-out bin, copy it and sell as your own as long as you don't use the menus or artwork that are included on the DVD. A legal loophole over the music being copywritten is another matter (hence 'A Wonderful Life' was snatched out of public domain a few years ago by Turner Networks) so I'd suggest checking into that before opening up your online custom DVD store. I've done a lot of research on this since I want to make an updated version of 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' and often have public domain movies playing on tv in background of my films.
'NOTLD' fell into public domain when the title screen was changed at the last minute. Back then, the copyright to the film had to be properly displayed. Guess what the title editor forgot ? The rest is history.
CK
PS Avoid the '30 Year Anniversary Edition' with "newly added footage". The newly added footage is recently shot stuff, bad scripting and horrible acting (including this version's composer). Worse yet, other scenes have been cut down or deleted all together. John Russo did a terrible disservice to the film's legacy.

[BLOODYDAMNED]

WOW,that's just sad.

[evildeadfreak]

I'm sorry but did anyone else besides me feel bad for the black guy in the night of the living dead? I mean he fights zombies all night and then when he gets out of the house he gets shot because the guys thught he was a zombie. I just always felt bad for him.

[zomb5150]

Did He get out of the house?
I thought He got shot while looking out the window.
Well regardless, I feel Your pain and have always felt bad for Him. :(

[evildeadfreak]

Originally posted by zomb5150
Did He get out of the house?
I thought He got shot while looking out the window.
Well regardless, I feel Your pain and have always felt bad for Him. :(

Your right.... He was shot looking out the window but like he got out of the basemant with dozens of zombies on the other side.

[bwind22]

Yep. That certainly comes as a shock the first time you see the film. One of my favorite endings of all time... Waaaaay ahead of it's time, in my opinion.

I never felt bad for him because he's just an actor and wasn't actually killed after a night of horror, but I can see how you (and many others) can sympathize with the character making it through all that shit just to be taken out by humans at the end.

Anyways, I love the ending. Return of the Living Dead has a similar ending too, which I also loved.

[wvhorrorfan]

classic film.

have the milenium version, the one in the red with the grave on teh cover.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by bwind22
I never felt bad for him because he's just an actor and wasn't actually killed after a night of horror

:rolleyes:

[evildeadfreak]

Originally posted by bwind22
Yep. That certainly comes as a shock the first time you see the film. One of my favorite endings of all time... Waaaaay ahead of it's time, in my opinion.

I never felt bad for him because he's just an actor and wasn't actually killed after a night of horror, but I can see how you (and many others) can sympathize with the character making it through all that shit just to be taken out by humans at the end.

Anyways, I love the ending. Return of the Living Dead has a similar ending too, which I also loved.

I'm sad for the guy that he acted as..... I'm not acttuly sad for the actor

[The_Return]

I never really thought they killed him because they thought he was a zombie. As I recall, he yelled to them quite clearly. I always thought they killed him because he was black, and with zombies running rampany, nobody would know the difference.

[Horror1979]

I felt someone should have survived the movie. Luckily the sequels afterwards makes up for it.

[PR3SSUR3]

There is a racism rumour about the black hero being unexpectedly shot by the white gang - but I don't see what it is.

The ending is of course shockingly downbeat, but just like Return of the Living Dead (1 & 3), Seven and The Blair Witch Project these are downbeat endings to dark and excellent films - lighten up the finales and risk ruining the whole memory of the experience.

More seat-rattling, unhappy endings - less nicely wrapped up schmaltz, s'il vous plait.



:cool:

[ADOM]

Originally posted by The_Return
I never really thought they killed him because they thought he was a zombie. As I recall, he yelled to them quite clearly. I always thought they killed him because he was black, and with zombies running rampany, nobody would know the difference.
I remember thinking, "What kind of nut doesn't call out? He's gonna get himself shot."
I don't remember him calling out at all.

[Doc Faustus]

For me, NOTLD is about the seeds of hate spreading through the masses, turning people into animalistic shambling horrors. And one of the points made in NOTLD is that people in modern day America aren't that much better. The last thing you see is Ben getting shot by government commisioned zombie hunters. My theory on this is because Romero thinks nobody looks at people as people. And it's pretty true. Look how sympathetic he is toward the zombies in Land of the Dead, and what a pack of animals the bikers in Dawn of the Dead are. It's all about dehumanization. Ben, as a black man is no more of a person in the 60's than the zombies these guys shoot down. That's my interpretation at least.

[RavageRitual]

Originally posted by The_Return
I never really thought they killed him because they thought he was a zombie. As I recall, he yelled to them quite clearly. I always thought they killed him because he was black, and with zombies running rampany, nobody would know the difference.

Ive always thought the same thing

[PR3SSUR3]

For me, NOTLD is about the seeds of hate spreading through the masses, turning people into animalistic shambling horrors. And one of the points made in NOTLD is that people in modern day America aren't that much better. The last thing you see is Ben getting shot by government commisioned zombie hunters. My theory on this is because Romero thinks nobody looks at people as people. And it's pretty true. Look how sympathetic he is toward the zombies in Land of the Dead, and what a pack of animals the bikers in Dawn of the Dead are. It's all about dehumanization. Ben, as a black man is no more of a person in the 60's than the zombies these guys shoot down. That's my interpretation at least

Or it could be about hoards of undead laying seige to some folks in a house overnight.

[she_died]

I think Romero's inclination to put political subtext into him films is pretty blatant. I think he wanted to make a scary picture, but by adding some social context, there was more to linger in the viewer's mind afterward. I think his most common and best loved theme is the inability for people to co-operate and communicate. maybe he's postulating that the only way humans could ever co-exist peacefully is if they were chiseled down to a common objective (in this case, living flesh). i don't think he means to SAY anything, he's just showing the situations that arise in the social arena.

[bbeastieboy]

Originally posted by ADOM
I remember thinking, "What kind of nut doesn't call out? He's gonna get himself shot."
I don't remember him calling out at all.

yeah, he didnt call out to anyone. he woke up the next morning, walked up the stairs, opened the cellar door and there were no zombies. he walked around the house for a second and looked out thw window where it showed a group of locals with rifles looking to kill zombies, they shot him on sight, without calling to him, and without the guy calling out to the them. i think they killed him because they thought he was a zombie, not because he was black.

[freddy69]

i have the original night of the living dead, its black n white. i havent watched all of it yet . what i have seen of it looks ok

[TypH]

great classic zombie movie, I love all romero stuff, I know he tries to put political stuff in his movies & thats fine with me, I can see the political stuff but it doesn't bother me, I don't get bothered with it, if he wants to try putting little political stuff in thats fine, when It comes down to it the general idea an story behind the movie is great an the characters are all great so thats all that matters to me!