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Originally Posted by Sculpt
I saw the 90s version of NOTD many years ago. Comparing the two, I thought the 90's version was so completely inferior, it mad me hate it. To me, it lost all the elements from the original that made the original so good - the documentarian niche, the creepy echo music, the battle, distrust, racial overtones, and love and humanity of the very real characters.
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I didn't hate the 90' NOTLD, but of course it was far inferior to the original, for the reasons you stated, although I think 'love and humanity of the very real characters' is a bit of a stretch to describe the original. One mistake the remake made is toughening up Barbara. Some people complain about how brittle Barbara is in the original, but I think that serves the story and atmosphere perfectly. She is a nervous wreck, and her hysteria gives the movie almost a sense of panic, an edge because it makes the situation all the more fragile. Plus her screaming is great. One of the great scenes of horror is Barbara screaming as the zombies take her away.