If you have a passion for true film making at its finest then i highly recommend George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. I find this to be one of the best Decade defining movies that truly changed the monster era as we know it.
Even though this Movie is in the Public Domain and, therefore, free to stream from almost any on-line broadcaster – I just had to add this Blu-Ray edition to my collection. This is an iconic Film, famous for gore, violence and a sense of foreboding. It is considered the grandfather of its genre, giving rise to the Zombie Apocalypse Franchises with which we are now all familiar. This edition is nicely packaged.
Films from the Criterion Collection are an assurance of quality, and this is no exception.
Despite the fact that it is shot in black and white, you can really see the details in peoples faces and the scenery looks very crisp. A great upgrade on a film I enjoy, and implore any horror fan to get his version if they can, if only for the incredible artwork and ‘poster essay’ provided in the packaging.
Minus 1 star for this review however, as the plastic casing inside the sleeve was cracked/damaged, but I tested the disc and is in full working condition.
While the movie is still undoubtedly a classic (and rightly so), the blu ray doesn’t have the same quality in terms of the transfer and the special features as something like the recent Criterion transfer. However for the much cheaper price it’s easier to see why this would be the optimal choice for someone wanting to see the film for the first time in high definition.
I grew up with the black and white impressions of the horror genre and fell, instantly, in love with this movie – being the birth of The Modern Zombie. Now, with all the CGI and Special Effects in films, it is hard to come by “The Night Of The Living Dead” on the TV or on Sky. With this DVD – in colour! – you can watch enjoy it any time and anywhere. It is one of the greatest and one of my absolute favourite horror movies of all time. A fantastic buy!
The fantastic debut that made George A Romero a household name in not only zombie but the horror genre. This has excellent thought provoking commentary on nuclear explosions and racism which is sort of filmed like a documentary in a way with very good performances by Duane Jones. Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman. This is an inferior film to Dawn Of The dead in terms of it’s time but still remains a classic.
Relatively speaking I’m not the most knowledgeable about zombie-flicks but none the less I believe my opinion is just as valid. Night of the Living Dead was BRILLIANT, very old school but gripping all the same. Shot in a way making you feel like you’re kinda actually there. You can see elements where alot of the modern zombie films get their ideas from. Romero is the god of zombies and having watched alot of his work he’s clearly his own teacher and develops film after film. Definitely recommend this and all his other work too.
ive always been a fan of the dead films.ive only ever owned this on dvd,in 3 different formats,but this format is the best!as soon as the movie starts,you can tell that its been tinkered with and upgraded for the blu ray format,and a wonderful job theyve done too.the zombies in the nightime scenes are a lot clearer than before,even the daytime scenes are,especially in the graveyard at the start.but there are 2 things that bug me about it though;1)the black lines on the side of the screen and 2)although the sound is DTS HD MA,its done in the original mono.but hey,they didnt have the vast array of sound effects that we have today,so i shouldnt really complain.i have all the dead films now bar 2,so come on George,do ya thing and give us another taste of zombie heaven!:-)
If you have a passion for true film making at its finest then i highly recommend George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. I find this to be one of the best Decade defining movies that truly changed the monster era as we know it.
Even though this Movie is in the Public Domain and, therefore, free to stream from almost any on-line broadcaster – I just had to add this Blu-Ray edition to my collection. This is an iconic Film, famous for gore, violence and a sense of foreboding. It is considered the grandfather of its genre, giving rise to the Zombie Apocalypse Franchises with which we are now all familiar. This edition is nicely packaged.
Films from the Criterion Collection are an assurance of quality, and this is no exception.
Despite the fact that it is shot in black and white, you can really see the details in peoples faces and the scenery looks very crisp. A great upgrade on a film I enjoy, and implore any horror fan to get his version if they can, if only for the incredible artwork and ‘poster essay’ provided in the packaging.
Minus 1 star for this review however, as the plastic casing inside the sleeve was cracked/damaged, but I tested the disc and is in full working condition.
While the movie is still undoubtedly a classic (and rightly so), the blu ray doesn’t have the same quality in terms of the transfer and the special features as something like the recent Criterion transfer. However for the much cheaper price it’s easier to see why this would be the optimal choice for someone wanting to see the film for the first time in high definition.
I grew up with the black and white impressions of the horror genre and fell, instantly, in love with this movie – being the birth of The Modern Zombie. Now, with all the CGI and Special Effects in films, it is hard to come by “The Night Of The Living Dead” on the TV or on Sky. With this DVD – in colour! – you can watch enjoy it any time and anywhere. It is one of the greatest and one of my absolute favourite horror movies of all time. A fantastic buy!
The fantastic debut that made George A Romero a household name in not only zombie but the horror genre. This has excellent thought provoking commentary on nuclear explosions and racism which is sort of filmed like a documentary in a way with very good performances by Duane Jones. Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman. This is an inferior film to Dawn Of The dead in terms of it’s time but still remains a classic.
Relatively speaking I’m not the most knowledgeable about zombie-flicks but none the less I believe my opinion is just as valid. Night of the Living Dead was BRILLIANT, very old school but gripping all the same. Shot in a way making you feel like you’re kinda actually there. You can see elements where alot of the modern zombie films get their ideas from. Romero is the god of zombies and having watched alot of his work he’s clearly his own teacher and develops film after film. Definitely recommend this and all his other work too.
ive always been a fan of the dead films.ive only ever owned this on dvd,in 3 different formats,but this format is the best!as soon as the movie starts,you can tell that its been tinkered with and upgraded for the blu ray format,and a wonderful job theyve done too.the zombies in the nightime scenes are a lot clearer than before,even the daytime scenes are,especially in the graveyard at the start.but there are 2 things that bug me about it though;1)the black lines on the side of the screen and 2)although the sound is DTS HD MA,its done in the original mono.but hey,they didnt have the vast array of sound effects that we have today,so i shouldnt really complain.i have all the dead films now bar 2,so come on George,do ya thing and give us another taste of zombie heaven!:-)