im gonna cheat and say i already wanna give this film five stars for its immaculate 60s vibes, sound design and music.
i love it.
also i love how somewhat progressive it was for its time, the characters were likeable and understandable, a black man and a woman being the main stars of a 60s horror film is insane not to mention it kickstarted the zombie genre as we know today wich i love.
i adore films like 28 days later and george a.romero's next zombie film, dawn of the dead.
Night of the Living Dead
They Won't Stay Dead!
Rating
4.8 (2)
Release Date
10/4/1968Runtime
96 minsOverview
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$114,000Revenue
$30,000,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A suffocating siege of paranoia and desperation where a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse faces both the undead outside and the unraveling trust within. The creeping sense that escape may be impossible becomes the film's true horror.
Mood
Dread-soakedTenseClaustrophobicBleak
Themes
SurvivalIsolationFamilyMortality
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteNaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violence
Judith O'Dea
Barbra
Duane Jones
Ben
Marilyn Eastman
Helen Cooper
Karl Hardman
Harry Cooper
Judith Ridley
Judy
Keith Wayne
Tom
Kyra Schon
Karen Cooper / Corpse in House
Charles Craig
TV Newscaster / Zombie
S. William Hinzman
Zombie (as Bill Heinzman)
Bill Cardille
Self - Field Reporter (as Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille)
John Simpson
Zombie
George Kosana
Sheriff McClelland
Reviews
I honestly forgot how well put together this film is.
It’s been forever since I’ve watched it, and maybe the first time I’ve watched it off of the Criterion Blu-ray. Just a brilliant movie.
Living Dead Collection
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