Monday, March 5, 2012

Night of the Living Dead (1968)


Director:  George A. Romero

PLOT:  A group of people hide from zombies in a farm house.


UGLY MOLLY RATING:
Nine Brains 





“They’re coming to get you, Barbra!”
I appreciate Romero’s use of camera angles to give this movie a claustrophobic feel, making it truly terrifying for its time. His use of a zombie as death personified is evident. They are slow, shuffling, cannibalistic creatures – death is always eating us, always coming. No matter how slow it comes, it always catches us in the end. It always rises up the question, just how far will one go to live that little bit longer? Will they become worse than the monsters outside the door, or face the inevitable with honor? Oh, he is good!!! There is a reason that this movie is probably the most influential zombie movie ever. It really set the standard and made modern zombies what they are today. Thanks, Romero!


Budget: $114,000
Gross: $30,000,000




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