Night of the Living Dead

I wasn't expecting this. I didn't think that I would like, no, love this movie.

I first saw Dawn of the Dead about four months ago. I thought it was really cool, very well done, but lacking somewhere. Therer just could have been so much more.

So, I decided to see where this story began. Just a few days ago, I was in FYE when I saw Night of the Living Dead on video for $4.99. I bought, took it home and put it in the vcr. The back of the box said not to "Watch it alone". I was alone. Would I prove the movie gods wrong by not being scared?

It doesn't matter whether or not I was terrified. I wasn't, but I've never ben truly frightened by any movie except Event Horizon. Don't laugh.

Night of the Living Dead is what every low-budget should look like. The shots are simple. There's no real flash besides a bit of fire. The dialogue is also basic. The quality of the story is what sets this movie apart form just about all of the other "indie" films I've seen. Henry Fool and The Blair Witch Project are two other examples of having great stories.

The movie's plot is this. There are zombies. These zombies attack these people. These people all find a farmhouse. They stay there. There are no side plots. Everything has to do with the zombies, the house and the living people inside it.

The ending hits you in the face. I would've been more affected by it had I not seen the last scene at Pause's.

Zombies and movies. It's never been done better.

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Nick Carpenter
10.31.1999

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