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Erik Gregersen
22Aug11
Not so much scary, as intense and bleak. Kind of a shame that Duane Jones didn't break out to become a big action hero.
Archie Del Mundo
23Jul11
For a horror movie, this one does not grow old even after 43 years. Having an African-American as a willful hero in a set fielded by whites, this had had pioneering independent spirit written all over it.
Graveyard Poet
18Mar11
The zombie film that started it all and still in a class of its own. Romero's ominous, paranoid, and gruesome black & white masterpiece, shot on a shoestring budget, captured the American nightmare of the late 1960s on celluloid. The ending is still the most socially conscious and haunting scene in the history of horror cinema.
Groovy Monster
4Dec10
Just got done playing some Left 4 Dead 2 tonight and then I happen upon this on TCM--perfect timing! One of my favorite things in life is accidentally coming across NOTLD on late night TV (which is sadly pretty rare nowadays).
quinton
30Oct10
This film established a genre thats still pumping out films once a month. And its still the zombie film that can not be topped. Also, it changed the face of horror forever with its political subtext, graphic violence, use of setting and casting of a black actor in the lead role. And its still very creepy! Masterpiece.
Daniel S.
23Sep10
I've always wondered why people get caught by living deads. They're slow, dumb, bad-looking and easy to spot. Now, George A. Romero has found the ideal formula in order to create suspense with such bad guys : he locks highly strung characters into a mansion lost in the countryside who are just waiting for the arrival of so many living deads that it becomes impossible for them to leave the house. A masterpiece of irony. Indispensable.
Lopezz
13Sep10
A lot more entertaining and intelligent than most horror films made in the last 30 years.
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markdeniz
8May10
Easily the father of the modern Zombie film and whilst there is much to admire in this film, not least the powerful and lingering ending, I have to admit to finding the film quite slowly paced, even considering its date of release. It wasn't just the Zombies that shuffled along, mumbling lines and stumbling around the plot. Much of this film is to be admired, as mentioned above, but it's a difficult watch.
John Smith
2Nov09
it set the benchmark for a generation of horror films, and created an genre that is fucking awesome. It may look like it was shot in the backyard of your neighborhood crack den, buts its hella good. And few other zombie films surpass this father of all slasher films.
Jye Sherwell
30Oct09
I loved the camera work in this film. It almost seemed ahead of it's time. I liked the music, I liked the visuals and I liked the characters. It's got some great scenes/moments and it's ultimately an enjoyable film.
Pierluigi Puccini
19Apr08
Landmark horror classic with an interesting socio-political subtle. low budget/documentary feel, raw claustrophobic, intense, nightmarish, and highly addictive.