Night of the Living Dead
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recommend:-The Day of the Triffids (1963)
nigel Macbug
2025-06-07 19:45:56 +0000 UTCYeah, if you go back and read the original review of this movie by Roger Ebert he specifically mentions sitting in the theater with children who started to cry at one point in the movie, I’m pretty sure as when the zombie started eating people, and he just trashed this movie so hard.
HeyHeyJK
2025-06-07 15:16:41 +0000 UTCFor all the horror hounds, there’s a lovely conversation between Guillermo Del Toro & George Romero, recorded just a year before Romero’s passing. Its really wholesome listening to Memo give Romero his flowers. Be warned its a career retrospective conversation so there’s spoilers to many of Romero’s flicks. Also gonna shout out Duane Jones’ other big horror role, the super underrated vampire/blaxploitation movie “Ganja & Hess”. And a random aside: Any clue why Bill Hinzman, the name of the actor who played the first zombie seen in “Night”, has writing credits for the recent horror movies “Talk to Me” & “Bring Her Back”? Is this some sort of inside joke, easter egg or simply a pseudonym done by the Phillipou brothers (directors of those movies)? Curious if anyone else has noticed that?
Thirty Year Old Mulberry Field
2025-06-07 08:30:28 +0000 UTCBefore this movie, Zombies were the vodoo style zombies. Romero invented the 'ghoul' style, flesh eating zombie and started the modern zombie craze.
RoboNex666
2025-06-07 08:26:43 +0000 UTCCan't endorse this post hard enough and I'm also an zombie fan from waaaaaaaaay back. Don't watch any Romero fater Day of the Dead though =D
warcrimes
2025-06-07 07:28:15 +0000 UTCI'm probably going to say it again because it's true. I love the original Romero trilogy, huge fan of horror and zombie movies long before they were considered cool (Walking Dead, was it a rip off or an homage? You decide.), but HOT TAKE, I prefer the 1990 remake, directed by Tom Savini, who was the makeup guy on all the original movies and btw served as a medic in Vietnam, and is also "Sex Machine" on From Dusk Till Dawn lol. I am biased, I saw the 1990 version first and loved the Barbara character (Patricia Tallman, who also played multiple roles in several Star Trek series, usually as a stunt double actually), I can not stand the original catatonic Barbara. Hope you eventually watch the remake. Tony Todd is great in it too. Also, can see a lot of people recommending the Return of the Living Dead, which, is it a spin-off? Kind of. But I love it, I say it's a zombie party, it's a Dead Man's Party, Danny Elfman reference just for the hell of it. It's Halloween in June over here.
MacGuffinStuff
2025-06-07 07:04:29 +0000 UTCWhen 'Night of the LIving Dead' was released horror as a genre was pretty much dead and only comprised of kiddie movies that were not very intense. As such exhbiters programmed "night' for Satruday afternoon mantinees for the kids. Parents dropped their children off for the movie with no clue just how forking intense the film was goingto be.
Robert Evans
2025-06-07 04:59:21 +0000 UTCIt's not just a backstory, it is an actual sequel. Russo and Romero each had contractual rights to make sequels, Romero made "Dawn of the Dead' and Russo produce 'Return of the Living Dead.' Russo originally wanted more of a straight sequel byt Dan O'Bannon (Of Alien fame) convinced him that since 'Dawn' was more of that sort that Russo's should lean into th comedy. So the one film 'night' got two great direct sequels.
Robert Evans
2025-06-07 04:56:56 +0000 UTCOnly flaw in this movie is the primadonna cricket. Geesh we get it, you set the mood, such a drama hog.
SpankTheMonk
2025-06-07 04:01:08 +0000 UTCThe greatest zombie comedy, ever, and the origin of the zombie/brains trope. And possibly the only zombie film with a graveyard striptease!
Kinokind
2025-06-07 02:57:54 +0000 UTC❤️
SpankTheMonk
2025-06-07 02:29:21 +0000 UTCFun fact, for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011), Rooney Mara had a strawberry blonde merkin made for her use in the movie as in the book, Lisbeth Salander was a natural redhead who dyed most of her hair black.
REDR58
2025-06-07 01:28:56 +0000 UTCI like that movie quite a bit and it doesn’t matter to me in the slightest that’s it’s nothing like the book, namely as I haven’t read the book and generally as I don’t care how closely film adaptations follow the source material.
REDR58
2025-06-07 01:26:06 +0000 UTCEh? It’s on Blu-ray/4K and available digitally: https://www.blu-ray.com/Dawn-of-the-Dead/18408/
REDR58
2025-06-07 01:22:53 +0000 UTCThe ending of this movie pissed me off, but I’ll get into it tomorrow.
REDR58
2025-06-07 01:19:46 +0000 UTCYeah I like it too!
PIG
2025-06-06 23:57:54 +0000 UTCDawn of the dead (1978) would be awesome but the producer Richard Rubenstein is keeping it under lock and key, I don't think you can ever buy it nowadays
Old School Drew
2025-06-06 21:52:11 +0000 UTCThey're coming to get you Barbara!
s0rd3z
2025-06-06 21:04:44 +0000 UTC1985's Return of the Living Dead is required viewing for zombiephiles - both gruesome and hilarious in equal measure.
Gaius Frakking Baltar
2025-06-06 20:47:21 +0000 UTCSinners would be awesome!
Cincassette
2025-06-06 20:19:49 +0000 UTCOr those Korean headbands!
Bookwormy
2025-06-06 18:57:30 +0000 UTCOkay. I guess I'll be the one to say it... George, have you ever considered barrettes?
ShoNuff3000
2025-06-06 18:49:03 +0000 UTCYou had me at "Kids in the Hall" because, well... those guys are/were the best and had one of the best theme songs in TV history.
Jeff K
2025-06-06 18:15:27 +0000 UTCWas really hoping you’d upload these today and tomorrow as a surprise SINNERS reaction.
djKENTO
2025-06-06 18:13:25 +0000 UTCPlus it gave birth to the name of one of the most fun bands i've ever seen live, 'Send More Paramedics'.
Patrick
2025-06-06 18:07:31 +0000 UTCHope you guys eventually do Return of the Living Dead, which is maybe my fave zombie film.
Patrick
2025-06-06 18:06:49 +0000 UTCWorld War Z has an interesting twist on zombies.
ShoNuff3000
2025-06-06 17:59:52 +0000 UTCKids In The Hall did an amusing parody sketch of this film
hurryupmode
2025-06-06 17:40:30 +0000 UTCReturn of the Living Dead was the movie that introduced the word "merkin" into my vocab. Haven't used it since. I've said it about four times in my life. And three of those times were voice searching on Google and American kept coming up.
ShoNuff3000
2025-06-06 17:36:33 +0000 UTCI have no idea why, but this is my favorite thumbnail all-time.
ShoNuff3000
2025-06-06 17:32:42 +0000 UTCAbsolutely, you should follow Night of the Living Dead up with a reaction to Return of the Living Dead for its 40th anniversary. Return of the Living Dead actually uses Night of the Living Dead as part of its backstory. The opening monologue is a chilling story that's delivered and acted really well and is actually really creepy. Return of the Living Dead really does have one of the greatest pre title sequences ever in a horror movie. It's also where pop culture got the idea of zombies eating brains. It's just one of the best horror movies of the 80's, one of the best horror movies in general, and one of the best zombie movies around. If you're a zombie movie fan at all, seeing Return of the Living Dead is basically mandatory.
Jeb Manning
2025-06-06 17:19:21 +0000 UTCThis is such a good one, and I feel like it's a turning point in horror. It's sort of like a middle ground in the history of horror movies. It was one of the first to depict gruesome acts of violence such as zombies getting stabbed, flesh getting eaten, and guts all over. But it's shot in black & white, even though color was available, so it's kinda like a crossover between classic chillers and modern splatter flicks. Critic Roger Ebert made note of this in his review. He noted that most American horror movies up until that point were more like a carnival ride: good for a thrill and very popular with little kids. Most directors just dropped their actors in a vaguely atmospheric haunted house setting, threw in some cobwebs, ghosts, and a skeleton or two, and called it a day, resulting in films that were spooky but usually more-or-less family friendly. The vast majority of them even had happy endings. Horror movie double features had become a convenient place to dump the kids while their parents were busy. Ebert's review describes them running wild in the aisles unsupervised as if that behavior was perfectly normal, then slowly falling silent, save for the occasional terrified whimper. This movie changed the definition of horror movies practically overnight: family friendly horror films suddenly went extinct, graphic violence was practically a guarantee, and a downer ending became the normal thing for horror. It also just pretty much reinvented the zombie subgenre of horror. It's so interesting in the way the film plays with the idea of human nature and how people work against each other. If they could learn to work together, they might have made it out alive, but they can't stop arguing and fighting with each other. It's an interesting study of human behavior, survival instincts, and humans being their own worst enemies. Great reaction 🙂
Jeb Manning
2025-06-06 17:07:24 +0000 UTCAbsolutely! Can’t recommend this enough
Gootz
2025-06-06 17:02:50 +0000 UTCGlad you liked this movie. You'll definitely enjoy "Return of the Living Dead (1985)," an iconic horror slapstick comedy that popularized the zombie screaming 'Brains!' trope. Directed by the screenwriter of the original Alien movie and fellow college mate of John Carpenter: Dan O'Bannon.
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2025-06-06 16:20:33 +0000 UTCin 1973 was the First time I saw this movie, it was on a television program called creature features. I was 9 years old.
Ferdinand Tayo
2025-06-06 16:14:31 +0000 UTCI'd be curious to see how much you guys remember from Shaun of the Dead, given it is absolutely LOADED with references to this movie. So many, in fact, that when Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg showed George Romero the movie, even he didn't pick up on all of the references, Easter Eggs, and homages to his own work.
Jeff K
2025-06-06 15:57:23 +0000 UTCIn my mind the whole zombie 'Brains!' thing really kicked off with Return of the Living Dead (1985). Definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
Zobmie
2025-06-06 15:29:17 +0000 UTCNo, George, you have inadvertently done the perfect thing. Today, June 6th, is the anniversary of the first drive-in movie! On June 6th, 1933, The first drive-in theatre opened in Camden, New Jersey. Even then they had trouble getting new product, so the film shown was a year-old comedy called "Wives Beware". But "Night of the Living Dead" was explicitly designed to show at drive-ins, so your genius once again shines through!
Kinokind
2025-06-06 15:11:18 +0000 UTCThis movie is still so amazing. And because of the look of B&W movies people tend to forget just how gory this film is.
Adam Vialpando
2025-06-06 15:01:59 +0000 UTCWith the ultimate original out of the way, makes me wonder how has Return of the Living Dead not appeared yet? Such a fun 'sequel'. Maybe pop it onto one of the polls when Halloween is approaching?
Ned Warbone
2025-06-06 15:00:35 +0000 UTCIt depends really. Of the 3 Dawn has the least intelligent zombies yet it is arguably the best film of the 3.
Adam Vialpando
2025-06-06 15:00:23 +0000 UTCYoung Barack Obama, thank God you're here! :D
Ginger
2025-06-06 14:59:08 +0000 UTCAlthough I think most of the following zombie movies were more about a capitalism / consumerism allegory. There's a reason the sequel takes place in a shopping mall
Ginger
2025-06-06 14:56:53 +0000 UTCYes there absolutely is a social justice commentary in this film. In fact the entire point of the movie is the build up of Ben’s survival against unimaginable evil, just to die by casual violence from a group of white vigilantes who just assume he, a black man, is one of the monsters, without even attempting to see if he was human or not. Each of the early Romero zombie films have a distinct social commentary, with topics ranging from consumerism to the military industrial complex. These social commentaries become less and less prevalent in future installments.
Emptysea93
2025-06-06 14:55:43 +0000 UTC"Is there some kind of civil rights allegory going on?" Naah, you think? :D (Sorry, I couldn't resist. <3 )
Ginger
2025-06-06 14:55:24 +0000 UTCIt's not just you, George. This is a zombie movie that's more than a zombie movie. Think counterculture, the civil rights movement and black and white footage from the Vietnam war. Not all of it might have been intentional, but there is no question that Night of the Living Dead was heavily influenced by, and commenting on, the state of the USA in the late 60s.
Opti_Frog
2025-06-06 14:47:29 +0000 UTCReturn of the Living Dead is still one of the best zombie movies ever made.
Opti_Frog
2025-06-06 14:11:06 +0000 UTCWill they watch Dawn and Day? I think George will be a little disappointed in the zombies in those 2 not having much intelligence. But I love those 2 for different reasons.
Matt O'Keefe
2025-06-06 14:10:40 +0000 UTCLove this movie. Nice wang George
megamoo chilli
2025-06-06 14:10:32 +0000 UTCAs far as I understand "Brains!" trend comes from "The Return of the Living Dead". Which is a really fun movie. Sequel of it is a nice thing too. I might be mistaken.
RandomNevermind
2025-06-06 13:35:20 +0000 UTCOne of the lines in Shaun of the dead might make more sense for you now. When they call shaun’s mother and nick frost tells her “we’re coming to get you, barbara”
JoeE
2025-06-06 13:24:47 +0000 UTCZombies have a very interesting history. It origins are in Haitian folklore and depicted them as being mindless/controlled beings. The first movie from the 1920s was much closer to the folklore depiction. Night of the living dead is the first movie depicting them in their "modern" form. The interesting part is, while the appearance has changed, the symbolism or allegory they are used for is still more or less the same as the folklore origins described them as. I'm also sure every culture has their version of zombies in some shape or form. Chinese Jiang Shi, European Vampire/Wiedergänger, Japanese Onryo and so on.
RobTra
2025-06-06 13:24:06 +0000 UTCThank you guys for watching classic and iconic old movies sometimes as well! They really shouldn't be forgotten ever.
LengyelFlo
2025-06-06 13:19:52 +0000 UTCThe other George Romero classics are Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead zombie films, as well as Martin and Creep Show for non zombie movies, he worked with Stephen King to make Creep Show
Matt88g
2025-06-06 13:00:46 +0000 UTCyeah the gang of white men stalking the countryside with guns and treating the lone black survivor as if he's an animal to be shot between the eyes is pretty on the nose
Andrew Dunn
2025-06-06 12:55:42 +0000 UTCconsider this a leaked trailer for the actual release tomorrow morning? 😅 i just dont wanna add any more confusion than there is already by having nothing publish tomorrow and a lot more people expecting something to get nothing
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:49:13 +0000 UTCIf we have this early, can we get the uncovered version too?
Twiska Brand
2025-06-06 12:48:30 +0000 UTCRegarding the public domain discourse, even outside of YouTube’s flagging system things can still be murky... When a movie is technically in the public domain, newer remasters, Blu-ray editions, audio mixes, colour corrections, musical scores, and so on may still be under copyright.
Cincassette
2025-06-06 12:48:09 +0000 UTCZombies have been around since the 17th century, part of Haitian and Vodou lore but were much different from the modern zombies this movie popularized
Matt88g
2025-06-06 12:43:03 +0000 UTCYou where right about the end being a civil rights allegory. I believe Martin Luther king was shot around this time.
Kevin Kerr
2025-06-06 12:43:01 +0000 UTCSoooo happy to see you guys react to this!! 😁 I've become a big Romero fan over the last 5 years or so, and I LOVE this movie, tho It's not my favorite Romero. He's known for his "zombie" movies, but he kinda got pigeon-holed in that genre. His original zombie "trilogy" (this and Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead) is particularly great, and established a lot of the prominent themes of zombie films - and Tom Savini began his special effects career with Romero. George Romero made such interesting films, always subverting genres/expectations, and generally independently made with low budgets. My favorite is his "vampire" movie, "Martin." and from reports, he was a very kind man. Oh! And he got his start on the Mr. Rogers tv show. 🤓 Thanks for this, Simone and George! 👍👍
Renee MeowMeow Beans
2025-06-06 12:41:05 +0000 UTCEarlier early access
J. Valentine
2025-06-06 12:38:32 +0000 UTCThe Rifftrax version of this is so funny lol 🤣
Galactic Cannibl
2025-06-06 12:36:52 +0000 UTCYes! And also local newscasters, and the crew are extras as well. 🙂
Renee MeowMeow Beans
2025-06-06 12:35:39 +0000 UTCyaaa should've been set for tomorrow morning. misclicked the calendar.
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:34:59 +0000 UTCthose 2 versions are properly set for tomorrow morning
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:34:45 +0000 UTCnope, should've been set for tomorrow morning. misclicked the calendar.
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:34:30 +0000 UTCpublic domain only covers the legal side of things, but YT still has an automated frame matching system that will instantly flag anything that it deems identical to something else pre-existing. IE channels that uploaded the whole movie long before us. It will instantly flag it and it can also allow the owners of those channels to take our video down. We've tested this with the 1920s Nosferatu and the day Steamboat Willie became public domain, both of which were instantly flagged.
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:34:05 +0000 UTCit sure was, clicked the 6th instead of 7th when setting the future release date.
George Simone
2025-06-06 12:33:52 +0000 UTCThey're coming to get you Simone.
Matt O'Keefe
2025-06-06 12:30:32 +0000 UTCThis version slipped passed the Eye of Sauron a day early
Arcade Sufi
2025-06-06 12:21:44 +0000 UTC"Where does the eating brains come from?" You guys should watch Return of the Living Dead. It's a sorta sequel to Night and is just as iconic, if maybe a little lesser known. It is my favorite cheesy 80's horror movie.
Ryan Sanford
2025-06-06 12:17:40 +0000 UTCWaiting patiently for the uncovered version.
Deadly Ramon
2025-06-06 12:16:50 +0000 UTCisn't this supposed to be posted tomorrow? 😅
Cincassette
2025-06-06 12:15:18 +0000 UTCLove the thumbnail! Simone does actually resemble Barbara, too.
Deadly Ramon
2025-06-06 12:12:52 +0000 UTCWhy have an edited "Youtube Version"? Isn't this movie in the public domain? Unless you want a shorter version for people not interested in watching the full movie, I guess?
JackHugs
2025-06-06 12:06:56 +0000 UTCIts amazing how Romero made just a classic and influential movie with small buget. It was his first movie and most actors weren't even real actors. There were few local theatre actors I think.
Marko T.
2025-06-06 12:05:12 +0000 UTCWas this meant to be here lol
Luca Kelly
2025-06-06 12:03:34 +0000 UTC
