I consider George Romero's zombie/walking dead scenarios to be the quintessential movies of that particular genre.
But with that being said and out of the way...
What are some of YOUR favorite movies involving the walking dead or zombie type creatures?
What do you consider to be the worst?
Did any of them scare the hell out of you when you watched it the first time around? What about now?
And lastly...just for fun... what would YOU do if the dead did actually start rising from the grave to feed on the living? :lol:
2007-09-16 04:18:03 · 9 answers · asked by Lighthawk Demon 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
...I agree, that Romero definitely holds the gammut, as far has maintaining a pulse on the 'living dead' genre...
...however, if I was to pick the best 'undead' excursion, keeping a close second place to anything that Romero has done, it would be the riotously hilarious and gruesome punked-out classic from 1985, "Return of the Living Dead"...
...in picking the absolute worst of the 'undead' lot, there's a certain amount of irony involved; I would have to say that anything directed and/or produced by John Russo, including "Children of the Living Dead", "Flesh Eater" and that gawd-awful re-edited version of the original "Night of the Living Dead", where he inserted new footage, depicting events that were only hinted at, in the original theatrical version of "Night..."
...the irony in this situation, comes about the fact that Russo DID write "Return of the Living Dead"; however, in the more-than-capable hands of genre director Dan O'Bannon, "Return..." became something much more than what Russo might have originally envisioned...
...I'm sure that you are well aware of the fallen-out relationship between Romero and Russo, who were the creative force behind the original "Night of the Living Dead"; the epic falling out between these two makes for yet another story, which would take up far too much space, here...
...so, what zombie film initially scared the hell out of me?? I'd have to say, Romero's 1978 classic horror-fest, "Dawn of the Dead"; it wasn't so much of a shock type of scare, as it was an uncomfortable kind of scare, as you become drawn into the story, relate to the characters, and in fact, sorta put yourself in their shoes...
...in yet another bit of irony, Romero's original "Night of the Living Dead" was the first theatrical film I ever saw, at the age of five; for some reason, which I fail to recall to this day, I thought that it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. I remember all of the people around me screaming and being scared, including my parents; however, I would still sit there, and laugh. At first, my parents assumed I just didn't understand what the film was about; on the way home from the movie, they asked me, and I told them that it "was funny, watching dead people come out of the ground, and eating live people". From then on, my parents knew for sure, that I was destined to not be a normal kid!!!...
...since then, of course, I've grown to know "Night of the Living Dead" for what it really is, as far as horror films go, and consider this classic film, despite not being overly gory by today's standards, to be one of the most horrific and terrifying horror films ever made...
...if the dead DID happen to come to life, and begin feeding on the living, well, I'd just have to take the advice of our dear friend, Sheriff McClelland of Williard County, who suggests, "Well, there's no problem. If you have a gun, shoot 'em in the head. That's a sure way to kill 'em. If you don't, get yourself a club or a torch. Beat 'em or burn 'em. They go up pretty easy"...
2007-09-16 04:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Fright Film Fan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself- The White Stripes (Originally by Dusty Springfield) All Along The Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix (Originally by Bob Dylan) Train Kept A-Rollin'- Aerosmith (Originally by Tiny Bradshaw)
2016-05-21 00:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by meghann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Dawn of the Dead. It was creepy and funny and disturbing and had a great soundtrack. I watched 28 Days later late a night by myself and found myself looking out the windows and NOT turning on the lights--
2007-09-16 04:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by road08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkess are my faves.
2007-09-16 09:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by Buttercup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
28 Days Later.
The best one I've seen so far.
There are quite a few that are goofy....namely "Night of the Living Dead", and "Night of the Comet"
2007-09-16 04:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
resident evil. not just cos it is an awesome film but because it has milla jovovich in it and shes the sexiest actress ive ever seen
2007-09-16 07:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by the fox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shaun of the dead-brilliant!!!! it didn't scare me-i laughed my head off, then went for a walk in the moonlight!!!!
2007-09-16 08:06:48 · answer #7 · answered by botticellilady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
defintitely shaun of the dead is a classic
2007-09-16 04:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
house of dead
2007-09-16 04:22:55 · answer #9 · answered by kkhorev 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋