Night of the Living Dead (1990) Review - Off The Shelf Reviews
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- Join Gary and Iain for a review and discussion of, Night of the Living Dead (1990) by Director Tom Savini. Starring, Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman and Tom Towlesand.
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Tony Todd is an amazing actor, and he doesn’t get nearly as much recognition as he deserves.
Totally agree!!
Yep.. whoop whoop
Maybe not “officially” but anyone that knows the name Tony Todd knows it for a very good reason. Be it Candyman, Night of the Living dead, Star Trek, he made a deep impression on so many people and he’s recognised for that.
Check him out in Sushi Girl - great movie
If he is such an “amazing” actor, then why is he mostly only been doing small supporting roles in action or horror movies?
I’m not taking anything away from the guy, but you’re using that word way too loosely to describe his acting abilities.
He’s had a nice career playing it hammy.
04:35 Don't forget about the 1988 remake of The Blob. It's actually pretty good.
Superior to the original, I think, actually.
@@NoMastersNoMistressAgreed
This channel is a hidden gem.
A great remake. Patricia Tallman rocked as Barbara.
I saw this movie in
the theater in 1990
and LOVED IT 100%
Same.
me too
I don't know why people hated the remake. I mean the original was excellent but I really loved the remake. The acting was more realistic, and it was nice too have Barbra evolve into a more strong character and survive.
I agree. And i don`t know why, but i really had unbelivable urge to hug Barbara whole time i watched it. In original- i wanted to slap the shit outta her and whip her into shape.
And i`ll just say this- young Patricia Tallman is freaking hot. I first saw this movie when i was 8, and i already knew, she is freaking hot. I just wanted her to show her legs all the way :)
Also whole reasonig behind why said character is behaving like he/she is behaving is more logical to me for some reason, than in original. McBald Jerk just sort of came like he is an asshole , and that is the reason, why he behaved like he did, while in remake i sort of understood some of his antics. First it was survival of his family, and so he was pissed that even his wife didn`t see that, but later- he wanted to live, and why would he care or help others? Kind of best survivor, if you ask me, in a way. Of course i was glad when karma turned and bit him on the ass, but still...
And young pair- i also get them more. In original- i dunno if it was because of time it was filmed in- but guy never came across, like he was scared and naive. More like young buck. In 60s 18- 20 year old guy was already a man, often with his own family. "Yeah, move yer ass and do stuff"... Here? These are kids, and not too bright- of course they will do what some older guy with more authority in his voice will tell them. When i was 18, i never considered myself adult, and in situation like that i`d be just sitting somewhere going "let`s adults figure this out", or i`d go insane and get eaten on killing spree, trying to kill all the rotters, but i would never just go out like "we need to sort things out, first- find water, food and weapons..."
Just makes more sense to me
Do the remake really get that much hate? I personally love both the original and the remake although I think the original is still scarier.
Tony Todd was also awesome in this movie
New Barbara's the weakest part of the remake, honestly. Because she's our POV character, and when she seriously loses her mind, it's like we've been abandoned as the audience. Or even worse, like we've lost our own minds.
Agreed remake is way stronger than the original.
It's funny that if they had listened to Barbra or Cooper, they all would've lived.
True! In this one, Ben caused their deaths....
Resident evil didn't come out 2 years after this , this movie came out 1990 , Resident Evil 1 came out 1996 I had It launch day.
This is my favorite zombie film. I just turned 40. I used this film to introduce the zombie genre to my son, and he absolutely loved it.
You guys are literally my favorite thing about the Internet.
Matt Chasr my favorite thing about the Internet is epic stinky memes and stale farts that seep out of my step uncles butt on a Tuesday evening after he enjoys a nice portillos beef sandwich
THE best version of NOTLD by far. Tony Todd's acting steals the show and It's just a near perfect remake.
The original Resident Evil would come out 6 years after this remake.
Not 2 years.
RE1 was released in June 1996.
One of the best Horror remakes ever!! I actually watched this before the original on TNT and I was terrified of leaving my house that night to get something from the store. Watching the Original scared me even more because there were moments I didn't see in the remake. It made me appreciate both versions a lot on what they were saying during their time. The make up and the characters were well fleshed out from the original and love Barb's transformation in this version. Goes with the best Horror remakes with THE THING, THE FLY, and THE BLOB.
The daughter didn't kill the mother with a garden trowel but the film makers did make a reference to it by having the mother's blood splattered onto one hanging on the wall.
Love the tshirts guys, tony todds a legend
This is one of the few remakes that, in my opinion, is exactly as good as the original. Usually it's either one or the other that's better(more often than not the original), but not here.
The problem with that is that the original came out 22 years prior. That alone puts it a cut above the remake. I like the remake but the original did some things better. The black and white added to the dread. The originality was unlike anything to come before it. In 1990, we had pretty much seen it all by then.
@@devilzdandruff9199but it's a remake so of course the original did it first and earlier.
I personally like this cast and aesthetics better and I think it fits in the trilogy better with Day.
@@aaronjustice9020 The original has a smarter script, screenplay, better acting and camerawork.. the pacing was also much better. the black and white gave it an almost film noir like look. The only thing that the remake did better was special effects. I’ll give you an example.. when the woman first comes into the house in the beginning of the remake, after all that went down outside, she doesn’t even bother to close the door behind her. The remake is a far inferior effort.. I like it as a fun flick.. but it is far from a classic like the original. I can talk about why this is the case all day long since I am a big fan of Romero’s trilogy. The remake of the Night of the Living Dead fits better than Romero’s original? No offense, but you need to pay attention to what you are watching a bit more closely. Give the original another watch when you can give it it’s due attention. It’s an intelligently written, brilliantly shot, paced and acted horror film.. deals with racism, isolation and character. On a short list of the greatest horror films ever made. Without question.
@@devilzdandruff9199 I'd disagree.
I don't see why she'd need to close the door at that point yet.
You should read Savinis book on what the remake was supposed to be.
@@aaronjustice9020 Savini doesn’t have an eye for directing films. He never has. She left the door open and then acted surprised when more zombies came in. She is screaming outside, just went through pure hell and her natural reaction is to come into a house and not bother to close the door? You’re making excuses for a poor screenplay. She also learned how to use a rifle to the point that headshots were a dime a dozen. The zombies do not have half of the desperation and vigor of the first film. Early on, the main character walks past a zombie that is just outside of the frame, yet she would clearly see it just to her side with her peripheral vision. She gets startled as he appears in the frame like she only then saw it. This is an arcady movie done as a goofy and gory flick for fun.. not to be taken seriously as a horror movie whatsoever. Savini either didn’t care about things like this, or couldn’t do any better. Plenty of scenes from the original film completely tear the remake apart when it comes to setting a creepy and unsettling tone. Some of which.. when the electricity goes out and the people look at one another with genuine fear not knowing what to do next. The zombies deciding to circle the home trying to break in together. The excruciating scene with the daughter in the basement and the building up to that scene. The shift in music and how the cannibalistic scenes shown from low angle shots. In your face close up low angle perverse scene.
The remake has good effects.. which is to be expected, but it is inferior in every other aspect of filmmaking. It’s more of a cartoon than a film. Savini himself would agree.
Night of the living dead is my one of my favourite movies
There was also the 1988 The Blob remake which holds up well
The only Romero remake that didnt suck. The chick playing Barbra in this version was hot as hell
Hot??? No, not really. Sexy??? Hell yeah, because of how badass she becomes!
I'd smash.
The dawn of the Dead remake was awesome
@@deathmetalelitist666 no it wasn't it started off decent then became a piece of shit
@@markpugh6808 No, it's awesome. You're just one of those Snyder haters. Because it's the sheep thing to do.
I’m in love with Patricia Tallman just wow 🤩
they're coming to get you Barbara! I still use that line.
Must say guys, Again great video and helped me through this 2020 quarantine with entertaining stuff :) keep it up
I watched this so much on TNT as a kid Joe Bobs Monstervision
Throwback
This remake was my favorite
Invasion of the bodysnatchers with jeff goldblum and donald sutherland is a remake of the 1950s kevin Mccarthy starring film of the same name.
Night 90 is one of the very very few remakes that actually IMO surpasses the original. it was true to the lore, had the same elements that would have happened if the technology existed in the first film. so its one of my fav movies
To me , the connection of this movie is Patricia Tollman and Tony Todd were in the ST:TNG ep where Riker is transferred to a Klingon vessel. I didn't know about the house owner and the Zombie choreographer. Great info. This movie suffers, in my opinion, because they make Ben and Cooper way more aggressive with each other. The original had Ben much more focused. I think that was a director's mistake.
They were in a lot of differnt Star Trek shows!
Guys, you are reading racial tension into night of the living dead. Romero himself said the only reason the actor got the role of Ben was because he was the best actor, it was only by chance that he was black and the other people were at white.
I love the music of this film too. It deserves an honorable mention
Yes and the creepy music when Johnny and Barbara gets out of the car at the graveyard.
Holy shit this is gonna be good. A review by 2 awesome reviewers from a remake that holds a candle to the original. And you mentioned B5...mad respect guys!!!!
Best remake ever, even considering Heat, True Lies, The Birdcage, The Fly, The Thing, actually better than the original.
Never watched the remake. I'll check it out if it still give Romero's estate money and it's going to his family still. If not pirate I be.
wales shouldn't be in zombie apocalypse, you clearly haven't been to Cardiff on a Saturday after a bad result? it virtually is a zombie apocalypse
This movie actually gave me nightmares as a teenager about seven years after this came out, because it's so claustrophobic and atmospheric, which is just so perfect given the circumstances the characters find themselves in. In its own right, the remake is strong for its own unique reasons. Yes the racial examination is lessened in this, but the interaction with the insufferable father in the basement does it in a more subtle way, which is often the most experienced by people like Ben or even Barbara.
why didnt the zombie stop to eat johnny? in both versions of this movie the zombie kills johnny and goes after barb. shouldn't it have started eating its kill?
I love you guys. Your show is just perfect. Much respect from Québec, Canada :)
This is actually my second favorite of the dead series.
Day, and then 1990s Night.
(Day, Night 90', Dawn (really ties because it's sometimes number 1), then original Night.
It's really great and there is an amazing book on it by Savini.
I just realized i could make my own Night of the Living Deas because its in PD.
The crap they are doing at the end i would argue is beneficial.
It is a good way to remove the terror that these things would produce in a person. It also allows tensions to be reduced.
The original Piranha or Alligator :-)
good idea. I'd like to see that as well.
I love your, Undertaker shirt. I think Tony Todd did a, fantastic job playing as Ben. Barbra pulled a Leon Scott Kennedy/Rick Grimes, in this version. Ben:No! What the hell, are you doing?!😅😅That one zombie puts a mouse in its mouth, and the other zombie got upset.😅😅I find Barbra's facial expression to be funny, when she blew Cooper down to Hell.
39:41 Awwwwww yisssssss, I hoped you'd do this: I love Paul McCollough's theme. (theme ends after a few seconds) DAMMIT
20:35 Resident Evil was 6 years after this movie.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
1968
was originally titled
NIGHT OF THE FLESH EATERS
and after the name was changed ,
the new name wasn't registered
with the trademark office
Thnak you guys so much for taking my suggestion. I feel like no one ever mentions this movie, I grew up with this version. Whenever my brother or I can't get our keys to work I always say "these are the wrong keys, these are the wrong god damn keys!" haha thanks again!
Fun fact. Savini toned down the gore because the ratings board was still pissed about Day of the Dead gore level sliding by without an NC17. There were gory scenes that were cut you can still see in the work print.
I would love to see a movie called ben...a man named Ben battling zombies while fleeing to the house
I saw this movie in the theater
when I was 14 years old
Funny thing: I saw this version first; watched it with my cousin around Halloween when I was 10 yrs old, he was 9. I fucking love the original, but this holds a place in my heart.
The '90 remake of night is easily, hands down the better version imho.
'68 is okay but the experience gained thru 68 night, then dawn and then day served the entire crew and cast well and they truly did the story justice, especially the ending.
That fat zombie inspired the look of the Bloated Butcher zombie enemies from the FPS game Blood
Walking zombies failed to be scary past this movie. I said this when it was released. It was ESTABLISHED on screen and therefore they cannot be scary
Running zombies are ESSENTIAL to the zombie future.
With the exception of Shaun of the Dead. Which is probably the best zombie movie of all time.
23:50
You know what. It genuinely probably WOULDNT explode
Tom was probably living in the REAL world too much before he fired that gun.
Unfortunately for him, he is in a movie where everything blows up constantly
The best horrormovie ever made..favorite quote: destroy the brains..this movie was so compelling and got the whole zombie idea right
One of the best remakes ever. I love Barbara as a bad ass, take charge women. She was the hero of the movie. Loved the ending. If I had to pick at one thing, the scene where the brother falls on the tombstone, you can tell it’s a dummy. The original was better. Overall, I love this movie.
I'd like to point out that this was right before Tony Todd played Candyman. People say that movie is where Todd took off, but I disagree. This movie is where it really started in my mind. Also my family has the same exact picture of Jesus you can see on the wall upstairs. I find that scarier than any zombie in the movie.
In my opinion the 1990 version is the best zombie movie of all time. I know there are a lot of people who were more into other films for the gore or whatever reason, but I think they did such a good job that the zombies look like actual dead people walking around. That can’t be stated enough. It looks far better than the CGI garbage everywhere today or overdone makeup. I like it more than the walking dead, resident evil, you name it. I also love the simplicity of the story yet how powerful it really is. I saw it when I was 7 years old before the original and it gave me nightmares for years. This film deserves to be continuously promoted until it gets the recognition it deserves. Great review!
I grew up watching these night of the living dead in Peru back in the 90s and when I came back to the USA I found out there was the original one in black in white movie and then dawn and day of the dead
great review, you guys should review children of the corn :) the original of course
I was 25 when I saw this. I had seen the original, and "Dawn of the Dead" and I liked it at the time. I think it still holds up.
This remake is awesome. You have been on this road before. You think it goes right but now it goes left. Brilent!
The original resident evil game came out in 1996 that’s six years after these movie came out
I think you guys did a great job but I disagree with your assessment of her having a breakdown when she goes outside . You even brought it up earlier in the video when Barbara say “ They are slow. Why don’t we walk past them.” And Ben says no. She is actually testing her theory and when it occurs to her she was right she sees the ghouls eating the gas pump morons, it shows on her face what a waste it was for them to die when if they would have just did what she asked they would have all been ok. That is why she kept walking in a circle around the ghoul and pushing at it. She completely had all of her faculties.
I think Patricia Tallman is one of the greatest actresses that ever existed. She starred in Babylon 5, the greatest television series ever. If you fuckers ever review Babylon 5, you better praise it with everything you got. If not, I will pwn you forever.
P.S. I love you guys, you love all the movies I love.
love the reviews btw, i work away alot and these keep me sane of an evening
Great reviews fellas! My new dinner time "television" is watching quality content provided by people like yourselves.
You could say Barbra was too helpless in the first one, but it's not because she's a woman, it was set up that she had a phobia of the dead. She represents a character trapped, and drowning in fear and isolation. Let's be honest, a lot of armchair worriers would probably shit themselves and go catatonic in real life, so I don't blame Barbra, and this is one time when you can say it wasn't all about the trope of 'woman weak', especially when you consider Helen opposing her husband and being fairly strong and outspoken, while Judy is brave enough that even though Tom is trying to protect her, she still runs out against his wishes to face the ghouls. Further, if you can say Barbra was the weak woman, you can say Harry was the weak man. I can understand people wanting Barbra to be more proactive like she is at the end, but that's part of the frustration; These are human beings in an incomprehensibly bad situation.
As far as the re-make goes, I fear there was so much "why does the woman have to be so weak blah blah blah" that there was an overcompensation with Barbra and a weakening of Ben. As if that wasn't bad enough, Tom is played almost for laughs as a complete moron by blowing up the gas pump when he shoots at the lock. It's a Hollywood trope that any spark is going to blow up a gas tank, as if this shit is nitroglycerin. You can see videos of nozzles catching fire (but not blowing up the car or the pump) due to a spark as the metal end touches the metal car, but even then its just the end of the nozzle that catches fire, because it's the fumes that catch fire, not the liquid. The way it was done in the original film was more realistic with the gas spilling all over and the torch catching it on fire because everyone is so frantic. If the bottom of the gas tank catches fire, it can vaporize the gas and cause it to blow up. But anyway, beyond that, Johnny is an even bigger douche while Harry is practically a mustache twirling villain. Long story short, all the men, and I mean ALL the men in the remake get knocked down a notch while Helen and Judy are more or less the same and Barbra gets raised up about 5 notches. Btw, don't even get me started with the rednecks at the end who's sick shit is cranked up to 11. Personally, I feel the original is more even-handed and realistic. Also, where the fuck are the zombies that use tools? The quality and makeup may be better, but ultimately, without Savini's gore to bolster the realism as it could have, I find that the remake has next to nothing over the original.
Savini’s remake gets no respect - its better than the original! Tony Todd is amazing as Ben and Patricia Tallman was awesome as Barbara
I HOPE YOU MAKE A REVIEW , FOR THE ORIGINAL DAWN AND DAY....OF THE DEAD
Or maybe take the butt of the shotgun and hit the fucking lock. I was screaming like tony Todd’s Ben at the screen. I agree with the Barbra shooting.
russell streiner who played johnny in the original also played the eyepatch sherrif in the remake!.
@17:57 I always said this. Tear up the stairs and just wait at the top til help arrives. They all would have survived minus Cooper's girl.
The gas pump explosion is Darwin as Ya can get. Lol
I was so happy when Toms screaming banshee of a girlfriend got blown up. Its a shame for Tom, i liked him 😅
I liked this movie better than the original.
well yes, looking back over distant and near history, humans haven't changed much
Indeed, nobody could call it a cash-in when George got shafted by the usual suspects.
I like this one much more than the original. It's a shame that it was kinda hampered by the studio.
The remake blows. They threw too much of the original in a dumpster.
Depending on the day....I enjoy this more then the original
Remake was ok, I even liked the Barbara character as a hero, did they have to make the other characters weaker?
You missed it. The photo on Mom's headstone is Nancy Reagan.
Day of the Dead and Night 90 are my favorite zombie movies
Great review guys!! I’m totally gonna check out this movie now 👍👍👍
Always excellent reviews
Thanks
They're crazy they're out of their minds you bunch of yo yos
I thought the guy hiding out in the attic near the end of the film was a nice touch
Yes rip up the stairs
I prefer this to the original. Sue me.
Can you guys please do Dawn of the Dead remake? Please!
Yesss. This is one of those rare remakes that not only matches but in my opinion surpasses the original in most respects, although the 1968 version will always be THE classic of classics not just for the zombie genre but horror in general *:)*
4:22 Remakes have been happening since the 1940s.
kicks the hell out of the dawn of the dead remake.
Never watch the original but this is my favorite zombie movie of all time. I guess I will have to watch the original now! I will also need to watch the original Dawn of the Dead, I only saw the remake and... thought it was just too much. The zombie baby just destroyed that movie for me.
A rare occurrence where both the original and remake are great long live both films
Just another lazy Sunday spent browsing your videos, so what better chance to knock up a list of films for you guys to consider reviewing:
Thief (1981)
The Hills have eyes (original and/or remake)
Westworld (1973)
The Hitcher (1986)
Blind Fury (1989)
We are what we are (2013)
The Fountain (2006)
Requiem for a dream (2000)
Mr Nobody (2009)
The Burbs (1989)
Stand by me (1986)
One hour Photo (2002)
Apocalypto (2006)
Licence to drive (1988)
Stake land (2010)
Cold in July (2014)
Lost River (2014)
And finally, anything by Nicholas Winding Refn. Please do consider! Cheers Guys :)
~ raising cain? . . .
The absolutely worst part of the movie was the obnoxious screaming of the blonde girl
Night90 is my favorite horror movie!😮
The original first seen zombie didn’t sprint, but he was fast enough to catch up to a rolling car, and tembeeed enough to use bricks as tools etc. The fast smart zombie isn’t a new era thing.
*turn up*
34 :59 the Blood being splattered on the hung up Trowel is a , i think , obvious nod to the first original ones Daughter kills her mom with a trowel scene.
That scene makes no sense at all why the girl murders her mum with a trowel instead of eating her it isn't usual Zombie behaviour unless you go by other films where it is mentioned they still have human memories so I'm guessing the girl hated her mother when she was alive