Night of the Living Dead

One of the best horror remakes out there and easily one of the best horror films of the 1990s. The 4k transfer looks great and contains both the original and the new uncut edition with the black-and-white opening sequence. The disc contains both a 7.1 and 5.1 mix, and the sound in general is terrific, with clearly audible dialog, booming action, and a creepy score that pops at just the right times. The original is a classic, but this version improves on the original both technically and story wise. Barbara's character arc is particularly well executed. Both Patricia Tallman and Tony Todd give memorable performances. Worth a watch if you haven't seen it, and if you have, the new 4k is worth the upgrade.

I grabbed this release after missing out on the Twilight Time release that came out a few years ago. Night of the Living Dead (1990) was one of the first "remakes" of its kind, and it's great. There's enough changes from the original film that makes it unique, yet it keeps the feeling of bleakness and despair from the original film intact. Quick story: The original Night of the Living Dead (directed by George Romero) was originally titled "Night of the Flesh Eaters." Literally a day before release, they recieved a letter from an attorney stating that the title "Night of the Flesh Eaters" was already used. So George and Co. changed the title and the rest is history. HOWEVER, George and Co. forgot to trademark the title. Someone took notice and now there's hundreds of VHS and DVD releases of the original film. It's public domain. In 1989, Tom Savini (who did the makeup for George on "Dawn" and "Day" as well as "Friday the 13th") was contacted by George to remake the film. Well, Mr. Savini did a fantastic job and was a really cool guy about it. He even discussed how he tried to involve as many people that worked on the original 1968 film so they can "make some money" from the work they did in the first place. Awesome guy. Anyway, Night of the Living Dead (1990) came out on DVD many, many years ago and the first Blu-Ray release in the United States was via Twilight Time Entertainment back in......2013/2014? Now, Twilight Time Entertainment is a niche label and because of this, their releases are expensive AND limited (3000 copies in this case). In fact, most new releases from them is $30-$35 at pre-order and in the case of NOTLD (1990) was sold out in the pre-order stage. Time passed, pre-orders completely sold out and the Twilight Time version releases..........well, its botched. The transfer is too dark, color is off, there's a blue-ish tint to the film (despite supposedly being approved by Savini). Needless to say, US fans are NOT happy. To boot, due to the rareity of the Twilight Time release, expect to pay $80-$90-$100 on ebay for it. Fast forward to 2016. The Australian label, Umbrella Entertainment releases this version, completely corrected to the original theatrical release, presented in 1080p, no blue-ish tint, not dark, completely a MUCH better transfer. It's not perfect, don't expect a 4k scan, there are some minimal artifacts (pops and scratches) but its not unwatchable by any means. In fact, its the best we're going to get for now. Included are several bonus features including commentary, a "The Dead Walks" doc which covers a bit about the original film and the remake, makeup tests, etc. This disc has more features than the really expensive Twilight Time release by far. Also, although the disc is marked as a Region "B" release, I have tried the disc on both a Region A locked standalone blu-ray player and a United States Sony Playstation 4 console. Both the film and the special features played just fine on both devices. This item can be bought directly from the distributor's (Umbrella) website and here on Amazon. Amazon I believe is a couple bucks more expensive, BUT you'll probably get it faster than getting a shipment from Australia.

I can see why this movie was sold out so quickly and that I was fortunate enough to pre order a copy. I consider this one of the best horror movie remakes and I was thrilled to see that this was announced. The new uncensored directors cut is even better than the theatrical and gives off more impressive makeup and gore effects. It features my favorite performance of the late Tony Todd who played Ben here to perfection. Even though this steelbook really was limited I can say this to fans that it was definitely worth the hype.

This film gets an undeserved trashing from many critics and fans of the original 1968 George Romero film. I am a fan of the first film which I saw under ideal conditions in the summer of '68 at a drive-in theater located in the Ohio countryside and surrounded by cornfields (talk about spooky...). I'm a fan of the remake as well and don't really see why some people don't. Of course there's the general rule that you don't remake a classic and as a rule that's true. Remakes of classics almost never live up to the originals and usually are total failures. I think a lot of people were mad that this film was even made and automatically dismissed it. But this film was a product of George Romero (executive Producer and writer) who wrote the script based on his original, written with John A. Russo. It was directed by Romero's make-up artist from Dawn of the Dead, Tom Savini. Therefore it's not some studio's rip off attempt but something coming from the source of the original. Most people know Romero didn't copyright the original and basically never made a dime out of its enormous, genre-changing success, and so some say the remake was done so he'd have a copyrighted version. Though this must have figured in, I don't believe it was the only concern. Romero went on to make two sequels (and later more) in color and may have aesthetically felt that the black-and-white original seemed like it was from another era entirely and that the Trilogy needed a first chapter in color. Secondly, there was the well-publicized change in the character of Barbara, who went from traumatized mute to active defender. Many people liked this change, but some felt it was some kind of politically correct move and reacted negatively. I like the new Barbara much better than the old, who only sat around catatonically until her untimely end. The new Barbara assists in defending the farmhouse and is eventually shown to make good decisions. The film pretty much follows the original except for the change in Barbara until the ending, which is quite different. The rest of the cast is good with the exception of Tom Towles as Harry Cooper, who over delivers his angry lines turning everything into a shouting match., though some of that is simply the way the part is written. Cooper always was an unsympathetic character but here he's practically diabolical. My only other quibble with the remake (and it can apply to the original as well) is where are all these zombies coming from? This is an isolated farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, yet there seem to be scores of the creatures. Even counting the fact that there are some neighbors and Pennsylvania isn't Wyoming, it still seems like too many in a short time. If there is a real problem with this film it's just that it lacks the shock and deep, disturbing effect of the original. But this was made in 1990, ,after all the Eighties slasher-films and gorefests and any number of films with cynical endings. The power of the first film was due to the fact that it was so transgressive with its nice young couple getting killed, its downbeat ending and the fact that it was the ultimate gore film of its day. A movie like the original, coming in the heyday of the Mid-Sixties in its optimism was like a bucket of cold water to the face. It was a shock that will never be forgotten. This movie does not reproduce that because it can't. Times have changed, even more-so since 1990. But it's a solid film that is worth seeing.

Excellent product no complaints. Order placed December 19, 2025. Authorized charge January 8th. Delivered on the 10th. Why was the item sitting on a shelf for 2 weeks. Amazon failed with delivery service this time. Beware of the timeline. That could mess up your balances.

One of the best remakes of a classic ever and now in its uncut form (which it should have been from day one) George and Tom did real good with this one.

Edizione australiana del film di Tom Savini. assicuratevi di poter leggere il disco sul vostro lettore prima di acquistare.

Excelente pieza, y lo mejor es qué con subtítulos en español, no sólo la película sí no también todos los extras, sin duda una pieza qué no debe faltar

Great disc.there was a 14 dollar suprise charge from the sender i would rathet not have paid.

Es un excelente producto, contiene: 1 disco DVD Audio original en ingles 2.0 Dolby surround Subtitulos en español únicamente Región 1 Widescreen es muy recomendable para la colección, el envío como siempre excelente, gracias