Not *A* zombie movie but *THE* zombie movie. The ending is a gut punch and hurts on so many levels, even today, and still feels (unfortunately) very relevant. So glad you’re watching this classic. 🖤

I always wondered why the lead actor, Duane Jones, didn't have a better career than he did. His acting was really good in this movie. He should have gotten more parts. Anyway, great reaction, well done.

@sdhartley74

9 ай бұрын

he died pretty young. He would've done great work otherwise.

@tommc3622

9 ай бұрын

George himself has said Duane being black had absolutely nothing to do with his casting in the lead role. He was simply the best actor that they knew.

@anthonymunn8633

9 ай бұрын

I get the impression he just wasn't that interested in the business,and became a professor at a University in NYC until his death in '88.He did have a lead role in the cult movie Ganja & Hess.

@tabeccaletford408

8 ай бұрын

Yes,he gave a great performance in this movie

@zacharyalthouse3490

8 ай бұрын

He kinda gives off a Sidney Poitier vibes

Interesting fact: Due to the original distributor of this film, Walter Reade, forgetting to put a copyright mark on the movie prints, the moment this movie was released, it went into the public domain. There is no copyright on the original movie.

@mrshiftd

4 ай бұрын

Ya, so why are these guys editing this movie like it is lol

In 1975 I was eight years old and my 15-year-old brother was babysitting me. This movie came on late night TV and he allowed me to watch it with him as long as I didn’t tell mom and dad. It fried my brain and gave me nightmares for weeks, but it also ignited my love for all things horror. R.I.P. George A Romero

@thamnosma

9 ай бұрын

They’re coming for you Barbara

@kencoakley3959

9 ай бұрын

According to George Romero, the woman at the top of the stairs didn't turn because there wasn't enough left of her to reanimate.

The 1990 remake is pretty good. It deserves some love from reactors

@johnmarcey7176

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

@gallendugall8913

9 ай бұрын

And it has Patricia Tallman in it. She's dreamy!

@cflournoy1529

9 ай бұрын

For sure!!! It was really good but nobody mentions it.

@emilsitka9537

9 ай бұрын

It's impossible to improve upon this original. Might as well remake Citizen Kane.

@stonevisionmedia

9 ай бұрын

Nope

When george romero was asked about the ending once the interviewer said" so not one bit of comfort for the audience George?" To which george grinned and replied " theres always the refreshment stand"

My all time favorite movie! Barbara wasn't turning into zombie. She was basically going catatonic, you also have to remember this was the late 60s so reaction to a black man, hitting a white woman in a movie, I can only imagine that reaction, also adding to that. As Zay pointed out did they not see Ben's gun? We don't know. Did they shoot think he was a zombie or for other reasons.. I loved the soundtrack and the hard black and white cuts. It was originally called "Night of the flesh eaters" on your rating scale for me its a solid 9.999 however I understand your ratings and commentary 100% An idea to make a movie, an experiment that spawned a genre, its no surprise this movie is preserved by the library of congress. At the start Johnny told her "They're coming to get you Barbara!" At the end, turns out he was correct. Okay im going to stop geeking out lol thank you so so much for watching this.

@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735

9 ай бұрын

We know. Romero and everyone else involved have said this had nothing to do with race. They just happened to cast a black actor as Ben.

@justjasyn292

9 ай бұрын

@@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735 Of course, im talking about in an interview when he was talking about audience reaction to the movie

@Staceysprobablycrying

9 ай бұрын

Love to see people love this movie ! 😊❤️

@johnmarcey7176

9 ай бұрын

@@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735 the ending for sure tells me it had something to do with race

@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735

9 ай бұрын

@@johnmarcey7176 That's your own racism showing.

In the movie “Shaun of the Dead” Ed says the line “We’re coming to get you Barbara” to Shaun’s mom in a nice homage to this film.

I worked with a lady who saw this movie in a drive-in theater during its initial release, when she was a teenager. She said it was absolutely terrifying- that she and her friends couldn't believe what they were seeing, as they'd never seen anything like it before. Every time I watch it I see something different to appreciate about it.

With this movie, George Romero invented what we now know of as zombies. This was the very first true zombie movie. The term zombie originated in the 1800s and there are movies that predate this one which utilize zombies of a different variety (ie White Zombie, I Walked with a Zombie) but they are not what we would refer to as zombie movies today. This film was written by George Romero and John Russo. However, due to philosophical differences between the two, they split up and each made their own zombie franchises which are both sequels to this movie. George Romero created the Dead series (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, etc), and John Russo created the Return of the Living Dead series.

@joecarr5412

9 ай бұрын

Oddly ,the word Zombie is never mentioned in film..( Mafia never mentioned in The Godfather, Beatles never mentioned in A Hard Days Night )🙂🙂

@evacombs9720

9 ай бұрын

I explain Night of the Living Dead (to sell people on watching it) as: Romero is to modern zombies as Tolkien is to fantasy. - Did either "invent them" wholesale? No. Did both of them define their modern genres? Absolutely (though in slightly deferent ways).

@bengilbert7655

9 ай бұрын

Great movie but I would say that the earlier films had the "true" zombies that were based on real voodoo superstition. The Comic Code Authority banned the use of "Zombie" in comic books but in the 70s they began using the word "zuvembie" to sneak zombies under the radar. The term was invented by Robert E. Howard for his 1938 story "Pigeons From Hell."

I think you two would love to react to the original Psycho film (1960). A Hitchcock masterpiece in psychological horror.

I remember when I finally decided to watch this movie because everyone was always like, "It's so great and fantastic...". I was so angry when I finally did watch it. I was like, "WTF is this ending!". I was like, never again. I loved y'all's reaction.

You have to keep in mind that this was the first of this kind of zombie movie. Before this all of the zombies were created by Voodoo. So George was writing all of the rules himself and making this film with very little money. So the characters in the film didn't have all of the info that you did. I have met George Romero when I got to act in a small film he directed for his son's film class. He was a very nice guy, and yes he is tall.

I saw this movie when I was around 8 years old. My parents went on some sort of nature retreat with other adult couples and took me along. I was the only kid. They showed this movie as the entertainment. Then when it was over we all went to bed in the cabins there. All good except there were no curtains on the windows. I could easily see all the woods and the lake outside omg it was a nightmare.

@kelvinthompson1660

9 ай бұрын

That sounds awful

Great reactions you two to this iconic classic...you both should check the two sequels by George Romero - Dawn Of The Dead (1978) & Day Of The Dead (1985). The original dead trilogy. 🧟

@bfdidc6604

9 ай бұрын

Honestly, I like Dawn and Day much more than Night.

Welcome to the classic that started it all...zombie-wise.

I was like, “don’t worry, your love for her will be short lived” haha.

Many thanks to Cameron and Isaiah! 🧟‍♀ Oh, I'm so glad y'all are doing this one. 🧟‍♂ I love it so much... I even made a parody of it in the 90s. 🧟 #CamAndZay #GeorgeARomero #NightOfTheLivingDead #NightOfTheLivingDead1968

Oldie but goodie. This classic scared a lot of people back in the day. Great that you young men are not afraid to give older movies a chance. Nice work

Great pick!! This is the ultimate "claustrophobic" movie where you're trapped inside and the things outside are trying to get inside to get you. There are movies like that but this one is one of the best to give you that feeling throughout. If that actually happened I'd spend the whole time sealed in the basement hoping that Uncle Benjen would ride in with that flaming ball on the chain. Dawn Of The Dead (1978) is also a great movie and worth seeing.,

That was the FIRST . Not really the first movie with Zombies in it . But the Beginning of the Zombie lore in film , and the film that Launched every zombie film we know today. Fun Fact is , Romero filmed this basically as a graduate student of film school. He filmed it on 16 MM film, with practically no budget. He DID NOT copyright the film. Therefore it is in the Public domain, and ANYONE can remake it at will , and as we know over the years several have. Still , the next decade after this film was made, we saw the crafting , and finessing of the Zombie Lore by Romero , and other writer/directors.ALSO..YES Romero used the small "red Herring " Moments cleverly , and subtly in the film . This film has become a cult classic because of the incredible level of production value considering the budget of only $100,000 bucks. Incredibly low , even for that time.

This is the first modern zombie movie, even though some of the zombie characteristics evolved over time. Before this, zombies were a voodoo thing; a person or corpse under the magical command of a witch doctor or voodoo queen to kill enemies or retrieve valuables.

Its adorable when youngsters always expect post credit scenes

In the 1990 version, they put a very satisfying twist on the end. Stronger female lead, too. It really wasn't too bad, as remakes go.

@cflournoy1529

9 ай бұрын

I thought it was very good!

@RiFFxxx

9 ай бұрын

Yeah i loved it @@cflournoy1529

If you want another great, classic horror movie, Black Christmas from 1974 is the original slasher film. You don’t see a lot of the violence, but it’s filmed in a terrifying way. It was filmed in Canada and many of the SCTV crew were involved in the cast, as well as Keir Dullea from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s a great horror movie, but in colour.

I haven’t seen this one either. That’s so crazy, cause the zombie genre is one of my favorites.

Plenty of comments here arguing semantics. The fact is, prior to this film a zombie was essentially a golem. A being that was created through magic to do it's master's bidding. ... The concept of an apocalypse of the dead reanimating en-masse with a desire to consume the living was brand new in 1968. What we think of today as a "Zombie" started with this film and George Romero. R.I.P.

I never get tired of watching this,brilliant movie, it's such an influential classic. Even people who don't really like horror love this movie

The official George A. Romero zombie films are: "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) "Day of the Dead" (1985) "Land of the Dead" (2005) "Diary of the Dead" (2007) "Survival of the Dead" (2009)

They're coming to get you Barbara! 😂 Don't slap unless you want to get slapped!

@Cam&Zay this was the Original Zombie apocalypse film in movie History. You 2 watched the Edited version because in the Original version the men say "Hey Look at that Coon!" And killed Ben because he was Black and Not because they thought he was a Zombie. This film was made in 1968 and George Romero wanted to add his commentary on the Racial tension of the Era. Even with all of the Great things that Ben did, he was Murdered by Racism proving that People are the Worst Monsters in our World.

@RNace74

2 ай бұрын

I have been a fan of this movie since the late 70s, I have never heard of this. What is your source?

Classic line - "They're coming to get you Barbara"

To continue with this, you should watch the sequel, Dawn Of The Dead (1978), the quintessential zombie dead movie and my personal favorite horror, zombie movie of ALL time. Then, you follow up with The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) and find out if Night Of The Living Dead is based on a true event. Hint: It's all in good fun to watch.

@arifeannor9573

9 ай бұрын

Day of The Dead is also a must before return, Day of The Dead is where Savini really masters his skill.

@MLJ7956

9 ай бұрын

Day Of The Dead (1985) then Return....

@BlackDouglas1000

9 ай бұрын

Cam is gonna need a bucket near by.

@hollywoodguy70

9 ай бұрын

Return of the Living Dead is its own series. It has nothing to do with the Romero zombies

@zatoichi1

9 ай бұрын

Exactly. Return of the Living Dead is a great movie but has nothing to do with the Romero series. The later entry in Romero's series is Land of the Dead.

GenZ rectors - "one good thing is zombies are slow & can't run right???" The Original Zombie 1# that ever existed in movie history - "yeah a can actually run & I can also use weapons too"

I loved your review but, I wonder if you would have rated this film higher if you were more aware that this film was number one, a low budget film and the first of it's kind. There simply were no zombie films before this one, Night of the Living Dead was the creation of the entire genre. Another big thing you younglings might appreciate is the fact that at the time this film was made, the role of Ben as a hero character as a black man was simply unheard of at the time. You guys seemed to be completely unaware that when this film was made, the idea that a black man would star in a film in which he is the smartest character was totally groundbreaking. The genius of this film appeared on a number of fronts that made this a groundbreaking cultural impact statement in it's time, but because it's also a terrifying horror film, the cultural statements it makes aren't even questioned by the audience. Night of the Living Dead is an artistic achievement that became a timeless classic for many many reasons. Also - This film was made shortly after color film became the standard, it actually cost more to produce it in B&W because B&W film was being phased out and was more expensive than color film at the time.

I first watched this when I was pretty young, on Halloween, after trick or treating. Ever since then, I watch it every Halloween night with candy. It's a nostalgic classic for me. Glad you liked it! Great react.

17:54 Helen *cooked* his áss 🤣😂 Sadly, there’s always a “Harry” in these type of disastrous situations!!!

My interpretation was that Barbara's reasoning just shut down because she was so traumatized and that's why she ran into the arms of Zombie Johnny without hesitation.

“They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” 👁️👄👁️

Now you must see Dawn. The original from 1978. THE best zombie movie / horror film ever made.

one of the greatest gut-punch endings in movie history. all that nightlong frenzied heroic effort only to get capped by the posse at dawn.

Imagine if zombies could talk, and were smart and could pretend to be living people who needed rescue and they would shout "Help" and when you went to help them, they would bite you. That would be a new layer of paranoia.

@MLJ7956

9 ай бұрын

Ever seen Return Of The Living Dead (1985)???

@arifeannor9573

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, that would be totally crazy, and it would also be crazy if they were only interested in getting into your head.

@sasamichan

9 ай бұрын

@@MLJ7956 no. I've skipped most modern or heavily gory films But I am curious if Barbera gets seen or named in the sequels.

@katiestewart5688

9 ай бұрын

​@@sasamichandude everything you said is in return of the living dead 1 and 2

I hung out at a lounge in the seventies. Tom (Keith Wayne) was the singer there. He became a chiropractor in the eighties and then died by suicide in 1995.

@funeralforahorse

8 ай бұрын

Actor >lounge singer > chiropractor > untimely death. A tale as old as time

It reminds me of the original Twilight zone. Love that show.

"Unfortunately we got stuck with Bumble Bee" lol

I found your channel on random but have subscribed because you seem to have covered all my favourites lol. Keep it going lads 👍 This was one of the most influential films I saw as a kid. I was shocked in recent years when Kyra Schonn complimented my dog on Facebook lol. Lovely lady, does a lot for animal charities. Was nice to cross paths with a legend out of the blue.

I wanted to be a teenage zombie in Dawn of the Dead when Romero asked for people to come out to the mall to be zinbie extras. My mother resfused to allow it. She "made it up to me" a year later when we were extras in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh...an alleged comedy.

what you can't have today is the effect of seeing this without ever having seen anything like it before...

SLAP! “That was not okay!” Followed by uncontrollable laughter. Great reaction! You guys crack me up! 😂

You should see "Shaun of the Dead" .... there's a line in the movie where one of the characters shouts "We're coming to get you, Barbara!" (a tribute to this movie, lol). Always a fun reaction, guys! So fun.

They say kids will eat you out of house and home...

This movie scared the bejesus outta me when it came out!

You said this was a kind of classic. Show it some respect. It is NOT just a classic zombie film. This is THE classic. It introduced the Zombie tropes of eating the living. And destroying the brain.

Something to keep in mind: the series splits in two after this. George Romero went on to make the '___ of the Dead' series, while his cohort, Russo, went on to make the Return of the Living Dead. So, if you want to watch them in order, this film is always the start. Then, for Romero's classics, it's pretty easy (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead). I suggest watching Dawn and Day first, then hit Return of the Living Dead. The two branches from this film have pretty drastic tone differences. This movie also got a remake in the 90's worth watching.

@zatoichi1

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Romero's Land of the Dead from the 2000's. That's a great return with great perfomances from Dennis Hopper and John Leguizamo.

@TimedRevolver

9 ай бұрын

@@zatoichi1 Not ignoring it, I was just talking about the classics, not the newer films.

Romero did a buttload of zombie flicks.This is just the first one.

Another thing to keep in mind here: the characters in the movie did not know that people who were bit by zombies become zombies. That rule was basically invented here. So they didnt assume that anyone in the house would become a zombie. They only just heard on the radio that some type of virus was apparently involved and it affected already dead people.

One of the best public domain horror movies ever

@marcellee7215

9 ай бұрын

This movie is in public domain. So I guess, you can post the entire movie here.

@MikeyFilms

9 ай бұрын

​@@marcellee7215you can, most people don't know it is but yeah you can show the entire reaction, only some of the music is copyrighted

Night Of The Living Dead (1968) is the birth of the modern zombie, but George A. Romero & John A. Russo pulled inspiration and material for their script from the first film adaptation of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, The Last Man On Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price. I highly recommend checking that film out, especially if you’ve seen the 3rd adaptation of I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith, (the second adaptation is The Omega Man (1971) starring Charlton Heston-The Smith adaptation pulls most of its story from that one. The creators of the second adaptation wanted to go in a pointedly different direction than the Price adaptation and made the antagonists a vampiric cult rather than the ‘ghouls’ that inspired Night Of The Living Dead.) Return Of The Living Dead (1985) is my all-time favorite film. I highly recommend checking it out. Within the story of Return, the film is made out to be a sequel to Night, (they reference Night as an event that happened,) but it is not actually a sequel. It is, however, a Horror Comedy and in my opinion the epitome of the Horror Comedy genre. *In short: Romero gets to use “…Of The Dead” & Russo gets to use “…Living Dead,” for their subsequent film titles. Return Of The Living Dead 3 (1993) is really the only sequel of that off-shoot worth watching, and it is more of a Brian Yuzna Body Horror film than a Zombie Horror film. The Italian film by Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979) was marketed as a sequel to Night, it is not, (obviously,) but it is also worth watching. Now, to the actual sequel. Dawn Of The Dead (1978,) by George A. Romero is the second installment of Romero’s Dead series, (though most people place the focus on the initial trilogy,) is more of a Horror Comedy than the Drama that Night Of The Living Dead was. Complete with far more overt social commentary than what was presented in Night. Dawn Of The Dead also introduces famed special effects master Tom Savini, (though he’d worked on Deranged (1974,) a film based on the story of Ed Gein, and starring Roberts Blossom-Whom you may know as the old man from Home Alone (1990.),) most people are unfamiliar with that film. Anyway, the only thing to know going into Dawn is that the color of the makeup was a mistake and the color correction made it look more blue than was intended-Some people can’t get past that, though it’s not hard to just acknowledge it, “that’s weird, but it is what it is,” and move on. The third film, Day Of The Dead (1985,) is less comedy than probably either of the previous two films. The opening scenes of the film were also shot in my hometown of Fort Myers, Florida. Land Of The Dead (2005,) comes on the heels of the ‘what if we totally missed the point’ remake, Dawn Of The Dead (2004,) by Zack Snyder and James Gunn. That same year we also get Horror Comedy inspired by Romero’s film Shaun Of The Dead (2004.) Land & Shaun being other sides of the coin to the Dawn remake. All of the aforementioned films are absolutely worth checking out. I’d also like to recommend Night Eats The World (2018;) Little Monsters (2019;) Cargo (2017.) 🙏🏼☺️ Godspeed

Barbra is in shock! Not becoming a zombie.

Imagine seeing this for this first time at 8yrs old. 😉 most of us saw it when we were kids from the time it came out in the 60s on through the 80s. ❤️🎃 It's been an amazing experience to watch the genre expand and grow over the decades! I'm a fan of all the kinds of zombies...everyone has to come from somewhere! 😀👍

This movie is a classic! Shot for a minimum budget in Western Pennsylvania e using local actors. Pittsburghers are so proud of it and the cameo from a legend in horror show hosts, Bill Cardille. He hosted the local horror show, Chiller Theater, for many years. RIP George Romero and "Chilly" Billy Cardille.

This movie took a lot of inspiration from the first adaptation of I AM LEGEND ... 1964’s ... THE LAST MAN ON EARTH starring Vincent Price.

One of my fav horror films. Thanx so much, take care, Peace

This movie is the birth of modern horror. Dawn of the Dead (78) and Day of the Dead (85) are the direct Romero sequels... Return of the Living Dead is like alternate universe, flipped on its head sequel, originally written by the cowriter of this film but then totally rewritten as a comedy by the writer of Alien.

George Romero created the in this movie, created the Zombie Tropes we love today

For next Halloween season, put the follow up sequel on your list: Return of the Living Dead from 1985. It’s an absolute gem that did well in theaters. It has a comedic edge and one of the most beloved zombies in the genre! Trust me, you’ll love it.

These zombies were smart, they could use tools. The zombies in "the last man on earth" could talk. It was remade as "i am legend".

This movie inspired so many great videogames and other forms of zombie entertainment

Not sure if it was intentional but the slow-building details on the outbreak really reminded me of Orson Welles' War Of The Worlds radio play from a few decades earlier. If you liked how they revealed information in this movie, I'd recommend listening to this adaptation. It's available on KZread. 85 years old this October 30th and still chilling. If you do, be sure to look up details on the original broadcast's reception and even the days leading up to it, absolutely wild. The Smithsonian's website has a great article on it.

This movie is in Public Domain. You can react to it in its entirety on KZread.

I wish you guys would’ve posted. This is an uncut reaction since there is no copyright claim for this film.

Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead are the original sequels. The spin off sequels are Return of the Living Dead and so on. The spin offs are the movies that introduced zombies eating brains. There are 4 versions of Dawn of the Dead, I would recommend either the Extended version or the European version to watch.

"Invasion of the body snatchers" is another great movie from this rra.

This movie didn't create Zombies, it just brought the concept out of it's settings in the past and in to today's world, (along with other underlying issues) which was a new thing in 1968. This movie is considered a classic in several ways, including it was the beginning of the genre of horror films that followed, much like The Exorcist is considered the Granddemon of all devil possessed movies.

this was the first 'horror' movie that didn't have a comedy element to it

You guys should seek out this films unofficial sequel Return of the living dead (that film is partially played for laughs) from 1985

Saw this at the Drive-In when it came out. We were all tripping and so glad it was in b/w There's Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead & Diary Of The Dead. Return Of The Living Dead has nothing to do with George Romero. He sued for using "The Living Dead" in their title which is why that term was never used again. This movie was made on a shoestring budget using local community actors. Well done despite that.

This is the rare movie reactors don't need to edit in the same way since it's a public domain film

These zombies liked roasted flesh as well as living flesh haha.

"Dawn of the Dead " next? Let's goooo!

"They're coming to get you, Barbara......" Still a great creepy line to use on people you know, even 55 years later. Note: if your friend is not named "Barbara," adjust your taunt accordingly.

Classic 💜🖤

I"ll put this movie on and leave it going for background noise as I"m cleaning, or something like that lol.

Considering this was done with a budget of 125,000 it was a pretty good flick 👍

Interesting: Word ' Zombie ' is never mentioned in this movie 🤔🤔😁

I'm pretty sure that this movie was the reason for the rating system for movies. (IE G,PG,R) Because of peoples reaction to the violence in this movie

I've never seen this movie. 😳 What a ride! That stabbing scene in the cellar was so upsetting! Omg! But the worst most horrifying scene is when blondie crashed that classic car into a tree! I winced 😫

@blkluv100

9 ай бұрын

Well the reason they had her crash it into a tree was because it was already dented. They wanted to make it look as though the crash caused the dent.

Wow sounded like sylvester stalone there in the start

Great reaction! It is very interesting to see your detailed reaction to the films Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope and others. These are cool classic movies 👍🔥😃

Cyrano De Bergerac has some of the greatest dialogue ever. I highly recommend it. The 1950 version.

@DenizenOfTheAbyss

9 ай бұрын

This! José Ferrer is fantastic in it!

I’d like to see a Movie Palette for this film!

Mr Cooper is the guy everyone loves to hate. & Why didn't they go upstairs & block the staircase? Lol. I'd love to see you fellows reaction to Carnival of Souls & The Sadist, two more drive in theatre movies that were released around the same time as this.

Guys love your reactions, you have to watch 300 it's awesome, 👍

You have to appreciate the irony of having the black character be the last man standing when, by the horror flicks of the 80's, the cliche was if there was a black dude, he was going to be the first one killed.

The hooks were meat hooks, so they didn't have to grab him.

I think the remake (forgot the year), held up to this version pretty well... I'd recommend watching and reacting. Also... Cam ... bro... it's a black & white movie... and you got nauseous!?!? Forget about the medical field.

Guys, I think, now you've done the original night of the living dead, now do the night of the living dead remake. Then do dawn of the dead original, then dawn of dead remake. Then do day of the dead, then skip day of the dead remake. Then go straight to land of the dead. This was the original and first modern day zombie film. It was a risk on every level including making a black man the lead and then shooting him at the end. Was that because they made a mistake or did they see a black man and just shoot? Also if they had listened to Cooper they would of been fine. Unless something happened in the basement with his daughter. But there's 6 of them down there so who knows. Although this one is great and the original, my favourite has always been day of the dead. Its just down right depressing and grim. Night is a close close 2nd.

I found the trowel scene to be genuinely disturbing when I saw this the first time. Only part that stuck with me.

The classic that started it all. \you should watch Dawn of the Dead next, then for fun Shawn of the Dead (More comic yet still a great zombie movie) and then back to Romero's world with Land of the Dead.

Watch the sequel, ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978). The zombies go shopping!