NOTLD: Survivors cut?

[_liam_]

sorry to be a tard, but i have no idea what this is...

http://imdb.com/title/tt0496361/

anyone seen it? as bad as it sounds?

[slickwilly13]

That's the first I have heard of it. I'm curious, too.

[Andy]

Night of the Living Dead SURVIVOR'S CUT by Dean Lachiusa is a fast-paced, contemporary revision of the classic horror film that has generated a flurry of attention. Here's what the critics are saying: Creature-Corner(Dave Dreher) "...Lachiusa also applies an interesting use of color to enhance the story ...it is almost like watching a different film ...It really is worth your time."Cinescape Magazine (News Editor) "...Lachiusa has added a new beginning and various new elements including flashbacks to show more about Barbara and Johnny, along with some radio broadcasts to flesh out the story a bit more." Diabolical-Dominion (Steven ReAnimator) "...Earlier today I stumbled across an amazing piece of 'history' as it were ...with a new begining, flashbacks of the story of Johnny and Barbara, addition of color to enhance certain scenes ...it really is quite a sight..." Dread Central (Ryan Rotten) "...I know you savvy Romero completists out there will be interested in checking this out..." Product Description. Night of the Living Dead SURVIVOR'S CUT by Dean Lachiusa is a fast-paced, contemporary revision of the classic horror film that has generated a flurry of critical acclaim. With 72 minutes of face-paced thrills, the film is digitally enhanced with NEW footage and special effects. Lachiusa digitally created new camera-angles which provide perspective and abstract-color that is used to flesh out the mood of the film at just the right time. Night of the Living Dead Survivor's Cut is a unique edit of the classic horror film that documents the events that took place during this most infamous and gruesome record of human reanimation. The "Survivors Cut" is a must see for any movie lover, especially classic-film, horror, goth, gore and drive-in movie fans. If you enjoy movies like Evil Dead or George Romero's NOTLD Millennium Edition, then you'll appreciate this salute to the classics. A great Zombie flick for Halloween too!

sounds like another 30th anniversary edition to me. :shifty:

[slickwilly13]

Hold on. They can't put Evil Dead and Night crappy edition in the same category of greatness. That's just wrong. So in other words, if you hate Night crappy edition then you'll probably hate this version, too.

[Brubaker]

The beauty of public domain *snorts loudly*

I was thinking of starting a similar thread awhile back when I first saw it listed on Amazon.com, but spent some time researching this "movie" then eventually came to the conclusion it was likely just another hackjob. I hear some people gave it favorable reviews, though.

[axlish]

It is a good fan edit, not anything near the vein that the 30th anniversary edition tapped into. Download it somewhere. It is public domain and this dude is making cash on it.

[EvilNed]

How can that guy be listed as the sole director? The director does a hell of a lot more than "edit" the film.

[capncnut]

I wasn't too appalled by NOTLD 30th so I would be quite interested to check this out.

72 Mins? Now that's what I call fast-paced!

[DEAD BEAT]

i could give to shiits about barb and johnny's flashback,but the other stuff seems cool!:cool:

[Danny]

i smell another 30th anniversary ****e-fest.:barf:

[Brubaker]

sorry to be a tard, but i have no idea what this is...

http://imdb.com/title/tt0496361/

anyone seen it? as bad as it sounds?

Nah, you're not a tard. The only tards around here are the folks who use someone else's work as their own canvas and have the gall to sell it on Amazon.com I've seen that Survivor's Cut listed on there for sale.

Public domain or not, it is all a little bit creepy. I'm almost certain the original (or at least the best known) versions of Little Shop of Horrors and House on Haunted Hill are both public domain movies, like Night of the Living Dead. Yet you don't see these same fly-by-night crooks rereleasing, reshooting, editing or hacking those babies to pieces and then offering them up for sale to someone who may be shopping online for a legitimate release to give to a friend or relative or to add to their own dvd collection. A travesty, I tell ya.

[Danny]

thats cus the others would require more work than a house some people and some face paints:p

[axlish]

There is no additional footage accept for some shots of a venus probe. No new zombies, this is nothing like the 30th. It is a fun watch. The only issue I have with it is the dude is trying to make money off of it. He should host a torrent download of it and be honored that anyone would care to look at it.

[_liam_]

cheers for the posts guys.

how about a democratically edited HPOTD edition of NOTLD...ie exactly the same as the original, there only to balance out the growing number of ****ted up versions that exist (i count 4 so far, colourised,n30, survivors cut, and there's a cut up version with the new music from n30 but not the new scenes that bensonsworld.co.uk used to give away for free).

a nice, cleaned up, VIDfired edition of Hpotd would be nice. although there is something to be said for the pops & crackles of an old print...

[DEAD BEAT]

There is no additional footage accept for some shots of a venus probe. No new zombies, this is nothing like the 30th. It is a fun watch. The only issue I have with it is the dude is trying to make money off of it. He should host a torrent download of it and be honored that anyone would care to look at it.


speaking of probe's,someone should probe the asshole reponsible for this pile of dung!!
:sneaky:

[Mutineer]

Why does everyone always cry about the public domain of Night ?

It is what it is.

[axlish]

Why does everyone always cry about the public domain of Night ?

It is what it is.

Who cried about it?

[Mutineer]

:rolleyes: :confused:

[DEAD BEAT]

Why does everyone always cry about the public domain of Night ?

It is what it is.

sounds like we have ourselves a revolutionary!
:rolleyes:

[bassman]

I don't think anyone is losing sleep over it, but it's just unfortunate that the creators of one of the great film classics don't get to see as much cash from it as they should.

[TwoGunBob]

I'm totally crying that Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter is public domain these days! IT IS INJUSTICE! :mad:

[Mutineer]

now if there is a film alive today that deserves a proper remake ....

[Brubaker]

Who cried about it?

I think that was me.

Let's cut to the chase. I'm thinking of the average consumer. Not everybody is "in the know" as to which version of Night of the Living Dead is the best to get. People around here can read the posted thread as to which dvd they should be getting.

However, a casual viewer who doesn't know of this site may walk into a movie shop or head for a place like Amazon (or even Ebay) to find Night of the Living Dead. Maybe it is for themselves or somebody else. It isn't like you can trust every review on a web site. Many Amazon reviews (and reviewers) are bupkus, pure and simple. Then again, half the products you find from small companies either don't have any reviews at all or feature reviews from people reviewing the wrong version of a given product (director's cut vs widescreen theater version or original version versus some reissue).

I don't lose sleep over it. However, it doesn't sit well that well-meaning people might end up purchasing a version of Night of the Living Dead pieced together (and tampered with) by someone living in his parent's basement, sitting on a rented sofa with pizza stains on his pj's and holes in his socks. All while thinking it is legitimate. It is crazy to think that type of stuff is being sold online through a site like Amazon, which in itself means you can find it about anywhere.

I'd sooner buy a budget priced copy of Night at a dollar store (and I've seen them there), because at least you are getting the film as originally intended, bottom line, and I don't care what John Russo has to say about that! It isn't all about who gets the money or even the picture quality (seeing that some versions of the 68' look better than others), it is also about seeing the movie as GAR laid it out and not some huckster who probably wasn't even born in 68'.

When it comes to the money, though, I am sure there are "fan versions/edits" of Night, which can be seen (or downloaded) online free of charge, that are probably a damn sight better than what this dude churned out, whoever he is.

Thankfully, I just looked and it is not available on Amazon or Ebay. Still posted on Amazon but no way to buy it.