NOTLD 30th Anniversary

[darth los]

It's technically not a remake, though.....is it? I consider "Night90" to be the remake of "Night". This is just another in a long line of attempts at screwing Romero over and trying to improve upon an already great film. Go figure. Didn't the guy that had a hand in "Return of the Living Dead" also have something to do with this? That makes sense to me....both are crap. Hardy har har. This film has no redeeming values whatsoever. I don't know what's going to pollute the earth longer. The memory of this film or all the wasted non biodegradable materials that were used to package it.

[C5NOTLD]

You needed one more choice in the poll: All of the above.

[SymphonicX]

I LOVED THIS VERSION! you know why? because I laughed, and laughed, and laughed....someone who's technically got 30 years of independant filmmaking under his belt hasn't managed to make ONE good ****in' movie in his lifetime (I'm of course talking about that thick rimmed glasses twat John Russo). he's just hooked onto the back of George's work for so long, and he lacks any kind of visualising. His shots don't play with space and time like Romero does, his scripting isn't even scripting...the actors he chose to add in, well they were again hilarious... its a simple LANDMARK of bad, stupid and unintentionally ironic filmmaking....why ironic? because after 30 years he's tried to make something better, and has just been shown up by the original....it makes me feel less animosity to George Lucas for what he did to Star Wars (which let's face it, wasn't necessary...) - cos at least that **** had substance. Russo is a complete idiot...a true hanger on-er...a nobody with a very thin rolodex which just has george's name in it... And this film has proven it...I can only hope to dear god that this movie was a huge nail in the coffin of his "career" - or is it a hobby?

[Yojimbo]

The 30th anniversary edition of our favourite film hasn't got a thread of its own.. so i thought i'd make one. ive just been discussing it with MZ and its angered up my blood just talking about it. so im making this thread to release some of that. seriously, this is offensive, its worse than a remake. i know this has probally been said a million times before but i dont care i want to say it again, i hate this thing with a passion. seriously. its worse than a remake, becuase they've only done 15 minutes of new footage, and they've screwed that up and put minimum effort in, and their making money off the good NOTLD name. GAR what were you thinking? let me give 2 reasons why i loath this, and then i'll shut up and let you reply. 1. The Priest What the funk was going on with that priest? he appeared out of nowhere at the start of the film, dissappeared for most of the film then at the end, got bite by bill hinzman and didn't turn i mean what the funk... just go and break every zombie law that exists... it shows him like 6 months later with a scar going "yeah i washed it with holy water and i didn't turn".. the biggest rip off con i have ever seen in a movie ever by far 2. Bill Hinzman AKA Cemetry Zombie They took the cemetry zombie, and ruined it. one of my favourite villians if you will, and ruined him. they gave him some half assed explanination of who he was and took all the mystery away from him.. but worst of all.. they bring bill hinzman back to play him.. good idea, in theory. but so is communism see the small fact they overlooked is that bill has aged 30 years since NOTLD was made and no longer looks like the cemetry zombie. and they make absolutly no attempt to hide it! their make up budget must of been a £10 boots gift voucher becuase they havn't done a thing.. true what could they do? well true, they could of got a look-a-like or something.. but check this out.. The original, cemetry Zombie... bill in his 30th anniversary role... now no matter how much drink, drugs and brain trauma you have... you could not possibly think this is the same character. how the hell did they think this would wash? seriously.. if you've actually seen the 30th anny version, the new scenes are spliced with the old ones "seemlessly".. the only prob is, it jumps from old bill to new bill... you dont know what the hell is going on, you honestly think its 2 different people.. those are my 2 main reasons for loathing this movie, apart from the obvious its a rip of all i hold dear and a cash in on a legends name.. any other comments? any brave or stupid souls willing to attempt to defend this bag of horse manure. Dude, that was the best and most hilarious teardown of the NOLD 30th that I have ever read. I salute you! the only thing i wished for was the beakmans diner scene as they had originally planned. i bought it, watched it once and never have seen it again. i think out of all the new material i liked the scene were it shows the coopers car turned over. the rest was just crap, even the music. They showed that? I can't remember. Maybe I was just too disgusted at that point, I dunno!

[RustyHicks]

Saw this once, threw up, pulled it out of my DVD player and tossed it out the window. Digusting that people have to try and fool with such a classic. Hell man, if it ain't broken don't try to fix it.

[C5NOTLD]

If you watch the 30th anniversary version this is what will happend to you as you type out a "why did you have to do this" letter to John Russo.

[MissJacksonCA]

I wouldn't mind seeing it... but I'd NEVER pay for it... I think when they keep re-releasing movies its just to rape the fans a few more times to get more money... its riddick...