Just curious... I really enjoyed it even if it wasn't a GAR movie and even if there was some zombie speaking ability discrepancy and such... but I felt they did an awesome job turning the toxin into a character by following the poison gas... and there was some character development... and James Karen rocks. I also liked the hidden things... like the eye chart and such. I felt it was a quality movie for what it was, a zombie flick. |
You smell that? That's the smell of spring, and I love it. You know what I love to do in spring? I love to come out into the woods, to walk amongst the budding trees, to smell and taste the hint of renewal that hovers in the air like a heady perfume, and to listen to the song of the birds who have returned from their long sojourn south. And bury the people I killed during the winter...
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I had to put Thom in there just cos I dig him so... I also enjoyed ROTLD 2 or as I like to call it ROTROTLD which was purely comedic but done in such a tacky way. But ROTLD was great. I found that the characters grew and were likeable even if they were scary looking. Spider was pretty cool. But... |
You smell that? That's the smell of spring, and I love it. You know what I love to do in spring? I love to come out into the woods, to walk amongst the budding trees, to smell and taste the hint of renewal that hovers in the air like a heady perfume, and to listen to the song of the birds who have returned from their long sojourn south. And bury the people I killed during the winter...
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Not even the midget zombie by the ambulance !?! I think he stole the show personally. I would have pegged you for a naked frezzer zombie sort of girl. jk |
he was a bit too paunchy...that could go for midget man too but he was just too short i like a zombie i can look upto... |
You smell that? That's the smell of spring, and I love it. You know what I love to do in spring? I love to come out into the woods, to walk amongst the budding trees, to smell and taste the hint of renewal that hovers in the air like a heady perfume, and to listen to the song of the birds who have returned from their long sojourn south. And bury the people I killed during the winter...
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This is not the debut of the runner. Nightmare City was before it, and there's a double feature from the 70's (Impossible to find these days) that allegedly featured running zombies. |
Thanks for the info. Good stuff. See what happens when we put our minds together at the site? Nothing is impossible. We could take over the world !!! |
Return Of The Living Dead is probably one of the few horror/comedies that really works (Some of the cast are superb), unfortunately, it spawned the reprehensible ROTLD2 and, despite its so-called 'cult' status; the lame ROTLD3. But then i must be stupid because i still wasted 90 minutes on ROTLD 4 |
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I love rotld. great movie. |
lvoe the first two, there up there with the breakfast club, bill adn ted and the like as perfect nostalgia flicks of the time. |
It has elements of seriousness as well. I think the part where tina and Ernie are holed up in the attic hiding from freddy gives a dark glimpse into the human psyche. Him being hurt the way he was and armed with the knowledge that for all intents and purposes these things could not be killed, if you watch the scene, there's no doubt in my mind that he was going to shoot her. Now whether it was to spare her suffering is up for debate,but profound stuff never the less. |
Send more paramedics! |
Beware the beast, man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him, drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
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I think that most everyone on this board does in fact like ROTLD. Most serious film fans wouldnt put in anywhere near the level of GAR's films, however, I dont think that ROTLD even attempts to be at that level. It is what it is, and comes off as both funny and entertaining. Plus that is full frontal nudity, so thats always a plus! |
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Originally Posted by MissJacksonCA
This is also, if i'm not mistaken, the debut of the runner. What i also liked is that they were not afraid to depart from a proven formula, which GAR set, and still made a scary, fun movie. One could say that they were pretty evoled for the zombie concept but they still retained a sort of primitive savageness and definitely could not be reasoned with. Just handling one of them was a handfull ( trying to contain a zombified freddy, for example) I agree with you and I would say it's a very high quality movie. Think about all the zombie flicks that have been made. I'd only feel confident in saying that the original dead trilogy are definitively better films and rank higher than them, any other ones are up for debate in terms of ranking them imo. I can't explain it. For all it's cheesiness i love it.
That was actually a mask that they made when trash bit the cop. You can actually tell if you freeze frame your way through the scene. The scariest scene in the movie for me is when the paramedic jumped into the cab, closed the door and flipped on the headlights to reveal a mob of zombies ready to push his wig back. I know he shat on himself.
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