⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 96min First modern zombie movie, by George R. Romero
Recap
Famous last words: “They’re coming for you, Barbara.” says Johnny before he gets killed by the first modern zombie ever seen on the screen. Barbara escapes and hides in a seemingly empty house, but she is in a state of shock and of not much use, so the rest of the story focuses more on Ben, another survivor who actually has what it takes to deal with the apocalypse at hand.
This is of course not the first zombie movie ever, that was White Zombie, but this is the first modern zombie movie, with zombies that are not voodolated, but with living dead who feast on human flesh and turn their victims into more zombies. So I guess I must give this movie full score for being not only extremely well done and entertaining but also an important historical document.
Ach, and before I forget: do you remember how some people complained about fast zombies in later movies like Zack Snyder’s remake of Dawn Of The Dead? Well, about 8min into the movie we see the very first modern zombie moving quite swiftly. Just saying.
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