Night of the Living Dead 4K 1990

Night of the Living Dead (1990) is essentially an excellent remake of the 1968 original. Of course, it is impossible to compare them, given the time when both films were released. But the remake far surpassed the original in terms of the quality of the zombies (now they are not people covered in flour, but real living dead with caked blood and torn pieces of flesh), and in terms of the actions of the main and secondary characters (they seem to be genuinely experiencing an invasion of the living dead). There is also a variety of weapons: an old 12-gauge shotgun, a lever-action rifle, several revolvers, a crowbar, a Molotov cocktail, and even a fireplace poker. All that remains, as usual, is a flimsy American house with floor-to-ceiling windows, plywood doors, and no fence (except for a flower fence). But all these shortcomings of the house do not pose a major obstacle to the zombies, but leave less chance for the characters to save their lives.

The film features classic Romero zombies, but slightly modified with the makeup and costumes available at the time. As usual, they infect people through bites, after which they join the army of the living dead. Throughout the film, persistent zombies crawl into the house from all corners, trying to enjoy fresh human flesh to their heart's content. The film vividly depicts the fear and anxiety of the characters as the zombies begin to break into the house. But the most surprising thing is that in this film, the zombies are afraid of fire. Towards the end, one of the characters successfully scares the zombies away with a torch, burning several of them in the process. I don't even know if this can be called a mistake on the part of the director (after all, zombies are dead, they don't feel pain), but most likely it is a small evolution of the zombie image, because in newer zombie films they are already almost singing songs: Resident Evil 1, 2, 3; Land of the Dead, and so on.

This film fully corresponds to a real zombie horror film thanks to its storyline, the actions of the characters, and the variety of zombies. Night of the Living Dead (1990) can easily compete with today's zombie horror films.