Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

The 1968 classic and original, Night of the Living Dead, written and directed by George A. Romero, has been one of the main reasons we have so many amazing movies, comics and television shows which revolve around the use of zombie's. This is the father of all zombie films (White Zombie being the Grandfather of the genre of course) and has not only helped spawn a countless amount of media, but also a gained a series in itself by generating five distinct sequels.

Starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Bill Cardille and Kyra Schon.

This film follows the story of five strangers who are seemingly stuck in a farm house relying on each other in order to survive the night after they hear reports that the dead has begun to rise.

One of the most well known horror films out there thanks to it's effects in pop culture as well as it's numerous amounts of remakes, night of the living dead is on the top of most horror fans what to watch list and can be thanked for helping create great properties such as Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead.

The black and white can take away from the film for somebody raised with computer graphics enhancing everything they watch but it's one of the most important films out there and should be viewed by every horror fan at least once in their lifetime.

For a movie made in the late 60's the gore was unbelievable, and really a statement to show the effect of what was happening to these survivors.

Another piece of the film that I always loved was the news reports the survivors watch on the television. It was something that was able to add that extra vibe to the viewing and really helped suck my into the film.

Although the ending threw me for a loop the first time I had watched it, I was still able to understand and appreciate the film as a whole and for that I give this classic a 10 out of 10. This is not only because of how great it is, but for what it has helped bring to future writers and film makers.

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