Thread of the Dead (zombies)

[Rich]

My two favorite zombie films of all time are Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1979).

My favorite zombie-like creature film is The Evil Dead (1983).

Okay, folks, let's talk dead things. :p

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I LOVE zombie films!

My top favorites are Dawn of the Dead(1978), Day of the Dead, and Zombi 2.

[Shoesalesman]

My faves are Return Of The Living Dead and the original b/w Night Of The Living Dead

[Wheatjedi]

I've been on a Romero kick lately (possibly having to do with meeting him 3 weeks ago). Nice guy!

[BlakeTyner]

I've been on a Romero kick lately (possibly having to do with meeting him 3 weeks ago). Nice guy!

Fuck man, I'm jealous. I would probably have had to pull the Wayne/Garth "I'm not worthy" bit.

Did he seem pretty healthy?

~BT

[Wheatjedi]

Yes, he seemed to be fairly healthy. He was constantly signing and talking with the fans and taking pictures with people, and he never looked tired at all.

I didn't do the "I'm not worthy" thing (although I certainly felt it), but I did refer to him as "Sir." Anything else just wouldn't have felt right. You know? I mean... the man's a legend!

[CampNewBlood]

I love Zombie movies also. My favorites are Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985) and Land of the Dead.

Of course I can't go without saying Lucio Fulci's classic zombie gorefest 'Zombie' (1979).....That movie is fuckin great! One of my favorites of all time.

[sickboy]

I love all things zombies... even fast zombies, although there's nothing better than a shuffler!

[Wheatjedi]

I watched Shaun of the Dead last night (along with Friday 3), and I just love this film! I hadn't seen it since it was in theaters, and I forgot how funny it was.

[Rick]

Yesterday in St. Catharines Ontario a Zombie walk was held.
Some friends and i got together and watched Return of the Living Dead while we got ready.
http://www.richardgibbs.co.uk/alpha/f13/image.php?u=98&dateline=1184420353&type=profile
This is me getting ready.
Here is a link to some small pics that appeared in the local paper.
http://photos.stcatharinesstandard.ca/mycapture/folder.asp?event=295216
My gf and I are the bride and groom and the punk is one of our friends who were there.

[Shoesalesman]

That's cool, Rick. Wish we had something like that here. :(

[Wheatjedi]

That's actually a pretty good zombie look you have going there!

[kramerfan]

Hi anyone know what zombies are really eating thats supposed to be human flesh?Whats the black zmbie biting into really that suppose to be his sister in Dawn of the Dead 1878 in the apparment complex?

[Rick]

I think Savini used layers of latex, which is why it's so stretchy when he pulls back.

[Titan]

Night of the Living Dead has to be a favorite of mine. Of course I love all of Romero's zombie films. Night, Dawn, and Day of the Dead were all filmed about 30 minutes from me. Also when we had a camper we used to keep it in Wampum, PA. where Day of the Dead was filmed. We also used to shop at the Monroeville Mall all the time where Dawn of the Dead was filmed.

[Dave Dunwoody]

If you're into podcasts, Library of the Living Dead (http://dr-pus.podomatic.com/) is an awesome zombie podcast covering all mediums, from film to books to comics.

[CampNewBlood]

I saw those 3 Land of the Dead action figures at Hot Topic today. As usual, I didn't have the extra money to buy them. They were $15.99 each.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Has anybody seen Night of the Living Dorks? I read about it in Fangoria a while back. I was at Target today and saw it. It looks really dumb to me, haha.

[CampNewBlood]

Yea it does to me too. I'ts actually gotten good reviews from the few sites I've seen it listed on, but I'm not gonna waste my time with it.

[Ron]

I think that the Dawn of the Dead remake was one of the stronger remakes, but the original definitley takes the cake.

[Wheatjedi]

Has anybody seen Night of the Living Dorks? I read about it in Fangoria a while back. I was at Target today and saw it. It looks really dumb to me, haha.

Don't waste your time on it. I got a free copy earlier in the year at a Friday Night Frights screening of My Bloody Valentine and The Burning. I watched it one time and sold it to a used DVD store the next day.

[On a Pale Horse]

You know what I never get.... is how do people become zombies. I know the bite infects them.... but when a person gets swarmed by zombies, you'd think they'd be devoured.

I was just watching Return of the Living Dead today.... that punk chick with the red hair got attacked by like 20 zombies..... then in the later scene when she's a zombie, she has no bite marks!

[Killa Pimp]

I actually watched 2 Asian Zombie flicks the other day.
Junk &
Versus

Great movies.

[Joshg]

My favorite zombie films are City of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead '78, Zombi 2, and the first two Evil Dead's.

[Ron]

I thought that the Dawn Of The Dead remake was a gret zombie film as well.

[Joshg]

Deffinately, IMO, almost as good as the original. But it lost points for not being as cheesy. :D

[Rich]

I can just never get into the whole running zombie thing. Also, the themes used in the original Dawn get lost in the translation of the remake. I am not very fond of the Dawn 2004 at all. I only saw it once, in movie theaters, and that was it. I thought the first ten minutes, when they were in the house, were golden, but after that, as soon as the running zombies were able to keep up with a floored vehicle, that is when the movie lost me.

But then, I am not into the modern 28 Days type zombies. I like the slow moving zombies.

I think the only scene in the movie that sticks out as really powerful is when the baby zombie is born and they had to kill it. That guy was in love with his wife, who had already been bitten by a zombei and so fourth. That was a harsh story elemtent, and one that was very welcome in my book. Other then that, the whole rest of the movie was forgettable to me. Of course Ken coming back and delivering the line was a nice touch.

[Ron]

Slow moving zombies don't seem like that much of a threat.

[The Dream Master]

PB, that's the point in Romero's films. The zombies aren't much of a threat at all; however, the fact that people can rarely get along is the threat. The bikers in the original Dawn were far more dangerous than the zombies themselves. Since the remake dispensed with this notion, Snyder kind of had to turn the zombies into fast, ravenous monsters.

For what it's worth, I found the remake to be entertaining. Nowhere near the level of the original, but I think Snyder basically took DOTD and turned it into Aliens.

[Ron]

PB, that's the point in Romero's films. The zombies aren't much of a threat at all; however, the fact that people can rarely get along is the threat. The bikers in the original Dawn were far more dangerous than the zombies themselves. Since the remake dispensed with this notion, Snyder kind of had to turn the zombies into fast, ravenous monsters.

For what it's worth, I found the remake to be entertaining. Nowhere near the level of the original, but I think Snyder basically took DOTD and turned it into Aliens.

Point well taken DM.

[Rich]

Slow moving zombies don't seem like that much of a threat.

If there is one slow moving zombie after you and you have a place to run, then it is not a threat. If you are trapped in an iscolated farm house out in the middle of nowhere with hundreds of them all around the house, then they become a threat. It is all in how you use them.

Zombies are a thing that can easily be laughable, but films like Romero's Night of the Living Dead definitely show that they can be a threat as long as the story is told the right way.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

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[Merf]

Everyone mentions the classics... Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Zombie 2.... How come nobody gives props to not-so-classics such as The Dead Next Door, or The Video Dead?

[The Dream Master]

Merf, good call. Along with The Dead Next Door, I'll throw out Nightmare City as a pretty decent zombie flick.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Everyone mentions the classics... Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Zombie 2.... How come nobody gives props to not-so-classics such as The Dead Next Door, or The Video Dead?

I love The Dead Next Door as well. :) I haven't seen The Video Dead in ages. :(

[Rich]

I did not like The Dead Next Door. I like Dead Alive though.

More on zombies not really being a thread; The thing is it is the people that are the threat. Like in Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the characters lived just fine until the bikers came. In the original Night, if the characters in the house were able to get along with each other and work together they could have survived, but they did themselves in by constantly bickering over "who is the boss." The real threat was human egocentrism, which was really the tragic flaw of the entire cast of that movie.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Dead Alive is great! The whole movie is gory, but the last 15 minutes or so are a total bloodbath. :D

[The New Blood]

I did not like The Dead Next Door. I like Dead Alive though.

More on zombies not really being a thread; The thing is it is the people that are the threat. Like in Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the characters lived just fine until the bikers came. In the original Night, if the characters in the house were able to get along with each other and work together they could have survived, but they did themselves in by constantly bickering over "who is the boss." The real threat was human egocentrism, which was really the tragic flaw of the entire cast of that movie.

That was the whole point of Romero's films.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I actually like watching the original Night of the Living Dead in color. Here's the first scene in color:

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[Rich]

I think it is kind of funny how they made the zombie green. I guess it is no funnier then Dawn of the Dead making them blue. :lol:

[sickboy]

More on zombies not really being a thread; The thing is it is the people that are the threat. Like in Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the characters lived just fine until the bikers came.

Except the bikers fail to kill anyone. Romero's stories have moe depth than just "people are a threat". In Land of the Dead the city is destroyed because people are complacent and have forgotten about the slow moving "no-threat" zombies.

In all the reason I don't mind speedy zombies is because they are a device to push a story, and as such are unimportant. All they do is provide a situation for others to react to. With modern tecnology being what it is, slow-moving shufflers are not threatening enough to end humanity. Maybe back in the 60's/70's that could happen but not now.

As far as the remakes/modern zombie movies go, I just take them for what they are.
I can watch Star Wars and be totally invested in that universe, but I can also be invested in the Halo universe and the Battlestar Galactica Universe. I can read Batman, Witchblade and Spider-man and respect that the three are apart.

[Rich]

The bikers did not kill anyone, but they did let the zombies in the mall, and then it was egocentrism on both parts (bikers and main cast) that would lead to their fall. When Flyboy got greedy and started shooting at the bikers over the money, that was his flaw...his greed...his shooting at them started their shooting at him which would lead to him getting shot and weakened and easy prey for the zombies in the elevator because he was shot in the arm and could not climb up. It is the snowball effect here. His greed lead to his demise. The same thing with the bikers.

[Rich]

You know, my favorite one has become Day of the Dead (1985). I think it is the scariest, darkest, most serious one with the best special effects and the best looking zombies and the best story. I love the characters too. I have always liked this movie but it has really grown on me and has become my favorite horror movie of all time. I just think it is perfect in ever way. The reason I feel it is actually better (going against popular opinion here) Dawn of the Dead (1979), which is still a great movie, is because I like the story better and it is darker and more serious. It is a movie with an attitude. It kind of seemed like George was thinking fun and games and pies in the face are over and it's time to make a serious horror zombie film.

[HollyWooDSlasher]

I have quite alot of Zombie Movies, Including all of Romero's Zombie Films, Resident Evil Films, the remakes of NOLD, and Dawn, I have day of the dead 2 (btw its a horrible movie, had nothing to do with the original day), I cant wait to get the new remake of day of the dead, and Romero's Diary of the dead. Also I have shaun of the dead, I wont get the return of the living dead movies because in my mind after the original return of the living dead, they just lost all focus and became about money (including 2 movies released straight to dvd in 2005), and decreased in tons of value. But yeah 28 days and weeks later are good movies... House of the dead was alright.... but could have been better

[sCabbOy]

I didn't want to make another thread for this, but for us fans of the original NOTLD this is sad news. Karl Hardman "Cooper" passed away last week at age 80.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

That's really sad to hear. :( I actually watched it today.

R.I.P. Karl Hardman

[Rich]

That sucks. RIP to Mr. Cooper.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Right now, i'd say my top 3 favorite zombie films are:

Lucio Fulci's Zombie
Day of the Dead
Return of the Living Dead

City of the Living Dead is up there too. I've always loved it, but I seem to like it even more these days. :)

Which version of Dawn of the Dead do you like the best? I like the Director's Cut the best. It has 11 minutes of extra footage, plus an alternate score. Some of the music in the Theatrical cut is in the DC, but overall I like the DC's score better.

[Jigsaw]

My favorite zombie movies:


Night Of The Living Dead (both 1968 and 1990, but '90 moreso)
Day Of The Dead
Zombie
Return Of The Living Dead 1 and 2
Dead-Alive/BrainDead
Land Of The Dead


I was never a fan of Dawn Of The Dead '78 personally.

[Ron]

i like land of the dead more and more after each viewing.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I actually prefer 1990 Night as well. Overall, I just thought it was more entertaining than the original.....I still love it, though. Plus, it had Tony Todd. :)

[Jigsaw]

Tony Todd owned NOTLD '90. Barbara in NOTLD '90 is a badass too.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I agree. I liked Barbara better in the remake too. I liked how she actually turned into a fighter, and sort of became the hero in a way.

[Jigsaw]

I also love the part in NOTLD '90 when Barbara killed Harry. I hated him so much and cheer every time he bites the bullet.

[kramerfan]

Anyone know if theres any bloopers on the lluio fulci flm zombie from 7?9Also why did that stupid women sit there n let that zombie come out the ground n bite her neck?

[El Rooto]

Because she was really fucking shocked to see the zombie. Wouldn't you be?

[Jigsaw]

Especially one as nasty-looking as that particular zombie...

[El Rooto]

That zombie was hardcore.

Giannetto De Rossi is an awesome F/X artist.

[Jigsaw]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J17AE3Y3L._SS500_.jpg


Best zombie ever.

[The New Blood]

I love that zombie. I wanna poke it. :p

[Ron]

I agree. I liked Barbara better in the remake too. I liked how she actually turned into a fighter, and sort of became the hero in a way.

yeah..barbara came off as unlikable in the original NOTLD. well, weaker, which makes many like her less..

[MaDMaNMaRz]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J17AE3Y3L._SS500_.jpg


Best zombie ever.

That's the DVD I have. :) It's been OOP for a while now. I want to get the Anniversary Edition.

[Jigsaw]

Definitely get the Anniversary Edition, it has some very good special features.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Definitely get the Anniversary Edition, it has some very good special features.

I've seen it a couple of times in stores, but never had any money with me. :( It looked like it had some great features. I do have some cash now, so i'll definitely pick it up.

[kramerfan]

I would of been shocked but i wouldnt of sat there.lol

[Jigsaw]

I've seen it a couple of times in stores, but never had any money with me. :( It looked like it had some great features. I do have some cash now, so i'll definitely pick it up.


You won't be disappointed with it, definitely get it whenever you can.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm looking forward to it. I've been watching Zombie for such a long time. I've always absolutely loved it.

Jigsaw - Have you ever seen City of the Living Dead? It's not your typical zombie movie, per se, but it's really good IMO. I guess I say it's not a typical zombie flick, because their really isn't any flesh eating going on, except in one scene....but it was REALLY brief. I recommend checking it out.

Christopher George sounds like George Carlin in it. :lol: I actually never noticed it until Chris/notidelterrore pointed it out.

[Jigsaw]

I have COTLD and like it a lot. It's not really a zombie movie though, more like a straight-out supernatural Horror movie.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I guess it could go either way. I always thought of it as a zombie movie. But it's a good movie, so I guess it doesn't really matter in the end, lol.

I really liked Lucio Fulci's hallucinogenic style for this one. It really suited the film. I've always loved the overwhelming feel of dread and doom in this one....a few of his films are like that.

[Jigsaw]

I always liked that about COTLD too. It has a very dark, ominous and doom-laden feel to it which makes it work. Zombie also has that isolated and somber feeling to it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I've always loved the scores in Fulci's movies. Here are some Myspace Pages that I know of

City of the Living Dead: http://www.myspace.com/fulcisgatesofhell

Zombie: http://www.myspace.com/thelandofmatool

House by the Cemetery: http://www.myspace.com/freudsteinscasa

The Beyond: http://www.myspace.com/fulcismasterpiece

Catherine Maccoll was a cutie. :)

[Jigsaw]

Thank you so much for those links! I love the scores in COTLD and Zombie to death and have been meaning to get the soundtracks since forever.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

No problem. :)

I've been meaning to get them too. I'll probably order them from here sometime:

http://www.moviegrooves.com/shop/fabiofrizzi.htm

[Jigsaw]

Thanks for the link. When I get the money I may order the soundtracks from there.

[Joe Strummer]

I love Dawn of the Dead-it's such a fun movie and really nostalgic for someone like me who grew up in those old school malls. There's this game called Dead rising on the Xbox 360 that was heavily influenced by these movies...such a great game...nothing like going through a sea of zombies outside the mall with a godamn lawnmower lol.

[Ron]

Hmm..I may hav-....no, I MUST check that game out!

[kramerfan]

Anyone got a pic of what that guy really looks like on the zombie dvd cover?

[Jigsaw]

You mean the actor who played the cover zombie, without the make-up? :confused:

[Scarecrow]

Of the Romero DEad series, as much as I love them all, I'd probably rank them:

Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Land of the Dead

I still really liked Land mind!


- Scarecrow

[kramerfan]

Hi Jigsaw yes the zombie on the cover without make-up.

[Jigsaw]

He's interviewed on the documentary on Disc 2 of the 25th Anniversary Edition DVD without his make-up on. I'll pop in the DVD and try taking a screen capture of him for you later.

[Ron]

I recently saw Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things and I thought it was surprisingly good considering the fact it was rated PG. There was even some blood.

[Rich]

I think Land of the Dead was a great movie. It told a good story and had some good zombie action.

[Ron]

I think that you and I may be in the minority as far as liking this film Rich.

[The Dream Master]

I'm with you guys. I loved Land of the Dead. It's one of my favorite horror films from the last five years or so.

[El Rooto]

I loved LOTD too.

Did those wacky zombies learn they could cross the river on accident?

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm really looking forward to Diary of the Dead! :) It's great to see George is going independent again with this one.

[Rich]

I can't wait for Diary either? Doesn't it come out next month?

[The Dream Master]

In limited release, yes. I don't know what the wide-release plans are.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Yeah, it's supposed to come out in February. I'm hoping a theater near me gets it. It's supposed to be relatively limited, I guess. But not quite as limited as Hatchet was.

[Rich]

It is owned by Dimension so they should make it wide damnit!!! :(

[The Dream Master]

After Grindhouse, I think the Weinsteins are a bit more wary about taking chances on something like DOTD. :(

[kramerfan]

Anyone know if theres any bloopers on the 1979 Zombie dvd?

[Ron]

I want to get Zombi 2 next time I go to the store.

[nottidelterrore]

Has anyone seen The Dead Next Door? I thought it was pretty bad but one of those movies so bad that it was good. I really enjoyed the cheesy gore effects & the dubbing. Bruce Campbell's voice is used for the main character, Raimi(guess who he's named after). The movie was very low budget too. It was filmed primarily in Akron, Ohio. My mom was born & raised there. I've been there a few times. Nice to see Ohio getting some undead love!

[The Dream Master]

Click the link in my sig, and check under the D column there. ;)

[nottidelterrore]

Nice plug...and review. I thought the movie was great fun. And I loved the cult aspect of it. And the Mercer super zombie. Haha.

Next time I watch it, I'm going to count how many times Moulsson's name is said.

[The Dream Master]

:lol:

Yeah, I love The Dead Next Door. Absolutely one of the most charming low-budget 80s films ever made.

[nottidelterrore]

I really think it's awesome that it took place in Akron. And on the documentary, a guy named Tom Brown is interviewed. He's a film critic that resides in the same town as me. I know him somewhat. We've talked zombie movies a few times when we crossed paths at my local FYE. Tom played a zombie in Day of the Dead if I remember correctly. I don't know if he was featured or not. Still very cool.

[Ron]

I tried to watch Diary of the Dead the other night, but it couldn't really hold my attention. I have to give it another try I guess.

[Monkey]

I tried to watch Diary of the Dead the other night, but it couldn't really hold my attention. I have to give it another try I guess.
Nah, it's just boring.

I'm trying to find Zombie on DVD. This flick was easily available a couple years ago, but now I can't find it anywhere. :(

[nottidelterrore]

Zombie is a movie that I've rarely seen in stores. If you order stuff online, you should pick up the Zombi 2 25th anniversary edition.

[kramerfan]

Anyone know if theres bloopers on any of the apparment complex scenes in DOTD 78?Anyone besides me think thats very creepy scenes?That flannel shirt zombi in the appartments needs that big curly hair cut.lol

[The Dream Master]

I'm trying to find Zombie on DVD. This flick was easily available a couple years ago, but now I can't find it anywhere. :(

Just under $18 at Deep Discount (http://www.deepdiscount.com). Wait until Friday, and you can get 20% off that price.

[Rich]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BSZ3T9E3L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Zombie (American title) = Zombi 2 (European title)

Forget Deep Discount DVD! Amazon has it for $16 and the best edition you can get too!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Zombi-25th-Anniversary-Special-2-Disc/dp/B00009WVNT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1212351796&sr=1-1

[nottidelterrore]

The Blue Underground release is also pretty nice if you want to save a few bucks.

[The Dream Master]

Rich, Amazon will charge shipping on top of that (unless you buy something else that brings your total to $25), while Deep Discount will not. Plus, if you wait until this Friday, you can get 20% off.

[Monkey]

Rich, Amazon will charge shipping on top of that (unless you buy something else that brings your total to $25), while Deep Discount will not. Plus, if you wait until this Friday, you can get 20% off.

That's where I'm headed. The DVDs are the same... I almost went with Amazon but they charged shipping and sales tax... (they kept adding charges & fees....)

Thanks for responding guys, I appreciate it.

[The Dream Master]

Just be warned that it might take a while to get it from Deep Discount and then again, maybe it won't. They're kind of erratic, but rest assured, it will show up. :)

[kramerfan]

Can anyone answer my above question please?

[The 5th Golden Girl]

I just watched Dawn of the Dead for the very first time tonight. Yes, I am ashamed. Bad horror fan... bad, bad horror fan.

Anyway, I enjoyed the story, and I liked the characters and the setting. There were some tense moments, some funny moments, and some sad moments. All in all, I enjoyed the film. I do think it is a tad overrated, though. The zombies look terrible (bad make-up), and the gore is pretty cheesy. Actually, the gore at the end is pretty damn good (you know what I'm talking about if you've seen the film).

So, now I've seen the original Night of the Living Dead and the original Dawn of the Dead as well as Land of the Dead. I will give Day of the Dead a watch eventually, and I'll probably check out the remakes of Night and Dawn before its all said and done. I have yet to see Zombie, but I'll put that on my list when I get an online video rental membership going (hopefully) in the next few months. I enjoyed 28 Days Later up until the last part of the film.

One of my favorite movies dealing with zombies and the undead is a made-for-TV movie from my childhood (1985, I think) called The Midnight Hour. It's not all that scary considering its a TV movie, but to a freakin' five-year-old, it is! It also has one of my favorite undead characters of all time, the zombie of a 6'8'' serial killer named Vernon Nester.

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[Ron]

Zombie Bloodbath after hearing so much good stuff about it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

The Blue Underground release is also pretty nice if you want to save a few bucks.

That's true. The BU DVD is perfect if you don't mind not having many features. Otherwise, the 2 DVD set is the way to go. :)

[i am SAW]

anyone seen this? i thought it was pretty good.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vSUFJaE1L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

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[Scarecrow]

Whilst I love Romero's Zombie films, it can be annoying sometimes when people complain that other films break the 'rules' of zombies. Cause, you know what? That's what ROmero did. They're not even truly zombies, more ghouls. Because up until then and for the most part, Zombies were the result of voodoo and often enslaved to a master. Check out Hammer's "Plague of the Zombies" for true, old school zombies.


- Scarecrow

[Rich]

I forgot to think of the shipping issue. Just make sure you get the two disc edition of Zombi 2. They even show respect for George Romero and Tom Savini in that. It has a great documentary.

[nottidelterrore]

For anyone that wants Lucio Fulci's The Beyond on DVD...Grindhouse Releasing is putting it out on October 28th. I just found a really beat up & haggard AB copy today for $6. Couldn't pass it up!

http://www.grindhousereleasing.com/beyond_dvd_info.html

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I figured Blue Underground or Grindhouse would re-release it eventually. Even though I have it, I might pick this release up.

[nottidelterrore]

I might get it as well sometime since the AB version I got today is in shitty condition. Still, it's cool to have. It'll look nice with my region 2 Vipco copy next to my few other Fulci movies.

[Livingdeadboy]

anyone ever wonder what would happen if, in dawn '79 roger hadn't been bitten?

[The Dream Master]

It's cool that Grindhouse is finally putting The Beyond back in print. I might be tempted to pick it up myself even though I own the AB version.

[The 5th Golden Girl]

Having just watched Day of the Dead, I must say I prefer it to Dawn of the Dead which seems to be a minority opinion elsewhere. I've now seen Night, Dawn, Day, and Land. All in all, very good movies. Not all that scary, but very interesting.

[Ron]

I'm gonna attempt to watch the Zombie Bloodbath trilogy.

[kramerfan]

I have a big question.Why does zombies have to urge to want human flesh?Meaning where did that come from and why?

[Ron]

I loved the Zombie Bloodbath trilogy and now I've just sought out another Todd Sheets film from the nineties, "Violent New Breed".

[kramerfan]

Anybody?Can anyone answer my above question?

[Rich]

I have a big question.Why does zombies have to urge to want human flesh?Meaning where did that come from and why?

Well, if you go by the story of The Return of the Living Dead, that zombie said she can feel herself rot. It hurts to be dead and the brains (or in Romero's case, the flesh) makes the pain go away.

In a way it is like although the outside flesh is rotting, they get new flesh (in the form of food) that somehow makes them feel better.

"We're them and they're us." - Dawn of the Dead
"When there's no more room in hell...the dead will walk the earth." - Dawn of the Dead

The living dead represent hell on earth, going by those two quotes. We are sinners (not so much in terms of religious belief) but we committ crimes against each other and we now must pay for it with the very skin on our bones.

We are the living dead, because we will all be dead one day. That is why we are them and they are us.

The zombies eat us, as a metaphor for what we do to eachother for reasons such as money, power, the love of a woman/man etc.

[Scarecrow]

I love the third Return of the Living Dead, one of the most original uses of the zombie concept and it helps that the elad girl looks awesome. :D


- Scarecrow

[The New Blood]

I love the third Return of the Living Dead, one of the most original uses of the zombie concept and it helps that the elad girl looks awesome. :D


- Scarecrow

I remember really liking that one also, but its been years since I've seen it. I've been putting off the purchasing of the DVD in hopes of an uncut version coming out. Has there been any talk of that ever being released?

[nottidelterrore]

ROTLD 3 is my favourite of the sequels. I also like ROTLD 2 but I think 3 is a better movie.

The UK disc of ROTLD 3 is uncut. I'd really love to own it one of these days. Too bad we don't have it uncut over here. Boo!

[MaDMaNMaRz]

ROTLD 3 is pretty underrated. It didn't have the same vibe as the first 2. This one was more a serious horror flick, and it still worked that way. I find myself enjoying Part II just as much as the original these days. Heck, if they toned down the comedy in Part II, I might actually SLIGHTLY prefer it over the original.

[nottidelterrore]

I still regard ROTLD 3 as the most romantic movie I've ever seen. :lol:

I like ROTLD 2 a good deal but the first is up there in my top 5 movies of all-time.

[Scarecrow]

Oh yeah, Romeo and Juliet as zombies... it was amazing. :D

- Scarecrow

[Rich]

You know I really like the REturn of the Living Dead 3. It was a romantic zombie film. There is nothing wrong with that. It was certainly a better film then the Returns that followed it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Necropolis was TERRIBLE. :X I haven't even seen Rave to the Grave yet. But i'll probably end up watching it sometime down the road. I hear Tarman is in it, so that will make it somewhat worth it.

[Rich]

Rave from the Grave was terrible, but the return of Tarman made it at least enjoyable for his scenes.

[Rick]

Rave from the Grave was indeed terrible. I don't think that was supposed to be THE Tarman, but it was nice to see an attempt at a similar zombie. Tarman rules. In fact my original home-made Tarman Avatar from the old board is coming back!

[nottidelterrore]

They're both really shitty but I can watch 'em if I'm in the mood for it.

I rolled my eyes & started laughing when a Godsmack song started playing in a scene from Necropolis.

[Scarecrow]

ANy other fans of old school "original" zombies. Non of the "ghouls" of Romero, but voodoo-raised, slaves of a human master, risen for purposes. "Plague of the Zombies" is an amazing Hammer film and a greta zombie movie.


- Scarecrow

[Rich]

I liked the Bela Lugosi film White Zombie. That was more of a voodoo zombie film then a walking dead one, though the film does not make it all that clear.

In Plague of the Zombies, aren't those creatures "living dead?" Don't they come out of the ground? They certainly look decayed or decaying.

Rave from the Grave was indeed terrible. I don't think that was supposed to be THE Tarman, but it was nice to see an attempt at a similar zombie. Tarman rules. In fact my original home-made Tarman Avatar from the old board is coming back!

You can have as many Tarmen as those military barrels.

[Scarecrow]

Zombies are often living dead. voodoo zombies can be alive or dead, really depends. the difference is in the mindless shuffling dead whose bites turn others into their kind which is really Romero's invention.

- Scarecrow

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I like Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead series. They're zombies, but not the traditional "living dead" zombies of Romero's films. I'd definitley recommend checking those out, especially the original.....Tombs of the Blind Dead.

[nottidelterrore]

I like Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead series. They're zombies, but not the traditional "living dead" zombies of Romero's films. I'd definitley recommend checking those out, especially the original.....Tombs of the Blind Dead.

I've been wanting to check out the Blind Dead series for some time.

I want to pick this up someday:

http://blue-underground.com/product.php?product=63

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I need to get that as well. I only have Tombs on DVD.....and the rest on VHS. I'll more than likely have to order it online, because i've never seen it in stores.

[The Dream Master]

I've seen it at a local record store for like $75, but you can get it on Deep Discount for like $50. I need to get around to that one myself.

[Scarecrow]

There's a gorgeous box set of the series here in the UK. It;s how I saw them all, I started a thread for the series somewhere round these parts. Night of the Seagulls is probably the best of the sequels.


- Scarecrow

[kramerfan]

I didnt care at all for ROTLD 3.Nothing like 1 n 2.

[Rick]

I'm so pissed. The new George Romero zombie flick starts filming this sunday. They are shooting in Port Dover and Black Creek Pioneer Village in Ontario and casting began at 4 pm today. I read the news story in the Toronto Sun paper today while at work at 4:06 pm. I have been scouring the papers for casting calls since the Dawn of the Dead remake was announced and this is the first time I've seen one and I am missing it. AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!!

[nottidelterrore]

Anybody see the recent Verizon "Dead Zone" commercial? It features Jarlath Conroy, the drunken Irishman William McDermott, from Day of the Dead. I'd link to it but I can't find it anywhere on the net.

[Violent VictiM]

Anybody see the recent Verizon "Dead Zone" commercial? It features Jarlath Conroy, the drunken Irishman William McDermott, from Day of the Dead. I'd link to it but I can't find it anywhere on the net.

No, but now I really want to.

[Ron]

Hopefully this next Romero zombie flick is better than the last.:confused:

[kramerfan]

Oh i saw that commercial.That guys the twin of Mr. Bean.Lol

[DavidDunn]

I've gotta say, out of any zombie film, Dawn of the Dead '78 being the definitive, I appreciate the first three ROTLD's the most. The first one happened in Louisville, which is cool (I think) because I live so close. I still get chills during the half-female corpse conversation. 2 scared me the most, I think. The effects were just plain outstanding and the feeling of "everyone is the enemy except for me and my friends which are dropping fast" got to me. I'm a sucker for "body snatcher" movies like that. 3 was just a great teen romance with a few robotic corpses thrown in there. In all, I like the Dan O'Bannon continuity over the Romero.

But Necropolis and Rave To The Grave munch cock rather than brains.

[Scarecrow]

Watched "Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires" last night. Thought the shots of their zombie servants coming out the ground were cool, reminded me a little of the Blind Dead series. Do like seeing the classic notion of undead servants to vampires.


- Scarecrow

[The New Blood]

I rewatched Land of the Dead yesterday. It definitely went up a few notches in my book. It really is a great addition to Romero's series. It took a long time for it to really grow on me. The storyline with people who are ignoring the problem(rich families in the Green), and the poor who have to live in the streets and deal with the reality of it, was really solid. The gore was top notch and there was plenty of it. There was a few things that I did not really like about it though, such as there being a "lead zombie". I didn't really like how they traveled in a pack following this one zombie. I can look past that though, because all the scenes with the zombies were pretty well done. The other thing that bothers me is that a lot of the dialogue feels "off". Some lines just come out sounding a bit awkward(especially the guy with the burns on his face, and even the lead character(sorry forgot the names)). But overall its a good movie IMO.

[Trioxin]

I rewatched Land of the Dead yesterday. It definitely went up a few notches in my book. It really is a great addition to Romero's series. It took a long time for it to really grow on me. The storyline with people who are ignoring the problem(rich families in the Green), and the poor who have to live in the streets and deal with the reality of it, was really solid. The gore was top notch and there was plenty of it. There was a few things that I did not really like about it though, such as there being a "lead zombie". I didn't really like how they traveled in a pack following this one zombie. I can look past that though, because all the scenes with the zombies were pretty well done. The other thing that bothers me is that a lot of the dialogue feels "off". Some lines just come out sounding a bit awkward(especially the guy with the burns on his face, and even the lead character(sorry forgot the names)). But overall its a good movie IMO.

Yeah, people rag on this film all the time. Yeah, I'll admit that it isn't Romero's best work, but I wouldn't call it an unwelcomed addition to his Living Dead series. The most common reason, that I heard, that people disliked the film so much was the fact that the undead learned things too quickly. My response to this was, of course, that they did not pay attention to Romero's previous living dead films. He showed in NOTLD that the dead still used objects as weapons and tools. In Dawn of the Dead, he started up that the dead had some memory from being alive(which is a theory introduced in the film). Day of the Dead actually showed that the dead could actually learn and Bub remembered how to shoot, and load, a gun at the end of the movie. So, you can only assume that he would look for the next step in "zombie-evolution", which would have to be communication and organization.

I know skipped some more conclusive evidence to support my theory, but I believe I have enough to get my point across. And yes, I realize how pathetic I am for looking into this so much, but what can I say? I'm a zombie movie freak. =)

[nottidelterrore]

I just finished watching The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue a little bit ago.

I must say that it's a really good zombie movie. It starts off kind of slow but that doesn't really hurt it any. The zombies in this are pretty creepy with how they moan & the wheezing-like sounds you hear when one is around. Not to mention the way they lumber. The creepiest/coolest zombie is the one with the bandage over his head towards the end. Pretty unique how they're brought back too. A piece of machinery that gives off radiation that makes bugs turn against each other & leave crops alone. It also makes babies aggressive & the dead return to life if there's a dead body within its radius. It'll take more than a gunshot to the head to take these zombies down. Burning 'em will do. The gore was pretty good for its time, circa 1973/1974. A few feasting scenes plus a boob rip/munch. I also really loved the filming locations & scenery of this movie.

Props to the random streaking woman at the beginning as well as Ray Lovelock's beard.

[TheLoStboY199]

There's a movie coming out pretty soon called "Train of the Dead". Really? When are these fuckin "of the dead" movies gonna stop. Do people still shill out movie for this shit? Dorm of the Dead, Flight of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Living Dead (not kidding, that's an actual title). Stop. Please?

[nottidelterrore]

I used to have Dawn of the Living Dead on DVD but traded it in somewhere. I never bothered watching it. I think Todd Bridges was in it.

I've been wanting to check out Flight of the Living Dead for quite some time.

[Hypnocil]

I picked up Automoton Transfusion recently, for three bucks used. Well, it would have been great had they a bigger budget. There were some funny moments. The ending was...interesting.

[Ron]

I just got the Meat Market 1&2 double feature in the mail the other day. I have yet to check it out, but I'm pretty sure I'll like it. I know it's reaaly low budget, but so weren't ehe Zombie Bloodbath films and I loved them.

[TheLoStboY199]

I just got the Meat Market 1&2 double feature in the mail the other day. I have yet to check it out, but I'm pretty sure I'll like it. I know it's reaaly low budget, but so weren't ehe Zombie Bloodbath films and I loved them.

The Meat Market films are great. They are really inventive and deliver in all things that make a good zombie flick. I can't wait to see Meat Market 3, but I think it's in between distributors right now. Which is a bit frustrating.

[Ron]

yeah...I want to be able to complete the trilogy:confused:

[Rich]

I rewatched Land of the Dead yesterday. It definitely went up a few notches in my book. It really is a great addition to Romero's series.

Ever since the first time I saw it I have always thought it was just as good as the other Romero zombie films. Land of the Dead was a great edition to George's zombie resume.

There was a few things that I did not really like about it though, such as there being a "lead zombie".

What do you think Bub (Day of the Dead) and the bald zombie (whom attacked Frank in Dawn of the Dead) were? They were lead zombies. The graveyard zombie in Night of the Living Dead was a lead zombie as well.

I didn't really like how they traveled in a pack following this one zombie.

I like it because in Romero's films he likes to show how zombies can actually learn since their brain is still functioning (just on a lower level). Dawn of the Dead showed how they mimic their lives during their after life, and Day of the Dead showed (with Bub) their ability to learn.

[nottidelterrore]

I've loved Land of the Dead since my initial viewing the day it came to theaters. It's a movie I watch a few times a year that I enjoy more each time I watch it. I don't like it as much as Night, Dawn, & Day but I still think it's a pretty good movie, especially in this day & age.

My only complaints are Big Daddy & the CGI effects.

[Ron]

Land of the Dead had some decent gore

[jasonlives13]

Does anyone have this book?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Dead-Co...317989&sr=8-16

Im a huge zombie fan and this book caught my eye yesterday

[Rich]

Well, there are technicalities that differentiate zombies from other undead creatures, but to keep it simple, I would have to say my favorite zombie film of all time is The Evil Dead, even though it is more of a demon film I suppose. It is demons who live in the woods who are awaken by the translation of "the book" and possess the living turning them into zombie like creatures.

I think The Evil Dead is the most visceral film ever made. It is a very hardcore (not in the adult way though ;)) film to watch. Even to this day it is very disturbing and it works.

[nottidelterrore]

Get your brand new copy of Children of the Living Dead for $93.50 & up...plus shipping!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005NKSE/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

[Rich]

Get your brand new copy of Children of the Living Dead for $93.50 & up...plus shipping!

Those people are out of their minds. I can see if it was out of print editions of Night of the Living Dead or Dawn of the Dead, but who the hell is going to pay that kind of money for Children of the Living Dead? That is the kind of movie that when it goes out of print, you simply say, "oh well."

I reciently just re-watched Fulci's Zombi 2 (Zombie - USA title), and I forgot how damn great that film really is. Though George Romero has absolutely nothing to do with it, it is so damn good, that I would group it with George's Dead films. It was that damn good of a zombie movie. Hell, it is the only zombie movie ever made that was not made by George but was as good as his films.

I was disappointed in Diary of the Dead. It was a great concept film with intelligence behind it, but as a horror film, it just didn't work. I hope Island of the Dead is going to be better then that. I hope it is not another 90 minute film. I hope it is a nice and solid 2 hours so that characters and plot can develope and have the zombies interfere with the lives of the characters and their realities around them.

[CountProphet]

My absolute favorite zombie films have to be Romero's Dead Trilogy. My favorite is Day of the Dead I think. It veers away from the zombies for a good 45-60 minutes then hits you at the end with a full blown extravaganza! The gore that's on show towards the end is probably the most gruesome 30 minutes in a Romero film and the music is totally hypnotic.

[Ron]

Stay the hell away from that shitfest called Day of the Dead 2...Ugghhh!

[HiCkMaN!]

it looks like Ken Foree has returned to zombie films in Zone Of The Dead

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1191971/


sorry if this has been posted

[CountProphet]

Stay the hell away from that shitfest called Day of the Dead 2...Ugghhh! Probably one of the worst if not, the worst zombie film ever made.

[kramerfan]

Why do zombies wanna eat human flesh anyway?

[jasonlives13]

Why do zombies wanna eat human flesh anyway?

Primal instinct or something like that I think anyways

[Rich]

I just watched Return of the Living Dead 3 a couple night ago. I forgot just how much I liked that film. In that particular series the zombies say that devouring flesh makes the pain of being dead go away. They say they feel themselves rot. Maybe that's it.

[i am SAW]

here's a really good one.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h4r5poGvwZI/SYm8WzVMFlI/AAAAAAAAA7M/I6RuVvmECCA/s320/zombie-diaries-dvd-art.jpg

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[MaDMaNMaRz]

I just watched Return of the Living Dead 3 a couple night ago. I forgot just how much I liked that film. In that particular series the zombies say that devouring flesh makes the pain of being dead go away. They say they feel themselves rot. Maybe that's it.

ROTLD 3 is really underrated! It's definitley not as good as the first 2, but it's still a great zombie flick.

[nottidelterrore]

I love ROTLD 3. I prefer it to the second but the first reigns supreme. I actually have access to the uncut version. I need to watch it soon.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

The original ROTLD is in my top 3 list of favorite zombie movies, along with Zombi 2 and Day of the Dead. :)

[nottidelterrore]

The original ROTLD is in my top five favourite movies of all-time!

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Nice! :D

I still remember the day I went to my local mom n pop video store (which sadly closed about 6-7 years ago :() and saw the original. The cover drew me to it, so I immediately rented it. I probably watched that sucker about 10 times before returning it, haha.

It has such memorable characters, Tarman, a great score, great atmosphere, Clu Gulager, etc.

[Rich]

I have always loved Zombi 2 and all of the Romero films (aside from Diary). Those are pretty much the only zombie films I'll watch. I also watch The Evil Dead, but I don't count that as a zombie film...rather a demons film.

[Ron]

I'm thinking about picking up Let Sleeping Corpses Lie today. Does anyone know if the Blue Underground dvd is unrated.

[ToJarJa]

I'm thinking about picking up Let Sleeping Corpses Lie today. Does anyone know if the Blue Underground dvd is unrated.

Rewind's dvd comparsions of let sleeping corpses lie aka The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1922)

Yes it's unrated.

Good film a little slow at the beginning but the ending makes up for it. Sorry if it's beeen asked before but how is Rolllin's Grapes of Death? Book of the Dead makes a positive mention of it.

Primal instinct or something like that I think anyways

I could be wrong be in one of the return of the living deads it's mentioned eating flesh reduces the enormous pain zombies feel.

[Ron]

Thanks man! Slow starts don't really bother me..Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things is one of my favorite zombie flicks and that's pretty slow.

[ToJarJa]

Thanks man! Slow starts don't really bother me..Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things is one of my favorite zombie flicks and that's pretty slow.

Mine too! I got to like any film whose main antagonist looks like a young Col. Sanders on an LSD trip.

Also the site I listed is a great resource for people who own region free players. It's usually the first site I go to check which dvd version to look for of a movie.

[Ron]

I just went and bought Let Sleeping Corpses Lie from Barnes and Noble. I've been in the mood for a good, old zombie movie and I've never seen this so I think it will satisfy my appetite.

[Rich]

What does everyone think of Zombie Diaries?

[Ron]

I've been cautious with the Dimension Extreme releases. There were some major disappointments for me in the beginning, but my faith is being restored little by little. Hell, I enjoy no-budget zombie movies so I might as well give Zombie Diaries.

[The One and Only]

^Anyone else here see the other undead Dimension Extreme release, Automaton Transfusion ? the trailers really sparked my interest for the flick. Which also impressed me since the flick was only made for $30,000 clams.:) I was thinking of snaggingthe puppy until I saw some bad reviews, and even some scenes on youtube which were rather horrible in a Full Moon, Sci-Fi Channel Original sort've way. So I've kept my distance from the puppy.

[Rick]

I'd say anything from Dimension Extreme is more of a renter to watch and make fun of with friends in a fun sort of way.
I haven't seen a Dimension Extreme movie yet that i would spend money on to own.

[The Dream Master]

I think Inside was a DE release, and I'll buy that one eventually. I did rent it when it first came out, but it's purchase worthy once the price gets right.

[The One and Only]

On the subject of written zombie tales, has anyone here ever checked out the novels The Rising and it's sequel City of The Dead by Brian Keene. Some of the best apocalyptic undead fiction out there. A bit better than Max Brooks' World War Z, which while good, reads bit like it's read back to the reader by Ben Stien. Althought the undead in The Rising and COTD have a bit more in common with the Deadites from the Evil Dead Trilogy, in that they're sometype of ancient, evil entities inhabititing the dead. Animals and people alike become a foe to mankind. Also these blokes can operate weapons, and vehicles. Another one by Brian Keene, a more traditional undead tale, Dead Sea, tells the tale of a zombie outbreak survivor in Baltimore, along with two children who save his hash in the opening chapters of the book. They end up with a group of survivors on an old Coast Guard vessel, and the people on board try figure what to do afterwards while at sea. Any thoughts on these books ?

[Rich]

On the subject of written zombie tales

I have this book called "The Living Dead" that I didn't finnish yet, but it has some great (and thought provoking) stories about zombies.

[Ron]

I've always kind of wanted to buy that Book of the Dead.

[Rich]

You know, I just re-watched Romero's Diary of the Dead, and I've got to say, the second time around I fucking loved the hell out of it! I watched the R-rated version, because Walmart had it for only $9, so I picked it up. For that price I would have felt like an idiot to walk away, and it finnished my Romero Dead collection thus far, until Island of the Dead (if that is what it's going to be called) comes out.

I really tuned into all of the social commentary with the media. They even had a segment in the film where it says, "America has gone up from an orange alert to a red alert, but there is no sign of terrorist attacks." I was like holy fucking shit, this is total reality here, like watching what you would see on Fox News or CNN. I also liked how they showed the "official" news editing and changing the story while the "simply internet bloggers with their hand held cameras" were telling the truth about what was going on. This was a very smart movie. Of course the zombie gore action was EYE POPPING!

George A. Romero has still got it, and I can't wait for the next one!

[The One and Only]

Anyone here ever wonder what you'd get when a werewolf gets...zombiefied. (http://www.comicmonsters.com/ftopict-7736-zombie.html+werewolf)

On same subject, check out the first boss you have a rematch with in the classic arcade first person shooter, BEAST BUSTERS. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOVdZITWwM&feature=related) Also watch out for the ....Voorhees Brothers.:jason::saw:

[Rich]

The funny thing I was just watching An American Werewolf in London last night, and I liked how the guy's best friend comes back as a ghost/zombie to try to warn him of his curse. That zombified werewolf made me think of that. :D

[nottidelterrore]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OZ9DyyaRL._SS400_.jpg

A pretty good read if you're into zombie flicks. I'm about 100 pages in & about to read about 1980s zombie movies.

[The Dream Master]

Notti, please tell me there's an appendix in there that serves as a comprehensive tit-munching database.

[Just Jeans]

If you like that book, you really ought to get this one (http://www.amazon.com/Zombiemania-Movies-Dr-Arnold-Blumberg/dp/1845830032/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254992146&sr=8-1).

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo201/JeansieWho/61153_138681_1.jpg

[nottidelterrore]

Notti, please tell me there's an appendix in there that serves as a comprehensive tit-munching database.

Actually it does mention tit-munching with The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Beyond Re-Animator, & Burial Ground. :X

Thanks Jeans. I'll be on the lookout for it! :)

[Brett H.]

Notti, does your book have an index like Jeans's?

I really should get one of these, but I'm pretty sure I'll have like every fucking movie listed in the book. There's gotta be one that slipped through the cracks... right?

[nottidelterrore]

Yes. It has an index of every movie mentioned in the book...even if it's just the title alone. Kay gives each movie a review & rundown. Some reviews are larger than others depending on the movie. And at the end of each chapter, he gives brief reviews of some other movies. Finally, he just lists the titles of rsome that are rare, obscure, or less important titles.

There's also an index of the directors too.

[nottidelterrore]

I watched Chopper Chicks in Zombietown the other day & still find it enjoyable. It's really dumb in parts but overall is a fun ride...with the Cycle Sluts. I'm surprised that it's not ultra gory, especially since it was released by Troma. Haha at Billy Bob Thornton being in this.

I could've done without seeing Don Calfa's ass though. Not cool.

[Rich]

Zombie Movies: The Ultimte Guide is a good book. I was taking a look through a copy in Barnes & Nobles about a month ago.

I think my absolute favorite zombie movies (in release order) are:

White Zombie (1932)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1979)
Zombi 2 (Zombie) (1979)
House by the Cemetary
City of the Living Dead (The Gates of Hell)
Day of the Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead Part II
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Return of the Living Dead 3
Land of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Resident Evil
Resident Evil Extinction
Dawn of the Dead (2004, after giving it a second chance)
Day of the Dead remake
Zombieland

I do not consider the Evil Dead movies to be zombie movies. They are movies about demonic possession.

I do not list the Friday the 13th movies either because although Jason becomes a zombie like character in Part 6, they are slasher movies not zombie movies.

[God of Thunder]

Flesh Eater is really fucking good zombie film. Well, technically, as far as plot and direction go, it's complete and utter SHIT. BUt holy hell is it entertaining!!!

I love it, it's a movie that DOES NOT WASTE ANY TIME WHATSOEVER. Hey, here's these characters. Got their names? Good. Cause now they're all fucking dead. Hey! You see THESE new characters? Got their names? Good, cause now they're all dead. Hey, check out this NEW batch of characters..... and so on. It's totally fucking awesome. The gore is really good (and creative as well, with heart ripping, throat biting, headshots, a guy gets completely mangled into a pile of grue, axes to heads etc.) It's honestly one of the coolest movies I've ever seen.

[nottidelterrore]

I adore Flesh Eater. I've stated many times how bad it is but it truly is an entertaining experience. And that Pennsylvania during autumn scenery is beautiful.

[God of Thunder]

Yes, it is. FleshEater is just fuckin' incredible. Filled with nudity, gore every five minutes or so... awesome. Plus you have that cool score to go along with it!

[Rich]

Burrial Ground is a good one too. I was enjoying Tobe Hooper's Mortuary last night. Zombies puke this shit on you and you turn into one of them. It was pretty damn disgusting. What about Children of the Living Dead? It wasn't a great film, yet for me it was enjoyable. I loved th idea of one zombie going around and purposely creating more the way they did that. I thought it was a fresh take on the zombie genre.

[God of Thunder]

Burrial Ground is a good one too.

Agreed.

"Mother this cloth.... it smells of death!"

(While attempting to suck on his mother's tit) "Mother what's wrong?? I'm your son!"

But then there's my absolute favorite.

"STAND BACK!!! I'm your FRIEND!!!" (said to a zombie)

:sniffle: Pure, unbridled awesomeness.

[Rich]

I think my absolute favorite line of any zombie movie must be, "I kick ass for the lord!" from Dead Alive.

(While attempting to suck on his mother's tit) "Mother what's wrong?? I'm your son!"

Yeah, and he bit her tit off as a zombie.

[God of Thunder]

Yeah, that made me laugh my ass off when I first saw it. :lmao:

[Rich]

I just ordered Plague of the Dead and Burial Ground from Half.com for a total of under $20 and that includes shipping. That is awesome!

[God of Thunder]

I got Burial Ground in the Zombie Pack 2, for about 15 bucks new.

[nottidelterrore]

I got Burial Ground in the Zombie Pack 2, for about 15 bucks new.

Same here.

Zombie Pack 2 > Zombie Pack 1

[Rich]

How are the other movies in that thing?

[i am SAW]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00344EAQY.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

AWESOME.

[The One and Only]

From Disney DVD, ZOMBI-FAWN OF THE DEAD. (http://www.joblo.com/video/arrow/player.php?video=zombifawndead)

[MaDMaNMaRz]

How are the other movies in that thing?

Zombie Holocaust is really good. Although in a way, it is more of a cannibal flick. Their are SOME zombies, but not too many. If you like Burial Ground, you'd like this. Flesheater is shit on a film making level, but damn is it entertaining. It's got Bill Hinzman, tons of gore and nudity, a great Fall atmosphere, a good score, etc.

[Ron]

Flesheater is shit on a film making level, but damn is it entertaining.

Truer words have never been spoken. The rewatchabilty value of this movie is ridiculous.

[Rick]

I'm sort of looking forward to tracking down Juan of the Dead, or what ever it's called.
The Cuban zombie flick.

[God of Thunder]

Truer words have never been spoken. The rewatchabilty value of this movie is ridiculous.

Yeah, Flesh Eater is just fucking AWESOME. Holy bat shit it rules.... man, I can't believe I've been watching it for 2 years now. Definitely one of my 'classic' movies.

[The One and Only]

"Folks, as your mayor I'll give it to you straight. We got zombies goin round punchin' the munchkin'." (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/43422/wtf-friday-video-week-attack-masturbating-zombies)

[Rick]

That was great.
I'm surprised it's never been on DVD.

[The One and Only]

^Likewise. I do remeber when it first aired, the sketch originally aired on the last half hour the show which is traditionally known as quoted by Hershel Krustosky, "A real garbage scow." It did run again in the repeat, but as I remeber the sucker showed up in the first half-hour of SNL instead. I don't remember any controversey about. The one around that time was one when Matthew Broderick hosted, where a bunch of guys at a public shower kept using the word penis(thirteen times I believe as a later host, Mary Tyler Moore mentioned). I wonder if the reason it never popped up again on the DVD releases, or reruns, maybe they lost it after it was swept off the cutting room floor. And seeing that Paramount is the producer of the show, I wouldn't be too surprised about that.:doh:

[The One and Only]

G.I. Joe, tinkered with the zombie premise back in 1992 with their Eco-Warriors line when Hasbro introduced the Toxo-Zombie.
http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/92card/toxozombie.jpg

And nearly two decades later, the walking dead are back in the service of COBRA, as part of the 2011-12 line of Joe figures, with the
Zombie-Viper.
http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/attach/1/Zombie-Viper-6_1301769550.jpg

[zombie extra 3]

Quote:
Originally Posted by kramerfan
Why do zombies wanna eat human flesh anyway?

Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonlives13

Primal instinct or something like that I think anyways


I recall that in the original Day of the Dead, Dr. Logan (aka Frankenstein) says it is primal instinct when is doing autopsies on zombies. So that is the Romero Zombie film explanation.

[The One and Only]

A bit off the beaten path on this thread, but it does have something to do with walking dead. Last year, from horror author, Eric S. Brown (http://ericsbrown.wordpress.com), who co-wrote with H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds:Plus Blood, Guts, & Zombies, came out with the cryptozoological tale of terror, THE BIGFOOT WAR, in which a tribe of sasquatch run wild through a small town in North Carolina.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--hwd1Sdzzbg/TYlHwCLyVyI/AAAAAAAAATc/MiLwRKAqKgM/s1600/bigfootwarI.jpg
Good stuff.
Well yesterday, I found out that the book was part one of a trilogy:eek:, and the second book, THE BIGFOOT WAR II:Dead In the Woods.
http://terror-tree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bigfoot-War-II.jpg
Features the tale of a tank platoon, sent to mop up the sasquatch after BWOne, gets cut off from support, in the wake of a zombie outbreak. So you got soldiers versus a whole mess of perpetually P.O.ed bigfoot, versus the ravenous undead. :D

[Callum Sanderson]

I think my favourites are:

Night of Living Dead (Romero and Savini's version)
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead (original)
Hell of the Living Dead
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror.

[Rich]

I think my favourites are:

Night of Living Dead (Romero and Savini's version)
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead (original)
Hell of the Living Dead
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror.

#1. Welcome to the board.

#2. Those are all fine films. What about Survival of the Dead, The Walking Dead the tv series, and The Return of the Living Dead. Those are awesome too. Also, Fulci's Zombi 2 and The Gates of Hell and House by the Cemetery are all great.

[Callum Sanderson]

Yeah I have seen all of those, theres is parts I like about each one and parts I disliked, I just named my top favourites. What about Cemetary Man?

[Rich]

I never saw that one.

[Callum Sanderson]

I never saw that one.

it's a hoot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lFcHElG224

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I think my favourites are:

Night of Living Dead (Romero and Savini's version)
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead (original)
Hell of the Living Dead
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror.

Burial Ground is awesome!!! Peter Bark is creepy as hell. It's funny how legendary that one scene is. :D

[Rich]

Is that the one who bit off the moma's tit?

[nottidelterrore]

The killer from Sorority House Massacre looked like a full-grown Peter Bark.

[Callum Sanderson]

Is that the one who bit off the moma's tit?

Yes he was! It's a superb movie :lmao:
The zombie monks are always my favourite.

[kramerfan]

Anyone see the one where the swat dude puts on the tutu and dancing around until hes eaten by zombies?thanks

[nottidelterrore]

Anyone see the one where the swat dude puts on the tutu and dancing around until hes eaten by zombies?thanks

Hell of the Living Dead

[Callum Sanderson]

Hell of the Living Dead

Great movie! I think that is shortly before a cat jumps out of an old lady's body...

[Rich]

I'm a huge fan of the Walking Dead TV series.

[Rich]

After being out for a year now, what does everyone think of George Romero's Surival of the Dead? I think it was a very smart western zombie film.

[Ron]

Wow, I haven't even bothered to see it yet...can't believe it's already been out that long!

[The Dream Master]

Wow, I can't believe it's been that long either. I guess the best I can say about it is that it was better than Diary but otherwise pretty unmemorable.

[Natman]

I thought Diary was better than Survival by quite a bit. But hell, I thought Diary was better than Land.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

I have yet to check out Survival of the Dead.

And I am in no rush to, either.:shifty:

[Natman]

Okay, maybe I'm not sure if it's better than Land.... but saying Diary is as good as Land is still unpopular enough. I stand by it though.