Die Nacht der lebenden Toten (1968)
66KDie Nacht der lebenden Toten: Directed by George A. Romero. With Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman. A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the East Coast of the United States.
“A car drives up a road, towards a graveyard. Cut to the graveyard, a woman and her brother have brought flowers to their motheru0026#39;s grave. Soon the brother starts taunting his sister, saying: u0026quot;Theyu0026#39;re coming to get you, Barbarau0026quot;. Barbara laughs it off and after her brother runs away, she heads to the seemingly innocent man visiting a family memberu0026#39;s grave to apologize, and out of nowhere he grabs her. Her brother attempts to fight him off but ends up being killed in the process and Barbara escapes to a farmhouse nearby.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThatu0026#39;s how this incredible, highly influential masterclass in horror film making begins. What is still so fascinating about this film is that it retains its ability to genuinely, truly scare the crap out of you. Itu0026#39;s not just a u0026#39;jump momentu0026#39; film, George A. Romero sets the mood perfectly with a sublime script and truly effective use of music. As far as modern low budget horror films go, this is nearly the best of them, surpassed only by Sam Raimiu0026#39;s masterpiece u0026quot;The Evil Deadu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Night of the Living Deadu0026quot; isnu0026#39;t scary because of the zombies (although the flesh eating sequences are still among the greatest and most horrifying horror scenes ever made). The film is still effective because it all has a feeling of impending doom. It seems hopeless, disturbing, terrifying because of the claustrophobic mood it sets. Itu0026#39;s not the zombies that scare us, itu0026#39;s the idea of being trapped in a small area with nowhere to go and death itself standing right outside your door. What a brilliant film!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e8/10”
