Starring
Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith
Wayne, Judith Ridley, Kyra Schom, Russell Streiner, Bill Hinzman,
Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille. (1968, 96 min).
For
those of you keeping score at home, 2017 is not the film's
50th Anniversary. We're a year too early for that, kids. Though
rumors have been circulating of-late that Criterion is gearing up a
release, if you want the original Night of the Living Dead
on Blu-Ray, this disc from Mill Creek is the only game in
town...domestically anyway.
Kinda
hard to believe, really. Being public domain, NOTLD has
literally been re-released hundreds of times on VHS & DVD by
various companies over the years. No one thought to give it the
Blu-Ray treatment 'till now?
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It's
pointless going into any detail about the movie itself. Every
self-respecting horror fan has not-only seen NOTLD (likely
multiple times), they know it by heart. They also know that the
modern zombie as we know it today wouldn't exist without George A.
Romero and his merry band of Pittsburgh pals. Even 50 49 years later,
it still retains much of its claustrophobic power.
But
aside from including a digital copy, this Blu-Ray doesn't serve up
any bonus material, not even a trailer. The picture quality of NOTLD
has always been fairly poor and the transfer here is on par with
previous DVD releases. So if you already have it on disc, there's
little reason to double dip. But if you've never made it part of your
collection - and you call yourself a horror fan! - why not do the
Blu-Ray? It's dirt cheap, attractively packaged and just in time for Halloween.
EXTRA
KIBBLES
DIGITAL
COPY
KITTY CONSENSUS:
PURR-R-R...LIKE A GOOD SCRATCH BEHIND THE EARS
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