Another zombie film by Troma: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.
I can’t stand the shaky cam, it gives me a headache. Plus, there should’ve been more nudity.
I’m not sure if these films count, but I really thought Tim Burton’s first film Frankenweenie, and the conceptually similar Frankenhooker were brilliant.
Fourthed!
I think Shaun ofTD works much better then other zombie movies because of understatement and the every day life feel of things.
It seems more real and so is more scary whereas other movies go for the overacting zombie/buckets of fake blood approach and you sit there knowing that you are only watching a film instead of losing yourself in the story.
And it’s on-line! The Last Man on Earth, as is The House On Haunted Hill it has Vincent Price! too :), but no zombies :(.
CMC +fnord!
I am now of the opinion that Vincent Price!'s name should always have an exclamation point after it.
(Spelling corrected.) Well, they are two separate movies; doesn’t take a purist to see that, it’s a simple matter of fact.
For me, the 1978 Dawn of the Dead will probably remain the quintessential zombie movie. I did get to like the 2004 movie, and the first ten minutes through the truly disquieting opening credits are a little horror masterpiece – but it doesn’t really seem like a zombie movie to me.
I also really like Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead; may be in a minority there. For me what makes the whole movie is a line delivered by Tony Todd; something like “This is something nobody’s ever heard of, and nobody’s ever seen before. This is Hell on Earth. This is pure Hell on Earth.”
A consistent theme ever since the original NotLD has been that human society tends toward self-destruction because we can’t put aside our prejudices and cooperate. Never get tired of having that point hammered home with as little subtlety as possible. (In general, you don’t have to take ten years of film school to get the subtext in a George Romero movie.)
I really enjoyed the remake as well. I especially liked that Savini updated the one thing that really dragged about the original, the way everyone was so glued to the TV even though the zombies were right outside.
So what’s one of the first things Savini has the characters do after they’re all inside? Smash the TV. 
Yes, same character, same name and a some of the same scenes. I mean, did he just sort of forget his the death of his previous girlfriend? Or is he just that unlucky?
To dismiss it as completely not a remake (and indeed people getting furious at the mere accusation) seem bizarre to say the least…
Agree wholeheartedly, but only if you’ve already been exposed to a bunch of non-comic zombie flicks - much of it is a whoosh otherwise.
But why? As stated, the only part of Evil Dead 2 that remakes Evil Dead 1 is the first few minutes. And that’s only because Sam Raimi and company couldn’t get the rights to use scenes from the first movie as a recap (the same way they did in Army of Darkness).
Come to think of it, according to The Evil Dead Companion (an essential tome for any Deadite fan), the recap scene from Army of Darkness where Ash lops off his hand at the wrist is new footage, does that make AOD a “remake” too?
Finally a voice of reason!
There was the same character, same name, and some of the same scenes because they had to recap Part 1 without using any of the original footage.
I’m not furious at the mere accusation. It’s just that if you claim to be a fan of the series, this is one of the first points that you should learn. Check out Sam and Bruce’s commentary track on Part 2. They go into the issue fairly extensively.
@Snickers, Raguleader, et al: I was in Wally this morning and there’s “28 Days Later” for a measly $10 or so. Snagged that puppy based on your rec. Will report back later whether or not I concur.
You need to watch Night of the Living Dead (1968) first, if anything. Then maybe Dawn of the Dead (original Romero), Day of the Dead, and Land of the Dead.
I’ll also echo many others’ recommendation of Shaun of the Dead. Matter of fact, that movie is one of the main reasons I bought an HD-DVD player 4 months ago. :mad:
Return of the Living Dead is also pretty funny, but only after you’ve seen at least a few other zombie movies.
**Junk ** was mentioned upthread. Its pretty ggod. Not a great flick by any means, but it has camp appeal. It takes itself seriously for a pretty ridiculous premise. Clink the link and scroll down for my review.
For one with a bit more craziness and humor, try Bio-Zombie.
And to chime in on the ED and ED II debate: I watched ED II first. Later, when I watched the original Evil Dead, my overwhelming thought was, “huh, I’ve seen this movie before.” Only better.
What I meant to say was that while they have a similar theme, they are best viewed as two separate movies, rather than a movie and then a remake. They have so little in common, it’s rather silly to think of 2004 as a remake.
I agree on both points. I had a rather nasty headache, and a queasy stomache after the last half hour. Still quite nice, and the blond REALLY should have been more clearly naked. Dang it.
That first scene of 28 weeks later is pretty much the best of any zombie movie i’ve seen, and i’ve seen every single one recommended here so far apart from the foreign ones. Too bad the rest of the movie was utter crap. I really like the Return of the living dead series, funny how that whole “Braaiiiinnnnnsss” thing stuck when thats the only movie that uses it. Also the idea that being dead fucking hurts was pretty horrific for a campy movie.
Not it isn’t.
However, it doesn’t make me angry that you brought up the point.
No shit. I saw that on TV when I was about 10, and it scarred me for life!
I think you need to watch them in a certain order. Definitely start with the mother of them all - Night of the Living Dead, the original. The original Dawn of the Dead is probably next. The remake is worth it just for the opening 15 minutes or so (OK, and the cover of Down With the Sickness). Dead Alive (a/k/a Brain Dead) is naturally followed by Ed and His Dead Mother. The Evil Dead series is a must see. We also enjoyed Planet Terror. Hell, pretty much everything recommended in this thread is good. I’d say Slither isn’t strictly a zombie movie, but it is awesome. And I personally have a soft spot for Night of the Comet.
Once you’ve gotten some classic and/or more serious zombie films under your belt, it’s time to break out Shaun of the Dead - watch it without background and you won’t get the jokes. Also a good silly spin on the zombie genre is Black Sheep (NOT the Chris Farley movie).
Damn right it’s awesome. And just because they’re alien zombies doesn’t make them any less of zombies.
Besides, the Infected from 28 Days Later aren’t really zombies either. So why are we including those movies in this thread? 
That’s right, I went there.
I think they really are zombies, but that’s always a fun arguing point amongst zombie movie fans
Well, it probably only hurts if you’re reanimated.
If you are going to include Slither you need to include Night of the Creeps.
Night of the Comet is worth it for the whole debate on whether they should wait for the crossing signal when everyone in the world is evidently dead and thus, not driving cars. Sort of a “Post-apocalyptic social commentary in a nutshell” scene.
That, and the debate about whether or not it was wrong for the guy to remember to give his girlfriend the money he owed her after they had sex rather than before, and whether Superman could see that they were having sex inside the theatre projector room.