Showing posts with label Zombies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zombies. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

(Insert Time of Day Here) Of the Dead

George Romero is a clever guy. For those of you not in the know, George Romero is the inventor of modern zombies. Note that he didn't invent zombies themselves, they've been around for awhile in the Voodoo religion, but rather wrote the book on what a film zombie should do. His film Night of the Living Dead is a step-by-step guide to making a perfect zombie film. Don't bother explaining why zombies attack, they just do. Have a small group of characters board up in some sort of building, then wait for inter-personal relations to break down...and Voila! You have made an excellent zombie film. The question is however, is it his best work? Romero has made six zombie movies, known as the 'Of the Dead' movies. The two most commonly referenced as his best work, and the genera's best are Night of the Living Dead and Romero's second film Dawn of the Dead. But which is superior?