The Original Party Crew.
Long after I’ve seen Night of the Living Dead (1968), just one question will persist in my mind.
In the meantime, the production values and acting are surprisingly good in this original shock flick. The reference to radiation from Venus struck me as a half-hearted wave at the old “B” sci-fi movies, which was probably just as well, since the movie really didn’t share much thematic material with that genre.
And after that red herring activity of mine, I’m left to return to that question:
Why?
Not, Why didn’t they ever use the word Zombie?
Just Why?
OK, so I’ve read some of the critical reviews and noted how it was supposed to be commentary on the times. I suppose this is why we have film studies, since I was barely coherent when this flick was made.
But I’m still fairly well bewildered by it.
