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Night of the Living Dead (1968) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Night of the Living Dead (1968) a score of 3.3326 out of 4

based on (118) reviews

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Excellent

(57)

Very Good

(55)

Good

(1)

Fair

(4)

Poor

(1)

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Horror Express (Finn Clark)

This is it. This is *the* horror movie. Neither Hammer's Frankenstein, Universal's Dracula or any other damn film in the world so completely revolutionised ideas of what could be done with horror in the cinema... yet it was done on tuppence-ha'penny with...read the complete Night of the Living Dead (1968) review at Horror Express (Finn Clark)

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eFilmCritic.com (--)

With the remake of 'Dawn of the Dead', the horror spoof 'Shaun of the Dead' and the recent '28 Days Later', all highlighting the current vogue for all things zombie, it's easy to forget the impact that Romero's original flick had. Before this zombies...read the complete Night of the Living Dead (1968) review at eFilmCritic.com (--)

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dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)

It's odd. I remember this being the greatest, most terrifying zombie film I’d ever seen. But now, it just doesn’t hold up....read the complete Night of the Living Dead (1968) review at dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)

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Foster on Film - Zombies

I admit my ratings are a bit odd, so hang with me for a moment. Night of the Living Dead '68 is one of the most important horror films ever made. It created the modern zombie sub-genre and changed how horror movies were made and what they were about....read the complete Night of the Living Dead (1968) review at Foster on Film - Zombies

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DVD Verdict

Anchor Bay acquitted for their good intentions; Bill Hinzman, John Russo, Russ Streiner, Bob Michelucci, and Scott Vladimir Licina are all sentenced to death by electric chair for destroying a classic horror film....read the complete Night of the Living Dead (1968) review at DVD Verdict

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