Zombies for Dummies...help
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Zombies for Dummies...help
I'm sorry, I get so confused with all of the "Day of" movies/threads. I can't keep them straight, don't know which are remakes, the order of the films, which are sequels. I'm just lost.
I know about Night of the Living Dead, George Romero and everything else is a blur. Can someone give me a brief rundown.
I know about Night of the Living Dead, George Romero and everything else is a blur. Can someone give me a brief rundown.
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Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Directed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Day of the Dead (1985) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Land of the Dead (2005) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Remake directed by Tom Savini
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Remake directed by Zack Snyder
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Day of the Dead (1985) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Land of the Dead (2005) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Remake directed by Tom Savini
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Remake directed by Zack Snyder
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Thanks Groucho, for the diagram. It has solved a years-old mystery for me. How did you know I needed visuals?
One more question, the "Return" movies are unofficial sequels. Did they have Romero's stamp of approval, or are they truly considered separate from his series? How are the "Return" movies connected to Romero's? Or are they just other zombie movies?
One more question, the "Return" movies are unofficial sequels. Did they have Romero's stamp of approval, or are they truly considered separate from his series? How are the "Return" movies connected to Romero's? Or are they just other zombie movies?
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Well, as you can see the Return movies have the Living Dead title, whereas Romero's films don't.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
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Originally Posted by jaeufraser
Well, as you can see the Return movies have the Living Dead title, whereas Romero's films don't.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
Years ago I said that there was a link to Romero's films but people here on dvdtalk said I was wrong.
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Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Directed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Day of the Dead (1985) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Land of the Dead (2005) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Day of the Dead (1985) - Sequel directed by George Romero
Land of the Dead (2005) - Sequel directed by George Romero
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There is a lot of those crappy zombie films. Like The dead hate the living and so forth. Just stick to the basics unless you really love everything zombie.
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There is a lot of those crappy zombie films. Like The dead hate the living and so forth. Just stick to the basics unless you really love everything zombie.
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Romero and Russo both owned rights to the Night of the Living Dead franchise, but they split up for some reason. Romero took "of the Dead" and Russo took "of the Living Dead". So depending on your point of view, Dawn of the Dead and Return of the Living Dead are both legitimate sequels to NotLD. Storywise, Dawn is more of a true sequel, whereas RotLD acts more like a spinoff (as it even acknowledges the existence of the original film).
If you're familiar with the Elm Street movies, I would say Dawn of the Dead is to A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (or 3, if you prefer to pretend part 2 didn't exist) as Return of the Living Dead is to Wes Craven's New Nightmare.
If you're familiar with the Elm Street movies, I would say Dawn of the Dead is to A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (or 3, if you prefer to pretend part 2 didn't exist) as Return of the Living Dead is to Wes Craven's New Nightmare.
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Originally Posted by jaeufraser
Well, as you can see the Return movies have the Living Dead title, whereas Romero's films don't.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
What they share, besides some references to the film, is producer John Russo (who was coproducer on NoTL) who wrote the original script which was more of a direct seqeul to Night of te Living Dead. When Dan O'Bannon got in charge, he rewrote it as a comedy and moved it away from those films.
So the Living Dead movies are more campy/comedy than Romero's Dead movies?
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Originally Posted by iggystar
True, this is zombies for dummies you've got to spell it out for me.
So the Living Dead movies are more campy/comedy than Romero's Dead movies?
So the Living Dead movies are more campy/comedy than Romero's Dead movies?
Shaun of the Dead too, is a comedy based on zombie movies, kinda a spoof also.
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Just a question: If I see Dawn, Day, and Land before I see Night of the Living Dead, will it affect my enjoyment? I've already seen the Dawn remake if that makes any difference.
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Originally Posted by bis22
Just a question: If I see Dawn, Day, and Land before I see Night of the Living Dead, will it affect my enjoyment? I've already seen the Dawn remake if that makes any difference.
Either way it won't screw anything up for you. Each stands on it's own.
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Originally Posted by garmonbozia
and there's also Zombie 4 adn Zombie 5 which are sequels (albeit not so good ones) to the 2 Fulci films (Zombie 2 and Zombie 3)
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Originally Posted by Groucho