WHAT? I've never seen RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD? Nope. Well, I mean, at least, not until now.I've been a fan of the Romero zombie flicks since high school, but never got around to watch the RETURN series for whatever reason. Maybe it's because I saw a trailer for one when I was like 6 and it scared the shit out of me. Or, maybe it's just because when you watch a billion movies all the time it's tough to get around to watching a billion other ones.
Whatever the case may be, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is a horror comedy about a bunch of dead bodies that come back to life when mysterious chemical drums are accidentally opened at a medical supply warehouse adjacent to a funeral home and graveyard.
This flick is firmly 80s-tastic as it uses stereotypical 80s versions of punk rockers as the main characters. Hey, I bet the guys who made the MANIAC MANSION video game were into this flick.
The best thing about RETURN is that it's funny -- not satire funny like Romero's flicks, but outright slapstick funny. And, it has great zombie effects, with each member of the living dead lovingly and individually designed as a detailed, gross creature.
The movie also has a killer soundtrack and keeps things fresh by alternatively ignoring zombie conventions and creating them. This is the first time zombies craved brains, and, I think, the first time zombies were fast. Remember when 28 DAYS LATER came out and everyone was like, "No, dude! They're fast in this one! It's crazy!" Well, they did it here first. The zombies even talk!
The best joke in the flick is reserved for the closing scenes, so I won't give the ending away here. Suffice it to say it involves an 800 number stamped on the toxic barrels in case of emergency.
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