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    The Return of the Living Dead

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    The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Rating: 4 ½ / 5 "The Return of the Living Dead" is a rare film: It's a horror comedy that actually works, with equal parts scary and funny. If you associate comedy with goofy-looking zombies and you’re wary, don’t be scared. One of my favourite thing about this movie is the variety of zombies. There are some terrific special effects at work here and they show off a multitude of reanimated corpses. We’ve got everything from rotting bodies that are all slimy and gooey, to skeleton with just enough muscle left on them to shamble around, to dismembered bodies and even animals brought back from the dead. These effects really stand the test of time and you won't believe this movie was made in 1985. To counteract the threats, we’ve got some likeable human protagonists. In this case you cheer for them because they’re in way over their heads. In some cases you know these guys don’t have a chance because they’re not very bright, but there are some smart people in this movie too that come up with decent strategies to combat the plague of zombies. That’s all good, but for me, what really makes a movie not only good, but great are memorable scenes and quotable lines. There is no shortage of them here (my favourite line probably being a goth guy talking about his attire. “You think this is a fashion statement? This is a way of LIFE!”) As far as horror movies go, this one is incredibly influential because there are many horror (And particularly zombie) tropes that come straight out of this movie. You’ll be watching the film and go “Oh! That’s where that came from! ” Just because this has inspired countless other films doesn't mean you'll find the typical cliches in here though, there is a lot of originality in this movie. It's one of those influential horror movies that's has countless homages and has inspired many others and you'll have a great time watching it, though if you're squeamish, it's quite gory so prepare yourself. (On Dvd, September 26, 2012)

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    adamwatchesmovies@  16.11.2014 age: 26-35 2,867 reviews

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