Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Out of Print

[Member-222782]

LAND OF THE DEAD was one of the biggest disappointments of all time for me- at first. The film has grown on me since but I remember being insanely excited to finally have the 4th George Romero zombie film after so many years only to walk away from it shaking my head in disbelief. It's still not the film it should've been but it's not as bad as it felt when I first watched it.

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by cine74

LAND OF THE DEAD was one of the biggest disappointments of all time for me- at first. The film has grown on me since but I remember being insanely excited to finally have the 4th George Romero zombie film after so many years only to walk away from it shaking my head in disbelief. It's still not the film it should've been but it's not as bad as it felt when I first watched it.

I think that it has grown on a lot more people in the years since because there are so many zombie films and shows out there, that Land of the Dead is very different from all of those. It's almost a Mad Max type film, it's so out there and it doesn't take itself too seriously.

[Nocturnaloner]

I'm a fan of Land. Survival and Diary, I just pretend those don't exist.

[EvilResident]

While Night and Dawn are THE quintessential zombie movies, Land and Day are probably my favorite movies of Romero's. Diary was... okay... And I couldn't tell you a single detail about Survival other than something about twins and a zombie riding a horse. And I've seen that movie twice. I just can not focus on it at all.

Night 1990 would probably be my favorite if it incorporated the cut gore. I love it so much. I'm really hoping this edition matches the TT one in detail, minus the insanely dark blueness.

[returnofthemack]

I genuinely like diary. Found survival to be unwatchable though.

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by Bumblefeet

Oh, I own both Diary and Survival. But nah not much love from me. I loved the scope and characters of Land, but even by then the series had become very stale. It's fairly obvious that Romero got to ride the Danny Boyle "28 days later" gravy train, so in fact he already got to do his Godfather of Dead movies "Land - Diary - Survival". I'll give Diary some props for trying something new but Survival was bad.

The last great movie Romero did IMO is the often overlooked Bruiser. I get that Romero was offered these zombie movies but his strength has always been that he went in and out of the genre over the course of his career. Doing 3 in a row was overkill.

I remember prior to Land I was so indignant that an icon like Romero couldn't get funding for zombie films when people were getting money all over the place for zombie films. I enjoyed Land. I actually really enjoy Diary. But after Survival I was ready to donate money to a campaign to pay him to stop ruining his legacy.

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by EvilResident

While Night and Dawn are THE quintessential zombie movies, Land and Day are probably my favorite movies of Romero's. Diary was... okay... And I couldn't tell you a single detail about Survival other than something about twins and a zombie riding a horse. And I've seen that movie twice. I just can not focus on it at all.

Night 1990 would probably be my favorite if it incorporated the cut gore. I love it so much. I'm really hoping this edition matches the TT one in detail, minus the insanely dark blueness.

Somebody already posted about the PQ in the Aus thread. No blue, but the print is allegedly a little dirtier than the one TT used. Link: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=218

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by lilboyblu

Somebody already posted about the PQ in the Aus thread. No blue, but the print is allegedly a little dirtier than the one TT used. Link: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=218

Or the same scan, prior to "restoration". Which, as we know, would be a good thing if you don't like the blue!

[rocknblues81]

Originally Posted by WorkShed

I thought Diary was so bad that I couldn't watch Survival. For me, the series ends at Land, which is underrated in my opinion.

Same here.

Honestly, I would put Land ahead of Day of the Dead. DOTD is so talky and uninteresting to me. The first two are the best, and Land gets a 7/10 for me. Simon Baker was miscast though.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Or the same scan, prior to "restoration". Which, as we know, would be a good thing if you don't like the blue!

Yes but I am bit disappointed they couldn't clean it up. I wanted to get rid of that awful blue now gain dirt. I still think the AUS release is the one to get because no blue and better sound.

[dohrmannmf]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Same here.

Honestly, I would put Land ahead of Day of the Dead. DOTD is so talky and uninteresting to me. The first two are the best, and Land gets a 7/10 for me. Simon Baker was miscast though.

I really like Land, but I just can group it together with Night, Dawn, or Day. In the case of Day, the movie is just so damn bleak and the effects are so brutal. Land was entertaining, but I think it had the misfortune of not being made in the 80s.

[MisterFantastic]

Curious as if this is a DVD-era master thrown on a BD. Still preferable to the blue horror.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Can anyone who has this confirm if the camera flash sounds are back in the end sequence of the film (they apparently weren't in the TT version).

Yes, the camera flash sounds are there.

[monomark]

Originally Posted by MisterFantastic

Curious as if this is a DVD-era master thrown on a BD. Still preferable to the blue horror.

It wouldn't surprise me. I was watching the DVD last night and while the low resolution hides a lot of the grit you could still tell there was a pretty rough image there. :|

I'm sure it'll still look very good on blu-ray, though.

[travisbickle]

Deep Discount is showing as backordered...knew they would be.

Anyone here from the US ever order from JB Hi-Fi? Do they ship their stuff in sturdy packaging?

[hockeyshark91]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

Deep Discount is showing as backordered...knew they would be.

Anyone here from the US ever order from JB Hi-Fi? Do they ship their stuff in sturdy packaging?

I've ordere from them often. They ship in bubble envelops. The only boxed purchase I received from them was the Hammer Horror collection, but that makes sense since it's a bigger and heavier item. Also, be prepared for a lengthy wait for your items.

[travisbickle]

Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

I've ordere from them often. They ship in bubble envelops. The only boxed purchase I received from them was the Hammer Horror collection, but that makes sense since it's a bigger and heavier item. Also, be prepared for a lengthy wait for your items.

Wow, bubble envelope for something that's traveling half way across the globe...

Guess i'll wait/hope Deep Discount gets some more in stock.

[hockeyshark91]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

Wow, bubble envelope for something that's traveling half way across the globe...

Guess i'll wait/hope Deep Discount gets some more in stock.

I've never received a damaged disc. Even the cases have arrived in perfect condition. Just ordered a few more movies from them and I'm confident they'll arrive in good shape. Also have received good customer service from them, one package was lost and the replaced it immediately- no questions asked.

[Retroj23]

Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

I've ordere from them often. They ship in bubble envelops. The only boxed purchase I received from them was the Hammer Horror collection, but that makes sense since it's a bigger and heavier item. Also, be prepared for a lengthy wait for your items.

It usually takes about 2 weeks to arrive to California. In the mean time I will watch other horror films.

[hockeyshark91]

Originally Posted by Retroj23

It usually takes about 2 weeks to arrive to California. In the mean time I will watch other horror films.

I received an order from them once in under 3 weeks. All other orders took 4 to 6 weeks to reach me. But I'm a patient man so waiting doesn't bother me.

4 to 6 weeks from day of shipping. That's not counting the week or two waiting for order to be filled out.