Relegated to umptillion VHS and DVD versions over the years after slipping into the public domain, Night of the Living Dead gets ANOTHER DVD release thanks to Dimension Extreme, who is cannily trying to move a few more copies of the film off the interest in the new DVD of Romero’s latest zombie epic, the flawed but entertaining — and somewhat aesthetically similar — Diary of the Dead.

Perhaps one of the most important and influential American films ever made, Romero’s still-spooky and unsettling low-budget chiller channeled late-1960s anxiety into the invention of an entire sub-genre of horror, and set off a global revolution in horror film, independent filmmaking, grindhouse/cult cinema, and any combination of the three you can possibly think of. All in all, Romero has made technically better and more interesting films, but Night remains his most consistent and effective.

Not sure how this newest DVD ranks with the other editions, but if you haven’t seen Night before, this is a quality way to do it. The film will never look perfect because of the low-budget, inexperienced conditions under which it was made, but that’s also a huge part of the movie’s raw, unnerving, and realistic aesthetic. This print here is nice and crisp, and the sound is clear too, so that’s that.

However, most fans will want to dish out some more hard-earned cash to spring for this version’s generous

EXTRAS:

-Audio Commentaries:
1) Romero, Producer/Actor Karl Hardman, Actress Marilyn Eastman, co-writer John Russo
2) Producer Russell W. Streiner, Production Manager Vince Survinski, Actors Judity O’Dea, Bill Hinzman, Kyra Schon, & Keith Wayne

-ONE FOR THE FIRE: The Legacy of Night of the Living Dead Documentary

-SPEAK OF THE DEAD: Conversation with George A. Romero

-BEN SPEAKS: The Last Interview with Duane Jones

-Original Theatrical Trailer

-Still Gallery (does anyone really look at these…?)

-PDF of original screenplay

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