Amazon.com video review:
George Romero's 1978 follow-up to his classic Night of the Living
Dead is quite terrifying and gory (those zombies do like the
taste of living flesh). But in its own way, it is just as comically
satiric as the first film in its take on contemporary values. This
time, we follow the fortunes of four people who lock themselves inside
a shopping mall to get away from the marauding dead and who then
immerse themselves in unabashed consumerism, taking what they want
from an array of clothing and jewelry shops, making gourmet meals,
etc. It is Romero's take on Louis XVI in the modern world: keep the
starving masses at bay and crank up the insulated indulgence. Still,
this is a horror film when all is said and done, and even some of
Romero's best visual jokes (a Hare Krishna turned blue-skinned zombie)
can make you sweat. The "Special Edition" DVD
release has a widescreen presentation, theatrical trailer, and Dolby
sound. --Tom Keogh
