Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)

Director:

Jeff Broadstreet

Writers:

George A. Romero (1968 screenplays)
John A. Russo (1968 screenplays)

Release Date:

26 April 2007 (Russia)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

An All New Dimension of a Horror Classic

Plot:

Both an homage to and a re-imagining of the original 1968 film, this update follows a group of survivors trapped in a farmhouse battling a siege of undead zombies....in 3D!

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | 3 Dimensional | Number In Title

Cast

Brianna Brown	...	Barb
Joshua DesRoches	...	Ben
Sid Haig	...	Gerald Tovar, Jr.
Greg Travis	...	Henry Cooper
Johanna Black	...	Hellie Cooper
Adam Chambers	...	Owen
Ken Ward	...	Johnny / Johnny Zombie
Alynia Phillips	...	Karen Cooper
Max Williams	...	Tom
Cristin Michele	...	Judy
Marcia Ann Burrs	...	Mom Zombie
Robert DiTillio	...	Priest / Priest Zombie
Brian La Rosa	...	Gerald Tovar - Sr. Zombie
Alan Gorg	...	Mourner Zombie
Jason Brandt	...	Grounds Keeper Zombie

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language, sexual content, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Lux Digital Pictures

Trivia:

Director Jeff Broadstreet wrote the Gerald Tovar, Jr. part specifically for Sid Haig. He didn't let him in on this fact until after filming wrapped.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Barbara tries to call Johnny on his cell phone and she gets his voicemail, she keeps begging for him to pick up the phone. Voicemail is not like an answering machine. You don't hear the person's voice while they are recording the message, so it would make no sense for her to keep asking him to pick up.

Movie Connections:

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

3D is OK. Movie...is not

When I first heard this was being made, I was actually excited. I was hoping this remake would stay true to the original film, yet add something other than just the 3D aspect. The 1990 remake was more than impressive to me and I was actually open to seeing another remake. It was when it was announced that it was going direct to DVD that I started to worry.

The overall beginnings of the story was pretty much the same. Barbara and her brother John are going home to the funeral of a relative, and of course the dead have risen from the grave and all that. After Johnny bites the dust, the movie changes drastically from the original storyline. Not that I mind the makers doing something different. But they just fell flat on their face with that one. Sid Haig can't even save this movie as the Gerald Tovar character. The film is filled full of character that are just flat out dumb. I couldn't stand any of them. The girl that played Barbara was OK. But the rest were pretty bad characters. Sid Haig did OK but his character and the story of his character was completely out of place and did nothing for the film. He didn't even have any memorable lines. I'm used to him saying things that at least make me laugh a bit. But not this time.

The storyline of how the dead have risen is just dumb and it's no wonder they didn't take a chance on a theatrical run with this movie. While I'm sure the 3D would have been appealing to people for a visit to the theater, word would have spread how bad the actual movie is and that would have been the death of it.

The 3D is actually decent even on a TV screen. It works. But when the scenes get dark, it doesn't seem to work so well. The bright scenes are excellent and really pop out at you. But in the dark, it just looks flat and hard to see.

No need to go any further. I was entertained by the 3D at first. But by the middle, I was just sitting there waiting for the movie to end. If you are bored and just want to see it for the 3D aspect, then by all means, check it out. But if you want to be entertained other than that, you may want to avoid this one because that's about as far as it goes.