9/10
Best Romero homage in years. In fact, better than Romero's recent outings..
21 July 2010
Having to sit through NOTLD: 3D was one of the worst experiences I have had in this age of taking a Romero classic and sequeling or pseudo-remaking the damn thing. That, the recent Day of the Dead "remake", and the worst of the bunch, Day of the Dead 2 – Contagium make me wish Romero was already dead so he wouldn't have to know about them. Actually, I almost wish he didn't have to see Survival of the Dead either.. Anyways, if you're a huge NOTLD fan like myself, you're going to find a lot to like with NOTLD: Reanimated. What they did here was take the original 1968 version and keep all of the audio intact, so the only changes come from the imagery, which, as the title hints to, are a few dozen interpretations of the story from various animators. The styles of animation vary from CGI, to hand-drawn animation, illustration, acrylics, claymation and even sock puppets. Each snippet could run from a few seconds to a few minutes of footage – enough for the viewer to become comfortable with the variation of the segment, but interested in what else is coming. Obviously, the film makers have a lot of respect for the classic and this version really works as an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" type of experiment. The version I received has V3 on it, so there are a few different versions floating around with different scene variations. I may just put this on as often as the original, as it is a great companion piece and warrants repeated viewings.
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