This is the most scary zombie movie ever made in my opinion. I'll tell ya why.
Everyone has a plan these days for zombies. The perfect hiding spot, weapons, escape routes. Well if the scenario of Return of the Living Dead plays out? Throw em away.
These zombies are fast. That's scary all its own. They never ever stop. Shots to the head won't do it. Dismemberment won't do it. The body parts just crawl their way around and keep killing. The worst and most psychologically damaging feature of this zombie breed. They can talk and they are smart. Holy crap.
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| This is the 80's. All of it in the same car. |
Block yourself off in a secure building with everything you need. They'll be there. Droning on and on about how they want your brains. They don't get bored or sleep. Imagine that... They'll break you mentally. You'll eventually eat a bullet just to stop hearing the word "Brains". I think the idea that the zombies can do anything a living human can, except for the resist the craving for brains, is chilling.
Return has some wicked special effects. The Tar Man zombie is outrageously gross and scary, probably my favorite zombie ever. You get a truly crushing sense of hopelessness as the characters can't figure out how to stop the onslaught. Hell, one scene messed me up forever about turning on my headlights at night (I always lock the doors first). A lot of care was taken in the effects and it shows, top to bottom its great visuals.
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Return of the Living Dead might be the most fun of any zombie movie without trying to be funny. It's very different from the norm and had its own impact on pop culture. It's not nearly as serious as Romero's stuff and not as silly as Zombieland, so you get a pretty good balance. It's a classic and well worth your time.
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