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The George A. Romero Collection: The Crazies / Dawn of the Dead / Martin
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The Crazies (1973)
In a little town in Evan's City, Pennsylvania an experimental biological weapon (Trixie) designed by the US Military has contaminated the water
supply causing hundreds of people to slowly become irreversibly insane resulting in them turning into bloodthirsty, homicidal maniacs. As the
Military tries to stop the rest of the country becoming infected, the small town is put under quarantine but a handful of civilians who are showing
the early stages of Trixie (paranoia) try to escape through the barricaded sectors while trying to sneak past dozens of trigger happy soldiers.
In my books The Crazies is without a doubt a cult classic but while some people are going to love this movie, some Romero fans will end up
despising it. I have always believed The Crazies would be a prime example of how The Night of the Living Dead (1968) all began, as throughout
the entire Dead series it was never explained exactly how the dead actually came back to life and why they hunger for human flesh.
There are a few good jaw-dropping moments within this film too that will make your head spin, as you witness an elderly woman rocking back and
forward in her rocking chair humming, she gets up and walks calmly to one of the soldiers and stabs him to death with her knitting needles, before
walking back to her chair with a blank-face smile upon her face, and continues to hum the same tune like nothing even happened. Or watching a
priest set fire to himself at the end of Sunday mass, an unforgettable scene that will scar your mind for life.
If you’re a huge Night of the Living Dead (1968) fan, well there is a good chance you’re going to love this movie. It’s early Romero at his greatest
and many of you guys will realise his filmmaking style hasn’t changed that much over the years once you begin to watch The Crazies. In 2010 you
will see a remake of George A. Romero’s The Crazies as film-maker Breck Eisner is going to do his own thing and spice the film up (which I can’t
wait to watch).
Martin (1977)
A 17 year old shy teenager named Martin moves to Pittsburgh and into a small apartment with his superstitious/paranoid old cousin who strongly
believes he is the legendary century old vampire named Nosferatu. Even though Martin doesn’t have long fangs, long sharp claws or turn into a
flying bat and is able to walk in sunlight and is not even afraid of crosses or garlic, he is convinced that he needs human blood to survive. As he
wanders the streets at night, craving for blood he is compelled to kill innocent people in order to feed his addiction to live.
Martin is far more of a low budget psychological drama with a modern day slash and stab vampire-ish theme built into it. I can honestly say I am
not that much of a fan of Martin since I had already watched Dawn of the Dead and The Crazies way before I ever knew about this title. So… I
kind of went head on into this movie with such high expectations only to come out very disappointed. But then again I have never been a huge fan
when it comes to vampire movies, the whole “I want to suck your blood” thing just doesn’t cut it for me, even though Martin isn’t like your
everyday, typical vampire movie where you see some guy with plastic looking fangs and two dollar claws pulled out of a cereal box. Even though
his family thinks of him as the “Nosferatu” Martin is totally different when it comes to the vampire theme as he prefers to use razorblades and
needles to drug his victims. Which is probably another reason why I undervalue the movie. Martin has been praised by many people over the years
who are all probably hardcore/dedicated Romero fans, or even perhaps those who enjoy watching trashy ’70s cult movies with cheesy special
effects. For me personally I found the movie boring and dull, though it was good to see cameos by George A. Romero and Tom Savini who
happened to do all the special effects in Martin and go on to work on much greater classics such as the title below.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
As the dead slowly come back to life and begin feeding on human flesh, two news reporters and two S.W.A.T officers decide to get the hell out of
Pennsylvania by stealing the television station’s helicopter. They journey north in the hope that the infection hasn’t spread that far but it’s not long
until they decide to pull up for a break, landing on top of a shopping mall. Filled with ever lasting supplies and ammo, the group agrees to make the
mall their new home sweet home and begin blocking the doorways with delivery trucks and killing off all the wandering zombies roaming inside the
mall. That’s until one late night a group of drunken bikers decide to break into the mall and ransack the stores for extra supplies allowing the
zombies to flood their mall. It’s just a matter of time then as the group are not only dodging bullets but also dozens of flesh eating zombies as
they begin to chase them down.
Dawn of the Dead (1978) is probably one of George A. Romero’s prime eras of filmmaking. Ever since the release of The Night of the Living Dead
(1968) Romero has not only made a name for himself, but also allowed other filmmakers to jump on the bandwagon and cash in on Romero’s
success as he forgot to copyright the rights to his earlier movie. Which I guess was a good thing because all of a sudden filmmakers worldwide
began shooting their own little bloodbath zombie films and shortly after the so called birth of the zombie franchise began to boom as horror fans
were soon to see their local cinemas and Drive Ins completely sold out and flooded with zombie movies. But why people began flocking to these
events was because of another man named Tom Savini, a new upcoming special effects artist who happened to also work with Romero on an early
film called Martin (1977). With Dawn Of The Dead, Savini had the chance to show off his god gifted talent by creating some of the most shocking
gross-out effects that the world has ever seen. As the dead stumble around tearing apart helpless victims limb by limb, chewing on every vital
organ, the audience were blown away, gasping in shock and it has been even noted that people were running to the toilet to power spew. Gore
hounds worldwide loved every second of it and wanted more and more gore, and gore they got as this was the beginning of the Romero’s Dead
series and most importantly of all it had open a door for Savini to land several horror picture deals including Nightmare (1981), The Prowler
(1981) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) which allowed him to show off more of his talent as a special effects artist.
This is one movie that is going to be classified as the mother of all zombies movies for decades to come, and will always be the very best of the
early movies of George A. Romero. If you haven’t yet seen Dawn of the Dead (1978) then you need to get your fat ass out of the house and
check this movie out right now. You have no clue what the hell you are missing out on, watch Romero in his prime and you’ll soon find yourself
cherishing this movie for the rest of your life.
This is one of the most coolest value packs you’re ever going to come across, with hours of interesting audio commentaries with not only director
George A. Romero but also the cast and crew plus behind the scenes footage, trailers, stills and galleries that will keep any couch potato satisfied.
Umbrella Entertainment have really outdone themselves with this prized release, which is very affordable and a prized gem for any horror collector
to own. So what are you waiting for people, pull out your credit card and purchase this pack right now.
In a little town in Evan's City, Pennsylvania an experimental biological weapon (Trixie) designed by the US Military has contaminated the water
supply causing hundreds of people to slowly become irreversibly insane resulting in them turning into bloodthirsty, homicidal maniacs. As the
Military tries to stop the rest of the country becoming infected, the small town is put under quarantine but a handful of civilians who are showing
the early stages of Trixie (paranoia) try to escape through the barricaded sectors while trying to sneak past dozens of trigger happy soldiers.
In my books The Crazies is without a doubt a cult classic but while some people are going to love this movie, some Romero fans will end up
despising it. I have always believed The Crazies would be a prime example of how The Night of the Living Dead (1968) all began, as throughout
the entire Dead series it was never explained exactly how the dead actually came back to life and why they hunger for human flesh.
There are a few good jaw-dropping moments within this film too that will make your head spin, as you witness an elderly woman rocking back and
forward in her rocking chair humming, she gets up and walks calmly to one of the soldiers and stabs him to death with her knitting needles, before
walking back to her chair with a blank-face smile upon her face, and continues to hum the same tune like nothing even happened. Or watching a
priest set fire to himself at the end of Sunday mass, an unforgettable scene that will scar your mind for life.
If you’re a huge Night of the Living Dead (1968) fan, well there is a good chance you’re going to love this movie. It’s early Romero at his greatest
and many of you guys will realise his filmmaking style hasn’t changed that much over the years once you begin to watch The Crazies. In 2010 you
will see a remake of George A. Romero’s The Crazies as film-maker Breck Eisner is going to do his own thing and spice the film up (which I can’t
wait to watch).
Martin (1977)
A 17 year old shy teenager named Martin moves to Pittsburgh and into a small apartment with his superstitious/paranoid old cousin who strongly
believes he is the legendary century old vampire named Nosferatu. Even though Martin doesn’t have long fangs, long sharp claws or turn into a
flying bat and is able to walk in sunlight and is not even afraid of crosses or garlic, he is convinced that he needs human blood to survive. As he
wanders the streets at night, craving for blood he is compelled to kill innocent people in order to feed his addiction to live.
Martin is far more of a low budget psychological drama with a modern day slash and stab vampire-ish theme built into it. I can honestly say I am
not that much of a fan of Martin since I had already watched Dawn of the Dead and The Crazies way before I ever knew about this title. So… I
kind of went head on into this movie with such high expectations only to come out very disappointed. But then again I have never been a huge fan
when it comes to vampire movies, the whole “I want to suck your blood” thing just doesn’t cut it for me, even though Martin isn’t like your
everyday, typical vampire movie where you see some guy with plastic looking fangs and two dollar claws pulled out of a cereal box. Even though
his family thinks of him as the “Nosferatu” Martin is totally different when it comes to the vampire theme as he prefers to use razorblades and
needles to drug his victims. Which is probably another reason why I undervalue the movie. Martin has been praised by many people over the years
who are all probably hardcore/dedicated Romero fans, or even perhaps those who enjoy watching trashy ’70s cult movies with cheesy special
effects. For me personally I found the movie boring and dull, though it was good to see cameos by George A. Romero and Tom Savini who
happened to do all the special effects in Martin and go on to work on much greater classics such as the title below.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
As the dead slowly come back to life and begin feeding on human flesh, two news reporters and two S.W.A.T officers decide to get the hell out of
Pennsylvania by stealing the television station’s helicopter. They journey north in the hope that the infection hasn’t spread that far but it’s not long
until they decide to pull up for a break, landing on top of a shopping mall. Filled with ever lasting supplies and ammo, the group agrees to make the
mall their new home sweet home and begin blocking the doorways with delivery trucks and killing off all the wandering zombies roaming inside the
mall. That’s until one late night a group of drunken bikers decide to break into the mall and ransack the stores for extra supplies allowing the
zombies to flood their mall. It’s just a matter of time then as the group are not only dodging bullets but also dozens of flesh eating zombies as
they begin to chase them down.
Dawn of the Dead (1978) is probably one of George A. Romero’s prime eras of filmmaking. Ever since the release of The Night of the Living Dead
(1968) Romero has not only made a name for himself, but also allowed other filmmakers to jump on the bandwagon and cash in on Romero’s
success as he forgot to copyright the rights to his earlier movie. Which I guess was a good thing because all of a sudden filmmakers worldwide
began shooting their own little bloodbath zombie films and shortly after the so called birth of the zombie franchise began to boom as horror fans
were soon to see their local cinemas and Drive Ins completely sold out and flooded with zombie movies. But why people began flocking to these
events was because of another man named Tom Savini, a new upcoming special effects artist who happened to also work with Romero on an early
film called Martin (1977). With Dawn Of The Dead, Savini had the chance to show off his god gifted talent by creating some of the most shocking
gross-out effects that the world has ever seen. As the dead stumble around tearing apart helpless victims limb by limb, chewing on every vital
organ, the audience were blown away, gasping in shock and it has been even noted that people were running to the toilet to power spew. Gore
hounds worldwide loved every second of it and wanted more and more gore, and gore they got as this was the beginning of the Romero’s Dead
series and most importantly of all it had open a door for Savini to land several horror picture deals including Nightmare (1981), The Prowler
(1981) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) which allowed him to show off more of his talent as a special effects artist.
This is one movie that is going to be classified as the mother of all zombies movies for decades to come, and will always be the very best of the
early movies of George A. Romero. If you haven’t yet seen Dawn of the Dead (1978) then you need to get your fat ass out of the house and
check this movie out right now. You have no clue what the hell you are missing out on, watch Romero in his prime and you’ll soon find yourself
cherishing this movie for the rest of your life.
This is one of the most coolest value packs you’re ever going to come across, with hours of interesting audio commentaries with not only director
George A. Romero but also the cast and crew plus behind the scenes footage, trailers, stills and galleries that will keep any couch potato satisfied.
Umbrella Entertainment have really outdone themselves with this prized release, which is very affordable and a prized gem for any horror collector
to own. So what are you waiting for people, pull out your credit card and purchase this pack right now.
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