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George A. Romero, 'Night of the Living Dead' creator, dies at 77
L.A. Times ^ | 7/16/2017 | Tre'vell Anderson

Posted on 07/16/2017 3:09:09 PM PDT by Borges

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To: Cvengr

My mother made go to a zombie free civics class!
Or was it a civics class with free zombies?

I remember now! I got a Heathkit kit where you can make your own zombies.


41 posted on 07/16/2017 5:46:28 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

I wish I could share the audio for the fake ad “Night of the living deadheads” (circa 1970s or 1980s).

They used Grateful Dead music and audio snippets from the original movie.

“Why do they do this?”

“They’re all messed up!”


42 posted on 07/16/2017 7:12:13 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Bill Clinton and Al Gore took illegal campaign contributions from the Chi-Coms and 'nobody' cared...)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Roger Ebert reviewed in in 1968 and wasn’t expecting much but he really liked it. He did note that the kids who’d been dropped off by their parents expecting a typical Saturday matinee type film weren’t holding it together very well.

Still far less gruesome or sadistic than the films of HG Lewis that had been coming out for years by that point.


43 posted on 07/16/2017 7:16:30 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Bill Clinton and Al Gore took illegal campaign contributions from the Chi-Coms and 'nobody' cared...)
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To: plain talk
Let’s not forget Shaun of the Dead.

That, IMO was a fricking classic. And because it was British, it was understated which made it all the more better.

44 posted on 07/16/2017 7:20:27 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: Reily

We all can blame Shakespeare for that with his “suspend your disbelief” mantra.


45 posted on 07/16/2017 7:30:59 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: xp38
Dawn of the Dead was his masterpiece. The Monroeville mall is worth a pilgrimage although it looks different I am sure these days.

Yeah, I think I saw that more times than Star Wars. Think they'll play "The Gonk" at Romero's funeral?

46 posted on 07/16/2017 7:39:47 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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RIP, Mr. Romero.

BTW, I hope that everyone knows that the phrase, “Living Dead,” wasn’t the description of the zombies.

It was a description for the people who were still alive when the outbreak happened.

They were living, but soon to be dead.


47 posted on 07/16/2017 7:40:44 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: plain talk

Or The Evil Dead / Army of Darkness movies.

“Name’s Ash.

[cocks rifle]

Housewares.”


48 posted on 07/16/2017 8:04:09 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: Reily

If you find yourself in a zombie situation, it is critical to determine whether they are slow (The Walking Dead, Land of the Dead)) or fast zombies 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead, Legend).
With slow zombies you can walk backwards, eat an apple ... with fast ones, well, that’s like running from a bear.

You don’t seem to be ready for the zombie apocalypse, pilgrim, which is really an allegory for the coming civil war.
Do you even have an evil black rifle you silly mook?


49 posted on 07/16/2017 9:14:37 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Borges

RIP.


50 posted on 07/17/2017 12:38:53 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Fedora

That dialogue was priceless....thanks.


51 posted on 07/17/2017 3:41:39 AM PDT by Liz
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To: tumblindice

The “evilist” looking rifle I have is stylishly brown and black.


52 posted on 07/17/2017 6:48:51 AM PDT by Reily
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