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Originally Posted by bburdett  Right, I have never seen this but have long wanted to due to my love for Romero, just saw it was coming out over at dvdtimes (or digitalfix...) and when I saw the cracking £10.99 price at play.com I had to order as I really am loving these Arrow special editions and don't mind supporting in the slightest.
What is the general consensus on Martin from people who have only watched it for the first time recently and have gone from seeing Romero's ...of the dead series of films first? |
Well, I only saw it for the first time last year, after having seen the five Dead films that had come out at that point as well as quite a few of Romero's other films, and was still absolutely captivated by it. Ultimately, it depends on you, and your willingness to go along with it despite the fact it's more an ambiguous, slow-burn character study (the closest Romero has come to gritty realism) rather than some of the more exuberent gorefests he has done otherwise. You may well not quite like it the first time you see it, but as others in this thread have attested, it will haunt your mind and won't let go until you see it again, at which point you may discover it's a "grower".
As you say, with the price you can't go wrong - if you really don't like it, I'm sure you could get a decent price for it on eBay.