Night of the George Romero Flicks

Honor the remake of the zombie guru’s best forgotten film with a fest of his other horrors

Sure this weekend’s horror flick The Crazies looks good, but you know what would make it look better? If the production values were lower and the acting was worse!

Which is to say you should check out the original 1973 version (just released on Blu-ray), helmed by Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead/Day of the Dead director George Romero. The plot is essentially the same: A small town’s water supply is accidentally poisoned with a biological weapon, causing the townspeople to become dead-eyed psychopaths. Largely forgotten, The Crazies was arguably Romero’s best non-zombie film. (Probably because it’s pretty much like a zombie film.)

In honor of this weekend’s remake, why not have a whole film fest of forgotten Romero flicks? In addition to The Crazies, may we suggest:

Martin The story of a teenager who isn’t technically a vampire—he just likes to slice open girls and drink their blood.

Knightriders A motorcycle gang flick where the bikers wear suits of armor. And are led by Ed Harris.

There’s Always Vanilla The second movie Romero ever directed was actually a romantic comedy. Was it any good? Absolutely not. But aren’t you more than a little curious to see what happens in a George Romero romantic comedy?

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