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Night of the Living Dead (Patreon)

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2025-06-06 12:00:08
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2025-10-01 01:21:56
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Night of the Living Dead | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Commentary

Full length/Unedited: https://www.patreon.com/Cinebinge https://www.instagram.com/cinebingechannel/ Merch: https://www.cinebinge.ca BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cinebinge.bsky.social Simone & George are reacting to Night of the Living Dead for the first time! Canadians React! Subscribe | Like | Share | Comment Early Access & Full Reaction available on Patreon! #moviereaction #moviereview #georgeromero Instagram: @cinebingechannel Instagram: @simone.swan Movie Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1ts9cZbHakYDfILlxWOp8Rwm60i6s31 The Witcher Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1ts9cZbHakPpBOOSyThaEu9GBs7h5af Squid Games Reaction: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1ts9cZbHakSIA0kJIJkUmcxmms0m_Q0 Band of Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1ts9cZbHanBD7cksu-blgCyxZOJrgT0 Blind Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1ts9cZbHan3qPNF7wNbOvo653VjhxOR

Comments

Luca Kelly

Was this meant to be here lol

Marko T.

Its amazing how Romero made just a classic and influential movie with small buget. It was his first movie and most actors weren't even real actors. There were few local theatre actors I think.

JackHugs

Why have an edited "Youtube Version"? Isn't this movie in the public domain? Unless you want a shorter version for people not interested in watching the full movie, I guess?

cincassette

isn't this supposed to be posted tomorrow? 😅

Ryan Sanford

"Where does the eating brains come from?" You guys should watch Return of the Living Dead. It's a sorta sequel to Night and is just as iconic, if maybe a little lesser known. It is my favorite cheesy 80's horror movie.

Arcade Sufi

This version slipped passed the Eye of Sauron a day early

Matt O'Keefe

They're coming to get you Simone.

Cinebinge

it sure was, clicked the 6th instead of 7th when setting the future release date.

Cinebinge

public domain only covers the legal side of things, but YT still has an automated frame matching system that will instantly flag anything that it deems identical to something else pre-existing. IE channels that uploaded the whole movie long before us. It will instantly flag it and it can also allow the owners of those channels to take our video down. We've tested this with the 1920s Nosferatu and the day Steamboat Willie became public domain, both of which were instantly flagged.

Cinebinge

nope, should've been set for tomorrow morning. misclicked the calendar.

Cinebinge

those 2 versions are properly set for tomorrow morning

Cinebinge

yaaa should've been set for tomorrow morning. misclicked the calendar.

Renee MeowMeow Beans

Yes! And also local newscasters, and the crew are extras as well. 🙂

Galactic Cannibl

The Rifftrax version of this is so funny lol 🤣

Inkpendude

Earlier early access

Renee MeowMeow Beans

Soooo happy to see you guys react to this!! 😁 I've become a big Romero fan over the last 5 years or so, and I LOVE this movie, tho It's not my favorite Romero. He's known for his "zombie" movies, but he kinda got pigeon-holed in that genre. His original zombie "trilogy" (this and Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead) is particularly great, and established a lot of the prominent themes of zombie films - and Tom Savini began his special effects career with Romero. George Romero made such interesting films, always subverting genres/expectations, and generally independently made with low budgets. My favorite is his "vampire" movie, "Martin." and from reports, he was a very kind man. Oh! And he got his start on the Mr. Rogers tv show. 🤓 Thanks for this, Simone and George! 👍👍

Kevin Kerr

You where right about the end being a civil rights allegory. I believe Martin Luther king was shot around this time.

Where_Were_You_When_The_Westfold_Fell

Personally, I'm one of the guys that prefers to watch the edited version. So I'm glad a edited version of everything is being uploaded at some point.

cincassette

Regarding the public domain discourse, even outside of YouTube’s flagging system things can still be murky... When a movie is technically in the public domain, newer remasters, Blu-ray editions, audio mixes, colour corrections, musical scores, and so on may still be under copyright.

Twiska Brand

If we have this early, can we get the uncovered version too?

Cinebinge

consider this a leaked trailer for the actual release tomorrow morning? 😅 i just dont wanna add any more confusion than there is already by having nothing publish tomorrow and a lot more people expecting something to get nothing

Anndra

yeah the gang of white men stalking the countryside with guns and treating the lone black survivor as if he's an animal to be shot between the eyes is pretty on the nose

Freddy Cougar

It's interesting because it absolutely has that social commentary. Romero didn't intentionally cast a black lead actor. He originally envisioned the role for a white actor but Duane Jones was the best actor. He says he didn't alter the script in any way after casting Jones. Intentional or not, it makes the film even more powerful.

Kevin Kerr

I know from Romero talking that Duane Jones was worried about being the lead and asked he wanted to get rid of him.

Kevin Kerr

Yea you put it better than I did!

LengyelFlo

Thank you guys for watching classic and iconic old movies sometimes as well! They really shouldn't be forgotten ever.

Where_Were_You_When_The_Westfold_Fell

Zombies have a very interesting history. It origins are in Haitian folklore and depicted them as being mindless/controlled beings. The first movie from the 1920s was much closer to the folklore depiction. Night of the living dead is the first movie depicting them in their "modern" form. The interesting part is, while the appearance has changed, the symbolism or allegory they are used for is still more or less the same as the folklore origins described them as. I'm also sure every culture has their version of zombies in some shape or form. Chinese Jiang Shi, European Vampire/Wiedergänger, Japanese Onryo and so on.

JoeE

One of the lines in Shaun of the dead might make more sense for you now. When they call shaun’s mother and nick frost tells her “we’re coming to get you, barbara”

Da Big Appa

White southern men to put a point on it. They made the leader guy with the hat like a mash up of men interviewed on TV about civil rights at the time even if it wasn't in the original outline. If you go look up old videos it's quite disturbing how close they match.

Random Nevermind

As far as I understand "Brains!" trend comes from "The Return of the Living Dead". Which is a really fun movie. Sequel of it is a nice thing too. I might be mistaken.

Matt O'Keefe

Will they watch Dawn and Day? I think George will be a little disappointed in the zombies in those 2 not having much intelligence. But I love those 2 for different reasons.

Opti_Frog

Return of the Living Dead is still one of the best zombie movies ever made.

Opti_Frog

It's not just you, George. This is a zombie movie that's more than a zombie movie. Think counterculture, the civil rights movement and black and white footage from the Vietnam war. Not all of it might have been intentional, but there is no question that Night of the Living Dead was heavily influenced by, and commenting on, the state of the USA in the late 60s.

Opti_Frog

It's not wholly uncommon that low budget horrors make a big splash. You can get far with a great idea, good atmosphere and some good craft.

Ginger

"Is there some kind of civil rights allegory going on?" Naah, you think? :D (Sorry, I couldn't resist. <3 )

Emptysea93

Yes there absolutely is a social justice commentary in this film. In fact the entire point of the movie is the build up of Ben’s survival against unimaginable evil, just to die by casual violence from a group of white vigilantes who just assume he, a black man, is one of the monsters, without even attempting to see if he was human or not. Each of the early Romero zombie films have a distinct social commentary, with topics ranging from consumerism to the military industrial complex. These social commentaries become less and less prevalent in future installments.

Ginger

Although I think most of the following zombie movies were more about a capitalism / consumerism allegory. There's a reason the sequel takes place in a shopping mall

Ginger

Young Barack Obama, thank God you're here! :D

Adam Vialpando

It depends really. Of the 3 Dawn has the least intelligent zombies yet it is arguably the best film of the 3.

Ned Warbone

With the ultimate original out of the way, makes me wonder how has Return of the Living Dead not appeared yet? Such a fun 'sequel'. Maybe pop it onto one of the polls when Halloween is approaching?

Opti_Frog

I hope they will. Dawn is pretty much the gold standard of zombie movies. And the peak was Peter Jackson's Braindead. How these two LOTR fans haven't watched it yet boggles my mind. 😄

Adam Vialpando

This movie is still so amazing. And because of the look of B&W movies people tend to forget just how gory this film is.

Kinokind

No, George, you have inadvertently done the perfect thing. Today, June 6th, is the anniversary of the first drive-in movie! On June 6th, 1933, The first drive-in theatre opened in Camden, New Jersey. Even then they had trouble getting new product, so the film shown was a year-old comedy called "Wives Beware". But "Night of the Living Dead" was explicitly designed to show at drive-ins, so your genius once again shines through!

Zobmie

In my mind the whole zombie 'Brains!' thing really kicked off with Return of the Living Dead (1985). Definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Jeff K.

They've already watched the Zack Snyder remake of Dawn of the Dead, so I'll be very interested in seeing their take on the original by comparison. (I like the Snyder version quite a bit, but it obviously doesn't have any of the social commentary of the original.)

Jeff K.

I'd be curious to see how much you guys remember from Shaun of the Dead, given it is absolutely LOADED with references to this movie. So many, in fact, that when Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg showed George Romero the movie, even he didn't pick up on all of the references, Easter Eggs, and homages to his own work.

TYLER NORWOOD

Glad you liked this movie. You'll definitely enjoy "Return of the Living Dead (1985)," an iconic horror slapstick comedy that popularized the zombie screaming 'Brains!' trope. Directed by the screenwriter of the original Alien movie and fellow college mate of John Carpenter: Dan O'Bannon.

Gootz

Absolutely! Can’t recommend this enough

Jeb Manning

This is such a good one, and I feel like it's a turning point in horror. It's sort of like a middle ground in the history of horror movies. It was one of the first to depict gruesome acts of violence such as zombies getting stabbed, flesh getting eaten, and guts all over. But it's shot in black & white, even though color was available, so it's kinda like a crossover between classic chillers and modern splatter flicks. Critic Roger Ebert made note of this in his review. He noted that most American horror movies up until that point were more like a carnival ride: good for a thrill and very popular with little kids. Most directors just dropped their actors in a vaguely atmospheric haunted house setting, threw in some cobwebs, ghosts, and a skeleton or two, and called it a day, resulting in films that were spooky but usually more-or-less family friendly. The vast majority of them even had happy endings. Horror movie double features had become a convenient place to dump the kids while their parents were busy. Ebert's review describes them running wild in the aisles unsupervised as if that behavior was perfectly normal, then slowly falling silent, save for the occasional terrified whimper. This movie changed the definition of horror movies practically overnight: family friendly horror films suddenly went extinct, graphic violence was practically a guarantee, and a downer ending became the normal thing for horror. It also just pretty much reinvented the zombie subgenre of horror. It's so interesting in the way the film plays with the idea of human nature and how people work against each other. If they could learn to work together, they might have made it out alive, but they can't stop arguing and fighting with each other. It's an interesting study of human behavior, survival instincts, and humans being their own worst enemies. Great reaction 🙂

Brandon

IMO Return of the Living Dead is the best zombie movie ever made.

Jeb Manning

Absolutely, you should follow Night of the Living Dead up with a reaction to Return of the Living Dead for its 40th anniversary. Return of the Living Dead actually uses Night of the Living Dead as part of its backstory. The opening monologue is a chilling story that's delivered and acted really well and is actually really creepy. Return of the Living Dead really does have one of the greatest pre title sequences ever in a horror movie. It's also where pop culture got the idea of zombies eating brains. It's just one of the best horror movies of the 80's, one of the best horror movies in general, and one of the best zombie movies around. If you're a zombie movie fan at all, seeing Return of the Living Dead is basically mandatory.

Opti_Frog

To me it's second best after Braindead. 😊

ShōNuff3K

I have no idea why, but this is my favorite thumbnail all-time.

ShōNuff3K

Return of the Living Dead was the movie that introduced the word "merkin" into my vocab. Haven't used it since. I've said it about four times in my life. And three of those times were voice searching on Google and American kept coming up.

PG Modehouse

Kids In The Hall did an amusing parody sketch of this film

ShōNuff3K

World War Z has an interesting twist on zombies.

Patrick

Hope you guys eventually do Return of the Living Dead, which is maybe my fave zombie film.

Patrick

Plus it gave birth to the name of one of the most fun bands i've ever seen live, 'Send More Paramedics'.

Jeff K.

You had me at "Kids in the Hall" because, well... those guys are/were the best and had one of the best theme songs in TV history.

ShōNuff3K

Okay. I guess I'll be the one to say it... George, have you ever considered barrettes?

mayhem74

I second this! ROTLD is a cult classic and one of my favorite 80s movies.

Bookwormy

Or those Korean headbands!

Cinebinge

ngl i dont remember what i said in the video to give this question context so ill answer it at face value lol. do you mean the hair clip? if so then no i have not. 🤷‍♂️

ShōNuff3K

You edit and you react. This question came from years of watching you guys and watching you flip your hair off your face with your pinky fingers. You say tōmātō I say tãmãtō. Hair clip - barrette samezees.

cincassette

Sinners would be awesome!

Gaius Frakking Baltar

1985's Return of the Living Dead is required viewing for zombiephiles - both gruesome and hilarious in equal measure.

s0rd3z

They're coming to get you Barbara!

Old School Drew

Dawn of the dead (1978) would be awesome but the producer Richard Rubenstein is keeping it under lock and key, I don't think you can ever buy it nowadays

PIG

Yeah I like it too!

Kinokind

Their movie "Brain Candy" (1996) is undeservedly overlooked. I loved it.

Kinokind

The greatest zombie comedy, ever, and the origin of the zombie/brains trope. And possibly the only zombie film with a graveyard striptease!

Robert Evans

It's not just a backstory, it is an actual sequel. Russo and Romero each had contractual rights to make sequels, Romero made "Dawn of the Dead' and Russo produce 'Return of the Living Dead.' Russo originally wanted more of a straight sequel byt Dan O'Bannon (Of Alien fame) convinced him that since 'Dawn' was more of that sort that Russo's should lean into th comedy. So the one film 'night' got two great direct sequels.

Robert Evans

When 'Night of the LIving Dead' was released horror as a genre was pretty much dead and only comprised of kiddie movies that were not very intense. As such exhbiters programmed "night' for Satruday afternoon mantinees for the kids. Parents dropped their children off for the movie with no clue just how forking intense the film was goingto be.

MacGuffinStuff

I'm probably going to say it again because it's true. I love the original Romero trilogy, huge fan of horror and zombie movies long before they were considered cool (Walking Dead, was it a rip off or an homage? You decide.), but HOT TAKE, I prefer the 1990 remake, directed by Tom Savini, who was the makeup guy on all the original movies and btw served as a medic in Vietnam, and is also "Sex Machine" on From Dusk Till Dawn lol. I am biased, I saw the 1990 version first and loved the Barbara character (Patricia Tallman, who also played multiple roles in several Star Trek series, usually as a stunt double actually), I can not stand the original catatonic Barbara. Hope you eventually watch the remake. Tony Todd is great in it too. Also, can see a lot of people recommending the Return of the Living Dead, which, is it a spin-off? Kind of. But I love it, I say it's a zombie party, it's a Dead Man's Party, Danny Elfman reference just for the hell of it. It's Halloween in June over here.

MacGuffinStuff

That movie is a party, I watch it every Halloween and often in between. Also, cool frakking name.

warcrimes

Can't endorse this post hard enough and I'm also an zombie fan from waaaaaaaaay back. Don't watch any Romero fater Day of the Dead though =D

RoboNex666

Before this movie, Zombies were the vodoo style zombies. Romero invented the 'ghoul' style, flesh eating zombie and started the modern zombie craze.

Thirty Year Old Mulberry Field

For all the horror hounds, there’s a lovely conversation between Guillermo Del Toro & George Romero, recorded just a year before Romero’s passing. Its really wholesome listening to Memo give Romero his flowers. Be warned its a career retrospective conversation so there’s spoilers to many of Romero’s flicks. Also gonna shout out Duane Jones’ other big horror role, the super underrated vampire/blaxploitation movie “Ganja & Hess”. And a random aside: Any clue why Bill Hinzman, the name of the actor who played the first zombie seen in “Night”, has writing credits for the recent horror movies “Talk to Me” & “Bring Her Back”? Is this some sort of inside joke, easter egg or simply a pseudonym done by the Phillipou brothers (directors of those movies)? Curious if anyone else has noticed that?

Opti_Frog

Kinokind, i would say that Braindead is the greatest zombie comedy ever, but RotLD is second. They're both classics of the genre, but Braindead is so hilariously OTT with with the absurd comedy gore and imo much funnier than RotLD. 😊

HeyHeyJK

Yeah, if you go back and read the original review of this movie by Roger Ebert he specifically mentions sitting in the theater with children who started to cry at one point in the movie, I’m pretty sure as when the zombie started eating people, and he just trashed this movie so hard.

nigel Macbug

recommend:-The Day of the Triffids (1963)

JoeNotCharles

I was just thinking this morning that they should react to Brain Candy!