Braiiins...

The Return of the Living Dead is a movie I had heard about a lot that spun off a couple sequels but I had never actually seen.  It is considered one of the most popular cult classics and is representative of 80's horror.  After watching the complete film, I can see why it is beloved by many and I can only speculate,  superior to its sequels. The acting is over the top, the story is far fetched and the effects are sub par.  The detail in the props is great as seen above but the practical effects themselves are not.  This is not a negative as all the aforementioned things make this movie a fun "popcorn" movie that would have been great to see on a date back on 1985.  Also, there's gratuitous nudity that really did not need to be there but just was, classic 80's. The movie addresses the concept of why the undead eat brains and also acknowledges the existence of Night of the Living Dead and by acknowledging I mean they reference it and steal its ending.  For you dorks, DeeJay from Street Fighter is a main character in the movie.  No real surprise in the plot, the dead return to life (via a gas) and people try to deal with the chaos.  the zombies differ from Romero's in that they are faster and smarter as they can apparently speak albeit slowly.  Also, they're pretty much indestructible which makes for a fun twist on the lore. Overall, it was a nice, entertaining movie to end the week and take my thoughts away from the disgusting grapefruit beer I was drinking.