0 members (),
7
Murran Spies, and
2
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Previous Thread |
|
Next Thread
|
|
R.I.P. George A Romero
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 6,720
Wanderer
|
OP
Wanderer
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 6,720 |
|
|
|
Re: R.I.P. George A Romero
|
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 6,692
Humanoid from the Deep
|
Humanoid from the Deep
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 6,692 |
Man, this one really sucks. Night of the Living Dead was a huge gateway movie for me to explore more black and white horror films. Thanks for all your great work, Mr. Romero. we'll miss ya.
Keep up with what I've been watching lately! "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."
|
|
|
Re: R.I.P. George A Romero
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,394
Tempus Fugitive
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,394 |
Creepshow was the movie that I remember asking my dad to rent. Getting something that had already been seen was a rarity. But it just got better with every viewing. Like Kappa, it was a gateway movie. This was before I realised that my dad had read EC comics and had a fondness for old horror movies too. I saw lots of zombie films that used Romero's work as an inspiration, before I saw the remake of Night of the Living Dead and then the original. Both were head and shoulders above the competition. Dawn of the Dead was another favourite and all of these still stand up incredibly well. It's a real shame that Day of the Dead just didn't get the budget it needed. He was far from alone in great genre directors struggling to fund and make the pictures they would love to do. And then it's just too late.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
Re: R.I.P. George A Romero
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,188
Legionnaire!
|
Legionnaire!
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,188 |
Dawn of the Dead was a seminal movie for me. Sad he's gone, far sadder he had to work so damn hard for scraps to fund his films while others stood on his shoulders and reaped far greater rewards.
Last edited by Dave Hackett; 07/17/17 08:47 PM.
|
|
|
Re: R.I.P. George A Romero
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,313
Trap Timer
|
Trap Timer
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,313 |
Famously, due to a fluke mistake the original distributor of Night of the Living Dead failed to secure copyright status on the film. I assume this massively cut into the profits Romero made off it, but also was responsible for it being shown far more than it would otherwise have been, securing its massive influence.
Anyway, RIP Mr. Romero, a true innovator in your genre.
|
|
|
Forums14
Topics21,012
Posts1,044,269
Legionnaires1,729
|
Most Online53,886 Jan 7th, 2024
|
|
String
The Bright, Sunny South
Posts: 173
Joined: April 2007
|
|
|
|