Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Jeff Broadstreet

Writers:

George A. Romero (1968 screenplays)
John A. Russo (1968 screenplays)

Release Date:

26 April 2007 (Russia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

An All New Dimension of a Horror Classic

Plot:

Both an homage to and a re-imagining of the original 1968 film, this update follows a group of survivors trapped in a farmhouse battling a siege of undead zombies....in 3D!

Plot Keywords:

Numbered Sequel | Zombie | 3 Dimensional | Digit In Title | 3D In Title

Cast

Brianna Brown	...	Barb
Joshua DesRoches	...	Ben
Sid Haig	...	Gerald Tovar, Jr.
Greg Travis	...	Henry Cooper
Johanna Black	...	Hellie Cooper
Adam Chambers	...	Owen
Ken Ward	...	Johnny / Johnny Zombie
Alynia Phillips	...	Karen Cooper
Max Williams	...	Tom
Cristin Michele	...	Judy
Marcia Ann Burrs	...	Mom Zombie
Robert DiTillio	...	Priest / Priest Zombie
Brian La Rosa	...	Gerald Tovar - Sr. Zombie
Alan Gorg	...	Mourner Zombie
Jason Brandt	...	Grounds Keeper Zombie

Also Known As:

House of the Dead 3D (Argentina) (DVD box title) [es]
I nyhta ton zontanon nekron 3D (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
La nuit des morts vivants en 3D (Canada: French title) [fr]
Noc zivih mrtvecev 3D (Slovenia) [sl]
Nuit des morts-vivants 3D (France) [fr]
Zombie 3D (Japan) (new title) [ja]

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language, sexual content, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:R-15 | Germany:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Horrorworks, The

Trivia:

Director Jeff Broadstreet wrote the Gerald Tovar, Jr. part specifically for Sid Haig. He didn't let him in on this fact until after filming wrapped.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Judy is running out of the barn, the prosthetic covering her private parts is clearly visible.

Movie Connections:

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Soundtrack:

Breathe

Not awful, not great, mediocre remake

Just saw this at the World 3-D Film Expo and wasn't overly taken with this re-imagining of the original. If it weren't for the use of the 3-D and CGI this would be headed straight to the bargain DVD section of your local Walmart.

I really wanted to like this movie more than I did. It had lots going for it. A sold-out premier in high definition 3-D using the polarized glasses instead of the inferior red/blue glasses. They used special cameras as well as stedicam in shooting the entire movie. So, it looked as good as it was going to get.

But...geeking out is just not enough to carry an entire movie...

The script was clunky with some odd use of dated language mixed with present day dialog. A couple mis-castings didn't help matters much either.

And, it just wasn't creepy or scary...at all...