(Reviewed by Snake-666) - One of the best horror comedies!  In this zombie-spoof of George A. Romero's classic ‘Night of the Living Dead' (1968) the employees, and eventually the owner, of a medical supplies company find themselves in big trouble after the accidental release into the atmosphere of a chemical that resurrects the dead. As hundreds of zombies rise from the grave it becomes apparent that they are only interested in one thing – brains!

‘Return of the Living Dead' is a horror comic masterpiece. Taking obvious influences from Romero's ‘Dead' trilogy yet still remaining respectful to its inspiration this movie delivers some great special effects, an awesome soundtrack and some of the finest comedy to be found in horror. In a similar way to how ‘Scream' (1996) parodied the horror genre so does ‘ROTLD' but in a way more `in your face' than ‘Scream. Not afraid to pick faults and exploit clichés (such as the girl who gets naked for no reason) ‘ROTLD' stays far truer to the roots of the movies that influenced it at the time and that aids it in remaining enjoyable.

Everything that makes good horror cheese so fun is featured in this movie from the hammy acting of stars Clu Gulager, Thom Matthews, Don Calfa and James Karen through to the respectable special effects and zombie make-up. Watching this movie and seeing a thousand zombies suddenly poor out of nowhere is an awe-inspiring sight in some respects.

The movie has some problems, perhaps maybe a little too ludicrous for some and I must admit in places the story seems to drag but taking all the minor problems into consideration I recommend this movie to horror (comedy) fans and any fan of Romero's ‘Dead' trilogy and similar zombie movies who fancy a good chuckle with those movies in mind. My rating for ‘Return of the Living Dead' – 7.5/10.