Seems to fit right in with the spirit of experimentation that one associates with the 60's. . .race, social class, cannibalism as a metaphor for greed are on display here. . .although certainly dated, one cannot deny its influence as a cult film. . .

This is probably my second favourite horror/cult film of all time,actually I found it in a 5.99 dvd bin at the store,it looked interesting,and when I got home popped it in,and right away from the first sequence you get uneasy. not horrified exactly,but just a feeling of tension.very well made movie,on the budget they used..

Who claims to love movies that does not admire the sheer primal outlandishness of this 1968 original (forget the sleek-budget remakes)? Without it there might be no Sam Raimi or Tarantino, no 'Blair Witch Project.' Wait a minute...

Id comment but edt4 pretty much summed it up with the exception of the irony at the end when the lone survivor gets shot by some redneck.

A landmark horror film and, in many ways, a classic, although it hasn't held up all that well over the years for me. I was fascinated and thrillingly creeped-out by it as a teen, but watching it now, I'm conscious mostly of the generally horrendous acting and the long, boring stretches where characters search desperately for nails and boards, and more nails, and then more boards...Still, parts of it remain quite effective, particularly the scene where little Kyra Schon (the real-life daughter of the actor who played Harry Cooper; the little-girl-ghoul part was originally written for a boy, but Kyra was the only child available, and so was utilized for the role) has become a zombie and stabs her mother to death with a trowel, and its certainly inspired a legion of imitations in the decades since. Whatever its actual cinematic merits overall, I'll always have a fond place in my heart for it, despite its deficiencies.

A great example of what to do if you're down to your last five dolars.This movie couldn't have cost more to make.

Nowadays Movies open with such hype that I get the feeling they're appling for instant cult status.This one earned it the old fashioned way on it's own merits,style & word of mouth.

Both versions were pretty good. Unfortunately, they seemed to have spawned off a whole bunch of senseless movies with the same premise, only far more cheesy.

I have seen films that are scarier.

The best of the Zombie films Ive ever seen, perhaps even the best overall horror movie. Good horror movies don't exactly have to be necessarilly scary. Here, regular people play zombies with little makeup that ruins other types of movies like this one. Unlike 28 Days Later, the zombies don't look so flamboyant and exeggerated with style. Instead, they look like regular people, which is must better. Even though the movie primarily takes place in a single house, it superbly shows how the group tries to survive, and how some of them fail. Finally, Ive always thought that black and white picture just creates a more scary enviorment.

Magnificent horror epic shot in grainy black-and-white, and assumed by both right and left to be a political statement for their respective causes (do the zombies represent hippies and the counterculture? or the mindless conformity of the Establishment?) It holds up quite well, especially considering the excremental quality of most current horror films.

I generally dislike horror movies, but this one has always struck a chord with me. Cheesy, creepy and with an underlying subtlety, it attracts me where far more competent movies leave me cold.

Not scary, not really funny so I guess I'm not really getting the cult appeal. Has a kind of mid-60's cheesiness though which would make it a natural for MST3K.