Return of the Living Dead is a great low-budget zombie flick that's both scary and funny. It's more intelligent that most other horror spoofs out there, and more thought-out than many supposedly serious zombie movies. The bulk of the humor comes from fairly understated parody of horror clichés and from clever exploitation of the discomfort we feel in the face of a seemingly unsolvable crisis.
The movie begins with the accidental leak of a toxic chemical in a medical supply warehouse. It appears at first to be a manageable screw-up, but the situation quickly spirals into a full-blown zombie epidemic. As the crisis gets progressively more out of control, Return of the Living Dead gets more frightening and humorous, at the same time.
The movie begins with the accidental leak of a toxic chemical in a medical supply warehouse. It appears at first to be a manageable screw-up, but the situation quickly spirals into a full-blown zombie epidemic. As the crisis gets progressively more out of control, Return of the Living Dead gets more frightening and humorous, at the same time.