George Romero's infamous low budget horror film about the mysterious resurrection of hordes of the walking dead, who are compelled to kill, and consume, the living, became a huge underground hit that inspired a whole new sub genre of horror for those so inclined, not to mention a great many sequels, remakes, spin offs, etc.Though this is, on one level, a starkly effective shocker, the premise is so utterly preposterous, and tone so unmercifully grim and downbeat, with a horribly ironic ending, that it doesn't work for me.