nat-dalby A fun and brilliantly gory zombie romp that has the shades of satire present in Romero's zombie movies.

John austin Return of the Living Dead is over-the-top zombie action that ranks up there with the greats. Two dimwits in a medical supply house crack open a long forgotten army barrel that contains gas that brings the dead back to life. The gas seeps into the graveyard next door, and the zombies rise from their graves.It's definitely as much comedy as it is horror. Clu Gulager and James Karen in particular are hilarious, but don't be fooled- seeing this again recently I have to say that it's a violent movie. Linnea Quigley also shows a lot of skin in this, so if you're sensitive to that, please be advised. Whatever it is, it's a great 1980s B movie, so if you're in to that- this is one of the best from that era.

chrislawuk This movie is one of my favourites. Its very unique blend of 80s punk culture and the zombie movie works so well. The acting is 1st class providing some unparalleled performances. To have such a magnificent selection of odd ball characters in the same movie is one in a Billion. The late Dan O'Bannon died far to early and this movie is testament to that. The music, characters, script, and some of the best use of traditional prosthetics and effects techniques ever, all help make this movie a cult classic. It definitely deserves to be up there on center stage next to George Romero's work, in fact its in a class of its own.

spencergrande6 This movie is like very little else out there. It's a zombie comedy that isn't a full-on splatterfest like most, doesn't offer some overly humorous social satire (there's subtle jabs at Agent Orange and Nazis), and doesn't have a high-concept premise (for a zombie movies that is). What you have is dry as hell, with punk rockers (timely for the time - Repo Man meets zombies?), Nazi morticians smoking pipes and listening to their Walkman while embalming, and Quigley nudity for its own sake, but characters are in on it and equally celebrate and scold her. It has iconic scenes and quotes though I'm sure a lot of people have no idea they're actually from this.It just works - it's funny, weird, creepy, gory, and always entertaining. A hard mix to pull off and one that happens with success very rarely. It's always said that there's a fine line between horror and comedy - the pros can straddle it like a daring high-wire act and this is one of them. If only the ending weren't so abruptly anti- climactic and there were a few more naked zombie Quigley kill scenes it'd be a perfect cult classic.Gotta love the very serious Suicide while naked Quigley grinds on him: "No one understands me, you know that." "You think this is a f***in' costume? This is a way of life." "Hey, what's wrong with you, man? Show some f***ing respect for the dead, will ya?" All this because he was called a "spooky motherf***er."