Return of the Living Dead is a milestone in the zombie genre. These zombies were not like the standard Romero type. These were running, talking, brain eating, and indestructible killing machines. They were man made as a military weapon and probably would have been very effective in combat.

But the genre was never the same after this film came out. It was released within a month of Day of the Dead and audiences seemed to like the comedy and horror mix of this more than the depressing tone of Romero's movie. I think that George Romero felt that this film was bad for his series and at the time people had not warmed up to Day of the Dead. It would be 20 years before he would return to the genre he created.

Having said that, this movie is awesome. If you have not seen this, grab some brains and some 245 trioxin and get ready to be entertained. Braaaaaaaiiinnnnsssss!!!!