History YMMV / LivingDeadSeries

* {{Anvilicious}}: The political messages behind the films are not exactly subtle and, particularly in the post-2000s entries to the official sextet, often attract criticism. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with ''Night of the Living Dead'', however, [[WordOfGod as Romero himself confirmed]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical that he wasn’t going for any political message in that film]].

** It is often believed that the ''Living Dead'' zombies are the result of an [[TheVirus infectious virus]], but in reality, the ''Living Dead'' movies hint at multiple explanations behind the reanimation phenomenon. The first movie outright states that [[NuclearMutant space radiation was resurrecting the dead]] while the second movie theorizes that [[BarredFromTheAfterlife hell has no more room for the dead]].

* ValuesResonance: Many of the recurring themes seen throughout these films [[note]] [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 ordinary people fighting against each]] [[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 other over their differences]], [[Film/DawnOfTheDead1978 over-reliance on material belongings over human life]], [[Film/LandOfTheDead the struggles between the lower, middle & higher social classes]] and [[Film/DiaryOfTheDead mistrust of reliable sources]] [[/note]] have become shockingly just as relevant, if not more relevant today than when the films were made.
* VindicatedByHistory: At the time, ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' was seen as the weakest of the Romero zombie series overall, with many criticizing the bleak and hopeless tone as a turn away and was seen as a ToughActToFollow compared to ''Night'' and ''Dawn''. Nowadays it’s not uncommon to see many sites rank it on par with the first 2 movies, some even going as far as saying it’s the best of the original 3.

** Thanks to PopCultureOsmosis, a lot of people usually consider ''Living Dead'' zombies to be mindless shamblers. Funnily enough, one of the main constants in the series was that the zombies were [[ItCanThink smarter than they appeared]]. In the original ''Film/{{Night Of The Living Dead|1968}}'', zombies were using tools to kill their victims and to damage their victims' cars. ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' established that zombies had some recollection of their old lives and could diverge from the usual mob mentality if necessary. Finally, certain zombies, such as [[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 Bub]] and [[Film/LandOfTheDead Big Daddy]], were intelligent enough to properly wield firearms and single-handedly outmaneuver humans.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people hated Film/DayOfTheDead1985 for it's bleak tone. Ironically, the bleak and hopeless tone originated in the ''[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 original]] film''. In fact, one could argue the tone was '''more''' bleak in the original, [[EverybodyDiesEnding as everyone dies]], whereas at least a small amount of characters made it out alive in Day of the Dead.

** It is often believed that the ''Living Dead'' zombies are the result of an [[TheVirus infectious virus]], but in reality, the ''Living Dead'' movies hint at multiple explanations behind the reanimation phenomenon. The first movie outright states that [[NuclearNasty space radiation was resurrecting the dead]] while the second movie theorizes that [[BarredFromTheAfterlife hell has no more room for the dead]].

* CommonKnowledge: Thanks to PopCultureOsmosis, a lot of people usually consider ''Living Dead'' zombies to be mindless shamblers. Funnily enough, one of the main constants in the series was that the zombies were [[ItCanThink smarter than they appeared]]. In the original ''Film/{{Night Of The Living Dead|1968}}'', zombies were using tools to kill their victims and to damage their victims' cars. ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' established that zombies had some recollection of their old lives and could diverge from the usual mob mentality if necessary. Finally, certain zombies, such as [[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 Bub]] and [[Film/LandOfTheDead Big Daddy]], were intelligent enough to properly wield firearms and single-handedly outmaneuver humans.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people hated Film/DayOfTheDead1985 for it's bleak tone. Ironically, the bleak and hopeless tone originated in the ''[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 original]] film''. In fact, one could argue the tone was '''more''' bleak in the original, [[KillEmAll as everyone dies]], whereas at least a small amount of characters made it out alive in Day of the Dead.

** ''Film/DiaryOfTheDead'' is often the point where people started loosing interest in the series. Mainly due to Jason [[SkewedPriorities prioritizing filming rather than]] [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic actually help his friends]]. It also doesn't help that the mere existance of the movie [[ContinuitySnarl causes the timeline to become... Questionable]], [[{{Understatement}} to say the least]].

** Film/DiaryOfTheDead is often the point where people started loosing interest in the series. Mainly due to Jason [[SkewedPriorities prioritizing filming rather than]] [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic actually help his friends]]. It also doesn't help that the mere existance of the movie [[ContinuitySnarl causes the timeline to become... Questionable]], [[{{Understatement}} to say the least]].

** To be more specific, with ''Land'', fans either see it as a grand return for Romero’s directing career with great gore and suspense, a SoOkayItsAverage zombie flick that doesn’t do anything particularly new for the genre, or a

[[{{Sequelitis}} bad follow up to]] ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' with [[{{Anvilicious}} a heavy handed message on the social classes]] and truly unlikable characters [[TooBleakStoppedCaring making it hard to be entertaining]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people hated Film/DayOfTheDead1985 for it's bleak tone. Ironically, the bleak and hopeless tone originated in the ''[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 original]] film''. In fact, one could argue the tone was '''more''' bleak in the original, as everyone dies, whereas at least a small amount of characters made it out alive in Day of the Dead.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people hated Film/DayOfTheDead1985 for it's bleak tone. Ironically, the bleak and hopeless tone originated in the ''[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 original]] film''. In fact, one could argue the tone was '''more''' bleak in the original, as everyone dies, whereas at least a small amount of characters made it out alive in Day of the Dead.