I don't care if this is the first movie ever to invent zombies or zombie-vampires or whatever they are, nor do I care that if it inspired future movies of similar kind. A movie needs to stand alone and must be judged as its own thing. This movie had a concept that was not too technically challenging, so it all comes down to good old filmmaking and acting and it fails in both departments. The most annoying thing about the movie is general sound design. Everyone is dubbed horribly and it has an awful soundtrack that won't stop for a minute. Acting is hilarious at times and awkward most of the time, and when I say bad acting, I mostly mean the zombies. They are just ridiculous. And if anyone wants to defend the movie based on the time it was made, this movie was made in 1964, it is not an excuse for the bad acting, directing and sound design. Psycho (1960) was made 4 years before this, The Third Man was made in 1949 and Casablanca was made in 1942. These comparisons might seem arbitrary, but I'd like to remind you again, this was not a technically challenging movie, my point is that the time it was made is not an excuse for the awkwardness and the awfulness of the movie. I can understand if you are a fan of the genre and want to watch this, but other than that, no one should bother.
Review of The Last Man on Earth
