How much connected is the Night of the Living Dead film series?
Night of the Living Dead film series are the 6 zombie horror films created by George A. Romero but as per Wikipedia they are loosely connected but how loosely? I have not seen any of those 6 films and thinking about watching them but want to know how much they are connected and what is their chronological order and if I can skip any of them?
And what about the remake Dawn of the Dead (2004)? Is it connected to any of them or fully independent?
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"Loosely" connected in that they're chronological, but don't contain any recurring characters. In the first one, zombies had never existed prior to the events depicted in the movie. In all subsequent ones, zombies have existed previously. You do not need to view them in order, although it's more enjoyable as you watch special effects capabilities improve over time.
The remake of Dawn of the Dead is independent. While the location is the same as the original (both take place in a shopping mall), the remake begins with no one knowing about zombies and also departs from the cathartic zombie trope and is the first zombie movie to show them in full sprint.
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