Sometimes lost movies should stay lost. Although my overall opinion of this movie is bad. It still has it’s merits. First of all, it is pretty disturbing. I would put it on the level with A Clockwork Orange for how it made me feel. Secondly, George Romero is a film producer that made history, so Shudder’s arrival of the as of late reestablished and semi lost 1973 George A. Romero film The Amusement Park ought to be commended. The film is an antiquity, and a recognizable early advance into his vocation as an expert of repulsiveness. But on the other hand there’s no disgrace in conceding that it’s anything but a sacred goal, a mysterious work of art from an early awfulness maestro. Best case scenario, it’s fundamentally an awkward, inelegant Twilight Zone scene that was at last dismissed by the strict association that charged it.
While Romero is appropriately adored as the wicked stepfather of present day zombie film, he didn’t really embark to make the undead here with this unfortunate labor of love. Like most humans, the person needed to eat, and to support that, he began his movie profession as a modern and business maker and chief. A superficial look at his filmography over the course of the years may give the feeling that his ascent to loathsomeness auteurdom was quick after he made Night of the Living Dead in 1968, however the direction was far bumpier. Evening of the Living Dead was initially panned by pundits in the U.S. (broadly by Roger Ebert), and it didn’t procure crowds or basic praise until after its delivery in France, to extraordinary appreciation. The way that he wrecked the copyright on the film and never brought in any cash from it didn’t help. The year after its underlying delivery, it was re-delivered stateside, and Romero then, at that point, started venturing into account highlight movie coordinating, and away from his normal everyday employment.
However, films are costly to make, Romero actually expected to make money, so the business work continued. This is the place where The Amusement Park flawlessly settles itself into his filmography. It was appointed and financed by the Lutheran Society as a PSA of sorts for bringing issues to light for senior maltreatment and abuse. They eventually racked the film since they were not content with it, even after reshoots, and on a rack it sat until IndieCollect’s 4K rebuilding.
So here it is for you to enjoy. I actually do hope you enjoy it. For me it was a must see. So if you have a little room on your Halloween schedule, take a peek. You will be glad you did.