Continuing on the Fiona Dourif kick, I just finished this interesting take on… hmmm… lots of themes we’ve seen before, but intermingled in a fresh way. Unfortunately, anything with Jake Busey automatically gets 10 points subtracted from Gryffindor, but Fiona killed it.
The cool thing about this one was that it was a creature feature with a cool monster. The downside is that it felt like an unrealized idea. It was so close to being great, but the wind left its sails in Act 3.
Oh!!! I need to mention this: the musical score was one of the best I have ever heard! Whenever I finally get a chance to compose for a horror film, I may watch this one again for inspiration on transitions and pace.
Since discovering the Universal monsters, particularly The Creature from the Black Lagoon and The Phantom of the Opera, I have been hooked on horror films. Now, I try to watch all of them I can find. There are so many out there, and some of them really embrace the art of the medium. Further, there are a lot of films that have great elements or have historical significance that get brushed under the rug for various reasons. What is worse is when a great film has an unpopular name attached to it.
I try to give every movie a fair chance--maybe even an unfair chance, such as when I hate a director's previous works but continue watching their every effort. A thing somewhat related is when I give a movie that I disliked a second chance and find a lot that I had missed.
My mind can be changed, so I encourage discussion.
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