Post by ravi02 on Feb 17, 2018 21:46:29 GMT
Still need to read the book, but I saw both versions of the film in the theatrical and Director's Cut (the one on Netflix).
Nightbreed has a cool premise and I appreciate what Clive Barker was trying to do (make "the Star Wars of horror films"), but I find the execution flawed, and that goes for both versions of the film.
First, I find Craig Sheffer to be a bland hero and I didn't get why he desires to be part of Nightbreed. It doesn't appear to be something exciting. To use a similar genre as an example, in most superhero movies we see the heroes use their enjoy their newfound abilities before fighting the villains. It doesn't happen here. Secondly, the Nightbreed monsters are supposed to be stand-ins for oppressed people and outcasts, right? Then why are most of them shown to be unsympathetic evil monsters?
Still, the creature costumes still look great and David Cronenberg's a chilling villain. Nightbreed may be a flawed movie, but it has an interesting premise that I feel deserves a remake. I hope Barker can turn it into a TV series and do it right this time.
Nightbreed has a cool premise and I appreciate what Clive Barker was trying to do (make "the Star Wars of horror films"), but I find the execution flawed, and that goes for both versions of the film.
First, I find Craig Sheffer to be a bland hero and I didn't get why he desires to be part of Nightbreed. It doesn't appear to be something exciting. To use a similar genre as an example, in most superhero movies we see the heroes use their enjoy their newfound abilities before fighting the villains. It doesn't happen here. Secondly, the Nightbreed monsters are supposed to be stand-ins for oppressed people and outcasts, right? Then why are most of them shown to be unsympathetic evil monsters?
Still, the creature costumes still look great and David Cronenberg's a chilling villain. Nightbreed may be a flawed movie, but it has an interesting premise that I feel deserves a remake. I hope Barker can turn it into a TV series and do it right this time.