Post by biker1 on Jan 19, 2019 18:38:19 GMT
re. Ebert^
that alien rehash complaint is a bit pointless anyway. Alien wasn't exactly a first, and a bunch of people being stalked by a monster is a genre staple, used numerous times since the thing of the early 1950s. I'd also suggest that deep rising is miles better than a sorry ass the relic.
John Carpenter's the thing was dismissed by various critics for the same reason - and look at it's reputation now. I don't mind a rehash - as long as it's done well, in view of genre and it's familiar narrative conventions. (there was one on tv last night called the pyramid (2014) - pretty average though).
that alien rehash complaint is a bit pointless anyway. Alien wasn't exactly a first, and a bunch of people being stalked by a monster is a genre staple, used numerous times since the thing of the early 1950s. I'd also suggest that deep rising is miles better than a sorry ass the relic.
John Carpenter's the thing was dismissed by various critics for the same reason - and look at it's reputation now. I don't mind a rehash - as long as it's done well, in view of genre and it's familiar narrative conventions. (there was one on tv last night called the pyramid (2014) - pretty average though).