Movie Thread

[Kugelfisch]

Yes.

Obviously shit but was it better or worse than the POS original?

More importantly, better or worse than the one that killed Kevin Bacon's career?

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

So they're rebooting it because they literally can't make money with the old stuff

[Guest]

The originals' position as cultural icons means whoever owns the IPs in Current Year will always try to recapture the magic. Aka make some bucks with a soulless rehash.

"Cultural icons" my ass. Those movies suck and they always did.

[Guest]

B-but James Rolfe says they're good!

[TheManWithNoPlan]

B-but James Rolfe says they're good!

Go to 4chan if you’re gonna baitpost faggot.

Universal classic horrors are a lot like classic Doctor Who. 90% of the acting is shit, they’re short and cheap but the good stuff is iconic.

[Guest]

B-but James Rolfe says they're good!

Go to 4chan if you’re gonna baitpost faggot.

Universal classic horrors are a lot like classic Doctor Who. 90% of the acting is shit, they’re short and cheap but the good stuff is iconic.

There was no "good stuff" in those movies you boomer faggot.

[Cuckara]

The originals' position as cultural icons means whoever owns the IPs in Current Year will always try to recapture the magic. Aka make some bucks with a soulless rehash.

"Cultural icons" my ass. Those movies suck and they always did.

For once, don't be such an ignorant retard. The monster movies Universal made in the 1930s are genuinely iconic, and some of them hold up pretty well. The Invisible Man (1933) is, in my opinion, the 2nd best monster movie that Universal made. It's surprisingly fast-paced, has a lot of fun with its premise, and some of its special effects still look good. I would bet you haven't watched it.

[Moe Bitches]

Just because it's old doesn't mean it has to suck.

[Cuckara]

While we're on the subject of the Universal monster movies; the Bela Lugosi Dracula is the most overrated of the bunch. Bela's performance is a lot of fun and the film moves at a brisk pace, but there are some bizarre plotholes (you can tell they edited it down to keep it as short as possible), the ending is anticlimactic, and some of Todd Browning's directing choices result in unintentional cheese (e.g., the scene where Dracula in bat form comes into a room; the rubber bat continuously flaps in one position). The Mummy is the worst one of the big five; it's only 71 minutes long but feels much longer than that thanks to its lethargic pacing. However, Boris Karloff does a good job, and some scenes are effectively atmospheric. Frankenstein has some unintentionally funny moments, but is overall pretty good. Bride of Frankenstein is by far the best of the bunch; its a masterpiece.

Just because it's old doesn't mean it has to suck.

Yup.

[TheManWithNoPlan]

Dracula is the Dwight Fry show he’s the real reason to watch it.