One of the most depressing cancelled film projects I read about was one developed in the late 90s. Apparently, ILM was going to make a sequel to Bride of Frankenstein and that included a CGI Karloff Monster and it looked fantastic. Sadly, as Universal changed staff, the project died.

Dr. Jekyll was never a Universal monster. The only one that would count would be Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1953,) but nobody is counting that. Even when Universal acquired the Paramount library in the 1950s, they did not get the rights to the CLASSIC 1931 version because that was already owned…

This movie could never be as batshit insane as that movie was. Plus, Mathilda May in that movie…good Lord…

It's just a shame they have such little faith in their original creations. Marvel has had success because they understand the appeal of the characters. Universal just wants to create new personas and hope we take to them. I'd love to see the classic monsters back on the big screen…but as the classic monsters.

I have but two complaints regarding the female mummy. The first is that if Universal is so hellbent on a "shared universe" concept then why not resurrect either Imhotep or Kharis, the classic mummies. And two, it's mildly disturbing to read all the "The Mummy looks so hot" comments that have inevitably popped up.…

They could find a classic rock song that actually makes sense in context. For some reason I heard Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" in that damned King Arthur trailer. I love that song but it does not fit at all.

That ending really WAS a surprise!

Dredd definitely improved on The Raid in a big way: Minimal but effective characterization. I thought Dredd played more like a John Carpenter movie than anything complete with a score and hero that reminded me more than a little of Escape from New York.

You may be a snarky robot, but I believe in you.

The strongest aspect of the original Home Alone film was the climatic scene between Kevin and his neighbor, the old man with the story. It was that moment that had all the heart and soul that the rest of the film was searching for.
It's a fun enough slapstick adventure, and surely fills one with nostalgia, but I do…

I'm surprised Home Alone wasn't covered in "A History Of Violence."

He was more lukewarm toward it with a two and a half out of four. Like, just about every critic of the time, he thought the effects turned it into a freak show. The only criticism that he made valid of that film was in the character department.

That is a pretty good job, indeed.

This a wonderful nostalgic little sleeper. It's a shame that it has fallen under the cracks in recent years. It's probably more honest and real than a great number of school films could ever be. The emotions still ring true decades later and the performances are all spot on.
From time to time, I still think of this…

It's underrated. When people discuss the Hughes films, this is one most ignore, especially in comparison to the teen films. I think Hughes best film was likely, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," but I am very fond of this. John Candy had a likability that made many a mediocre (or worse) film bearable and this one is…

That;s kind of sad because the original is a classic in it's own right. It just happens to be, well, a very different Thing!

Ghosts Of Mars even played as a remake of Carpenter's own(and vastly superior) Assault on Precinct 13!

He gave many excellent turns in the horror genre and typical of Oscar snobbery, none were nominated because of said genre. Several have pointed out that this was one of those examples where a nomination was warranted. Heck, it's inconceivable that he wasn't even nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the…

Did you ever see The innocents? That's another good psychological/supernatural horror film.

I'm actually kind of shocked that hasn't been optioned for a movie.