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1.   Mar 20, 2006 1:51 PM

» Feature Writer Robert Dailey - Horror films

Mark: I too lament the decline of true horror films. Instead, films which have some potential for instillng real fright, have become showcases for aging stars or wannabes (Re: the two "Vampires" by Carpenter, one starring James Woods and the other starring Jon Bon Jovi, and then the Tarrantino-Clooney thing...are all the vampires now in Mexico or the desert Southwest?)utilizing cutsy anti-vampire weapons, and a slaughterfest when the star revs up the chain saw-drill-antivampire darts-whatever else the special effects crew can come up with ("Hey, John, how about rigging this blender up with a wooden swizzle stick to kill the vampire.")
Alien, and the sequel thrilled me, but we didn't need two (three? four? five?) more.
Some of Stephen Kings stuff has potential, if he could only avoid spoilng things for me by thinking he can act, even a little bit.
I'd really like to see some innovative work on Lovecraft (Vincent Price is still dead, thank God), and maybe after the special effects of LOTR, et al. some really good director will take him on.
Thanks for the great views.
Bob
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