06-23-2017, 02:24 PM
Nightbreed (1990).
This movie couldn't decide what the fuck it wanted to be. A straight forward movie about a guy becoming a monster? A role reversal of monsters and humans with the theme of prejudice? Well when it does become that it's so ham-fisted and horribly done it's comical, the humans are caricatures and watching them massacre the Nightbreed has little impact because we're given zero reason to like or care about them. They're a dime a dozen misunderstood race that you could in a dozen other movies.
Oh, plus they managed to sneak in a Jesus metaphor at the end with Boone being "the savior." They tack it on at the last possible second.
And why is Boone having dreams about the Nightbreed in the beginning? Fuck if I know, it doesn't say. I guess "because the prophecy" am I right? And why was he talking about murder to Decker in such detail that it allowed Decker to frame him? And why did no one investigate the fact his fucking doctor gave him hallucinogens?
Only redeeming quality is Decker, but even then he has little motivation aside from "I like to kill people and oh look, monsters! Guess I better kill them all!"
Honestly I think this is the worst movie I've watched all year, fucking hell.
This movie couldn't decide what the fuck it wanted to be. A straight forward movie about a guy becoming a monster? A role reversal of monsters and humans with the theme of prejudice? Well when it does become that it's so ham-fisted and horribly done it's comical, the humans are caricatures and watching them massacre the Nightbreed has little impact because we're given zero reason to like or care about them. They're a dime a dozen misunderstood race that you could in a dozen other movies.
Oh, plus they managed to sneak in a Jesus metaphor at the end with Boone being "the savior." They tack it on at the last possible second.
And why is Boone having dreams about the Nightbreed in the beginning? Fuck if I know, it doesn't say. I guess "because the prophecy" am I right? And why was he talking about murder to Decker in such detail that it allowed Decker to frame him? And why did no one investigate the fact his fucking doctor gave him hallucinogens?
Only redeeming quality is Decker, but even then he has little motivation aside from "I like to kill people and oh look, monsters! Guess I better kill them all!"
Honestly I think this is the worst movie I've watched all year, fucking hell.