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This is regarding the showtime television series that had 13 famed horror directors (well, some guys who've garnered fame, and others who made one or two reasonably popular horror flicks among lesser known material) each film a one hour episode.
I didn't have Showtime when the series originally ran, and by the time I did get Showtime, the season had concluded (but a season 2 has already been given the green light). I was definitely interested, however, so I recently rented the DVD that had John Carpenter's contribution, along with Stuart Gordon's.
"Underwhelming" hardly scratches the surface...
I would think, that with a title such as "masters of horror," and with one's own reputation as such at stake, these directors would have gone out of there way to create some new classics of the genre. These should have been masterpieces. Films you could show people who think horror is schlock to let them see how great the genre can be. But these stories did not merely fail to live up to the hype, they were flat out bad. Not frightening, not interesting, not appearing to have been written or directed (or acted, for that matter) with any amount of care or intelligence. Basically it appears that these guys just phoned it in. Highly disappointing.
That said, I did only watch 2 eps, & the other 11 might be amazing. Thing is, I don't think Carpenter has made a good flick in 20 years, and Gordon's not one of my favorites either. The other directors include Argento (who I heard returned to form with his contribution. remains to be seen...), Tobe Hooper, and Takashi Miike. Strong names, but are those really the cats that immediately jump to mind when someone says "Masters of Horror" (regarding films anyway)? Does anyone jump to mind? Thoughts?
I didn't have Showtime when the series originally ran, and by the time I did get Showtime, the season had concluded (but a season 2 has already been given the green light). I was definitely interested, however, so I recently rented the DVD that had John Carpenter's contribution, along with Stuart Gordon's.
"Underwhelming" hardly scratches the surface...
I would think, that with a title such as "masters of horror," and with one's own reputation as such at stake, these directors would have gone out of there way to create some new classics of the genre. These should have been masterpieces. Films you could show people who think horror is schlock to let them see how great the genre can be. But these stories did not merely fail to live up to the hype, they were flat out bad. Not frightening, not interesting, not appearing to have been written or directed (or acted, for that matter) with any amount of care or intelligence. Basically it appears that these guys just phoned it in. Highly disappointing.
That said, I did only watch 2 eps, & the other 11 might be amazing. Thing is, I don't think Carpenter has made a good flick in 20 years, and Gordon's not one of my favorites either. The other directors include Argento (who I heard returned to form with his contribution. remains to be seen...), Tobe Hooper, and Takashi Miike. Strong names, but are those really the cats that immediately jump to mind when someone says "Masters of Horror" (regarding films anyway)? Does anyone jump to mind? Thoughts?
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