Hedjii72
Sr Member
Lately, thanks to some wonderful new published books, I have been going a bit crazy lately over Hammer Films of the 1950s through the 1970s. I discovered Hammer in the 1990s when TNT started airing the films to promote Bram Stoker's Dracula. For the unfamiliar, Hammer is the studio famous for their Horror films that redefined the gothic horror genre with actors like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
For a web forum dedicated to genre pictures, I am always shocked to see so little mention of interest or excitement in these films. They are very niche, and I can't figure out why they aren't more popular.
The studio fell apart in the 70s, but has recently re-organized and released the Let Me In remake, as well as the brilliant new Woman in Black. Strange that in our little corner of the scifi/horror sector of the internet, there is absolutely no mention of the new Hammer Film, or any one's opinion who went to see it. (Incidentally, I saw it and enjoyed it very much as a modern nod to the gothic horrors of old.) The film, small as it is, was considered an overperformer at the box office last weekend, doing much better than predicted, although I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe was a big part of the draw.
Today there's an article of Hammer CEO Simon Oakes promising they will bring back their own version of a new Dracula Film..
I've just gotta throw it out there that I'm a little disappointed in the general fan community that there isn't more support and excitement for these films. I mean, you've got horror, blood, boobs, legendary British actors, lavish set design, romantic scoring, and heaps and heaps of charm.... what's not to like?
Any of you dig Hammer?
For a web forum dedicated to genre pictures, I am always shocked to see so little mention of interest or excitement in these films. They are very niche, and I can't figure out why they aren't more popular.
The studio fell apart in the 70s, but has recently re-organized and released the Let Me In remake, as well as the brilliant new Woman in Black. Strange that in our little corner of the scifi/horror sector of the internet, there is absolutely no mention of the new Hammer Film, or any one's opinion who went to see it. (Incidentally, I saw it and enjoyed it very much as a modern nod to the gothic horrors of old.) The film, small as it is, was considered an overperformer at the box office last weekend, doing much better than predicted, although I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe was a big part of the draw.
Today there's an article of Hammer CEO Simon Oakes promising they will bring back their own version of a new Dracula Film..
I've just gotta throw it out there that I'm a little disappointed in the general fan community that there isn't more support and excitement for these films. I mean, you've got horror, blood, boobs, legendary British actors, lavish set design, romantic scoring, and heaps and heaps of charm.... what's not to like?
Any of you dig Hammer?