The creeping flesh 1973 starring Lee & Cushing? why the directors aren´t able to do a film like this today?

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The creeping flesh 1973 starring Lee %26amp; Cushing? why the directors aren´t able to do a film like this today?
...well, it seems to me that a couple of the major reasons why "The Creeping Flesh" was such an outstandingly macabre and gleefully ghastly film, is the imaginative approach to what could have been a rather stale and gimmicked idea (...that same year, the missing link approach was used in an equally effective film, which also starred Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, namely 1973's "Horror Express"), as well as the colorful, eccentric and interestingly developed characters, once again attributed to the actors involved, especially the once-again pairing of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, which in the hallowed and honored horror film realm, had to have been a macabre match made in heaven (...or perhaps hell!!)....





....if you want to find a modern-day filmmaker, or select filmmakers, who come the closest to capturing the absolute imaginative, albeit wholly macabre spirit of films like "The Creeping Flesh", "Horror Express", "The Skull", etc., then look no further than the film repertoire of writer/director Brian Yuzna, and producer/director/writer Stuart Gordon. Coupled with a most contemporary, endarkened and tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, as well as a simultaneously original and inspired sense of storytelling, films like "Re-Animator", "From Beyond" and "Dolls" definitely harken back to a macabre approach and attitude not really seen since the glory days of the British Hammer Films, and Amicus films, like "And Now the Screaming Starts"....





....once again, vibrant and eccentric chararcters are definitely the order, with respects to the filmmaking team of Yuzna and Gordon; the finest examples of this, first and foremost, are the characters performed by the great Jeffery Combs; he has a penchance for being cast in films, where despite varied character flaws, weaknesses and eccentricities, he still assumes a most pronounced and indominable presence in the film. When I see a film like "Re-Animator", and Jeffery Combs' performance as the mad scientist, Herbert West, I cannot help but harken back to the glory years of Hammer Films, and Peter Cushing's dynamic, indominable, obsessive and demented take on the Dr. Frankenstein character......





...and so, just why don't more filmmakers today manage to find that gleefully macabre and imaginative sense of creative inspiration, which is reflected by such a film as "The Creeping Flesh"??? I'm quite sure that there are indeed young and seasoned filmmakers out there, possessing such attributes; however, as the studios seem to be the controlling factor in what is eventually released to the general public, based not so much upon the beautiful creativeness of the filmmaking process and art form, but primarily more toward whatever money they can put in their greedy pockets, the tendancy on not wanting to gamble on possibly new, groundbreaking, innovative and creative talent, seems to be taking a back seat, in favor of trying to remake, re-imagine, re-invent, re-boot (...or whatever their calling it, these days) already-used ideas, because the studio producers are well aware that in re-establishing something familiar with the minds of it's audience, they are quite well aware that in this venue, more money can be made. Plain and simple, it's a greedy money game, and the basic philosophy is, "...why shoud we gamble on something we don't know, or are unsure of, when we can take on something, or lean toward something, which is assured on turning the absolute profit, which we are looking for; why come up with something original, which might have a greater chance of failure, when we can just revive ol' Jason, Freddy or Leatherface, again!!!"....





....indeed, this is definitly a sad and tragic commentary, and yet at the same time, it is unsurprisingly ironic; funny thing, for the most part, these remakes and re-inventions have not been doing as well as the producers had hoped (...with the recent remake of "Prom Night", as a prime example), and to recover from these failures, the producers embarrassingly find themselves going back to the creative well, tails tucked between their legs, in search of that afforementioned original talent....and it is there, and at that time, that someone occasionally arises, with a sense of creative and inspired talent (...points in case, the innovative, imaginative, relevating, ground-breaking, and sometimes taboo-shattering works of Eli Roth, Adam Green, Mike Mendez, etc...)
Reply:Actually, I believe that they can. I've seen some wonderful work lately. Right now, I'm watching the impressive "Wind Chill" for at least the nth time. Also, tonight I watched "The Number 23", which also is satisfying.





I have faith that there are filmmakers out there who can pay homage to Hammer/Amicus films. I know that you hate the works of Stephen Sommers, but I really believe he's going to keep giving us entertaining adventures with good production values.





"The Creeping Flesh" is a rarity. Anyone who has watched this science fiction/horror film realizes that. Yet, I've heard it attacked by many people. For me, it's a remarkable experience.





Remember: There are people who write off many of the works of Mario Bava and Dario Argento. I've read extremely negative attacks on their films, yet they certainly have many fans.





I'm just saying that you never know who will draw from these influences to give us new stories in Grand Guignol/giallo style. I think that they CAN do it and that they WILL do it. Again: I see some interesting work, sometimes when I definitely don't expect it.





To me, these are promising:


Salvage


Wind Chill


Trauma (2004)


Beneath (2007)


The Gravedancers


Dead Birds~I was dubious because of the bank robbery scene, but there are some very good scenes throughout.





The works of Larry Fessenden are impressive, including "Habit", "Wendigo" and "No Telling". Yes, some of his filmwork is rougher around the edges than others; but, he entertains me every time.
Reply:i don't think it's just the directors you don't seem to get the same caliber of actors now. looks is chosen over ability now it's whether they can do a spread in maxin of such mags that is more important than acting ability.