Post by doomedbloodwork on Nov 30, 2004 8:56:25 GMT -5
If there was ever one defining moment in my generation of horror fans' existence here in the UK, it was when we saw THE EVIL DEAD for the first time. 20 years on, the film is still part of our subconscience and we are always grateful to the VCR for giving us access to films that we would not have had access to if it didn't exist.
Palace Pictures, who distributed the film on that initial release, tried it's own hand two years later with a rather ambitious take on the Little Red Riding Hood tale, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES. I caught the film on the big-screen last weekend as part of the NFT's HISTORY OF THE HORROR FILM season, which is running through January as well. The print was pretty good, considering it's age and was a US Cannon Print (the company handled the film in an ill-fated release back in 1984-85)
Seeing it now, the film is ambitious and still has some great moments on offer (the wolf transformation are as good as anything Baker or Bottin created), but the mixture of dream and reality sometimes blurs the impact. The tradition of the fairy tale is still consistent and this is a pretty good, intelligent attempt to create something more substantial than your average HALLOWEEN homage.
The production design is great and the music score by George Fenton also lend credence.
Palace Pictures, who distributed the film on that initial release, tried it's own hand two years later with a rather ambitious take on the Little Red Riding Hood tale, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES. I caught the film on the big-screen last weekend as part of the NFT's HISTORY OF THE HORROR FILM season, which is running through January as well. The print was pretty good, considering it's age and was a US Cannon Print (the company handled the film in an ill-fated release back in 1984-85)
Seeing it now, the film is ambitious and still has some great moments on offer (the wolf transformation are as good as anything Baker or Bottin created), but the mixture of dream and reality sometimes blurs the impact. The tradition of the fairy tale is still consistent and this is a pretty good, intelligent attempt to create something more substantial than your average HALLOWEEN homage.
The production design is great and the music score by George Fenton also lend credence.