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Nightbreed [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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A HELLRAISER KNOCK OFF
Review date: 2007-11-01 Rating: 6 out of 10

Aaron Boone, (Craig Sheffer) is plagued by nightmares of him killing people, and his psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Decker, (David Cronenberg) tries to treat him. Still unconvinced, he tries to locate the place in his dreams, but encounters a race of monsters that are trying to keep their existence secret. When they eventually get him killed, his girlfriend Lori, (Anne Bobby) decides to go looking for him and encounters the monsters. Decker and Police Detective Joyce, (Hugh Quarshie) also find out that the monsters have Boone, and set out to find him. When the police track him down and show up to put a stop to the killing, Aaron leads the monsters against the invaders.

The Good News: Yet another film by Clive Barker in the "Hellraiser" vein, and while not as good, it does have some worthwhile moments. The creatures here are nicely designed and several are impressive on first sight. The make-up work is the best feature, as technically, it's quite striking with all the designs and creatures throughout the film. The ending showdown is quite action-packed and is a great high to end the film on. Explosions, gunfights and dead bodies galore fill the screen, leaving quite an impressive conclusion. The storyline for this is quite creative. It's creative and allows for some unusual and creative scenes. The high body count is also nice, as it results in some nice gore and death scenes.

The Bad News: I personally think this one is overrated. Even though the storyline is quite inventive and creative, the actual execution is a bit of a mess. It's almost impossible to decipher almost anything in here, as it never really explains motives or relationships until the end, so it's basically asking to keep all the questions until it decides to reveal them. While smart, that means that only the viewers who are used to clever plot-lines as the ones who enjoy this. The best part of the film is the ending, but up until then, there's really nothing that interesting to keep interest. A couple of deaths here and there are spread out through the movie, but so much is at the end that it can be hard to sit through the movie. That there was the movie's biggest fault: it's hard to sit through it if not in the mind frame to watch it. There's a sense of this trying to be a new "Hellraiser" but it also fails miserably. The effects look great, and there's a sense of them trying to have a similar personality, but the creatures are nowhere near as memorable as Pinhead and his friends.

The Final Verdict: While I feel it is overrated, there's still enough here to give it a look. It's not the best adaption of Barker's work, but it has enough fans to warrant a look. Give it a shot.


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"You are no longer Boone, you are Cabal." - Baphomet
Review date: 2007-07-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is one of Clive Barkers best films other than Hellraiser, this should have got a sequel as the premise seemed so epic. Nightbreed is awesome, the story is very clever and well thought of and the characters are so real. Made in 1990 this movie wasnt appreciated as it was and remains ahead of its time and deals with issues that are very real today, they shouldnt remake this but they should show it again at the cinema for all to see. A truly great movie.

Andy
Review date: 2007-06-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

Fantastic film that I've loved since I first watched it in high school(interactive english lesson that one), really want it on dvd but not sure I can justify forking out for a multi-region player. PLEASE LET THEM RELEASE THIS ON REGION2 FORMAT SOON!!!

Much underated classic film
Review date: 2007-02-25 Rating: 10 out of 10

I will admit, I was very unsure about giving this film a 5 rating but decided to do so for these reasons...

The premiss of the story is excellent, the human characters are the REAL monsters and the monsters are on the most part humane (this says alot about humaities "history" of fearing/destroying the things we dont understand. Also the "saviour" of the Nightbreed (Boone/Cabal) ultimately brings about their downfall because of his own selfishness (a commentry on modern religion, perhaps?) And finally... Cronenberg is frightfully chilling as Dr Decker!

This film is crying out for a well constructed remake/sequel, but PLEASE Barker can write the story but DONT let him direct it!


Nightbreed a classic forgotton
Review date: 2005-04-24 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a film which swops the roles of good and evil. A tale of twists. Stunning to watch and a good read. Buy Cabal by Clive Barker watch the film adaption. Long to be Nightbreed.
Treat yourself go on then tell me what is your true face?

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
David Cronenberg
Anne Bobby
Hugh Quarshie
Charles Haid
Craig Sheffer

Creators:
Craig Sheffer (Primary Contributor)
Anne Bobby (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 9780790750743
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0790750740
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2001-08-21
Universal product code (UPC): 085391853725
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 101 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1990-02-16
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)

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