Universal Studios is set to release their rehash of old monster movies that have languished in obscurity for too long;starting with The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro and Sir Anthony Hopkins. Why is this a bad idea? So glad you asked, while wolfmen and vampires have the ability to scare still, they have also been exploited and romanticized to the point of ridiculousness. Forget about the Mummy or Frankenstein. The Mummy was foolishly turned into a half-assed Indiana Jones rip-off starring Brendan Frasier; truly ruining any clout this former Pharaoh had to offer to the Monster mash. Frankenstein, has become the poster child for orphans and science gone awry. I like him better this way, to make him a bad guy seems like a cheap way of explaining his behaviour. No, I say no...Lovecraft is the true master of Horror. Why are most of our monsters human like? The Thing is a scary movie, Re-Animator is scary. Clive Barker's books are all based on Lovecraft and he can be truly terrifying. Point is...Hollywood, you can do better then this. Stop trying to seduce us with bloodsuckers and hairy alpha males and come up with some tentacle having crazy monsters. If you can't figure it out on your own...you can always ruin Lovecrafts' characters.
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