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Originally posted by The_Return
Perhaps "most" was an overstatement. I do belive that alot of directors do have a love for the genre, and I think it really shows. Compare The Skeleton Key and All Souls Day for example. Skeleton Key had a big budget, big name stars, and did fairly well at the box office. It admittedly turned out better than most modern horror films, but you could tell that Softley was in it more for the payoff than actually wanting to make a good film. It didnt have that something that someone with a love for the genre would have added. All Souls Day, on the flip side, obviously had no budget, the biggest name involved was Jeffery Combs, and I'd bet it hardly even broke even. The film was undeniably bad, but you could really tell that Kasten wanted to make a good film. He tried things that hadnt been done, and they failed. If he had the multi-million dollar studio backing that Skeleton Key had, however, it could have been a great addition to the recent wave of zombie films.
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i thionk - sadly - that they guys who truely love the genre end up making these little backyard films - that although entheusiastic - end up being unwatchable because of rank amateuristic performances, inexperienced fimmakers, and zero budget.
and lets face it - not everyone who loves the genre is good at it either ...
i can appreciate their efforts .. i just cant enjoy them.
skeleton key .. yeah that was just another one - going through the motions. zero passion.