Whether you love his work or hate everything he's ever done, this movie drives home the inevitable fact: there is NO creeper without Victor Salva. Despite his past, he was the creative genius behind the character and its lore. He was the maestro who expertly wove an amazing story that's not only endlessly entertaining, but viewed as a modern-day horror classic.
And then there's this, the latest victim of a society that wants everything and everyone to be so politically correct that they could not (and would not) ever behave out of line. Sure Salva's past was abhorrent, and maybe it's acceptable to not want another movie in the franchise involving him... but instead of running your franchise into the dirt with a piece of garbage sequel like this, why not let it keep its legacy by not doing further titles? Movies like this will only ever drive interest toward the predecessors, putting more cash in Victor's wallet. He's a smart business man in selling the rights, make no mistake.
They go out of their way to discount Victor's work, while at the same time failing to even do something slightly entertaining with the property. And I'll never forgive having the legendary Dee Wallace in your film for such a diminished, unnecessary, poorly written and minuscule performance. She is capable of so much, yet this film gives her so little. She still delivers every bit she can with the material (as she ALWAYS does), but it doesn't give her much to work with.
I hope the actors are paid well, and I hope the distributor enjoys the $4.99 I shelled out to see this film, for it will be the last non-Victor Creeper project I ever fund or watch in any way, shape or form. Enough is enough.
And then there's this, the latest victim of a society that wants everything and everyone to be so politically correct that they could not (and would not) ever behave out of line. Sure Salva's past was abhorrent, and maybe it's acceptable to not want another movie in the franchise involving him... but instead of running your franchise into the dirt with a piece of garbage sequel like this, why not let it keep its legacy by not doing further titles? Movies like this will only ever drive interest toward the predecessors, putting more cash in Victor's wallet. He's a smart business man in selling the rights, make no mistake.
They go out of their way to discount Victor's work, while at the same time failing to even do something slightly entertaining with the property. And I'll never forgive having the legendary Dee Wallace in your film for such a diminished, unnecessary, poorly written and minuscule performance. She is capable of so much, yet this film gives her so little. She still delivers every bit she can with the material (as she ALWAYS does), but it doesn't give her much to work with.
I hope the actors are paid well, and I hope the distributor enjoys the $4.99 I shelled out to see this film, for it will be the last non-Victor Creeper project I ever fund or watch in any way, shape or form. Enough is enough.