They appeared to promise so much, but sadly delivered so little.
Inevitably, theres also a small percentage of such films which fail to live up to their early promise.
Its witless sense of fun and frequently disrobed female monster probably helped.
Surely, the results would be marvelous, wouldnt they?
Sadly, the results were anything but.
The story goes thatMonstersdirector Gareth Edwards will be directing a newGodzillamovie for Legendary Pictures.
If it can capture the spirit of the Japanese movies, well be very happy people.
Director Roger Christian eventually took the helm, and the film was a critically derided catastrophe.
Its premise was initially closer to the kind of spaced-based horror that would later feature inHellraiser: BloodlineandEvent Horizon.
The new millenniumsHollow Man,however, represented something of a low-point.
Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
IfEscape From LAwas disappointing,Ghosts Of Marswas downright calamitous.
Ghosts Of Marsexecution, it has to be said, was borderline inept.
Thankfully, Carpenter returned to feature films with 2010sThe Ward.
With your lead character all-but superhuman, where can you take him next?
AndRequiemwas harder edged, with a quite gruesome opening which involved a spacehugger and a small boy.
Its when the nocturnal Darkseekers came crawling out of their homes thatI Am Legendbegan to falter.
