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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  I can't think of any decent horror that's expansive. Horror should be tight and claustrophobic. |
Horror should be tight and claustrophobic, but that doesn't mean it should look cheap.
Halloween was filmed for $300,000, but it looks like it cost millions. Same with
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
Alien,
The Beyond,
The Terminator... these are films that defy their budget through moody lighting, art direction, and careful compositions. They did not throw a monster into a corridor with one intense red fill light.
Resident Evil (GameCube version) looks expensive.
Anybody can have the monster chase the victim down a hallway. It's the gifted filmmakers that put can the monster in a room, and keep it hidden.
I hope to be proven wrong with this trailer. Cheesy action horror will suit me fine, and I always welcome Neal McDonough.
But I must admit to feeling disappointed. I like the Anderson films as they are their own thing. I was hoping this would be a slow-burn suspense that adapts the first game, and then go full action horror with the sequel.