Dark Universe - General Discussion Thread

[Wesker69]

Mummy 1999 set the standard for balance of action, adventure, horror ....unfortunately, Universal has failed to recapture that balance on the big screen. Thankfully Monsters Unchained fills that void....

Now give us an expansion ride lol

I'm one of the few that liked the Helsing movie

But did you have the promo logo tshirt?

 

[LPCaptainDeath]

The question of whether Monsters Unchained is horror, I don't feel has a perfect answer that will satisfy everyone. Some may call it action, others horror. These genres are not set in stone by a deity; they're ill defined constructs, often changing person to person, culture to culture.

I'd call it action--adventure-horror in the same vein as other Universal pictures including The Mummy or Jurassic Park. But I'm sure not everyone will be happy me saying that.

If it has monsters as the thematic focal point of the narrative, to me, it's horror.
Doesn't matter how light or dark, how funny or serious, how romantic or dramatic: it's horror.
Lots of horror has action. Lots of horror doesn't have action. It doesn't make either of them MORE or LESS horror.
The debate isn't about genre, it's about whether or not the ride is scary; To which, that is always going to be subjective, MMV.

 

[Wesker69]

The waittime for the ride is & will be scary. Be sure to grab liquid courage at the Burning Blade Tavern

**this post is sponsored by @Jake S