9 Things Universal's Classic Monsters Reboot Needs To Do
7. Forget CGI
Given the wonders that Jack Pierce was able to create in the 1930s and 1940s, why is it necessary for modern filmmakers to resort to palpably fake digital trickery rather than practical effects? It was Rick Bakers experiences on 2010s troubled Wolf Man movie, where he felt unappreciated and was too often being overruled by money men who knew nothing about his craft, that eventually pushed him into retirement. For the 7 people reading this who dont know who Rick Baker is, hes the Oscar winning effects legend who handled An American Werewolf In Londons transformation scenes, so when youve got him on your crew, you dont scale back on his services in favour of CGI, you give him the time to create something truly astonishing.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
