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Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
Decent Documentary on Horror Films, 13 May 2003
Author: valens-69 from New York
Masters of Horror originally aired on Showtime and being a fan of the genre i had to check it out.
It was hosted by Bruce Campbell so right there this was a must see.
Masters of Horror was pretty much the same thing as The America Nightmare which aired on IFC back in October of 2000.
Masters of Horror was good but not on the level of The American Nightmare.
John Carpenter, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, George A. Romero, Guillermo Del Toro and Dario Argento appear in Masters of Horror talking about their films.
It was an ok Documentary but gave us nothing new.
The filmmakers pretty much say what they have said before in other Documentary's.
If you like horror films you will enjoy this on some level, but if you can find it see The American Nightmare instead it was far better.
I give Masters of Horror 6/10
4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Could have been better, 29 October 2005
Author: spider63 from United States
I was hoping Masters of Horror II would have tons of film clips and some deep insights into the genre of horror. Unfortunately it comes across more like an episode of Entertainment Tonight or Hollywood Access. John Carpenter never seems to say anything interesting about his movies, and Bruce Campbell is not just over-rated but boring and dull too. He always seems to act as if he is doing somebody a favor by being there. I guess that is his style. The best interviews were by Guillermo Del Toro, Wes Craven, and Robert Englund. They seemed to have actually thought about what they were going to say.
I would have preferred more film clips of the best scenes of great horror movies and some discussions with directors regarding why those greatest scenes were so effective. I guess that would have seemed too much like work to John Carpenter. If you have never seen any of these directors interviewed before, then this documentary is very good. If you have seen them interviewed on TV or in magazines before, then this documentary provides very little that is new or insightful. It looks like something put together quickly to promote horror movies in general. It is not bad, but it does not really show why they are the "Masters of Horror."
1 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
The best documentary of horror films ever!, 31 July 2005
Author: jellyneckr
I've always felt that horror movies don't get the respect that they rightfully deserve. Often times horror movies are the most disrespected films with critics. The majority of critics find them to be cheap garbage. I completely disagree. I think that some of the best motion pictures ever made have been horror movies and the makers of MASTERS OF HORROR seem to think the same. For any horror fan, MASTERS OF HORROR is as close to perfect as a horror documentary can get. It examines the history of horror movies and the geniuses behind them. We learn the geneses of some of the best horror movies and get interviews with the directors (or the masters of horror) including Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and John Landis. Each one of the directors share interesting stories and are quite enjoyable to listen to. Most of them are obviously very smart men and great filmmakers. The best part of the documentary is the fact that it is hosted by Bruce Campbell who is without a doubt one of the coolest actors that has ever lived. There couldn't have been a better host for the documentary. My only complaint about MASTERS OF HORROR is that for whatever reason, Guillermo del Toro is included as one of the masters of horror. I'm sure that Guillermo del Toro has his fans, but he is not by any stretch of the imagination a master of horror. He isn't even close to being in the same league as the other directors included here.
My rating: 9/10
1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Not scary, just gross, dumb senseless gore., 1 January 2006
Author: bruce wayne from United States
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I saw a couple of these worthless pieces of TV at my friends house. he (a major horror fan) showed my the one with a possessed girls who eats a guys twig and berries off as hes still alive. GRAVY!!!!! she eats a cat (and if u do watch it make sure you watch the cats tail twitch)and a little girl. she might eat other things i have just tried to forget. THe movie starts out right in the action but why it doesn't make sense to begin with. Why is he there! who is that! to many questions that only get answered in gore. My friend said it wasn't the directors fault it was whoever wrote the short story. well Tom i'm sorry, but the director has a choice on what he directs. And he should have choose no on this. it is worthless gruesome garbage.
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