From filmstalker, The rebirth of the great British Horror production company Hammer has begun with their first production called Beyond the Rave, and there's a teaser online right now and right here.
It's a very short teaser, but I actually like the way it's shot and the feeling it gives, and the music seems spot on too.
Beyond the Rave is the story of Ed who is heading off to war in the morning, but before he goes he has to rescue his girlfriend who has been taken hostage admist a secret rave and looks like she'll be subjected to all manner of nastiness.
While the idea and the teaser look rather nice, the problem with this is that it's serialised online. Now that's not a problem as such, but for the revival of Hammer, a production company that produced some ground breaking horror films that took the world by storm, and brought two great names to the fore of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, it seems really weak. It almost feels as though the company has been bought for the name to add weight to this, and possibly more, standard horror films.
After watching the trailer you do get the impression that this is going to be very much in the vein of Hostel, Turistas, Captivity etc. Have a look and see what you think.
Go here to check it out [yes, JPX is hyperlinking and I still think it's difficult]
2 comments:
The resurrection of Hammer Films is cause for celebation. I would love to see Christopher Lee squeeze out one more Dracula movie.
What's "celebation?" I'm not sure if I want to celebate.
The trailer looks good but the "we're filming" aspect sems out of place, as nobody in the story is actually filming stuff.
Whatever, I think more Hammer is good, too. They should remake To The Devil, A Daughter with Lee in the same role as the first one.
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