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I was taking a monster make up and mask making class recently up at a comunity collage and one of my classmates brought this movie in. He poped it in but none of us were really watching it becouse we were all to obsorbed in our work. So i asked to borrow it so I could watch it without distraction. I didnt get to finish it, but from what I saw, Its the most original story ive ever seen.......in years, maybe. Think "SCREAM meets LAMBRINTH". Not that LAMBRYNTH was a good movie by any means, (oooh...david bowie in spandex......uuughhhh.....) but its an interesting mix of horror and fantasy. 5 slimes for what I saw. OOBER AWXSOME!

(http://www.clivebarker.com/images/movie/night/nightbreed.jpg)

:thumbup: Nightbreed is a lot of fun.  The action (and acting) is a bit choppy, but all in all it is a refreshing movie.  David Cronenberg is wonderful as the seedy psychiatrist!  I've always been particularly impressed with the visual construction of Midian.  Barker did an excellent job not only designing the subterranean city, but populating it with imaginative and distinct monsters.  If you get a chance, check out the novella of which this film is based: Cabal.  It will give you more background on the places and events in the film.  If memory serves, it was in one of the early Books of Blood volumes, though I think it was also published in other collections.

Quote from: KYGOTC on July 17, 2007, 11:18:38 PM
Not that LAMBRYNTH was a good movie by any means, (oooh...david bowie in spandex......uuughhhh.....)

Don't you mean, "ooooh...david bowie in spandex...*drool*"?  Haha.  I love Labyrinth.

While it has it's cheesy moments, this is always one of those movies that i can watch over and over as a good saturday popcorn late night flick. I think it starts out effectively with the 'killer in the house' - the only distraction is the stupid girlfriend. I guess we needed somebody to intro us to the Night Breed, it could have been a far more serious and darker movie than it was with those few 'comedic moments' that weren't necessary, but overall it's a fun flick

I really enjoyed this one. I've never been overly impressed with anything I've seen from Clive Barker (okay, mostly Hellraiser), but this one works for me. It is fun and original. I even bought the computer game based on the movie, but it wasn't so good.

Quote from: KYGOTC on July 17, 2007, 11:18:38 PM
Think "SCREAM meets LAMBRINTH". Not that LAMBRYNTH was a good movie by any means...

The fact that of the two movies mentioned, you opted to throw Labyrinth under the truck instead of Scream gives me a slightly psychotic twitch in the right side of my face...

As far as Night Breed goes, awesome movie. A lot of fun with a cast of colorful, freaky, bad-ass, monstrous characters and David Cronenberg as a masked serial killer! In a comparison between Night Breed and Hellraiser, the latter was better made movie, but I'd rather watch the former on a more frequent basis.

For anyone interested, Marvel Comics' mature readers "Epic" imprint put out an entire series of Night Breed comics. It lasted about 25 issues with the first four being dedicated to adapting the movie (based more on the actual script than what made it into the movie) and the others following the band from Midian's adventures beyond the movie. It was actually a cool little series for fans of the flick and introduced many more Night Breeders as both allies and villains. I actually picked up a page of original painted art from issue 14 (that I'll post here later today) that I need to get framed. Come Fall, once I get around to adding the four color wing to the Tomb, I plan to scan each issue of the series and post them for everybody's viewing pleasure, along with the original Adventure Comics Re-Animator adaptation, the "Jason Vs. Leatherface" mini-series from Topps, Jon-Mikl Thor's comic book based on his namesake, and whatever other crazy horror comics I can dig up that will otherwise never see print again.

While we're on the topic of Clive Barker's films, I feel I should mention Lord of Illusions, which is also more fun and imaginative than your average horror flick.  And really, with a vicious pet baboon, and sphincter forehead, and Scott Bakula, could it be anything but great?

Also, a screen adaptation of Barker's Tortured Souls has been slated for 2009.  Has anybody heard anything one way or the other about it?  This could be interesting.  I have never been a big fan of action figures, but I collected all of these because, well, they were wicked cool.

Quote from: tombofanubisdotcom on July 18, 2007, 09:47:58 AM
For anyone interested, Marvel Comics' mature readers "Epic" imprint put out an entire series of Night Breed comics. It lasted about 25 issues with the first four being dedicated to adapting the movie (based more on the actual script than what made it into the movie) and the others following the band from Midian's adventures beyond the movie. It was actually a cool little series for fans of the flick and introduced many more Night Breeders as both allies and villains. I actually picked up a page of original painted art from issue 14 (that I'll post here later today) that I need to get framed. Come Fall, once I get around to adding the four color wing to the Tomb, I plan to scan each issue of the series and post them for everybody's viewing pleasure, along with the original Adventure Comics Re-Animator adaptation, the "Jason Vs. Leatherface" mini-series from Topps, Jon-Mikl Thor's comic book based on his namesake, and whatever other crazy horror comics I can dig up that will otherwise never see print again.

That would be super awxsome!!

Don't know about Tortured Souls, but I read in an issue of Rue Morgue last year that movies based on his Books of Blood series were closer to finally being made.

Speaking of Barker, apparently there are 25 minutes worth of footage that was cut from Night Breed that the director says will go immediately onto a special edition DVD... if he ever finds the footage.

Here's the image I mentioned in my prior post. I hope to find some more original art from the series with any luck. It looks blurry because, well, my digital camera sucks. I love my mom, but she shouldn't be allowed to buy electronics for people as Christmas presents, as she's just not familiar with what's what...

Quote from: DodgingGrunge on July 18, 2007, 10:02:06 AM
While we're on the topic of Clive Barker's films, I feel I should mention Lord of Illusions, which is also more fun and imaginative than your average horror flick.  And really, with a vicious pet baboon, and sphincter forehead, and Scott Bakula, could it be anything but great?

Okay, so, who'd win in a fight: the vicious pet baboon from Lord of Illusions or the razor wielding helper chimp from Phenomena?

"Oh know, Furious George! What have they done to you?! Smithers, this monkey is going to need most of your skin..."

Quote from: tombofanubisdotcom on July 18, 2007, 05:38:14 PM
Okay, so, who'd win in a fight: the vicious pet baboon from Lord of Illusions or the razor wielding helper chimp from Phenomena?

No contest.  Not only does Tanga know how to handle a blade, she is also a certified helper monkey.  A baboon, however angry, stands no chance against wits and weapons.

I've been waiting for the director's cut of Nigthbreed for quite some time now.

Over 20 minutes was cut out of the movie due to ratings issues and mostly the studio not quite knowing what to do with the movie.

I hadn't seen Night Breed in a few years, but last weekend, for some reason, I felt this strong urge to track down a copy of the DVD.  It was a little harder than it should have been, but that's because my Best Buy has a crappy selection.  when I did get it, I was really glad to see it again, but I was a little disappointed.  The movie felt a little rushed to me, and I really felt like I was missing things.  Granted, since I last saw the movie, I went and read the book Cabal, and found out about the how much the studio took out of it, and that may have left me a little biased.  But It's stil an awesome movie.

It's an interesting movie with a lot of interesting ideas, but the whole film feels rushed and a little haphazardly put together.  I'm sure some of this is due to the cuts made, but 20 minutes isn't enough to make up for the feel.

I also have to say I like the main character's described looks in his night breed form a lot better in the novella, but I'd imagine they couldn't do that for budget and plausibility reasons.

I have a soft spot for this one, it's not the best b-movie but it's always fun to sit through.  The novella Cabal was actually my favorite story from Clive Barker.