Doctor's Rounds 03

This week’s “Doctor’s Rounds” arrives with slight trepidation for two reasons: Firstly, because it pushes Big Winters’ superb take on the original TEXAS CHAINSAW slightly down the page – sorry mate. Secondly, if you read on, you’ll see some news that will no doubt upset Mike and others, doubtlessly leading to some forum fury! Will it be justified? Let us know on the boards!

CLOVERFIELD 2 – Because Mike’s Worth It…

The Cadaver Lab forums are frequently red-hot with fierce debate over the love/hate monster movie that is CLOVERFIELD. Some forum members thoroughly enjoyed the contemporary approach to the classic scenario. Others found the shaky-cam, slight storyline and casting of GAP models not to their enjoyment (to put it politely). Mike clearly falls into the second camp on this one and will - at any time - be only too happy to let you know his opinions on the movie…

Well, he’s going to no-doubt love the update from JJ Abrams on a possible sequel during a recent interview:

“We’re actually working on an idea right now… We have an idea that we thought was pretty cool that we’re playing with, which means there will be something that’s connected to ‘Cloverfield,’ but I hope it happens sooner than later because the idea is pretty sweet.”

With such scant detail, it’s too early to tell whether this will successfully build on the existing story or signal the end of any intelligent civilisation. Of course, some will have already decided…


RE-ANIMATOR Re-boot Re-vealed…

It seems that 3D is to horror what Friends Reunited was to social networking, lava lamps were to homely décor and 50Cent is to rap music… i.e. a fad. The latest property to jump on the 3D bandwagon? None other than RE-ANIMATOR.

Soon after it was confirmed by Stuart Gordon that HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR would no longer be relevant, and no-doubt inspired by the box office success of MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, Brian Yuzna is setting out to develop his own remake of an 80’s classic using all three dimensions. There’s no word on a return from either Stuart Gordon or Jeffrey Combs at this point although I really hope Combs does reprise his role, I’m not sure I have the appetite for seeing yet another iconic character being recast!


Barker’s Idea for MEAT TRAIN Trilogy…

Clive Barker has often expressed his disappointment at Lionsgate for only releasing Ryuhei Kitamura's adaption of his short story, MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, on a limited basis – and now we have a bit more of an idea why he was so frustrated:

"It frustrates me because we would have had a trilogy out of this," claims Barker. "I set to work to develop… the back story of the city fathers. The other movies were not just taking place in this city but in other parts of America. They were connecting up the story of underground activity which is America-wide. It would have climaxed with a meeting of all the stations, all of the lines. I had this massive plan in my head. The absence of a theatrical release was… killing the chance of getting a real horror trilogy that would be constructed picture by picture.”

I’ve yet to see MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN but it has been released here in the UK on DVD just today, so I will hopefully get a chance to catch up soon. For those who have seen the movie and know what Barker means by “the city fathers”, is a trilogy something you’d like to see? Post your thoughts on the Forums!