...but the birds all looked like they'd transform into Dracula at any time. In other words, the effects were absolutely unbelievably horrendous and, what is worse, never really *needed* if someone on the crew had actually read the book.
The 1971 version had a few unfortunate futurisms but managed to pull off the real horror of the story, namely the claustrophobia and panic of being doomed on account of a technical glitch. This new version is not only completely superfluous, it is so full of plot holes and logical errors, not to mention character mistakes that are so blatant that no one can possibly believe it. Supposedly the research team is in a hurry (to put it mildly), yet none of them seem to do any work; ever.
No, Bela Lugosi was truly missing from this film. Either that, or someone should make an upgrade of the 1971 movie and leave the story alone. Or... we should all simply just watch the original or, better yet, read the darn book.
The 1971 version had a few unfortunate futurisms but managed to pull off the real horror of the story, namely the claustrophobia and panic of being doomed on account of a technical glitch. This new version is not only completely superfluous, it is so full of plot holes and logical errors, not to mention character mistakes that are so blatant that no one can possibly believe it. Supposedly the research team is in a hurry (to put it mildly), yet none of them seem to do any work; ever.
No, Bela Lugosi was truly missing from this film. Either that, or someone should make an upgrade of the 1971 movie and leave the story alone. Or... we should all simply just watch the original or, better yet, read the darn book.