: I don't mind eco-horror #movies, but there's a balance to strike, I believe, between strident, clumsy messaging and telling a good story. Respectable and even superb production quality #movies can be derailed, cheapened and even rendered useless by a sophomoric #screenplay with ham-handed storytelling. Good #storytelling makes you think, even get people to think outside their own mental boxes. Clumsy storytelling preaches to the choir and gets others circling the wagons. Write smart, not hard.
@thedisasterautist Great cast aside, The Rig was like The Thing, with no creature effects.
@JolieSaboteuse: It was also kinda had serious "The Waters of Mars" #DoctorWho special vibes.
@thedisasterautist Not really a whovian but yes.
@thedisasterautist Any examples of good eco-horror?
"The Birds" (1963) Classic
"Them!" (1954) Classic Atomic and Eco Horror
"The Happening" (2008) It isn't too in-your-face, and Wahlberg is kinda dull. But it's pretty decent and spookeh.
"The Crazies" (2010) The original 1973 movie was absymally awful, poorly made at every conceivable level. The remake is excellent.
"The Last Winter" (2006) It's a Larry Fessenden joint. Weird but good.
"Mimic" (1997) It's not great, but it's good enough, and it's early Guillermo del Toro.
: That message brought to you by Amazon TV's "The Rig", "Prophecy" (1979), "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004), and other tv shows and films not remotely worth mentioning.