Mutant (aka Night Shadows)

This great little film is underrated as all hell, and I found it very creepy when I first saw it, and quite frankly, I still do to this date! The mutated people are pretty damn menacing, especially with that burning thing they do when they get ahold of a victim. The way their skin looks is rather unnerving too, and they are just great villains.

The film is also pretty grim overall. I loved the tone and mood. A really frightening and suspense filled scene was when

Spoiler: the female lead and a kid are hiding from the mutants in a bathroom stall, and the mutants pull the kid under the stall and of course kill him.

That scene really stuck with me, because it was just so well done.

This film is extremely atmospheric, and seeing how the mutants don't like the light, most of the film takes place at night, and that adds a whole lot to the already eerie and gritty atmosphere. I especially love the very suspensful finale with all the fog.

Wings Hauser is pretty good as one of two brothers that are stranded in the town. I especially liked Bo Hopkins as the Sherriff though.

Quite simply, this film is just about as underrated as they come if you ask me, and its a pretty frightening and effective rural town horror romp! I just love it! Any thoughts on this film?

[Hellbilly]

Yeah, this is a fun little action/zombie flick.
A few cool f/x shots and a great action filled ending.
I have the Diamond version and it's pretty lame though. I still need to pick up that Elite disc. One thing I've notice - the old Vestron Video release and the Diamond DVD cuts off some of the end credits, I wonder if it's complete on the Elite disc?

[dwatts]

I've only ever seen this from Diamond. I found it easy to resist in that format. Maybe I can reconsider.

Yea this film is great. Definitely go with the elite disk. If you liked this I highly reccomend "The Bite" the distributors retitled it to "Curse II: The Bite" to appeal to a wider audience, but if anything it alienated a lot of people. It is completely unrelated to the first Curse movie

I have the Elite disc, but I don't know if the end credits are complete, because I've never watched them in their entirety. The transfer on the disc is damn good though.

Also, I actually have THE CURSE II: THE BITE on VHS. I love it too! Very good with some cool gore and snake-hand effects. A DVD release would rule!

I remember the ads for this on MTV when it was first released but I didn't manage to see it until a few months ago. I thought it was pretty good. I think I saw the Diamond version so I'll have to check out the Elite version sometime.

I watched my DVD of this gem earlier this morning, so I thought I'd resurrect my thread here. Surely more people here have seen it, right? For those who haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

[Hellbilly]

Did you watch the end credits this time?

[dmeister]

Probably one of the best endings in a zombie film, in my opinion. You're almost certain that they're completely fucked...

dmeister

Didn't watch the end credits because I forgot all about the credit cutting. They're just end credits anyways.

I agree, Dmeister. The ending is fantastic, and is also one of the most atmospheric scenes in the movie.

Yah I liked this movie, I have a VHS of it but can't find the DVD. Had some good zombies and dark atmosphere.

[Hellbilly]

Originally Posted by Cujo108

Didn't watch the end credits because I forgot all about the credit cutting. They're just end credits anyways.

Now be a good dawg and watch those credits again

[old-boo-radley]

Can anyone tell me just how bad the bargain Platinum DVD version of this is? I know you can get it cheap from Elite now, but I have no way of getting it, but if the DVD transfer is VERY bad, I'll take my chances and wait, but if it is about VHS quality, I'll pick it up, it's really cheap anyways.

[Hellbilly]

Originally Posted by old-boo-radley

Can anyone tell me just how bad the bargain Platinum DVD version of this is? I know you can get it cheap from Elite now, but I have no way of getting it, but if the DVD transfer is VERY bad, I'll take my chances and wait, but if it is about VHS quality, I'll pick it up, it's really cheap anyways.

I have the Diamond (and Elite) version which looks crappy. It's too dark, washed out colors, lacking sharpness - all the bad stuff. It's kinda like VHS quality. I'm sure the Platinium DVD ain't different.
The Elite DVD is a sight for sore eyes though: 16:9 enhanced, beautiful transfer - simply great

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by Hellbilly

I have the Diamond (and Elite) version which looks crappy. It's too dark, washed out colors, lacking sharpness - all the bad stuff. It's kinda like VHS quality. I'm sure the Platinium DVD ain't different.
The Elite DVD is a sight for sore eyes though: 16:9 enhanced, beautiful transfer - simply great

So, the Elite DVD is worth the extra dough? I also still have the cheap crappy DVD and have been meaning to upgrade forever.