Reception Nightbreed

1 reception

1.1 critical response
1.2 box office
1.3 accolades

reception
critical response

nightbreed not received critics. review aggregate website rotten tomatoes reports 38% of critics gave film positive write-ups based on 21 reviews, rating of 5.1 out of 10. in review toronto star, henry mietkiewicz wrote “nightbreed might have been monster movie milestone, if clive barker s directorial abilities had kept pace skill master of british horror fiction. unfortunately, nightbreed remembered haphazard plotting , underdeveloped characters delightfully daring concept”. derek malcolm wrote in review guardian “it neither direct nor subtle enough piece of film-making. difficult suggest evil human , monsters have souls within context of mountain of special effects. result patchy in extreme , not capable of transcending genre has become less , less intriguing less , less left imagination”.

however, entertainment weekly s ty burr gave film b rating, writing film s gothic sets, fantastic makeup, , nightmarish plot line, s clear barker owes poe , lovecraft classic hollywood screamers island of lost souls. barker s perverse touch makes these creatures guys (no wonder pr flacks bamboozled). despite grotesque appearance, re more colorful , engaging bunch emissaries of normal world. barker piles on more subversive subtext story can bear — s monster movie, after — daft, grand guignol vision has real power. quality freaked out studio, barker s ambition, precisely makes nightbreed impressive.

filmmaker alejandro jodorowsky liked film, calling first gay horror fantasy epic , explaining how unconsummated relationship between doctor , patient in view central theme.

box office

nightbreed released on february 16, 1990 in 1,488 theaters, grossing $3.7 million on opening weekend. went on make $8.8 million in north america, below $11 million budget.

accolades