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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 393450" data-attributes="member: 7">I think most movie fans would agree that the films produced by Hammer Studios have a style and personality that are distinctive to them. The films are sometimes garish and heavy on razzmatazz, but typically offer an enjoyable piece of entertainment, even if the finished product isn&#039;t always artistically exceptional.Hammer Studios flourished from the late 1950s into the early 1970s, offering a host of horror offerings -- which is perhaps their most enduring legacy. The studio managed to purchase the rights to Universal Studios&#039; horror catalog, thus resulting in color reimaginings of DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, and THE MUMMY. There were also remakes of THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. These films produced horror icons out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. While horror may have been their biggest cash cow, Hammer had a broader scope in its film output. They explored spy films, adventure films, and social dramas that touched the pulse of the time period. When Hammer was privileged to have a good script, a sturdy group of actors, and a dependable director, they could conjure up a film far beyond the resources they were allotted during production. Do we have any Hammer fans out there? [ATTACH=full]51993[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 393450, member: 7"] I think most movie fans would agree that the films produced by Hammer Studios have a style and personality that are distinctive to them. The films are sometimes garish and heavy on razzmatazz, but typically offer an enjoyable piece of entertainment, even if the finished product isn't always artistically exceptional. Hammer Studios flourished from the late 1950s into the early 1970s, offering a host of horror offerings -- which is perhaps their most enduring legacy. The studio managed to purchase the rights to Universal Studios' horror catalog, thus resulting in color reimaginings of DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, and THE MUMMY. There were also remakes of THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. These films produced horror icons out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. While horror may have been their biggest cash cow, Hammer had a broader scope in its film output. They explored spy films, adventure films, and social dramas that touched the pulse of the time period. When Hammer was privileged to have a good script, a sturdy group of actors, and a dependable director, they could conjure up a film far beyond the resources they were allotted during production. Do we have any Hammer fans out there? [ATTACH type="full"]51993[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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