tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post9139054765087406186..comments2023-11-05T01:18:40.171-06:00Comments on Monster Scholar: Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Plunge into HorrorMonster Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512345969721307138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295067283198824806.post-59487358416853822982009-06-10T21:50:53.728-05:002009-06-10T21:50:53.728-05:00Dear Scholar: This post got me to thinking why Goo...Dear Scholar: This post got me to thinking why Gooding's career problems should be made so clear because he appears in a horror film. I think the problem is that he appears as the good guy. Horror is a genre where <i>monsters</i> (Karloff, Lee, Price, Englund) are the stars. The only hero/good guy that ever made a mark in horror that I can think of is Peter Cushing, and he was a primary in the great Hammer Studio collection of actors. His good guys were sometimes very monstrous (his doctor in <i>Curse of Frankenstein</i> being an example). Cooding's mistake was taking the part of the guy sent to kill monsters. Boooring. Frankly, anyone can play that part. The monster is the part that calls for a memorable performance and a great actor. -- MykalMykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.com