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The DVD arrived in the mail today and within 5 minutes it was in my DVD player. I'm so glad they made this one a "Talkie", silent movies irritate me to no end. See below for the horrible truths
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While using CGI to render the Mi-Go sort of took the picture out of the period, it would have been impossible to portray them by use of an actor in a costume, and using stop-motion or marionettes would have been too limiting. Anyway, it succeeded in making them seem as otherworldly as H. P. Lovecraft depicted them in the story. All in all, it was very enjoyable.
I would like to see more Lovecraft stories made into movies, preferably "The color out of space" or "Rats in the walls".
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Amaya wrote:Rats in the Walls, Shadow over Innsmouth, and Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward please.
Gaah! How could I have forgotten about Shadow Over Innsmoth. There was a terrible Syfy movie made that was a failed attempt at a modernization of it, called Dagon. It sucked out loud. A real faithful film of that story would be so awesome, it would drive the faint of heart from the theaters straight into a padded cell and a ferocious opiate addiction.
I know that masters of horror released Dreams in the witchhouse (I believe its called that), but it wasn't very lovecraftian.
No nyarlthotep for one thing :/
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CthuluIsSpy wrote:I know that masters of horror released Dreams in the witchhouse (I believe its called that), but it wasn't very lovecraftian.
No nyarlthotep for one thing :/
Yes, but that was actually pretty good. Better than this abomination.
Dagon wasn't SyFy was it? I thought it was a decent B-movie.
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It wasn't made for Sci-fi. I know I saw it on DVD before Sci-fi ever had it. The original script had it set in New England, but that was when it was written in the 80's. By the time it got financed in 2000 it had to be done elsewhere because of budget constraints. Still, considering the budget I thought it was a decent little attempt at a Lovecraftian story.
What about the homage to Lovecraft by John Carpenter, In the Mouth of Madness?
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Ahtman wrote:It wasn't made for Sci-fi. I know I saw it on DVD before Sci-fi ever had it. The original script had it set in New England, but that was when it was written in the 80's. By the time it got financed in 2000 it had to be done elsewhere because of budget constraints. Still, considering the budget I thought it was a decent little attempt at a Lovecraftian story.
What about the homage to Lovecraft by John Carpenter, In the Mouth of Madness?
Yes1 That was a great movie. John Carpenter is the master.
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