Legion Wrote:Well... I see your point there, but even that might be doable. It all depends on whether or not you have narration, even in the smallest degree. If not you have to shape the dialouge to show or at least hint at the inner turmoil.
This was, imo, what Call of Cthulhu dealt with so effectively by making it a silent film. The text handled that. It also kept the dialogue (since there was none) from seeming corny.
Quote:The other half of that equation is cinematography, which is why Hitchcock was a master.What, you don't want to see Miskatonic 90210?
The rest lies in Casting. Tori Spelling... not so much.:cryin:
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
jimbow8 Wrote:This was, imo, what Call of Cthulhu dealt with so effectively by making it a silent film. The text handled that. It also kept the dialogue (since there was none) from seeming corny.
What, you don't want to see Miskatonic 90210?
HAW!!:p
Kenji Wrote:I'll watch it in a theatre or DVD. Sounds good!
Save it for DVD...it has 5.5 out of 10 on IMDB.
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
Why he does what he does: "I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either." Bruce Wayne, Identity Crisis
On Rasalom: "Water's wet, the sky is blue...and good old Satan Claus, Jimmy...he's out there...and he's just gettin' stronger." Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boyscout
jimbow8 Wrote:I quite liked Call of Cthulhu, and also Dagon and Dreams in the Witch House. There was another one which I thought held fairly well to the story, The Resurrected ???
I enjoyed From Beyond far more than Re-animator...so I hope that's not the one you're trying to recall.
-Wapitikev
Axioms Jack seems to live by (inadvertantly or not):
Why he does what he does: "I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either." Bruce Wayne, Identity Crisis
On Rasalom: "Water's wet, the sky is blue...and good old Satan Claus, Jimmy...he's out there...and he's just gettin' stronger." Joe Hallenbeck, The Last Boyscout
Wapitikev Wrote:I enjoyed From Beyond far more than Re-animator...so I hope that's not the one you're trying to recall.
-Wapitikev
I thought Re-Animator was a fun, over-the-top little film. I don't remember much of From Beyond. But it wasn't either of those. It ended with two people wandering through a dark basement with pits in the floor...... It wasn't great, but was very moody and atmospheric - in theme with HPL
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
From Beyond had it's moments. But Re-Animator? Absolutely Classic!
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Wapitikev Wrote:I enjoyed From Beyond far more than Re-animator...so I hope that's not the one you're trying to recall.
-Wapitikev
I think it was The Resurrected he was thinking of. The story of Joseph Curwen
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Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:See, our gang here might be enchanted by a good Lovecraft film. But it would be art house. Not a big-time blockbuster.I don't see this film as blockbuster, though. It's an independent film produced by studios whose names I've never heard of. Not that that's gonna make it enchanting.
tenebroust Wrote:I think it was The Resurrected he was thinking of. The story of Joseph Curwen
You are correct. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward being one of my favorite Lovecraft stories, I snagged this on DVD when it became available. It plays loose with a few of the Mythos bits, but it is plenty atmospheric.
The Karl Wrote:You are correct. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward being one of my favorite Lovecraft stories, I snagged this on DVD when it became available. It plays loose with a few of the Mythos bits, but it is plenty atmospheric.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a great story. I believe I have seen The Resurrected at least once but will have to see about watching it again to refresh my memory. Lovecraft doesn't translate well to film, like Stephen King. The Call of Cthulhu, the silent film I thought captured the best atmosphere of a Lovecraft story. The Necronomicon portrayed Deep Ones pretty well. Dagon is a pretty good interpretation of The Shadow over Innsmouth. There are a lot of bad movies out there too though.
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