Watched Beyond the Wall of Sleep last night. Didn't finish it. It's doubtful there was anything to miss out on at the end. It was utter rubbish!
To say that people won't like this film because it's arthouse? A mere excuse. By taking only the basic premise in Lovecraft's story, they totally missed his point.
Okay, I was warned. :rolleyes:
Up next is Call of Cthulhu which promises to be a vast improvement. Would have watched it after the Wall of Sleep, but after a time lying under the sky watching for shooting stars in the smoke of tea leaves and then reading the Temple in bed, just got too tired.
More films based on Lovecraft...
I hear Guillermo del Toro's been trying to get a personal project At the Mountains of Madness green-lighted for production. If this actually gets made, this is gonna be the first ever big budget Lovecraft film ever made. (Or so I think.) Though having only seen his Mimic and not being all that impressed by it, I did try to get an idea of his sensibility. He seems to be a real Lovecraft fan. This should be very promising, indeed.
Has anyone seen any of Lurker Films' H.P. Lovecraft Collections?
Volume 1 - Cool Air
Volume 2 - Rough Magik
Volume 3 - Out of Mind
Volume 4 - Pickman's Model
Still waiting for the first volume in the mail.
Last edited by no mulier; 08-20-2007 at 11:18 AM.
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