Dagon
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Movie Reviews of Dagon
Movie Review: This is a very good movie and good take on a good story!
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't know what to think about this movie at first. The plot had some very big holes in it among some other things that I thought could use some help (like the acting). I had rented the movie because I wasn't sure that I wanted to buy it or not. At first I didn't think that I was going to add it to my collection. But the more that I watched this movie the move I liked it. I have definitely not ever seen a movie quite like this one. I guess I could say that it kind of grew on me. I have purchased it now and I can say without a doubt that it is one of the better horror movies that I have seen in a long time. It has good gore (there is one scene that is not for the faint of heart), a good story line (except for a few holes) and some gratuitous nudity as well. There is a creepy atmosphere that works very well for this movie. They couldn't have picked a better location for shooting this film. The little fishing village looks like a very interesting place. All in all this is a very unique movie. Add it to your collection. Or at the very least rent it. You will not be sorry.Movie Review: Evil from the sea.
Summary: 5 Stars
Director Stuart Gordon (H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator, HPL's From Beyond, Dolls, etc.) finally had the chance to helm his dream project. A feature film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Shadow Over Innsmouth, although the production used the title Dagon. Paul and his girlfriend Barbara are celebrating the success of their company with their key investors by taking a boat trip down the coast of Spain. When a freak storm traps one couple on the boat, Paul and Barbara head to shore to seek help. What they find is a nightmare beyond imagination. Gordon manages to capture the feel of ancient evil and urban rot that was at the heart of Lovecraft's story and the enlongated chase sequence that is the middle act of the movie had me jumping and cringing even on a second viewing. Of all of Gordon's Lovecraft movies, this is my vote for the best of the bunch. Highly recommended.Movie Review: Dagon Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is, hands down, the best movie available that captures the spirits of malevolence, hopelessness, confusion, terror, and madness that one finds in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft...and it ends the way his stories are designed to end. It is definitely "intense" once things get rolling, and doesn't let up. There are other movies out there that borrow from Lovecraft's work (and that of those who were influenced by or collaborated with him), but few of them manage to stay very close to the "Cthulhoid" ideal--it's a tough row to hoe, because Lovecraft's stories don't really lend themselves very well to what most of the movie-going public are expecting or prepared for (or even trying to find) in a movie. If you're a fan of the "eldritch" pulps of the 20's and 30's, you should see this movie--especially if you've been searching for a movie that does justice to Lovecraft's writing style.Movie Review: All hail Cthulhu!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, this one was very well made. The main guy even resembled a young version of Jeffrey Combs. Must be his replacement in the Gordon/Yunza Lovecraft adaptions. Who knows.
Anyway, here I go again, on the Lovecraft film review. Yes, I'm a HUGE Lovecraft fan, and I'm not just talking about my belly-size. Lovecraft rules. This film defintely did justice to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and you could just about follow along with the story as the film ran. Good job, guys! One of the closest adaptions yet.
Also, the acting was good, the special effects were good, and the atmosphere was awesome!
I absolutely loved this film and it ranks high in my HPL movie collection!
if you're a fan, get, watch it, love it.
The elder god-o-meter gives it all 8 tentacles up, and a forked elder sign with my spare hand!
Movie Review: Innsmouth in Spain
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with most of what has already been said, I think this is easily the best Lovecraft film I have yet seen, and even the low budget and limited special effects didn't really matter. The cast were terrific, except that sometimes I found Francisco Rabal's accent a bit hard to understand. And Macarena Gomez must be the sexiest mermaid ever! The scenes in the streets of Innsmouth - or Inboca as it is called here - were terrific, with the shambling half-seen figures in the rain. And the film-makers didn't wimp out with the ending - they basically went with HPL's ending, with Paul Marsh accepting his fate as one of the "children of Dagon". I also thought the underwater photography and thw music deserved honourable mentions. All in all a great little move, and true to the spirit of HPL. Cthulhu ftaghn!!