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hypes057
11-20-2003, 04:50 AM
I never really hear anyone talking about In The Mouth of Madness. Why is that? That movie was phuckin awsome, and it deserves alot of credit. Anyways, how many of you have seen it, and what did u think? Am I the only one who thinks that its one of, if not the best to come from Carpenter (I know theres alot of u out there who will say The Thing is the best from Carpenter, and dont get me wrong, it is GREAT, I just like In the mouth of madness better)
Necromancer
11-20-2003, 04:51 AM
That movie is sooo cool, it scared me alot when i first saw it
_Leatha_Face_
11-20-2003, 05:06 AM
yea i liked this movie alot freaky ass part iz when there riding down the road @ night and c that freaky looking bitch on that bike with cards in the spokes
hypes057
11-20-2003, 05:24 AM
lol, yea that shit was ill. But it was a guy, not a chick...., it just looked like a chick cause of the grandma hair
lol
mudsliptones
11-20-2003, 06:17 AM
I once saw it and I rememebr liking it, but I don't rememeber anything from it
was it with sam neil?
hypes057
11-20-2003, 06:28 AM
yeah it was with Sam Neil. I suggest you go and rent that bad boy tonight, watch it on DVD s/ some surround sound, <smoke a fat one if u into that sort of thing> and enjoy it again
Arioch
11-20-2003, 06:57 PM
Ya it is a very underrated movie. The part that one me over was when those cops are beat up that guy and one of the cops looks up and hes like a crazy pig monster. That was fucking cool. Cops suck....lol
moonsorrow
11-20-2003, 11:11 PM
my first post was actualy about that movie, il just never forget that scene when the old lady on a bicycle comes riding past them...that was so creepy
That movie really creeped me out. I love it! It's one of my favourite movies around.
Sick_As_Fuck
11-21-2003, 02:21 PM
I've actually seen this movie mentioned here quite a bit.
_Leatha_Face_
11-21-2003, 07:48 PM
Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
I've actually seen this movie mentioned here quite a bit. but have u seen it Sick?
avenger00soul
11-24-2003, 06:17 AM
This is one of my favorite horror films of all time. And the "old lady" on the bike as you all are fond of calling him was actually the dude that played Anakin in the last Star Wars film. How funny is that?
hypes057
11-24-2003, 06:51 AM
thats hayden christiansen (thats his name right?)?
i didnt know that.......
cool factoid yo
avenger00soul
11-24-2003, 06:52 AM
Originally posted by hypes057
thats hayden christiansen (thats his name right?)?
i didnt know that.......
cool factoid yo
Yep, that's him.
spoon
12-05-2003, 09:00 AM
I still have a lingering interest in Mouth of Madness, but I just remember not understanding the whole thing after watching it.
hypes057
12-05-2003, 09:04 AM
what didnt u / dont u understand? i can break it down for u, ive seen it tonz of times......
The_Return
03-04-2006, 12:41 PM
Very cool movie.
Recently watched it for the second time, makes the ending much clearer. The Lovecraftian themes were a nice touch, Sam Neill and Jurgen Prochnow were great, and John Carpenter added his usual flair for effects. Creepy, all-around awesome movie.
scouse mac
03-04-2006, 02:46 PM
Sam Neill gives another great performance in this one (thinking of Event Horizon), love the end scene where he is in the cinema laughing (trying not to give anything away).
Definately a film to see if you haven't caught it already.
sabersword
03-04-2006, 03:05 PM
One thing that drew me to the Movie was how Lovecraftian it was. Also a Carpenter film, whats not to love? "Sorry about the balls!" "Just a lucky shot!" Ha! It was grate.
urgeok
03-05-2006, 01:41 PM
i'm really not a fan of this film ...
i keep promising to take pictures of the locations in the film (they are all around the area where i live)
i went right past the 'asylum' a couple of days ago but i didnt have my camera (its the old waterworks building)
The_Return
03-05-2006, 03:12 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
i'm really not a fan of this film ...
i keep promising to take pictures of the locations in the film (they are all around the area where i live)
i went right past the 'asylum' a couple of days ago but i didnt have my camera (its the old waterworks building)
What didn't you like about it?
urgeok
03-05-2006, 03:31 PM
it just didnt gel for me ..
didnt find the story interesting or anything particularily well done despite some good actors. (despite 3 of my favorite actors !)
i thought it was a weak effort.
and not being a fan of stephen king - i'm not going to enjoy a film that glorifies him.
i did enjoy the commentary though.
anyone recognize Hayden Christensen in it ?
lovecraft
03-05-2006, 06:11 PM
Well, it had Lovecraftian themes because Lovecraft wrote it...
and I have yet to see it, now maybe i will.
Angelakillsluts
03-05-2006, 08:47 PM
One of my favorites.
Nyarlathotep
03-06-2006, 12:25 AM
Originally posted by lovecraft
Well, it had Lovecraftian themes because Lovecraft wrote it...
did he now?
bloodrayne
03-06-2006, 12:54 AM
Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
did he now? Heh
Nyarlathotep
03-06-2006, 01:09 AM
Originally posted by bloodrayne
Heh
influenced - yes
wrote - no
bloodrayne
03-06-2006, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
influenced - yes
wrote - no Even I knew that...Was just waiting for you to point that out....You didn't disappoint;)
EDIT: Michael De Luca wrote it...Forgot to add that...
Nyarlathotep
03-06-2006, 01:21 AM
Originally posted by bloodrayne
Even I knew that...Was just waiting for you to point that out....You didn't disappoint;)
EDIT: Michael De Luca wrote it...Forgot to add that...
as always :D
the film does reference a number of his works
hypes057
03-06-2006, 05:36 AM
under what name did lovecfart write it? id like to read it, just dont know what its called....
Nyarlathotep
03-06-2006, 05:41 AM
Originally posted by hypes057
under what name did lovecfart write it? id like to read it, just dont know what its called....
er......he didn't
urgeok
03-06-2006, 05:42 AM
hahahahahaha !
lovecraft
03-06-2006, 12:38 PM
oohh, egg on my face.
It was influenced by H.P.
He wrote At the Mountains of Madness.
sorry.
(slowly backing out of the room)
sorry.
:o
Nyarlathotep
03-06-2006, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by lovecraft
oohh, egg on my face.
It was influenced by H.P.
He wrote At the Mountains of Madness.
sorry.
(slowly backing out of the room)
sorry.
:o
case of charles dexter ward
pickman's model
and a few others to do with the elder ones
sabersword
03-06-2006, 03:16 PM
I am a big Lovecraft fan which is why it is so dissapointing when you get some of the crap for movies inspired by his work. Only with in the last ten years or so, have they started to get better. Dagon, and of course, the Stuart Gordon films,but, still...
bitchfister
03-06-2006, 07:56 PM
Originally posted by sabersword
I am a big Lovecraft fan which is why it is so dissapointing when you get some of the crap for movies inspired by his work. Only with in the last ten years or so, have they started to get better. Dagon, and of course, the Stuart Gordon films,but, still...
Ever see that putrid excuse for a movie Necronomicon? I wanted to puke after that.
The_Return
03-06-2006, 07:58 PM
Originally posted by sabersword
I am a big Lovecraft fan which is why it is so dissapointing when you get some of the crap for movies inspired by his work. Only with in the last ten years or so, have they started to get better. Dagon, and of course, the Stuart Gordon films,but, still...
You do know that Dagon is a Stuart Gordon film, right?
sabersword
03-09-2006, 06:03 PM
Ya return, I probly do know that but paid no attention,I was so stoked on the film.All I ask is one movie thats pure Lovecraft. Is that to much to ask? sob.
The_Return
03-09-2006, 06:20 PM
Originally posted by sabersword
Ya return, I probly do know that but paid no attention,I was so stoked on the film.All I ask is one movie thats pure Lovecraft. Is that to much to ask? sob.
Now, I havent read a whole lot from ol' H.P., but what Ive read wouldn't translate very well to film at all. Can you imagine a movie based on the original "Dagon" story? First off, it would need to be a short film, and secondly...holy crap! Maybe in 10 years when CGI is more advanced, but there is no chance they could make that landscape look convincing. Ive been very content with the adaptions that Ive seen thusfar, in fact I consider Dagon one of my favourite films of all time. Dont belive me? Check the sig;)
urgeok
03-10-2006, 06:23 AM
i'm one of the other rare people who liked Dagon.
picked up an extremely cheap copy and was pleasantly suprised.
oftimes in horror a cast of unknows spells doom for the picture but it helped this film... it was in a foreign setting - everything was unknown ... and unpredictable.
i love movies with the 'there is no escape despite all your efforts' feel to them .. takes me back to the satanical conspiracy films from the 70's. total and utter helplessness.....
i thought it was well excecuted.
i havent read the lovecraft book it references.
Nyarlathotep
03-10-2006, 12:57 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
i'm one of the other rare people who liked Dagon.
picked up an extremely cheap copy and was pleasantly suprised.
not so rare
Jacob Singer
03-10-2006, 02:36 PM
Holly Jesus!!! please foget about Dagon!!! That movie sucks. And of course , Return is the biggest Dagon's fan here. I still remember my first post talkin' about worst movies ever seen I dare to say that Dagon (in my opinion is a piece of shit) anyway if some of you loves Lovercraft boocks or just loves other autors like Poe, Bierce etc you must see this film.It was the last 'good film' from Carpenter (again in my opinion. I don't wanna fight, I'm a man of peace)
Originally posted by The_Return
Now, I havent read a whole lot from ol' H.P., but what Ive read wouldn't translate very well to film at all. Can you imagine a movie based on the original "Dagon" story? First off, it would need to be a short film, and secondly...holy crap! Maybe in 10 years when CGI is more advanced, but there is no chance they could make that landscape look convincing. Ive been very content with the adaptions that Ive seen thusfar, in fact I consider Dagon one of my favourite films of all time. Dont belive me? Check the sig;)
agreed- HPL is virtually unfilmable - adaptable, yes - but unfilmable
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 01:02 AM
Thats true, I think that the only Lovecraft's story that can be easy adapted as film it's " Herbert West the reanimator" (I don't know if that's the original name, I've traslated it from spanish)
Angra
03-11-2006, 01:27 AM
I liked Dagon. Thought it was one of Stuart Gordonīs better films.
The_Return
03-11-2006, 02:43 AM
Originally posted by Jacob Singer
Thats true, I think that the only Lovecraft's story that can be easy adapted as film it's " Herbert West the reanimator" (I don't know if that's the original name, I've traslated it from spanish)
No "the". It's just "Herbert West: Reanimator". Great story, made into a great movie. Sure, it wasnt faithful at all, but it was still a great movie.
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 02:56 AM
Thanks, the problem is that in spanish it's Herbert West: el reanimador and I directly traslated to english. I have seen the movie, not bad, no so faithful but not bad and very funy (Is from the same diretor as Dagon. Is'nt It?)
The_Return
03-11-2006, 03:00 AM
Originally posted by Jacob Singer
(Is from the same diretor as Dagon. Is'nt It?)
Yep, Stuart Gordon.Hes done a few other Lovecraft adaptions, too. Dagon and Re-Animator are the only ones that Ive seen though...
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 03:03 AM
Well he did too Resonator (adaptation so bad fro story "From Beyond"), Reanimator 2 and 3....maybe he had did more but I dont know.
The_Return
03-11-2006, 03:12 AM
He didnt actually direct either of the Re-Animator sequels, Brian Yuzna did. He's done a couple adaptions that havent been mentioned yet, Dreams in the Witch House for his spidode of Masters of Horror, and Castle Freak, which is credited as an adaption but Im not sure what it was adapting....
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 03:36 AM
God I'm only right in "From Beyond". Well there's an special adaptation of "Call of Cthulhu" made by the HP Lovercraft Historical society. It is made as a film from the 20's (B/W and no sound) It's a great film...for an amateur one
www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/index.html - 8k -
The_Return
03-11-2006, 03:45 AM
Originally posted by Jacob Singer
God I'm only right in "From Beyond". Well there's an special adaptation of "Call of Cthulhu" made by the HP Lovercraft Historical society. It is made as a film from the 20's (B/W and no sound) It's a great film...for an amateur one
www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/index.html - 8k -
Ive read about that before, sounds great. I think I might order it sometime soon, really looks like my kind of movie.
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 03:49 AM
I've got one copy and it's great!!! They made a great work with the look of the movie (and R'lye looks great!!!). When Cthulhu appears reminds me to original Kong's film
The_Return
03-11-2006, 03:55 AM
How did they manage to pull off R'Leyh? I think that's what interests me the most about the film.
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 04:12 AM
I realy don't know but they did a great job. And of course it's a fasithful adaptation of the story
The_Return
03-11-2006, 05:19 AM
So Ive heared, that's what I find intriguing. I have no idea how a film could stick to that story, I think it would have to be a huge challenge for the filmmakers. I might be coming into some exrta money next month, perhaps I'll order it...
Jacob Singer
03-11-2006, 05:21 AM
great idea, and belive me it's a good movie, amateur but well done
In the Mouth of Madness is an awesome movie.