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Old 08-29-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by Burning in Hell
Thing is, I am a total Lovecraft freak, so when the movie came out I rushed to see it and was totally blown away by the whole tone of the movie who is very reminniscent of it all.
Same here. I liked very much that the film had the whole Lovecraftian mood and atmosphere without being a slavish knock-off. Very few filmmakers have managed to make a decent film based on HPL's ideas, but I think that Carpenter delivered in spades with this one. On the other hand, I can understand why some may not like it. If you're not inclined to enjoy Lovecraft's works in general, you probably wouldn't get nearly as much from it as a fan would.
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