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Originally Posted by Vodstok

Dont judge him on mimic, it is a poor representationof his skills. I have seen his movie sin this order:
Mimic
Blade 2
HellBoy
The Devil's Backbone
Pan's Labyrinth

Thanks, Vodstok. I'll pass on Blade and Hellboy (for some reason I dislike the idea behind them), but will be sure to watch the last two.

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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

I prefer seeing the film before reading the book.... I'm usually disappointed otherwise.

Originally Posted by jenna26

I typically read the book or story first. That disappointment can be there, for sure, but I think I am usually pretty good about separating the two...I don't mind a whole lot if a filmmaker makes the story his own. I would rather judge the movie on its merits as a film, rather than as an adaptation of a story I love.

You both have a good point. Knowing that a film came to be, ideally because of a book or story, I'd naturally be inclined to read what it's about before seeing the film. It creates a context for it. And while chances are high that one gets disappointed with the adaptation, there is always the rare surprise of finding that eventhough it may not be wholly faithful to the material, it has a unique quality from its maker's vision, expression or interpretation that does justice to the book or story. In my opinion, Dunwich Horror, In the Mouth of Madness and Stuart Gordon's the Black Cat are such examples. On the flipside, I've never seen a film that compelled me to read the book or story.

I'm fairly new to Lovecraft, too, jenna26 and so few adaptation films seen! :)

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Originally Posted by Zero

wasn't pee wee's big adventure based on lovecraft?

Ehrm. There doesn't seem to be anything even remotely Lovecraftian about this tale.