MustardTheTroops said:

Don't mention it. There's two more (among many bad) Lovecraft movies that's worth checking out I think. "The Resurrected" (1992), based on "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" have decent scores and reviews at imdb (6,6/10). I haven't found any shop yet that sells it for a fair price. "Dagon" (2001) also have ok scores and reviews at IMDB (6,3/10), and is based on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" Just ordered this one for a cheap price.

Witch house was very good, I just watched it. Gruesome, but so was the story.

Generally, the basic formula is: if it sticks to the story, it'll be pretty good. I don't know why so many decide to deviate.

And thanks, Brine, that one has been on my playlist for a week now. I just have to build up the nerve to take on a silent film.

And Totske, don't get your hopes up over Dagon... it's... just not very good. I think only die-hard lovecraft fans could watch it, and even then...

I'll hunt down this "The Ressurected."

Brine said:

I love that movie.

MustardTheTroops said:

Don't worry, it's only 45 minutes.

Also, for anyone who hasn't seen it,

There is a Dunwich Horror movie from 2009 at YouTube by the way, if anyone's interested:

Not very good, but interesting enough for enthusiasts I think.

EcnoTheNeato said:

Hey, wait! it wasn't you holding the candle last night? dam(n)..

Some thoughts about Cruise. I can't say he's a *great* actor, nor that he's unable to act. He interpreted some great roles (Magnolia, as Ecno said, which is, by now, his greates interpretation, imho; The last Samurai; Rain man; Operation Valkyrie; and some others) and he interpreted also roles that should have awarned you with a Razzie (The war of the worlds; Eyes wide shut; Knight and day; Days of thunder). Basically, he's very academic as an actor, and sometimes you see he's acting, which is a big defect in an actor (an actor should act, obviously, but while doing so, he should give us the idea he's living the feelings he's expressing). But anyway, I don't believe that MoM is a film where his star can shine. It's not a movie we need stars in. We need a great script, a faithful representation of the idea of Mythos Lovecraft had, a great use of the camera, and many people able to act decently in order to recreate a certain oppressive mood. I'd love to see Max von Sydow acting instead of mr. Cruise

I was so confused by that 2009 movie Dunwhich Horror. It seemed to throw as much mythos references as possible while completely getting everything wrong. It was mythos-follow whiplash.

I agree Cruise isn't the best for the role, but I'd happily watch him. I just want a high budget Lovecraft movie for once.

"Guillermo Del Toro Confirms ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ Is Dead"

blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/guillermo_del_toro_confirms_at_the_mountains_of_madness_is_dead/

I enjoy Tom Cruise on screen, even if I disagree with his religious views. When he's in a serious film, he brings a serious demeanor. When he's in a cheesy film, he brings a cheesy demeanor. As much as I can and have laughed at him outside the box office, I haven't walked away from a single one of his movies disappointed by his performance.

I would be fine with Mr Cruise in the lead role for a movie like MoM. I'd be more concerned about the director and screenwriters maintaining a faithful script, and it doesn't sound like that was at issue from previous reports. I'm sad to hear the deal is dead, though. Maybe someday down the line it will resurface.

RIP MoM.

That's really too bad. Someday there'll be a high budget Lovecraft.

You know what would be cool? An Arkham Horror based movie. I'd cast Jim Broadbent as Harvey Walters, Christian Bale as Joe Diamond, and Nicole Kidman as Jenny Barnes.

MustardTheTroops said:

And what was that about when the heroes kept quoting the Necrenomicon to one another out loud? Every MU student knows that if you so much move your lips when you read your lips tend to get ripped off by something horrible.

tokse said:

Blah... :'/

It's not dead yet! He's...pinin' from a long squall.

movies.ign.com/articles/115/1154348p1.html

Save it! There's a link to a petition (if that's your thing). Even if it won't work, why not try all we can?

I signed. After all, who can stand against the might of an internet petition?

I figure if the internets brought us 5 more Saw movies, why not at least 1 HPL movie?

EcnoTheNeato said:

Because money.

5 Hollywood Secrets That Explain Why So Many Movies Suck

Ha ha ha, I love Cracked.

Also, speaking of overly addicting internet sites, I was snooping around tvtropes today and found this, for anyone else hunting down lovecraft based movies:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LovecraftOnFilm

Well, yeah...I was hoping they'd at least overlook that one aspect thanks to the internets...

I know Hollywood HATES R-rated movies, especially big-budget ones...Maybe get a bunch of big Hollywood names together and make the movie like The Expendables did...? Like, James Cameron, Stephen King, James Carpenter and such, making a super money-pool? I'd like that...

tokse said:

This could have been the first H.P. Lovecraft film that is actually good and of interest for anyone except hardcore Mythos fans.

However, the projected costs have really been too high. Would such a movie really have to cost 150 million bucks?

Maybe they should have picked a story that doesn't require such a huge amount of high-quality special effects.

Imho, film makers should take a hint from the way the stories are written: The horrors from beyond should be invisible to the viewer for the large majority of the film. They should be subtle about it, slowly setting up an atmosphere of uneasyness. I'm thinking of something like the first Alien movie here.

If they did it that way, there wouldn't be a need for a big budget.

Not necessarily, making the monster at all requires money and Del Toro has publicly stated that his philosophy behind that is "I've spent the money making the monster I'm going to show it a lot".

Though I agree with the Alien principle championed by tokse for making monster movies scarier, Del Toro is such a wizard at making cool monsters (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, even the Ghost Kid in Devil's Backbone) that I would probably enjoy it more if the shoggoth was center stage.

And his interpretation of the elder things. Oh man, that would be so incredible.

By the way, the silent film of Call of Cthulhu gets my roaring approval (for whatever that's worth). Probably the best lovecraft movie I've seen so far (though that isn't saying much).

I've read that the movie was cancelled... tell me that's not true please

Daeran Angelfire said:

Unfortunately, it appears that "Mountains of Madness" isn't a:

• sequel
• remake
• Tyler Perry / Seth Rogen movie
• comic book / 80's cartoon adaptation
• "Genre Movie" movie or a parody of any of the above

However, it may delight you a little bit to know that there's apparently a new Doom movie in the works that seeks to completely ignore the previous disastrous film.