bkd69
Blissfully Ignorant
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« on: August 18, 2011, 01:11:09 AM » |
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I was browsing youtube, looking at various clips and trailers of HPL movies, and I looked in the comments.
I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't resist. Eventually I'll install that plugin that turns youtube comments to classical quotes, I promise.
It seems the greatest offense these filmmakers committed was not being faithful to HPL's stories, whether by moving it out of New England, or, *gasp*, having a woman present.
So, here's my pitch, for the most faithful HPL film ever, starting with Call of Cthulhu:
90-120 minutes of me rifling through the Angell box from the HPLHS, followed by me fainting, filmed on location in Providence.
And if you liked that, you'll love At the Mountains of Madness, which will be two hours of me in a tweed jacket, with a pipe, fake beard, and wig of white hair, banging out a letter on an antique typewriter. This, however, I'll likely film in Coventry or Exeter, with the river there standing in for the Miskatonic.
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2011, 08:48:35 AM » |
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bkd69, you have captured the very essence of eldritch horror and cosmic strangeness that I thought only Lovecraft could derive from the chaos of an uncaring universe. Bravo, sir. Bravo.
Bob
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If someone ever dares you to read the Necronomicon out loud... just say no.
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old book
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2011, 05:03:22 PM » |
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Why not film on location at Carfax? It's a real castle, apparently. Don't forget the twin red and black ribbons on the antique typewriter. I'm expecting closeups of these ribbons, inky characters impressed deeply on the red, forming strange matrices reminiscent of elder signs and whoughtnought. I would also like a subplot based on the perspective of the tree outside the castle window, preferably lasting at least one half of an hour.
It will be acceptable to me if the nautical Negro is replaced by a nautical Cambodian.
Also, Lovecraftip inukullersartuugaluarpoq. I'm expecting the final product to contain a subtitles file in Greenlandic.
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We live on a placid Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of ignorance in the midst of the black seas of an infinity of dark foreigners, and it was not meant that we should voyage too far.
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JulieH
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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2011, 06:10:09 PM » |
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Or god forbid the entire first half of the epic Dunwich Horror - just 45 minutes of newspaper articles being flashed up on screen for the audience to read, to get the backstory.
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JulieH
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2011, 04:51:26 PM » |
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has anyone here heard of the short film "Enter the Dagon"? I was reminded of it recently, having seen it at the HPLFF in 2004.
It begins with a scholarly looking man who would have done Lovecraft proud declaring he had just written the perfect adaptation!!!
Then the script gets into the hands of the producers.... and everything is downhill from there. Deep ones (in long nor'westers, to save on costuming) chasing bikini-clad bimboes, the protagonist becomes a martial arts action hero, and don't even get me started on the CGI artist....
It's done in a mockumentary style, very reminiscent of "Burn Hollywood, Burn", with hilarious little interviews with the various parties involved.
The funniest moment is when the producers decide too summon up the spirit of Lovecraft, to get his seal of approval, and the minute the shaman is taken over by the ghost...
...he tries to murder them.
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 08:09:39 AM » |
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That sounds like fun. Any idea if there is a downloadable version out there?
Bob
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JulieH
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2011, 12:30:19 PM » |
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I don't think there is at the moment. Sad....  |
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2011, 12:56:09 PM » |
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Well thanks for the tease, JulieH!  You mean, mean woman. Bob |
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JulieH
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2011, 01:11:17 PM » |
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That's my name - don't wear it out.  I'll just have to send everyone to watch Frank DanCoolo, Paranormal Drug Dealer, instead: http://www.aw-jones.com/ (yes, it is Lovecraftian - believe it or not) |
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old book
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2011, 02:39:54 PM » |
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The Night Gallery adaptations are guilty of all the original accusations, but are really good imho. I'm not a big fan of Pickman's Model, and the Night Gallery version didn't make that one much better, but Cool Air is great, with female protagonist and a romantic thing going on.
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We live on a placid Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of ignorance in the midst of the black seas of an infinity of dark foreigners, and it was not meant that we should voyage too far.
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