Drew Unspeakable Name
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« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2012, 10:44:09 AM » |
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I agree that better scripts would help (Was Prometheus really that good a read? I haven't heard much *good* about it). I just miss the movies could be smaller, sparser, and more personal. The world shouldn't have to end for a good movie.
Filmmakers should realize that you can do a lot without computerized f/x. A model of a spaceship can be much more interesting visually than a bland computerized image. (Look at some of the old Doctor Who episodes!)
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Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have a practical guarantee of dark morbidities expressed in crime, perversion, and insanity. ~H. P. Lovecraft
Yay, crime, perversion, and insanity! Sounds like a party! ~me
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« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2012, 02:30:37 PM » |
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You could just write that movie with storyboards.
They already have. It's called "The Avengers". It's a comic book.  Bob |
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If someone ever dares you to read the Necronomicon out loud... just say no.
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T. Kelly Lee
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« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2012, 12:24:06 PM » |
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You could just write that movie with storyboards.
They already have. It's called "The Avengers". It's a comic book. Bob Yup, that's exactly what I meant in that post. I REALLY am tired of those movies...and I really want to love a movie this summer. |
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« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2012, 10:21:40 PM » |
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Wanna hear a joke? Guillermo Del Toro says he's gonna walk into a bar, but he never gets there because he can't find his wallet.
Yep, resurrected this thread just for that.
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2012, 08:19:17 AM » |
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Wanna hear a joke? Guillermo Del Toro says he's gonna walk into a bar, but he never gets there because he can't find his wallet.
Yep, resurrected this thread just for that.
Well played, sir. Well played indeed. Bob |
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TheFolklorist
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« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2012, 04:35:43 AM » |
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Yeah, that's it. But with decade-long trend of comic book super hero movies, man they're all the SAME STORY!! Don't people get tired of seeing the same story/different hero every freakin' summer? Ugh.
You might as well ask "Don't people get tired of seeing the same story/different hero since the dawn of time?" Isn't that what Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces is all about, how every story literally is the same story told over and over again? As a species we find repetition comforting. We like to have certain myths continually reaffirmed. As for del Toro's Pacific Rim, I'm super excited about this film and have been running a very comprehensive thread on it over at the Classic Horror Film Boards: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/44013/Guillermo-del-Toro-s-PACIFIC-RIM-2013---Comic--Panel-FootageI've been a Kaiju film fanatic my whole life, so the idea of del Toro - who is one of my top three favorite directors - doing a Kaiju movie thrills me to no end. Unfortunately for anyone here hoping that del Toro will work in some Lovecraftian angle that issue has already been addressed by the director in an interview with Total Film in which he said: "We made a point not to go too Lovecraft because Lovecraft is so different from the Kaiju mythology. Kaiju have very distinct mythology. You have reptilian kaiju, you have flying kaiju, you have crustacean kaiju...." Honestly I can't understand some of the comments here saying disparaging things about del Toro. The man is a genius, is wholly committed to the sci-fi/fantasy/horror genre and has never made a bad movie. I think del Toro would have no doubt done wonders with Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. As for Tom Cruise, he's one of the most versatile actors in history having worked in every genre from horror (Interview with a Vampire), action (Mission Impossible), comedy (Tropic Thunder), period piece (The Last Samurai), sci-fi (Minority Report), drama (Rain Man), thriller (Vanilla Sky), musical (Rock of Ages), and many many more. He's also one of the most decorated actors in Hollywood. I mean you need a separate Wikipedia page just to list all the awards he's either won or been nominated for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Tom_CruiseI think if del Toro wanted to cast Cruise in ATMOM he's obviously knows what he's doing and you couldn't find many actors more talented. Plus he's a Scientologist, so he already believes in alien gods who once ruled the Earth and inadvertently created man. I mean come on that's perfect.... |
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"I long to learn the songs the demons sing as they swoop between the stars, or hear the voices of the olden gods as they whisper their secrets to the echoing void." - Robert Bloch
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« Reply #21 on: July 26, 2012, 01:32:23 PM » |
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I think in hindsight del Toro should have disguised the fact that he was going to adapt AtMoM but under a different title and just promoted the fact that he was going to be doing a new adventure movie with horror and sci-fi elements to it, starring Ron Perlman  As for the "same ol' same ol'", I just watched Wrath of the Titans last night. I really enjoyed it (save the ending which was a bit lame). But it does go to show that as human beings we do inherently love to listen to, and more recently watch epic stories of struggle and danger. It's been going on for thousands of years. The relatively new trend of the summer blockbuster movies is really just a new iteration of the old epics told over campfires millennia ago. The fact that we can still watch movies about heroes like Perseus and know who he is, illustrates that point. |
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Alden
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« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2012, 06:17:17 AM » |
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One thing no body seemed to mention in this thread is that the producers of these summer blockbuster monster action movies specifically target young teen audiences.
To them this is not a retreaded genre; it's all new. And, they crave violence and explosions and action, esp. young boys.
A real Lovecraft movie that was done as originally written would bore them.
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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2012, 09:23:45 AM » |
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Because explosions and titties are what American want. Right? Because movie producers have such a great grasp on what we really want to watch. Of course, the summer blockbusters do make the money, so, yeah...  Bob Well then.... Here's a movie I highly reccomend: The Dunwich Horror! Plenty of "titties" in both versions. Personally, I like lots of explosions and bare female breasts in my movies. If I want deep thought I read a book. And don't forget the automatic weapons fire. Regards, YD |
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« Reply #24 on: November 05, 2012, 04:51:24 AM » |
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I'm on a firm beliej that someone sole my diary of, "Awesome Stuff I Want To See In Movies". I might have to sue somebody. |
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TheFolklorist
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« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2012, 10:04:03 AM » |
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One thing no body seemed to mention in this thread is that the producers of these summer blockbuster monster action movies specifically target young teen audiences.
To them this is not a retreaded genre; it's all new. And, they crave violence and explosions and action, esp. young boys.
A real Lovecraft movie that was done as originally written would bore them.
I would say that summer blockbusters are really aimed at general male audiences regardless of age and to less extent at general audience as a whole. I don't know what you think "a Lovecraft movie" is, but to my mind I think that you could get a fair number of movie goers to enjoy a decent cinematic adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror", At the Mountains of Madness or The Shadow Over Innsmouth. There is plenty of action in all three stories and sex in the first and last. I think because of the prose style people often miss just how dynamic and sexual Lovecraft's work is. Its the same way some Sherlockians I've encountered can't see pass the tedious police procedural aspect of Doyle's Holmes stories and pick up on the action that's going on between the lines; a fact which in turn leads them to reject the great Guy Richie Sherlock Holmes movies as being unfaithful in their portrayal of Holmes as an action hero. But that's a different rant or different thread.... My point is that I think a truly competent filmmaker like del Toro could work wonders with just about any Lovecraft story and make it appealing to a broad audience, or at least a larger audience then just hardcore horror fans. |
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"I long to learn the songs the demons sing as they swoop between the stars, or hear the voices of the olden gods as they whisper their secrets to the echoing void." - Robert Bloch
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« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2012, 12:47:06 PM » |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vKz7WnU83E The full trailer is finally up. "We always thought alien life would come from the stars, but it came from deep beneath the sea. A portal between dimensions in the Pacific Ocean. Something out there had discovered us. They counted on the humans to hide, give up and fail." I dunno, it's sounding kinds Lovecrafty to me
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« Reply #27 on: December 17, 2012, 09:48:42 AM » |
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Giant robots that look like men fighting sea monsters from outer space. Man, to me that just sucks. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Cthulhu.
Never mind the fact that it doesn't make sense to build robots that look like people - we're evolved, not designed. And our mode of locomotion does not make for the most effecient robotic design.
Otherwise, this thing looks like that Battleship movie with better EFX. Other than the monsters from the Pacific, I'm not seeing HPL in there. This looks more anime inspired than Lovecraft.
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« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2012, 01:24:21 PM » |
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Agreed Tekelili. This is definitely an outright homage to Kaiju movies. But the whole dimensional portal sounds neat |
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T. Kelly Lee
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« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2012, 04:57:11 PM » |
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Agreed Tekelili. This is definitely an outright homage to Kaiju movies. But the whole dimensional portal sounds neat BOOM! You got it. And, to be honest, when I saw the trailer I was on this thing like a lawyer on an ambulance until I saw the...giant robots. |
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