| Re: Lovecraftian Cinema
My top five would be a bit odd, as they aren't necessarily all adaptations of his stories, but also include things that capture the essence of HPL as well. At any rate, I'll give it some thought, but my tentative list would be:
Dagon
Out of Mind
The Call of Cthulhu (silent)
Rough Magik
Cool Air
Re-animator/The Resurrected (something of a toss-up, though for different reasons with each film)...
And yes, I realize that's more than 5, but these are the ones I feel honestly approached HPL's work (or the man himself, as in Out of Mind, which does both) with both great respect and some insight and originality. I'd also include -- though with some interesting reservations -- Gordon's adaptation of "The Dreams in the Witch House"... not because I feel it doesn't do the story justice (in its way), but because it shows an awareness and willingness to play on some of the over-the-top elements of that particular story as well.... |