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导演：AndrewLeman
语言：英语/法语/西班牙语/意大利语/德语
地区:美国
编剧：H·P·洛夫克拉夫特/SeanBranney
类型：惊悚/恐怖
上映时间：2006-04-03
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用户标签：美国,克苏鲁,惊悚,恐怖,奇幻,黑白,cult,lovecraft
片长：USA:47分钟
imdb编号：tt0478988
TheCallofCthulhu,writtenin1926byH.PLovecraftisacentralpieceinthehorror-genre.LovecraftrenewedHorrorwithhisstyleandideas.Manyhavetriedtoadapthisbookstothebigscreen,butnonehasbeenassuccessfulastheHPLHSwhojustrecentlycompletedtheirblackandwhitesilentversionofCallofCthulhu.
Notonlydidtheyattempttomakeafaithfulandcreepyadaptation,butalsotomakeitlookasifitwasmadeinthetimeofLovecraft.
Themovieisblessedwithterrificactorswhoallseemliketheygenuinelycareabouttheportrayalofthestory.AllperformancesaretopnotchwhichsignifiesthattheactorsareverytalentedaswellasgreatdirectingonpartofAndrewLeman.ThisistrulyoneofthegreatstrengthsofCallofCthulhu.
Themoviehasareallyauthentic1920tiesfeeltoit.Theproducershavepayedmuchattentiontodetail;soeverythinglooksandfeelsgenuine.Anotherstrongpoint.
Theadaptationitselfismagnificent.NeverbeforehaveIseensuchafaithfuladaptionofanyLovecraft-storyinmyentirelife.Nothingisrushed,itsallthereandeventhoughthemovieisonly45minuteslongitisjustasgoodattellingthestoryasLovecrafthimself.
Themovieisfullofspecialeffects,stopmotionanimationandsoforth.Thismovieislowbudgetandindependent;andyesUniversalstudioswouldbeabletocreatemoreconvincingeffects,butthatisentirelyunessentialtothisfilmasitismadetofitthe1920tiesera.IfCthulhuhimselfweremadewithfancycomputeranimationthemoviewouldhavefailedatitsobjective;tobefaithfultothesilent-moviegenre.TobehonestIlovetheeffectsinCallofCthulhu.Theystrengthenthefeelofauthenticityandyounevermissthebigandpointlessexplosionsthatmainstreamcinemaoffers.
IwouldpersonallyrecommendthismovietoanyonewithaninterestinHPLovecraft,Horror,Independentfilmsandvintagefilms.Ittrulyisremarkablygood.I'vealreadywatcheditthreetimes,andIloveitmoreforeachtime.Ihopeyou'llenjoyitasmuchasIhave.