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Film Details:
Directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond) Written by H. P. Lovecraft (story) and Dennis Paoli (Re-Animator, From Beyond) Starring ***DAGON - A fallen angel in Paradise Lost I, 457. To the ancient Phoenicians, however, Dagon was a national god, represented with the face and hands of a man and the body of a fish. (Gustav Davidson, A Dictionary of Angels C1994 Macmillan Inc.) The movie was pretty damn cool. It was low budget of course, so in the places they use CGFX, it looks a little cartoony. The appearance of Dagon at the end of the film is the best of the bunch though. It is sufficiently gory, sufficiently amusing, and sufficiently creepy. It was pretty damn good overall. The make-up FX were pretty damn good and the acting was excellent. The whole thing has a pretty damn claustrophobic feel to it and keeps up a level of tension that I enjoyed. Vaguely reminiscent of the Evil Dead movies to a degree, in which the hapless victim is forced to deal with this insane situation in an isolated place. There are a couple of scenes where the main character Paul reminds me a good deal of Ash. The biggest difference between Paul and Ash, however, is that Paul has a brain, and he uses it, even if he has no idea how to hot-wire a car. Because it took place in Spain, the better part of the cast spoke a dialect of Spanish, which they do no subtitle for you. It gives you a sense of connection with Paul, because he doesn't understand what they are saying, and neither do you. You feel the frustration that he feels, and that lends a certain sympathy to the character. Overall, I give it an A -/B+. It was creepy, it was gory, it had beautiful women sans clothing, and friggin' fish people, which you don't see all that often. So, in closing, I'd just like to say, "Ia, Ia, Chtulhu Ftaghn." (Melissa also reviewed the film here.) DVD Details: 5.1 Dolby Digital Further Information: |
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