The H. P. Lovecraft Collection Vol. I & II... [Archive] - Movie Fan Central Discussion Forums

Psychocandy

01-03-2005, 12:46 PM

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Hi folks. Need some help here. I've curious as to whether any of my fellow schmoes own these two collections of short movies both adapted from and inspired by the works of Lovecraft. I'm a huge Lovecraft fan and was sorely tempted to throw reason out the window and purchase both volumes on a whim without any guarantee as to the quality of the movies contained therein. Then I came to my senses and decided to check with y'all on the offchance that someone might either have seen them or perhaps has a link to a site with containing a review of either. Any help or advice appreciated. They do, however, look very intriguing and there are further volumes in the pipeline.

Anyone looking to purchase or looking for further info...get yer ass to the official site here!!! (
http://www.lurkerfilms.com/)

spacemonkey

01-04-2005, 02:04 PM

I was reading about this dvd on amazon and heres what I found dude, it sounds good!:

"Cool Air is presented in a full frame 1.37:1 aspect, identical to what it would have been if it was filmed in 1925. Shot on 16mm film, Cool Air has all of the visuals that you would expect from a film of that period. Imperfections are intentional, the film is light and grainy. Since this film was intentionally shot to look like it was 75 years old. I'll give a perfect score for accomplishing it tremendously!

A Dolby 2.0 mono track that is again period driven. You get the feeling that you're thrown back to the era of the silent films and early talkies."

"It took me a while to view my copy of "The HP Lovecraft Collection Vol. 1" featuring "Cool Air", but I am so glad I did. The packaging and design of the disk, including the supplemental booklet (laid out as an 18th century pamphlet), are exceptionally classy and informative. The disk itself contains the featurette, "Cool Air", which is a very moving adaptation of Lovecraft's story of the same name and starring Jack Donner ("Star Trek", "Man from U.N.C.L.E", many others) and shot on black and white 16mm film. The amazing set, costumes, writing and acting, led by Bryan Moore (writer/director, and playing lead Randolph Carter) will show you what can be done with a little amount of money and a large amount of talent. The "making of" bonus materials explain how much went into completing the film; that in and of itself is a tear-wrenching story.

There are four other short films on the disk, including two by Christian Matzke, called "An Imperfect Solution" and "Nyarlathotep." Both are great period adaptations of two of Lovecraft's stories, and "Solution" manages to do the "Herbert West: Re-Animator" story seriously, as opposed to Stuart Gordon's over-the-top satirical feature. There are also two dark gems by Tony Penta: "The Hound" (based on Lovecraft's story) and "The Hapless Antiquarian", which is a funny homage to Edward Gorey's "The Gashlycrumb Tinies". There's also an interview with Lovecraft scholar ST Joshi on the disk.

The DVD is not only entertaining, emotionally powerful (and creepy!), but educational as well. Any fan of H.P. Lovecraft, non-splatter horror films (although "An Imperfect Solution" has some very gory bits), and atmospheric "weird tales" will love this.

There's no nudity or swearing in any of the shorts (although one of the actors from "Cool Air" uses some profanity in the making of material), and only "An Imperfect Solution" has serious gore, so this DVD would also make a great gift for a teenager who likes gothic movies or literature (adults will love the seriousness as well)."

"A great collection of HP Lovecraft shorts. This is a fine disc with a lot of nice extras. Cool Air is a great example of Lovecraft on film. If you are any kind of a fan of Lovecraft or independent intelligent horror films this is a disc to get.
I am waiting impatiently for the next installment in what looks to be a very promising series."