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The Resurrected (1991)
The BEST Lovecraft adaptation yet
Contrary to what our Aussie friend thinks,I believe that this film is the best Lovecraft adaptation ever to make the screen.Unlike other films that mix several story lines into one(Dagon,The Lurking Fear,Necronomicon:Book of the Dead),or those that were just too terrible to make the grade(Dunwich Horror,Re-Animator 2),The Resurrected stands alone as one of the purest page-to-screen Lovecraft offering.Sarandon does very well as Ward/Curwen,and the flashback segments are well shot and played.The storyline as a whole is well adapted,and the eerie suspense of the story is strongly supported by the dark atmosphere and chilling special effects.I highly recommend this film for any fan of Lovecraftian horror that wants to see a true-to-form screen version of one of his best tales.When one considers the other adaptations out there,The Resurrected easily stands with other greats like The Unnameable and Re-Animator in the Lovecraft genre.
Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira (1966)
Silly,Creepy Fun
Having first seen this movie as a young fan of all Japanese monster flicks,I was profoundly affected by the absolute ugliness of the green Gargantua,and his hideous practice of chewing people up and spitting out there well-gnawed clothing.Where I usually kind of rooted for the Tokyo-stomping monstrosities of the genre,I found myself really wanting the green beast dead.Even the atmosphere and shocking trumpet score that played when he showed up was creepy,and you kind of hoped that something really nasty was going to happen to him by movies end.Who can forget the scene at the airport when the green's eating habits are first shown in grim detail?Even though the creatures brown,mountain-dwelling cousin is no better,he still doesn't approach the absolute hideousness of the water-dwelling green.All-in-all,this is definitely one of the more obscure and ugly pictures of the Japanese giant-monster genre,and should give fans a bit of a thrill,and a profound happiness that 300 ft tall abominations aren't stalking the seas devouring hapless victims on boats and at airports.I highly recommend it to the true fan.