Watching this movie was my introduction to the work of H.P. Lovecraft. I was curious to see what made his work so popular. This was a very well done movie and probably a good way to dive in to his mythos.
The Call of Cthulhu was a short story written almost 100 years ago, and this film is done in the style of a silent black and white movie of the early 20th Century. It does a pretty good job of maintaining the illusion. The structure of the story was a little confusing, as it seems to jump around in time and tells loosely related stories from different points of view. In each of the stories, different characters have experiences learning about an ancient menace that has followers waiting for its return. In the final sequence, a crew of sailors accidentally stumbles on the island where Cthulhu is resting and awakens him. This was the most rewarding sequence of the movie, as the attack sequence was very well done.
The ending basically suggests that Cthulhu is still somewhere on earth and waiting for the right day to come out again. Anyone who is interested can find plenty more movies and stories by this author and others (Alan Moore is one example of a contemporary writer who seems to be very much influenced by Lovecraft). My vote is 6 out of 10.
The Call of Cthulhu was a short story written almost 100 years ago, and this film is done in the style of a silent black and white movie of the early 20th Century. It does a pretty good job of maintaining the illusion. The structure of the story was a little confusing, as it seems to jump around in time and tells loosely related stories from different points of view. In each of the stories, different characters have experiences learning about an ancient menace that has followers waiting for its return. In the final sequence, a crew of sailors accidentally stumbles on the island where Cthulhu is resting and awakens him. This was the most rewarding sequence of the movie, as the attack sequence was very well done.
The ending basically suggests that Cthulhu is still somewhere on earth and waiting for the right day to come out again. Anyone who is interested can find plenty more movies and stories by this author and others (Alan Moore is one example of a contemporary writer who seems to be very much influenced by Lovecraft). My vote is 6 out of 10.