*** SPOILER ALERT *** OMG, I loved this movie! I am a Lovecraft fan, albeit not a purist, so I really enjoy updated takes on his stories. This movie was a really great, modern take on The Dunwich Horror. I was hooked from the very beginning to the slimy, tentacled end! Griff Furst, as Walter Rice, with his ever-so-dreamy eyes and fantastic acting, really made this movie for me. I really connected with and believed his character. Not to mention that I caught myself humming Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" a few times, LOL. Bravo, casting director!!!!! I was also happy to see Dean Stockwell (Dr. Henry Armitage) and Jeffrey Combs (Wilbur Whateley) - two exceptional Lovecraft movie alums - in this film as well. I was a fan of Stockwell's first Dunwich film also, and let's face it, Combs has brought Lovecraft mythos to life for countless fans for over 2 decades now. I only have 2 complaints. (1) Both of their deaths (Wilbur and Armitage) seemed a little quick to me ... I mean, Lovecraft is known for writing about gory, slimy death throes that can last entire lifetimes, and these two seemed to be snuffed out in a second or two. Oh, well. And (2) I just couldn't quit giggling when the 'Sumerian incantation pyramid' thing was -- a 1980's Rubik's Pyramid painted bronze (I know, because I had one 'back in the day,' LOL). I'd kind of like to see a sequel ... maybe see Rice and Morgan as a Lovecraftian X-Files??? Hello, Hollywood? :D
Review of The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror
(2008 TV Movie)
Loved, Loved, Lovecraft!!!! WARNING: SPOILER
28 September 2011
Warning: Spoilers