JOE, A MYSTERIOUS MOUNTAIN MAN WITH AN ODD DEFORMITY ON HIS BACK, IS COMMITTED TO THE ASYLUM AFTER THE BRUTAL MURDER OF HIS FAMILY. IT QUICKLY BECOMES CLEAR TO THE DOCTORS THAT THIS NEW INMATE IS A HABINGER OF A MUCH DARKE... more »R FORCE THAN THEY COULD HAVE IMAGINED & SOON THE INMATES BEGIN TO TAKEOVER THE ASYLUM.« less
Chad B. (abrnt1) from CABERY, IL Reviewed on 3/19/2012...
It appears that the only filmmakers who have ever been able to do Lovecraft right are Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator,From Beyond,Dagon) and the late Dan O'Bannon (The Resurrected). The number of hideous films that ahve nothing to do with Lovecraft, but still attempt to cash in on the name continues to grow. This film is hideous beyond belief. The filmmakers state numerous times that they are Lovecraft fans, but go out of their way (or at least it seems that way) to pretty much ignore everything that make Lovecraft one of the most influential writers of horror in favor of going off on their own pointless tangent. This movie is not worth watching.
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Matt F. (laughingcheese1997) Reviewed on 6/12/2011...
Why is it that so few filmmakers can get Lovecraft movies right? I mean, this movie isn't just mediocre. It's absolutely terrible!
This review might seem a little out-of-character for me, because I tend to love b movies. I totally love the "so bad it's good" class of pictures, but this one was so bad it went past "so bad it's good" and came all the way around the horn again and just ended up being twice as bad.
Sounds weird, but it makes sense in my head.
It's been proven many times that a creative and resourceful person can make a great piece of horror with a small budget and a cast of terrible actors. Unfortunately, this movie fails at every step of the way.
And the worst part was the really bad CG Cthulhu (who they call Andusius) that shows up at the end. Very unfortunate.
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How can any body call this piece of @#% Lovecraft
William E. Warner | Norfolk, Virginia USA | 07/31/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Just because a hulking monster with writhing tentacles out of it mouth appears for 3 seconds you can't call this Lovecraft. This is an awful movie. It tries to be psychological by constantly bombarding the view with shaky images of bloody stuff. The movie steals all the clichés of Asylum movies and throws in a few scenes where high school level acting is attempted. If you want a better Lovecraftian adaptation, check out the movie Dagon. If I could give it 0 stars I would. Oh. . .one more thing the special effects guy should study a bit more anatomy the gross scenes would be more scary and realistic."
Life-vampire movie
A Customer | Hells Gate, NY United States | 10/07/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is easily the worst movie I've ever seen with the second being "The Chateau" (seriously, it's worse than that). I love HP Lovecraft, but this is total and utter crap. I'd give this movie negative stars if I could as I can never get back the time spent on it. I think the creator of this movie should find another hobby other than creating crappy movies to torture people with."
A complete rancid disaster!
J. Park | 12/07/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"From Savini's stilted cameo, to the amatuer special make-up effects, to the bad early 80's style video effects, this "film" is a complete waste of time.
While I fully understand all beginning film-makers need to start somewhere, and that most of their first attempts are painfully bad, this one really takes the cake!
To say this was LOOSELY based on a HP Lovecraft, is an understatement. Sadly, there are extremely few films that stay true to Lovecraft's writings. And, this one is a prime example. It starts out with a few incoherant murmurs of the original story, then quickly devolves into a mess of self-agrandizing scene-chewing.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS!!! It has next to nothing to do with Lovecraft, except the title. Even if you are a complete masochist and JUST HAVE TO SEE IT, sucker the local village idiot to rent it for you. DO NOT BUY IT."
The Film Equivalent of a Root Canal
Jennifer L. Gordon | Winchester, VA | 06/01/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I will start by noting I love bad horror movies. I have seen Killer Tomatoes a dozen times. I once bought a horror DVD solely because it starred Alice Cooper. That said, this is possibly the worst acting I have ever seen, and I include in this assessment every kindergarten school pageant and poorly-conceived Nativity Scene with live animals I have ever attended. To fully heighten the experience, the audio track appears to have been recorded in a men's room of a major international airport, wherein no one is in the same stall with the mike. I can only guess the creators saw "The Elephant Man" at some point, and thought removing all budget, talent, and production value would improve the work. Everyone in the picture seems to be wearing a wig, but they're of the $2 Halloween variety, and none sit correctly on the respective skulls of the wearers. The final thrill is that in the various "medical" scenes, the property man clearly just bought a number of doctor's items without understanding what they are for, and laid them out to look impressive. I made it ten or fifteen minutes into this before giving up and turning it off, which apparently means I have seen five minutes more than the average Netflix viewer. This is NOT a movie to be watched, this is a movie to be laid down and avoided."