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Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
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 Posted - 01/23/2006 : 04:55:17 AM
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| The film RE-ANIMATOR (1985) is based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Herbert West-Re-Animator," and contains a lot of gratuitous nudity and perversion. Any H.P. Lovecraft fan who is familiar with the original story will notice numerous changes between the source and the screenplay. Early in the film, there is an establishing shot of a big, modern building, which is identified as Miskatonic University Medical School, Arkham, Massacusetts. Now, is there any H.P. Lovecraft fan out there who does not agree with me that Arkham, Massacusetts, and all the buildings on the Miskatonic campus are OLD? |
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
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Posted - 01/23/2006 : 06:19:53 AM
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Yes, well, you have to remember that it's America. That's the place where "the oldest house in the city" may be from 1900. Wow.
But the movie is bl**dy brilliant. And brilliantly bl**dy as well.
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Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
229 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 06:35:15 AM
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Originally posted by Asta Kask
Yes, well, you have to remember that it's America. That's the place where "the oldest house in the city" may be from 1900. Wow.
Not in H.P. Lovecraft. "Pickman's Model" is set in the basement of a house that was standing in Cotton Mather's time. |
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KarlAllen
Archdeacon of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2006 : 12:30:30 PM
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Originally posted by Asta Kask
Yes, well, you have to remember that it's America. That's the place where "the oldest house in the city" may be from 1900. Wow.
Remember, though, that Lovecraft was writing in the 1920s and 1930s, and in his stories many of the American buildings/graveyards where things took place were rather old. That would date them to the early 1800s, whereas today if you wrote about a 100 year old house it would have been built in 1905. As for Miskatonic U, I would guess it was founded in the mid to late 1800s, but I have no evidence to back that up.
I myself liked "Re-Animator" okay, but preferred "From Beyond" (same director, released about the same time). The severed head zombie was a bit over the top for me.
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Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
229 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2006 : 06:13:02 AM
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As for Miskatonic U, I would guess it was founded in the mid to late 1800s, but I have no evidence to back that up.
Yes. Fine. I agree. And there are plenty of buildings around the United States, hospitals, schools, academic buildings on college campuses, that look 1880sish, that could Miskatonic University Medical School. The building they used in the film was TOO MODERN. |
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Sandy
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2006 : 10:49:54 AM
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Originally posted by Hinda
The building they used in the film was TOO MODERN.
Hey, Hinda:
Not too sure why this is bothering you. The movie barely resembles Lovecraft's story (and after reading it all I can say is I heartily approve of the changes). Since it was updated to modern times I'm not sure why the building would be considered in context too modern.
KarlAllen: I loved 'From Beyond', too. The funny thing is, the reanimated head in 'Re-Animator' was from the short story (complete w/head in the bag and mannequin head on top of the reanimated body). I don't recall him trying to fool around with a terrified naked chick, though.
-Sandy
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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Posted - 01/24/2006 : 5:00:49 PM
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| I guess "Re-animator" is alright, but everytime I see it I can't guess where the fun is, except Jeffrey Combs, who is great. I prefer the "serious" Lovecraft adaptations Gordon filmed later, like "Castle Freak" and "Dagon". |
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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
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Posted - 01/24/2006 : 6:01:21 PM
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Yes, definitely "Dagon". Also, Miskatonic University is said to have been founded in 1690 and moved to it's present location in 1770.
"...yet it hadn't destroyed his brain."
re: Charles "The Butcher" Benton (1956)
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Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
229 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 12:35:54 AM
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Originally posted by Sandy
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Originally posted by Hinda
The building they used in the film was TOO MODERN.
Hey, Hinda:
Not too sure why this is bothering you.
Because part of the Lovecraft atmosphere is the spooky old houses and the spooky old hotels and the spooky old forests and the spooky old farms. |
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2006 : 08:59:00 AM
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Well, as far as the buildings looking too modern:
On a lot of campuses, old buildings are cheek by jowl
with new buildings. The riot of architectural styles
at my alma mater, Rutgers University, is nothing short
of mind-numbing (in a Lovecraftian, non-euclidian way).
Though I see your point (and it's something that no Lovecraft
movie, no matter how good, has gotten completely correctly,
except possibly for the old AIP HAUNTED PALACE), having old
Miskatonic's Med School located in an ultramodern building
did nothing to ruin the atmosphere for me.
To each their own, I say.
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Edited by - MikeC on 01/25/2006 08:59:36 AM |
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