tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post7288574686891010030..comments2024-03-28T01:09:15.056-07:00Comments on Horrorthon: La Chute de la maison UsherOctopunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-44766374729042844102009-10-27T05:20:06.782-07:002009-10-27T05:20:06.782-07:00Maybe it's just not possible Johnny.
Thanks f...Maybe it's just not possible Johnny.<br /><br />Thanks for taking one for the team Trevor.Catfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-88749502570575236262009-10-27T01:07:37.382-07:002009-10-27T01:07:37.382-07:00I've been concentrating on French horror this ...I've been concentrating on French horror this year and this movie was on the list. I'm relieved that you tackled it so I don't have to! <br /><br />Are there any good Poe adaptations? I've seen a couple of turds (FU Vincent Price) but I haven't come across anything that captures the source material.Johnny Sweatpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096734271846528993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-91458992708106604982009-10-26T23:40:47.610-07:002009-10-26T23:40:47.610-07:00So I guess this doesn't qualify as an example ...So I guess this doesn't qualify as an example of the new wave of French shock horror then?<br /><br />It sounds like adapting Poe's stuff (or at least this story) comes with the same hazard you get when trying to make an H.P. Lovecraft movie. The characters aren't fleshed out enough to fill the role of movie characters, so the filmmakers have to add stuff and usually wind up diluting the author's vision. <br /><br />"Grievous wretching" sounds like "Gretchen."Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.com