By the title alone one should have a strong grasp on what kind of film this is. Not so much a direct adaption of any one of H.P. Lovecrafts works, but more an homage to the writer. Call Girl of Cthulhu is actually an entertaining and imaginative. More than worth the hour and half it takes to watch. Though I would say this is a film for everyone. But if the idea of blending the works of H.P. Lovecraft and the a film style that I would normally attribute to Troma, then this film is most certainly something you should consider watching. Carter Wilcox (David Phillip Carollo) a... late 20's virgin? Who is also a talented artist. He also cries when he masturbates and lives with a smoking hot musician Erica Zann (Nicolette le Faye), who has inordinately loud sex with her boyfriend Rick 'The Dick' Pickman (Alex Mendez). He see's Call Girl Riley Whatley (Melissa O'Brien) arrive at his apartment complex for a date with one of her Jon's, Walter Delapore (George Stover). Infatuated Carter gets her card and hires her... so that he can paint her. While this has been going on Call Girls and working girls have falling victim to a cult of Cthulhu worshipers lead by Sebastian Suydum (Dave Gamble). Suydum is searching for the prophesied bride of Cthulhu, who will bear his child and awaken the great old ones and is to be known by the distinctive mark on her ass. Opposing them is Professor Edna Curwen (Helenmary Ball) and her friend ally Squid …show more content…
But after about twenty minutes I was more than hooked. Call Girl Of Cthulhu is one of those strange films that I love because it's so strange and so much its own thing. The only thing I can compare this film to would be a Troma film. This isn't an insult against Midnight Crew Studios, it's very much a complement. Coupled with the fact that this film is just a continuance stream of hidden references to one of the greatest horror authors of all time, it's no surprise that this film delighted
...en in the form of black and white. The movie was able to hold on to my gaze through all the suspense. I enjoyed the score composed by Bernard Herrmann in the film because it would hint at something that might happen and I felt myself tense up whenever the music came on. The characters were relatable and incidences that occurred in the film were realistic, which made the movie more comprehendible. I would warn people about how mind-boggling the film gets after the shower scene because everything afterwards becomes very fast paced. I feel the viewer would need time to think about the film and pausing is a must in order to fully understand what is going on. I would recommend this film to suspense lovers especially because Psycho is one of Hitchcock’s greatest works of art. I am glad I chose this movie to watch because the movie was well sorted out and very engaging.
On October 14th, 2016 in class we watched “Two Spirits” by Lydia Nibley. Basically the film explored the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder of the main character. Fred was part of an honored “Navajo” youth who was killed at the age of sixteen by a man who bragged to his friends that he was nothing but a “fag”. While walking home from a carnival he was chased by one of his friends. Once his friend caught up to Fred, he pulled him down from a mountain and smashed his head with a heavy rock. Fred laid there for five days straight where two young boys found his body lying there. He was labeled as a “two-spirit” who was possessed of balancing masculine and feminine traits. In the film, there are two parts that are put together effortlessly like the people it discusses. Most of the documentary focuses on Fred’s murder, but the real issues in the film were those of the lesbian, gay, and transgender community and how its members were viewed in a
I enjoyed the beginning; it was realistic, made me believe that she was possessed by something. Almost like n exorcism, the devil inside the black crow, the gibberish they say because they are possessed, just like there is good in th...
People are constantly being judged and pressured to change to fit society’s standards. In Tim Burton films, there is always one character that does not fit the mold. These outcast characters in the movies Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands are strange and isolated from the world. Despite the outcast’s difficulties, misfit characters like Edward and Wonka go on to be the hero of the story. Therefore, Burton uses many different cinematic techniques to illustrate that one does not need to conform to society in order to have a happy and successful life.
Tim Burton once said, “Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.” He values various cinematic techniques such as lighting, sound, and camera angles conceive mood, tone, and fantasy in his movies. If he wanted a happy scene, he would make the lighting and music more upbeat, on the other hand, for a dark, gloomy scene, he would have dreary and obscure music. I will further explain how he creates his own world.
Imagine being stuck up in an old rundown castle that nobody has been in for years, secluded from society your whole life. Unfortunately, the only person you’ve ever know has recently passed away. The worst part of the whole ordeal is that your hands aren’t even hands but just scissors. Furthermore soon a women you’ve never seen, of course she’s the only women you’ve ever seen intrudes into your home and in the same fashion she takes you out with her to meet her family and neighbors. This whole experience is so new and you’re seeing things you’ve never seen before like bright colors, shapes, and people of all sizes in such as small period of time. You, Edward from Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands start to become weary of the life of seclusion
The film the Corpse Bride is a must see movie. In this movie you will see so many different cinematic techniques used by the director Tim Burton. Victor (played by Johnny Depp) is the main Charter in this movie. Victor was introduced to us using a close-up, establishing shot. For example when the movie starts we see a close up of a had drawing a butterfly, soon the hand is zoomed out to a face of a skinny dark haired young a man who we will soon find out is
In my opinion, this movie is boring and confusing for the first time but, from the second time, this movie starts reveal the fascination. At the first time, I do not like this movie so much but after I watched second time, I became to like this movie. If I asked
For less then 2 hours Scream 2 is worth the watch, it's fun, scary and making you want more in the end. Wes Craven always delivers what I look for in great horror movies. I was totally digging the entire new cast, as Wes made us fell even the old cast couldn't be trusted just as much as the new. The music to the film wasn't nearly as good though, which is one thing I look forward to a movie. As the soundtrack was tacky, boring and not even close to peaking my interest to actually buy the soundtrack. I would have to say that was my least favorite
This is an ironic and unfortunate example of a film that would have really been considered a lot better than it is if it were not for the book upon which it is based. It is clear that the film is strong and that it is well made, but when compared to Shelley's novel, it's really a pretty sad mess. The film by itself is more than able to captivate and impress, but to someone who knows the original story, it is a weak attempt to bring the story of Frankenstein and his monster to the big screen.
Obviously casting Jamie Lee Curtis, a scream queen whose mother (Janet Leigh from Psycho) is the original scream queen, is a nod toward the audience. Additionally with a character named Loomis, after a character in the classic Psycho(1960) and showing clips of horror movies like Howard Hawks' The Thing (1951), Carpenter has created a world that exists primarily in the realm of reality. This world is realistic enough so that the audience can relate and associate with the characters, but also has enough of the self-referentialism to always keep the audience aware that they are watching a movie, not an accurate of representation of
With every film, there are purposely intended details which are used that may seem unnecessary or irrelevant, but are vital components of the diegesis. For most, it can be helpful to re-watch a movie to get a better understanding for what is going on. To appreciate and completely comprehend a film to its full extent, one must look to identify the five principles of form. When analyzing the plot of Get Out, these principles must be addressed because of the significant details that captivate this entire story. When considering how the aspects of function, similarity and repetition, development, difference and variation, and unity/disunity shape the film, viewers can get a grip for why the director uses certain tactics to compose each scene for
People flock to horror movies each year. Usually to be scared. Another is to solve the question of Who done it? Unfortunately, a lot of these horror movies fail to scare people or make the killer so obvious the audience gets bored. Occasionally, there are a few horror movies that stick out. Scream, directed by Wes Craven, is one of them. Wes Craven is always toying with the viewer's fears. Always finding ways to scare the audience at every turn. He also plays with the viewer's head, and has them second guessing themselves. How does he do it? Well, as one of the characters in the movie exclaims, "There's a formula to it. A very simple formula. Everybody's a suspect!" This paper will discuss how Craven uses sound, camera shots, and mise en scene
Almost everyone has a favorite genre of film, but how everyone defines their favorite genre can differ greatly. Horror is one of the genres where its definition can be perceived differently by many people. Like all other genres, horror does have rules and traditions that must be included in order for a film to be considered a horror film. These rules and traditions include a protagonist, an antagonist, an escape or escape attempt of some sort, and very influential audio and visual effects.
The Conjuring is a “real” Hollywood horror film based on possession of the human kind by demonic figures. There's a dog that ends up doing the usual thing dogs do in horror films (they act scared and bark constantly or end up dying unknowingly). There's a doll that end up doing what dolls usually do in horror films (taunt the human body). There's some doors banging, some ghost hunters with motion detectors and UV lights, eerie TV static, and some creepy ghosts who appear out of the blue when you expect to least expect them, and to top it off they add creepy music and the spooky makeup that all ghosts wear so you can identify them or recognize them.