Demoncrat | 9th March 2013 09:29 AM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Demdike
(Post 326404)
Why does the world seem to hate Dagon? | Since I now apparently represent "the world" (sheeesh, this would mean Ferox instead of Attenborough, Fulci instead of Bay etc :laugh:), I can only say that The Shadow Over Innsmouth is one of my favourite HPL stories. Therefore shoddy versions of such will be pilloried at every opportunity......
Ahem. AAAnyway.....
Watched Stand Up Guys, a sort of The Bucket List with "gangsters", decent understated performances, and a old school ST help this little gem along to a slightly clunkly and mawkish ending but still better than any Guy Ritchie crap. 13.(2010)
Statham! Winstone! Gazzara! Rourke! Sam Riley! Er, 50 Cent!? A-bleedin'-hem! To say that this is convoluted would be underselling it. This is not a criticism!! Quite tense in places imo, this doesn't outstay it's welcome, and even though it's apparently a remake, ignorance is bliss in some cases....
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