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Very disappointing...

Redundant and unnecessary.

Please don't spend money on this.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The Call of Cthulhu is adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, and probably the most faithful adaptation of Lovecraft overall. Story is placed in 20's and this 47 minutes film completely imitate movies from that era. It's made as black and white silent movie, with noise, low resolution, film damage, over-acting men with lipstick and eye make-up, and everything that goes with it. Fans of Cthulhu mythos will be glad to finally see adaptation worthy of this horror legend, but to others I must advise to skip it.6/10

What a wonderful effort by a creative team. I've always been disappointed with Lovecraft inspired films. They tend to ignore the master's plots and the fear of the unknown, which is at the center of every story. Having read the canon several times, I went into this thinking, "OK. Another novelty film. What has transpired here is masterwork, using movie techniques from another era (ala "The Artist). The creation of dark shadows and the ongoing threat after discovery of documents that we should not see, sets this up so well. I had not heard of this production so will put it on the shelf with the great cinema surprises of my life. Cthulhu is there in many of the Lovecraft stories. All we know is that seeing him can induce horror that will drive one to madness (don't you just love it). Cthulhu hangs over every element, as the character bumble their respective ways from discovery to discovery. The scenes of terror are masterfully underplayed and are still designed to grasp us by the throat. I am hoping that someone else has the courage to try something like this again. Perhaps to do "The Dunwich Horror" properly.

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)** 1/2 (out of 4)The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society produced this silent movie, which is certainly one of the more unique horror films of recent years. Based on one of Lovecraft's best works, the film follows a man who starts to dig around about his uncle a short time after his death. This leads the man down several dangerous paths, which might end up costing him his life. The CALL OF CTHULHU is a very flawed movie at times but you really have to tip your hate to the producers, writers and director for even attempting to do a film in this style. The movie takes place in 1926 and they film it as if it was being made during that time. The B&W cinematography does a very good job at capturing the look and feel of a silent film and I thought that director Andrew Leman did a very good job with the sets, costume design and the overall atmosphere making this look as if it was made in 1926. At times I did feel that the style was the main focus and this let the story slip into the background quite often. A someone that's not familiar with the original story I had a hard time following it at spots but I've heard from those familiar with Lovecraft's work that it's pretty faithful. The performances for the most part are good and I'd say that the cast members at least managed to make you believe they were performing in a silent picture. Obviously the appeal of a movie like this is going to be limited but I think fans of silent pictures should at least get some good moments out of it.

Cthulhu was probably H.P. Lovecraft's most famous creation, and it's finally a movie. And a good one at that. "The Call of Cthulhu" is done like a 1920s German expressionist movie, as the characters pass through settings whose perspective looks out of shape, not to mention that it's silent. Of course, the best part is when the titular character appears: the movie might have a smaller than average budget, but they manage to make Cthulhu into one bad dude.I once read a compilation of Lovecraft's stories, and they ARE pretty horrific. To be certain, Stephen King called Lovecraft the greatest horror author of all time. The decision to give the movie a 1920s look actually strengthened it in my opinion. Too much of what passes for horror these days is just CGI and people shouting inane lines.In conclusion, this is certainly one to check out. It's not absolutely frightening in the vein of "The Shining", but it's still pretty interesting. "The Artist" (which I still haven't seen as yet) seems to have renewed interest in silent movies, and this is one that's worth seeing. You just never know when you might find some Cthulhu worshipers...