The Unnamable (1988)

Note des utilisateurs:

4.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Jean-Paul Ouellette

Writers:

H.P. Lovecraft (short story)
Jean-Paul Ouellette (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Accroche:

There are things on God's Earth that we can't explain and we can't describe. From the depths of Hell comes... [The Unnamable]

Plot:

Back in the 1800's a lady gives birth to a monster. They decide that the baby is too ugly to name, therefore the monster is known as the "Unnamable"...

Plot Keywords:

Heart In Hand | Necronomicon | Splatter | Teenkill | H.P. Lovecraft

Avis des utilisateurs:

Unremarkable, unmemorable

Ensemble

Charles Klausmeyer	...	Howard Damon (as Charles King)
Mark Kinsey Stephenson	...	Randolph Carter
Alexandra Durrell	...	Tanya Heller
Laura Albert	...	Wendy Barnes
Eben Ham	...	Bruce Weeks
Blane Wheatley	...	John Babcock
Mark Parra	...	Joel Manton
Delbert Spain	...	Joshua Winthrop
Colin Cox	...	Mr. Craft
Paul Farmer	...	Mortician
Paul Pajor	...	Gravedigger 1
Marcel Lussier	...	Gravedigger 2
Lisa Wilson	...	Student 1
Nancy Kreisel	...	Student 2
Katrin Alexandre	...	Alyda (the Creature) Winthrop

Autre(s) titre(s):

H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable

Durée:

87 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Guillemet:

Howard: Randolph! They're all dead!
Randolph: [closing the Necronomicon] That's to be expected.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993)

Soundtrack:

UP THERE

Unremarkable, unmemorable

I've often wondered why some authors like to primarily identify themselves with initials. In the case of H. P. Lovecraft, perhaps he foresaw how the future would be filled with substandard filmings of his writings, and it would be a way to distance himself from them! For a real cheapie, I guess it isn't bad; it's cheap, though less so than you'd think, and the monster design is passable. There are also some acceptable flesh-rippings and a decent amount of blood, at least in the unrated cut (the version I saw.) What it's really missing are characters we can bother to care about, and a tighter story with much more happening (including more explanation); don't be surprised if you find yourself picking up a book while you're watching it. I guess it must have found an audience, seeing how there was a sequel made several years later, but don't expect to read a user comment from me about it anytime in the future!