One of my all time favorites.

best movie i've ever seen.

As Good As It Gets

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This sounded promising: an adaptation of a rarely-adapted Lovecraft story, part of the MASTERS OF HORROR series of television-made horror films, directed by Stuart Gordon, who made the excellent RE-ANIMATOR amongst other good flicks. Sadly, I was disappointed, as this had nowhere near the power of another episode I saw that was directed by John Carpenter. DREAMS IN THE WITCH-HOUSE is a cheesy, low budget horror flick about a guy haunted by a witch and a rat living in his room's wall, and that's that! I remember the original story as being very spooky, atmospheric and creepy. Gordon achieves that effect in places, but in other elements the film falls down. There's a sense of sluggish lethargy about the production, despite the short running time and relatively fast pacing; even in the midst of action I felt disconnected, somehow bored by what was going on. It's difficult to pinpoint the exact problem. Ezra Godden (DAGON) works hard as the hero, putting in a good turn, and Chelah Horsdal supports him well. There's plenty of blood-splashing gore on offer, with some truly grisly moments, and a scene of sexy nudity. A downbeat ending seems to be typical of modern horror productions and the music's fine, too.It's just that there's something missing. Although the scriptwriter sticks fairly closely to Lovecraft's story, missing is the author's sense of cosmic horror and doom. I did enjoy this movie on a visual level, and there's no denying that Gordon's enthusiasm for the project makes it a success – albeit a minor one.

Based on a story of H.P. Lovecraft you know that this isn't going to be a normal entry in the series and indeed it doesn't. Common, a rat with a human face that's not the normal stuff you expect from Masters Of Horrors. But it's so typical Lovecraft that you don't have any trouble seeing the rat's face.I can't really say that this was a straight horror, it's more a supernatural thing. When Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden) rents the cheapest room to finish his final rapport for school he's hearing noises from behind the wall. rats of course because his female neighbour once screamed it out when a rat was running in her kitchen. By closing up the hole they all think things were back to normal but it wasn't. After noticing that his room has some kind of dimensional portal things go wrong and a baby needs to be sacrificed. Guess who's baby that is going to be?This episode needs it from the atmosphere created and not the gore or horror. And it worked out fine. When the witch appears it gives an uneasy feeling because she goes full frontal. A good entry in the series for the lovers of Lovecraft.Gore 1/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

One of these movies that are so hilariously bad they become amazing. The plot is non-existent , the acting atrocious and the special effects dreadful but I can assure you that I've rarely laughed as much in front of a movie and that if you're looking for a non-serious horror flick, you will enjoy yourself (hence the 8 stars, I'm rating the enjoyment factor here, not the quality of the movie itself). I'm not familiar with the original Lovecraft story but it has very probably little to do with what we end up with here. This movie has attained some kind of cult status among my friends and roars of laughter abound when we watch it, especially during the scenes with the rat that are simply golden for their sheer nonsense. Best viewed with a group of friend but can also definitely be enjoyed alone. Not for children though due to some (obviously completely unnecessary and thus, awesome) sexual content and mild gore.

I had enjoyed a number of MOH entries but, of late, I have been increasingly disappointed by them! Director Gordon here treads overly-familiar territory – adapting the work of H.P. Lovecraft yet again – in all-too-typical fashion i.e. featuring copious blood-letting. The plot is rather similar to a Mick Garris-directed entry from the second season, VALERIE ON THE STAIRS (2006) – though, to be fair, this came out first; the walls of one of the rooms in a flophouse are revealed to be portals to the netherworld from which emerges Satan's whore to seduce its occupant (a University student) into sacrificing an infant to her master! Incidentally, the hero befriends a young neighbor – a single mother with a baby; while she is attracted to him, he neglects the kid in spite of himself (being somnambulistic) when she leaves it in his care. Eventually, the baby is discovered lifeless by his side (after he has managed to defeat the Forces Of Darkness) and the hero is locked up in an asylum…though a search into the walls of his room produces the skeletons of several more infants, some dating as far back as 300 years! While the plot is fairly interesting per se, as I said it is in no way surprising – with the only touch of originality lying in the recurring presence of a human-faced rat which is even capable of speech!