Really Surprised!

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

I have not the habit of watching silent films , and my experience is based only on the incredible work of the unforgettable Charlie Chaplin. But no doubt it was worth it becomes aware of this fantastic work . Simple, crazy and dark are some of the best adjectives for it, it's a fantastic and recommended film from the writer renowned fans, but also for those who are fans of movies of terror and fiction or simply someone who look for a good movie to entertain themselves and think. Being extremely faithful to the story , Call of Cthulhu undoubtedly leave its mark on those who have the courage and the pleasure of watching it .

A Boston archaeologist sorts through his dead great-uncle's papers. He finds information about the Cthulhu Cult. The great-uncle was a psychiatrist. One of his patients was a young man named Henry Wilcox. Wilcox reported dreams; the shrink asked that he record the dreams for discussion. When Wilcox failed to appear one day, the great-uncle tracks him down to a mental ward. Wilcox had lost his memory of his obsession.The present day nephew skips to other parts of the great-uncle's stored papers, which included newspaper clippings, and visits to conferences. At one conference, a policeman presents an artifact to some scholars. One man had seen the same sort of piece in Greenland in Esquimaux (sic) territory. Another described odd goings-on in a swamp near New Orleans where children were disappearing. In both cases, there was a chant that named Cthulhu. A similar artifact was at the site of a cult fire dance where cannibalism was being practiced. The investigator came with police; the dance was dispersed; arrests were made.The nephew keeps reading. This seems to be a common mistake made by actors in Cthulhu films.He follows the notebooks, and goes to places described in the notebooks. He locates a Cthulu statue, and gains more information than what was in the notebooks.The effort eventually drives the nephew mad. -----Scores------Cinematography: 4/10 Presented in black and white in the 4:3 aspect ratio. Full of simulated scratches and floating dust. Ugly.Sound: 6/10 This is a silent film with musical accompaniment and inter-titles. The music was fairly good for the on screen action.Acting: 4/10 Without voice, these actors seemed to be lost.Screenplay: 4/10 Too many dream sequences and flashbacks. A lot of this looks like Freudian themes with visuals in the style of Dali.-----Post Script-----In graduate school at Indiana University, I saw a dozen or so silent black and white films at the Auditorium, which had a large screen and a huge pipe organ of fine sound quality. The organ player was not only a skilled musician, but also a BW film buff of broad experience. The films were A list when they were released, and were often in 1.85 or wider format. They looked like movie films, not television. The film actors and directors were experienced and skilled at making the best silent films. These experiences were rather rich; I felt like I was catching a glimpse of the silent era during its height.Why go to so much effort to make something that looks so bad? The black and white silent era is over. Go the route of The Artist instead.

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.

The Call of Cthulhu gets extra points for passion and guts; the idea of filming Lovecraft's story - a notoriously unfilmable one - as a 20's silent horror film is clever and appealing, and it's obvious that the filmmakers have a lot of love and passion for Lovecraft's work and for German Impressionist cinema. In fact, as was noted before, it's probably the most loyal adaptation of Lovecraft made yet. But loyal and gutsy doesn't automatically equal good. The attempt to replicate the atmosphere of a silent-era film works only partially (the set designs are terrific, but the camera-work and acting didn't convince me), the fact that Lovecraft doesn't work as a movie hadn't changed, and ultimately it's mostly just a good film school project, rather than a good film, and one that will only hold interest for Lovecraft and German Expressionism enthusiasts.