Movie Talk: The Raven

DalekSec · 05-26-2013

No wonder I like you...

He, along with Lovecraft are among my all time fave authors. Both quite mad in their own strange ways.

Perhaps this is a poor admission on my part but, I truly enjoyed The Raven (yes, I Netflix, too). Much like Lincoln as a vampire hunter, the premise of the movie, (Poe as part Holmes, part action hero) made me smile.

Much like Lincoln or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it does take a stretch to see the sickly and deranged Poe as being able to function at all, let alone jumping about but, it works. As one who grew up on such classics, I think it is brilliant, all these new takes on historical and fictional sorts that we know so well.

05-26-2013	#2
DalekSec Goliath is Online. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Skaro Posts: 1,998	Re: Movie Talk: The Raven No wonder I like you... He, along with Lovecraft are among my all time fave authors. Both quite mad in their own strange ways. Perhaps this is a poor admission on my part but, I truly enjoyed The Raven (yes, I Netflix, too). Much like Lincoln as a vampire hunter, the premise of the movie, (Poe as part Holmes, part action hero) made me smile. Much like Lincoln or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it does take a stretch to see the sickly and deranged Poe as being able to function at all, let alone jumping about but, it works. As one who grew up on such classics, I think it is brilliant, all these new takes on historical and fictional sorts that we know so well. __________________