Color Out Of Space (2019) FILM REVIEW - Arkham Reporter

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[@ArkhamReporter]

I never usually ask but could you please LIKE this video (and share it on other platforms if inclined); I wouldn't mind if Richard Stanley sees it somehow. I know he did interviews with other KZbin channels... would be cool if he did one on the BEST Lovecraft channel on the internet!!

[@MistaGify]

Both this video and movie were a long time coming Damien! Glad you enjoyed it, looking forward to watching it myself. Last night, I finished my first draft to the epilogue of my upcoming debut novel, The Awakening 1. Although I still need to rewrite and edit it, you cannot imagine how I feel. The economy’s not doing well in Singapore, same as the rest of the world. But perhaps my debut will come soon!

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@MistaGify Great! Remember on the discord there is a channel where you can post your work for others to read and give advice.

[@triplesevensix291]

Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh! No not the squid!! Not the squid!! Ah, go on, fuck it then. I'll have have some salt & pepper squid with my sui mai & rice. Why not? Pass that soy sauce too. I fucking love the movie Dust Devil. And Lemmy in Hardware? Someone give that Stanley a medal!!

[@frogsgottalent1106]

DUNWICH = DUN + ICH ( the ' W ' is silent ).

[@Terror_Official]

In the movie Annihilation, the Colour entity has a unique combination of moving fractals that makes it hard to describe its colour. I think it's a great representation of indescribable Color. But I really appreciated this movie, start to finish.

[@DrazovGuy]

Loved the design of the entity in that movie

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

I loved Annihilation, even if overall it comes across as a "The Colour out of Space" ripoff.

[@DrazovGuy]

So uh... are you sure the comment referenced in the beginning didn't mean "magenta"?

[@ArkhamReporter]

Oops. I think you're right. But the comment said magneta. I thought that was the colour but it is magenta. Oh well.

[@oldaccount8428]

@@ArkhamReporter , so you think remaking the video again?

[@lolglolblol]

@@ArkhamReporter Just pretend it was sarcasm

[@DrazovGuy]

Arkham Reporter there is also a non-zero chance that the person commented it as “magneta” specifically. Like it was a joke that clearly it was magenta but the movie is considering it as an entirely new color. Regardless it was a great video, hopefully this is the new trend for Lovecraftian cinema going forward

[@Alonne1]

Lets hope this trend continues my only hope is to see the Mountains of madness adapted

[@ArkhamReporter]

Sadly that sounds dead in the water. That would legit be a film that could be filmed well but Hollywood money lenders don't seem to care.

[@Alonne1]

@@ArkhamReporter sad but true, we just have to look at guillermo del toro, he wanted to make it but hollywood didnt wanted to spend the money becouse it would be R rated movie.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

I think Prometheus ruined any chances of us getting an At The Mountains Of Madness Adaption (fuck you Ridley Scott!).

[@TheDarkZeroGame]

I remember listening to an interview with George RR Martin that old tropes, stories, and structures in the past do not translate well to today's modern time due to the new strong need of flesh out characters and cruelty/lack of care to people that are not known well. And I think that is a true thing, people now and days are a bit lazy when imagining themselves in a shoe of someone they know very little about. Now they kinda need to be force-fed reasons why this character is good, why they should care, just so THEN they can feel something if anything happens to that character instead of just acknowledging the event itself is a scary or horrific concept to happen to anyone. But I have to admit, i wonder what Lovecraft adaptations would seem like 50 years from now with the media that exists at that time. haha.

[@nessiesearcher]

Good review. Another aspect of the cosmic indifference in the narrative was that the sexy daughter and the studly grad student didn't get in bed together and give us the usually obligatory sex scene, which as soon as both characters were introduced I thought would be inevitable. Indeed, I thought upon first viewing that that was the very reason Stanley changed one son to a daughter in the first place. Very refreshing to see a movie can be made without that happening. Just another point at which normal human life and emotion have no place in a Lovecraftian universe. Anyway very nice review.

[@ArkhamReporter]

If that had happened I would have pointed it out and been equally annoyed with it.

[@Slayheim]

It’s finally here. Thank you for all your good work Arkham Reporter. Let’s get into it 😍

[@richardcahill1234]

Filming it in black and white and using colour only for "the colour" is exactly how I would have done it.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Yeah, a fine idea but the previous adaptation did that. It worked. But surely Richard Stanley would be accused of ripping them off.

[@oberstul1941]

Aww, man, I lost it at 19:40 - that shit was hilarious, mate. Cheers!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Haha I laugh at my own humour too.

[@Ditchhead]

Huh. I saw another review on this and thought "yeah, magenta is perfect for the Colour 'cuz it's on the ultraviolet spectrum" lo and behold that's why they chose it. i feel like I got a big brain now.

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

Stanley also directed a short for an anthology based on Clark Ashton Smith's strange and sensual Mother of Toads, which was pretty good, pretty atmospheric.

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

I love " The Ressurected". You can watch the whole film untampered free on KZbin.

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

Love how the Necronomicon was a paperback lol

[@ArkhamReporter]

Alhazred got himself a deal with Amazon publishing haha

[@benthebowtieguy4880]

Ah yes, Magneta

[@ArkhamReporter]

Haha yeah yeah I realize now my error. Though, the comment did say magneta. I thought maybe I was wrong thinking magenta.

[@chrissouthey5748]

On the topic of STALKER, the stuff is caused by radiation from Chernobryll. I connected the Colour to essentially living nuclear matter, so yeah

[@ArkhamReporter]

STALKER is amazing. I often thought it could sooooooort of have Lovecraftian elements. This mysterious force, bizarre artifacts, the radiation itself (though we know what it is) is this invisible terrifying force. Any contact at a high dose is a death sentence. That's a good description: living nuclear matter.

[@RSEFX]

Chernobyll had not happened yet when STALKER was made.

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@RSEFX I was referring to the video game I think, not the film.

[@mrmhj9925]

Yeah I’m the same with you there, with wanting it being in the 20s or 30s or even before. I love the old look in influences/adaptions with Lovecraft or just the nature in his work. Like gothic and cosmic horror which reminds me have you heard or played Bloodborne? It’s a PS4 exclusive but to me it felt like a real love letter to Lovecraft. Probably the best cosmic horror game I’ve played in my opinion. Definitely worth checking out for any Lovecraftion cultists but anyway I was surprised it did work but I’m glad it did and I’m glad we got someone who finally has insight into the mythos, a true fan. So I am really looking forward to The Dunwich Horror. Love your videos man.

[@ArkhamReporter]

PS4 exclusive... that's the only reason I've not played it. Anyway, cheers for your comment. I'm looking forward to Dunwich as well. Seems like it is certain to be made and not just a rumour now.

[@kalxek1462]

@@ArkhamReporter honestly it's worth it to buy one just to play this game, it's the only game I've played that has made me yell out loud "JESUS F*UCK WHAT IS THAT THING!!" When a boss has shown up. The music is beautiful and eerie, the environment is very victorian and it's set up to put you on edge very easily. The story is gloriously lovecraftian, while at the same time not afraid to do it's own thing. The OP is right in saying it's a true love letter to lovecraft.

[@justadream631]

Great review and reference use to works other than just lovecraft. Can't believe I just found your channel. Keep up the good work🤙🏽

[@triplesevensix291]

I heard Richard Stanley got fired as director on the Island Of Dr Moreau & snuck back on set as an extra to cause chaos? Ha! FUCKING LEGEND!!

[@tomkerruish2982]

Critical Drinker has a good piece on the making of that movie.

[@mikeehinger6566]

Have you seen 'Die, Monster, Die' from 1965? It's based on HPL's 'Colour" and stars Boris Karloff. I haven't seen it in forever, but I remember it as being pretty good.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I know of it but haven't seen it. I heard it is very B-grade?

[@mikeehinger6566]

@@ArkhamReporter I found it on dailymotion and gave it a watch. Yep, def B quality. Still fun though.

[@Galantski]

One of your viewers commented that Richard Stanley's inclusion of the Necronomicon was "pointless", but I disagree. Yes, there are some HPL references thrown in just for fan service, but I don't think that's the case with the Necronomicon. The reason for my disagreement is that it is one of the books being read by Lavinia Gardner , whose amateurish spellcasting was, in my opinion, the unintentional cause of the doom visited upon her family. She's in over her head reading forbidden tomes (yes, I know that what she's reading is the pulp paperback "Simon" version, but that's another issue). I think Lovecraft would have approved -- or at least tolerated -- this addition, as she represents someone opening up a portal that should have remained forever closed , and ends up paying dearly as a result, a trope in so many of his tales. That scene opens the movie, and though Stanley, to my knowledge, has never specifically linked her incantations with the horrors to follow, I can't see him starting the action like that just as a coincidence. The Lavinia-Wicca connection is something he added to Lovecraft's story that I think works.

[@WarDogMadness]

hardware is a good cyberpunk film. lemmy is a taxi boat driver.

[@e.b.6230]

Hey Arkham Reporter, you never discussed that new show called "Lovecraft Country". Curious to know what your thoughts are about this series. Thanks.

[@randomaccessfemale]

I think humanity is ready for a Lovecraftian cinematic universe.

[@KiaDave]

i am not seeing any mention of "the Endless" in these videos and i can't fathom why.

[@MrRemorseless]

Just watched it. I think Adam at YMS reviewed it pretty well. There's no clear threat to avoid - just things happening to the characters that don't inspire arcs or changes within them. This NEARLY happened with Cage's character smelling his dying father's hospital bed all around him and him escaping into fantasy when his family falls apart, even dooming his daughter to join the "fake family". A far stronger movie is Annihilation, and more scientific and conceptual also. Also regarding the source of the colour, was that Nyarlathotep in Carcosa at the end? Pretty cool.

[@ozmul5810]

4:40 Um.... Sin City? Underworld (yes I know that doesn't count but it might as well been black and white), 300 (same argument as for underworld)... We can handle colorless movies, there allot of movies with muted color tones. Many of them vary good so this could have worked.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Lighthouse was the last big B&W film but I think that in general apart films with such gimmicks like Sin City (gimmick being colour displayed at times like the Yellow Bastard) there will be a % of potential viewers who say "nah". And in the case of this film it would be copying the German adaptation. Stanley wouldn't get sued but it's still kind of a cheap shot.

[@ozmul5810]

@@ArkhamReporter I wasn't suggesting making the movie black and white, but muting the color palette to make everything seem less colorful wile the COLOR itself would have been vibrant. Thus setting it aside as something alien.

[@Creaturefeatures]

Wonderful. Dead on discussion. I appreciate your efforts sir! Sharing!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks kindly for that!!!

[@chrissouthey5748]

There is an upcoming adaptation about The Dreamlands by a different director who dies have a good track record, so it seems things are looking up. I believe it is from the director of the other one mentioned in the "Colour" section

[@ArkhamReporter]

I'm looking Lovecraft news up right now. The lastest big stuff seems to be a game called "The Shore" and volume 1 of ATMOM is now out; remember that big illustrated Cthulhu I reviewed last year? Same artist. I just ordered it with rush shipping to get a review in.

[@mc_zittrer8793]

In defense of Stanley humanizing the cast more....I think that for a story like this one, it calls for a slightly more intimate look at the family. After all, watching them go mad is half the fun, so if we have no frame of reference for what they were like as normal people, we don't really see the full depth of how this horror affects them. It's different from Mountains of Madness, where the cast are all career explorers, engineers, geologists and all manner of scientists meant to drive forth a quest of exploration, where it's much easier to let them take a back seat to the revelations and other phenomena. Ostensibly, both groups of characters serve as witnesses, but I think in the case of Color, it's alright to give the family at least some nuance.

[@carstentilsgren2079]

Dude. You didn't even mention Stuart Gordon's Dagon. That is a great movie. In my opinion, atleast. Everybody else seems to think it sucks hehe. Quick question. I know you are a metal guy, do you happen to like Death/Thrash metal too? In any case, great stuff as always. :)

[@ArkhamReporter]

Death/Thrash not so much. Thrash vocals I don't care for and death lacks melody but bands like Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth who blend more melody in are good.

[@carstentilsgren2079]

I hear ya man. I love the aggression in thrash, but the vocals can be really hit or miss. Anyways, I was really just trying to promote my band hehe. We play some Death/Black/Thrash, kind of stuff. We are all big Lovecraft fans, but sadly no Lovecraft songs yet. So, if you are ever in the mood for some shitty Danish metal, give STALKER: Grey king grave, a chance Mr reporter. :)

[@citycrusher9308]

@13:00 I disagree. You don't need to know a human beings back story to feel the horror they go through. We already have empathy for other people

[@ArkhamReporter]

Fair enough yes. The Thing for example, they're flat characters and it was horrible what happened to them.

[@stavros1774]

You have realy well constructed points, I dought anyone can disagree with you !!!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cheers my Greek friend.

[@steverlfs]

Incredible film! Tommy Chong was as much help as a fan in a hurricane. As for the "Dunwich Horror"- can I stand in line to see it now or should I wait till they make the movie?

[@VaskoBuk]

I've kept such a distance from Holywood movies, I had forgotten about this movie altogether. Thanks for reminding me, and for your great review! ;) BTW "The Willows" is a great story indeed.

[@Julian_The_Apostate]

I need to see this again, I watched it in the theater and didn't enjoy it at all i seem to be in a minority in this though so maybe subsequent viewings will help enlighten me. On another note the film Resurrected, Dan O'Bannons adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, is my favorite Lovecraft movie, people don't talk about it much but I think it's worth brining up. I'd be surprised if it wasn't already on your radar considering the position you're in.

[@ArkhamReporter]

You're not the only one who wasn't so hot for the film. I know of most of these older attempts at adapting Lovecraft but I tend not to watch them. If it is in the tier of Re-Animator then perhaps I won't like it much.

[@Julian_The_Apostate]

@@ArkhamReporter obviously i can't say whether or not you'll like it but I feel like it's much more of a legitimate horror movie than any of the others, it's not a tongue in cheek joke like the Stuart Gordon movies.

[@ANGLRMZ]

Nice review bro, i personally didnt like the movie that much, but your video made me respect the director way more.

[@JuanManuelTinoco]

Lovecraft + Tarkovsky, great insights and review!

[@goncaloferreira6429]

just watched it . i feel the atmosphere is somewhat lacking untill very close to the end. it isnt tense enough. While the characters are more developed than in most Lovecraft stories, they dont reach a level that really makes a diference in the overall narrative.

[@indigo0086]

You can't turn off the Nicholas Cage faucet, only make variable levels of flow

[@galactusmonitor1977]

Of Lovecrafts mythos had a a faithful continuation there would be a part called New innsmuth

[@CMDR_Verm]

If you want to include ''The Thing'' as Lovecraftian (and I would agree) then I would suggest watching ''The Void'' (2016), another modern take on cosmic horror.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Hi there, The Void I've watched. There is a review on my channel. I gave it 7/10 I think but in retrospect I was perhaps a bit too harsh on the film. You can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jneuZnqClJlmnpI

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Magenta, plz. Also I liked this movie too. THought it was not quite as good as Die Farbe, but hey Hollywood could have screwed up so many ways. Also good call on how Uzumaki is so similar to The Colour Out of Space.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Yeah, where did it get it in my head, that colour error haha. It definitely could have been fouled up by Hollywood so we must maintain a wary hope that Dunwich Horror goes even better.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

@@ArkhamReporter l assume from your accent you are not a native English speaker so it's forgivable. My German friends keep misusing the word "funny" when describing events that they think are "fun", like going swimming and playing games. I think it's hilarious.

[@petertherepeatermustard3231]

as long as it had 'the blasted heath'

[@calebhernandez681]

19:01. I have that same Penguin classics volume of Blackwood’s stories 😀.

[@galactusmonitor1977]

Hey have ever wondered about this thing with Lovecraft and dreams Dreams are a big part of Lovecraftian horror

[@malachidrake7777]

When I watch films like this I tend to start trying to explain references to the other viewers (really annoys them... obviously). It's a pity we did not get to see his vision of The Island of Dr.Moreau, but the documentary covering it is a great watch, did he do a Mother of Toads short film based on the Clark Ashton Smith story? Love seeing Aleister Crowley references in there too.

[@RSEFX]

THE RESURRECTED has big sections that are very good Lovecraft. (Just wish the venture down into the catacombs below the house had been undertaken by a lone individual....and the noir-ish characters and the office settings are very non-Lovecraft/work against it). But the parts that work, work well. Very well. (And that THING lying in the wet grass by the river bank!!---as close to pure HPL ever put on screen.) Wish that David Lynch would tackle Lovecraft. It may be too late for him tho.

[@midwintersnight]

Maybe they should release a black and white version of the new movie with only the colour in colour. Like Logan!

[@radiozelaza]

Two guys from S. Africa talk black cats

[@RSEFX]

Maybe someone else has already pointed out that the color MAGENTA is pronounced as "majenta"---the "g" pronounced as "J", and a flat "E" sound for the e. (Guess I should've checked some of the comments first/apologies if this is redundant. Thanks for the comments.

[@ArkhamReporter]

An embarrassing mistake my side. No excuses here, I messed up.

[@williamerickson520]

I was told that Dunwich was pronounced "Dun-itch", like how the Greenwich in Greenwich Village is "Gren-itch" It's a New England thing, I hear.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I've heard that too. Well, let's put this difference down to dialects of English. I'm from South Africa after all.

[@bartekkucharski3880]

Hi. Did you watch The Endless yet? They start with a usual HPL quote, you have a cult and something out there. Hard to call it lovecraftian but still good ideas.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Downloaded it. Haven't watched yet. I did get around to The Ritual and Underwater though. The Ritual is top tier. Underwater is mediocre.

[@bartekkucharski3880]

@@ArkhamReporter Ritual was a surprise. Also Black Mountain Side is quite good. Tentacles mentioned:)

[@vanzetti7]

Great review but oh boy I hated this film! What made the short story so powerful was that the main character only saw the effects of the comet in fragments and you were left to piece together what was happening to the family which became tragic and terrifying. And you really felt the indifference of the entity. In this movie we have some terrible characterisation and just shear gore which became so boring. When the kid decides to climb down the well I almost turned it off it was so mind numbing. And oh my gosh, having the sheriff at the end just die so pointlessly just gave no respect to the entity and the character itself. If this is going to be people’s first introduction to Lovecraft it’s going to hurt an entire generation. Lovecraft would have been so disappointed in this movie.

[@novelnouvel]

ah kos, some say kosm. did you hear our prayers?

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Wait, this film got released already?

[@Explorerofshadows]

Yes, I have it on disc.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Yup out on Blu-Ray already.

[@galactusmonitor1977]

I really hope hp Lovecrafts work inspires more people to more great cosmic horror media games series one that stay true to the core ideals of Lovecraftian horror but still be creative at the same time

[@dan-mb2ne]

I think the color should have been B&W and the rest of the film in color

[@inthesegoingsdown]

Well, Im watching this now. Excellent Review.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

lots of my friends didn't like this film, but I rather enjoyed it. I thought it was as strong as Ha Jin's Die Farbe, but without that dumb "trick" at the end.

[@HiDesert004]

Definitely very good, not great, but much better than the usual schlock that passes for Lovecraftian movies. I'm not sure about what the future holds tho. Richard Stanley said The Dunwich Horror would also include stuff about climate change and Trump.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Yeah, I heard him say that. The post-Trump apocalypse or something. If he goes political and woke and full "orange man bad" in the next film I'm going to struggle to endorse it and not just because I'm right wing. There was absolutely no hint of politics in Lovecraft's story.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

I personally think The Void did Lovecraftian the best on Film.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I did a review of that film a while ago. Gave it 7/10. It is certainly a nice one.

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

Thanks for the review, its a great film , my only question its that the name Lavinia its already taken here and if the Dunwich Horror would be the next film.....well we need to change the name or something, but am hoping that Richard Stanley already had a plan. Also another quick cameo its that the TV shows to weather for some lovecrat cities.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I was kind of thinking that Stanley was thinking he wouldn't be making that 2nd film if this film didn't score big so just decided to add the name anyway as a reference. He would HAVE TO have the albino girl in Dunwich be called Lavinia.

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

@@ArkhamReporter right OR maybe this Lavinia could return, but thats just a crazy theory that I have, now w the COVID everything its stop, lets hope that Mr Stantely its working hard into a wonderful script so we could start filming as soon as its safe.

[@Morbid_Ishtar]

I am not a Nicolas Cage fan by any stretch of the imagination, however I think the film benefited from his quirky acting and somewhat over the top performance. Keen to see more of Lovecraft's stories transfered into this film adapted HPL universe

[@dudeman1983]

....magenta (mah-JENT-ah)

[@gillesderais3848]

Brilliant review, thx!

[@WarDogMadness]

cage convened the madness well but he does do mad characters well.

[@ArkhamReporter]

For sure. The best was when he thought he was a vampire.

[@WarDogMadness]

@@ArkhamReporter he was great in Vampire's Kiss, face off was another great i think that was the first film i sore him in. he great in Wild at Heart and so many other films but the hes very over the top in some stuff but that's more a casting thing than him if you hire him you get what you get..

[@MagnumInnominandum]

Had they used another name and it had not been boosted as Lovecraft. I could have appreciated it more I think. It was ok. I had thought how I would have made a film of this story. The technical side would have been easy and would have been very different in appearance. The film is far too colorful. It crashes the tone of even the film story. I think there is a difference between loving and respecting someone's story and being a fan. I, like most who enjoy this film much more than I am very happy to see any adaptations of Lovecraft's stories on film.

[@MrRemorseless]

Do you think Cage was a reasonable choice? He seems in line with Jeffrey Combs and the poster art seems to reflect that. Also I think colour should be the last thing a Lovecraftian movie should have. Even for this story, the colour is in your mind. Think of the glow in The Lighthouse, a new favourite gothic supernatural movie for me.

[@nekochan1692]

Very interesting review,you convinced me to give it a try 😃

[@davidgerrero7693]

It arrived. And it was good.

[@claushellsing]

For me Annihilation is a better representation of color of out space

[@diaz5292]

It's not easy to hear the guy in the hat with that fucking music playing.

[@snethss]

This one gets a thumbs up from me. I really enjoyed it.

[@Golemofstone]

I liked the film so much i actually left a review on amazon (My first), on a side note am i the only one really hoping for a "Good" adaptation of The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward? Not necessarily the third of the Stanley trilogy of adaptations , but maybe picked up by another director, i watched the made for TV one a few years back (Forgotten the name now) but it was brought into the modern times and i thought it was a little bit bland.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I'm not even sure which story he plans for the 3rd film. He promised a trilogy but which story. Maybe that one.

[@johannesdenzer240]

Too bad that i couldn't watch the film because of a certain pandemic...would it even have started in Germany? Great review btw and it really promises a great exprience (after all it will be my first lovecraftian film)

[@maggotofslipknot2926]

I really liked the movie I thought it was a pretty great and well done film but I worry for the next movie hopefully having this movie be so good the next one docent flop but only time will tell i suppose

[@ArkhamReporter]

Sequels are tricky. Expectations. Not to mention once certain elements in Hollywood see how successful this was they will stick their noses in and interfere with the creation and bastardize the story. To be honest I think that while the budget will be bigger next time there will be something in that film which wrecks the Lovecraft feeling.

[@inthesegoingsdown]

How come Stanley does not have the same cool accent as you? He sounds British?

[@ArkhamReporter]

Well he has been living outside SA longer than me and accents can change. And in SA there are some regional accents even among English-speaking South Africans.

[@mathieuvart]

I really liked the movie except that the Necronomicon is accessible for a college girl; She is so grim that she listen black metal, do black magic and fall in love with a stranger. Love in a Lovecraft story! WTF haha I also hated the hippy hermit man, he was the worst character. Ah Holywood, always force feeding your shit.

[@RSEFX]

I liked the film. I thought it really missed the boat in terms of the design/choice of location for the farmhouse itself and the land around it. Way too lush and idyllic. And really thought it cheap concept to make the daughter into some kind of occult weirdo. Ordinary people doing realistic ordinary things contrast far better with outre interstellar madness than...oddballs, like this family. (I have pointed to the farmhouse and landscape in a film released around the same time DARK WATER---not an sf horror film but with some horrific elements from real life----as what I thought would've worked much better in keeping with the story's tone.) Someone like a Bill Paxton, if he was still around, would be better suited as a lead---a very ordinary kinda guy----than Cage, who I like, who is also noted for being a bit bonkers. Yet, the film does create a strong aura of "HPL-ness", particularly with that horrific "melding" about which we need not speak of here, and it all comes together ultimately. (Being particularly nit-picky about this film, based as it is on my favorite Lovecraft tale, I missed the "THE" and the spelling of color as "COLOUR" in the title, so....gets off to a meh start for me in that regard). Very much look forward to another Stanley HPL film...sooner the better. Thanks for the commentary!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Hi there. Yeah, the film didn't get me massively excited but in terms of what we have in Lovecraft films, this is better than average. It also has more high points than low points. As for the film's title, yes it bugged me too. I believe HPL used the English spelling of "colour" and did include "The". I of course had to adjust my videos title to fit the film since the video is about the film.

[@anthonylee923]

The beach house is great

[@yeoldenew]

Good stuff!

[@mathieuvart]

Burzum music in it!

[@triplesevensix291]

I doubt I was the only one who thought of a big fresh steaming pile of dogshit upon viewing The Wicker Man remake? The original is fuckin' awesome though!!

Bro I lovealpacas

[@ottohoulihan2743]

Am I the only one who thought this film was shit?

[@Alcibiades1999]

No, I thought it was abysmal

[@kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub]

Ward is supposed to be hps Mary Sue. Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Howard Phillips. Ward Phillips. The character was a pulp fiction writer. Bad casting choice Edit: wow I wrote this before the what I presumed to be underage girl referred to the obviously thirty something ward as "kinda hot". Wtf am I watching rn. Do they pervert Lovecraft to get off on it? Edit edit: this is the most unlikable protagonist I've ever encountered. Thank the lord for Mr cage

[@ArkhamReporter]

Do you mean the racial issue? Well, HPL does insert himself in his stories regularly (Randolph Carter for example) but not always. I'm not sure if its the case in his story, Color. Could be.

[@DJ-eg1zg]

Magneta? surely you mean Magenta (pronounced mah-jen-ta)?

[@ArkhamReporter]

Yes, I meant that. My mistake : )

[@DJ-eg1zg]

@@ArkhamReporter Oh, btw I was looking into how to build a clone of Lovecrafts pen -did you see my comment on your video about his Waterman?

[@RSEFX]

I gave a thumbs up.

[@CycoSven69]

In the mouth of madness makes this movie look like shit. The Resurrected is a neglected movie that's better too. AM 1200 is a third.

[@ottohoulihan2743]

I so wanted to love The color out of space movie. Really though, it's shit. I'd had enough by the half way point. Lovecrafts story creeped me out. The film just bored me. I sincerely hope Richard Stanley leaves Lovecraft alone. A real opportunity missed I think.