As a fan of both vintage horror films and Poe, I knew I had to see this one. I was familiar with Poe's Morella and The Black Cat, so I wanted to see how the film treatment compared. I hadn't yet read The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemir.
In short, I was not too impressed with the first and third stories in the movie, but the second one was very funny. I watched it with my 11-year-old son, and he enjoyed it as well.
It was interesting to see how elements of the Poe stories were worked into the film. The writer(s) used not only the 3 sub-titular stories as inspiration, but drew from other stories and poems. Someone who is familiar with Poe's writings will notice several familiar names (Lenore from The Raven, Annabel from Annabel Lee, Fortunato, Luchresi, and Montresor from The Cask of Amontillado). The Black Cat segment is really a blending of that story with The Cask of Amontillado, which is a very interesting combination indeed...especially since it results in a downright funny (albiet VERY darkly funny) story, as there isn't much funny about either Poe story.
Overall, I'm glad I saw it, although I doubt that I'll watch it again.
In short, I was not too impressed with the first and third stories in the movie, but the second one was very funny. I watched it with my 11-year-old son, and he enjoyed it as well.
It was interesting to see how elements of the Poe stories were worked into the film. The writer(s) used not only the 3 sub-titular stories as inspiration, but drew from other stories and poems. Someone who is familiar with Poe's writings will notice several familiar names (Lenore from The Raven, Annabel from Annabel Lee, Fortunato, Luchresi, and Montresor from The Cask of Amontillado). The Black Cat segment is really a blending of that story with The Cask of Amontillado, which is a very interesting combination indeed...especially since it results in a downright funny (albiet VERY darkly funny) story, as there isn't much funny about either Poe story.
Overall, I'm glad I saw it, although I doubt that I'll watch it again.