Right, well for some reason I never got around to watch "The Unnamable" before 30 years after it was released, and that is even more impressive because I really love "The Unnamable Returns" and have watched that sequel many, many times. However, I didn't have the chance to watch "The Unnamable" before now in 2018.
So was it worth the wait? No. Was it anything near as good as the sequel? No.
This 1988 movie adaptation of a Lovecraft story was slow paced, with very little happening throughout the course of the entire movie. And the creature, Alyda, was kept in the dark throughout most of the entire movie, unlike what they did in the sequel. Which was a shame, because it didn't really work in favor of the movie. I am sure that back in 1988 it might have been the thing to do, but for a seasoned horror veteran as myself I need more than just have hints at something lurking around in the shadows.
The storyline was adequate. Sure, this wasn't Shakespearian in any sense, but it was entertaining enough for what it was supposed to do. But again, the sequel surpassed this first movie in the series by a mile.
The acting in the movie was adequate, and it was nice to have some familiar faces here (well, that is by taking into consideration that I saw part II before I saw part I).
Not a cinematic masterpiece in horror history, but entertaining for what it turned out to be, a campy late 1980s horror movie.
So was it worth the wait? No. Was it anything near as good as the sequel? No.
This 1988 movie adaptation of a Lovecraft story was slow paced, with very little happening throughout the course of the entire movie. And the creature, Alyda, was kept in the dark throughout most of the entire movie, unlike what they did in the sequel. Which was a shame, because it didn't really work in favor of the movie. I am sure that back in 1988 it might have been the thing to do, but for a seasoned horror veteran as myself I need more than just have hints at something lurking around in the shadows.
The storyline was adequate. Sure, this wasn't Shakespearian in any sense, but it was entertaining enough for what it was supposed to do. But again, the sequel surpassed this first movie in the series by a mile.
The acting in the movie was adequate, and it was nice to have some familiar faces here (well, that is by taking into consideration that I saw part II before I saw part I).
Not a cinematic masterpiece in horror history, but entertaining for what it turned out to be, a campy late 1980s horror movie.