I wasn't sure what to expect from this one, given the varied pedigree of those involved. Nicolas Cage is well known for shooting any old rubbish these days and has a greater amount of misses than he does hits, while Richard Stanley hasn't made a proper film in decades. As for the producers, well I hated MANDY, so expected more of the same. The only plus is that I'm a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft, one of my favourite all-time writers, although again his works don't really transfer too well to cinema. The good news is that this is one of the better adaptations of his stories: freewheeling, imaginative, and extremely creative throughout when it comes to some quite stupendous visuals. There are moments of cheese, of pure repulsion and overacting when it should have been more restrained, but the climax is excellent and for the most part i found myself liking this one quite a bit.
Review of Color Out of Space
