Lovecraft Country [HBO]

AMKC · 24-08-2020 10:42pm

Well that was another very interesting episode. It is certainly different and I have to say the scenes and effects are very well done.

fret_wimp2 · 24-08-2020 10:57pm

Disappointed by the Monsters in epi 1. not the image I ever got from a Lovecraft story. A little too conventional, sleek, predatory, fast. Lovecraft monsters rarely aspired to look like we expect predatory creatures to look, always on the verge of undescribable, piles of tentacles, rarely sleek, amorphous blobs with too many eyes, mouths, limbs and shapes that make no evolutionary sense, almost as if they are the abominable creations of some wicked deity , suited to different dimensions or conditions totally alien to us.

That all added to the horrifying aspect, and this has let the show down a little so far.
they toned up the race issues, but toned back on the descriptive and creative aspects of his creations that make them something that could only come from lovecraft, which are one of the big reasons lovecrsft is still popular in spite of the racist undertones.

Slydice · 25-08-2020 12:45am

2: More development but clearly not out of the woods yet. Great to see Michael K. Williams. Guessing they'll slow it down a lil to more of the pace it needs for whatever is planned in the finale.

Galwayguy35 · 25-08-2020 8:45pm

Says he died at 46, he looked about 66.

gmisk · 31-08-2020 9:33pm

Episode 1 was a blast I thought
Episode 2 was a bit too bonkers for me tbh it seemed to try to cram too much in. Also felt very CGI heavy.
Episode 3 back on form, really enjoyed it.

So just a quick question

is it going to be almost a different horror genre each week? Ep1 monster movie. Ep2 almost like an occult theme Ep3 haunted house

expectationlost · 31-08-2020 9:47pm

gmisk wrote: »

Episode 1 was a blast I thought
Episode 2 was a bit too bonkers for me tbh it seemed to try to cram too much in. Also felt very CGI heavy.
Episode 3 back on form, really enjoyed it.

So just a quick question
is it going to be almost a different horror genre each week? Ep1 monster movie. Ep2 almost like an occult theme Ep3 haunted house

its based on a collection of short stories that have been rewritten to have a through line

Bellbottoms · 31-08-2020 9:52pm

gmisk wrote: »

Episode 1 was a blast I thought
Episode 2 was a bit too bonkers for me tbh it seemed to try to cram too much in. Also felt very CGI heavy.
Episode 3 back on form, really enjoyed it.

So just a quick question
is it going to be almost a different horror genre each week? Ep1 monster movie. Ep2 almost like an occult theme Ep3 haunted house

The book it is based is quite episodic, I remember thinking how suited it would be to TV when I read it.

It all comes together at the end.

gmisk · 31-08-2020 9:55pm

Brilliant thanks for those responses.
The guardian are doing a weekly overview which is excellent I have to say.

CastorTroy · 31-08-2020 10:17pm

American Horror Story: Lovecraft.

Finding it a bit of a drag, to be honest. Think the episodes could be shortened.

As someone pointed out elsewhere, considering what we've see so far, if 3 young white men go missing in that area, would you really expect that house to still be standing in one piece?

GottaGetGatt · 31-08-2020 11:22pm

Jurnee Smollett has being carrying the show so far, very good Actress.

Bellbottoms · 31-08-2020 11:23pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Says he died at 46, he looked about 66.

Who died at 46?

AMKC · 31-08-2020 11:32pm

Well that was another great and very weird episode. I did kind of think that it needed something between Arnham and where they are now back home because the way it started you would think you missed on episode. All the same I enjoyed it and look forward to next world episode as well. I might by the books after this to read.

RandomViewer · 01-09-2020 5:18pm

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Who died at 46?

Lovecraft

Galwayguy35 · 01-09-2020 7:59pm

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Who died at 46?

Apologies should have been more clear about what I was talking about.

Was reading up on Lovecraft himself, didn't realise he died so young.

Slydice · 02-09-2020 12:56am

3: Oh that got creepy towards the end. I was full on bracing for jump scares. Like how that ending was done! Plenty more to come!

AMKC · 02-09-2020 10:14pm

I have to say that all the acting in this so far has been brilliant and the actors too.

CastorTroy · 05-09-2020 4:38pm

Seems episode 4 was released early

steve_r · 07-09-2020 1:59pm

Really enjoyed that episode but I honestly haven't a breeze what is going on plot wise.

I read the Avclub review and maybe it's because I haven't read the book, but I missed loads of the plot points. I've no idea who the baddies are, and what they are trying to achieve.

AMKC · 07-09-2020 10:33pm

That episode was a bit more subdued compared to the last three I have to say.

irishguitarlad · 08-09-2020 9:23pm

Poor enough series.

fritzelly · 09-09-2020 2:32am

Enjoyed the first 2 episodes

Episode 3 was ok but put off by the really bad CGI

Episode 4 is fizzling (story seems to be going National Treasure route which is not a good thing)

Lead actor is coming across as very wooden without all the horror to distract

Slydice · 09-09-2020 10:36pm

4: Oh!

What's the father up to!

:eek: But I guess the more I think of it, of course

Michael K. Williams must be playing a more prominent role than first seemed!

AMKC · 09-09-2020 11:02pm

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Poor enough series.

I disagree. I found it intriguing and very good. I would watch more of it. Was that the last episode of season 1?

irishguitarlad · 10-09-2020 8:33pm

AMKC wrote: »

I disagree. I found it intriguing and very good. I would watch more of it. Was that the last episode of season 1?

Its not a criticism of just this series. I don't know I'm findng it the way with a lot of series nowadays, all style and no substance. I finished Mr. Robot recently, it was meh, doom patrol finished and it was meh, watched his dark materials and watchmen and thought they were poor also. Better Call Saul I watched recently and that was good but then again i might just be comparing it to other current series that really do fall short of the mark. These new series have nothing on twin peaks, x files, sopranos, the wire or breaking bad. I'll give Deadwood a watch which came out in the 2000s as people say its great. as for this series, if it weren't for my girlfriend I wouldn't have returned after the third episode.

11-09-2020 1:05pm

I fully understand why people wouldn't like this. On paper, I wouldn't like it either but I'm really enjoying the craziness with the back drop of Jim Crow.