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  • THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (no spoilers)

    From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 23 17:41:32 2023
    In 1897, a cargo ship bound for London falls prey to a nightmarish
    stowaway. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER expands on events that open
    the classic novel 'Dracula'. It's a fine idea for a horror movie, but turn-of-the-century creepiness proves predictably elusive. (I had
    hopes.) Lots of gore and high-end visual f/x, from the director of
    2010's excellent TROLL HUNTER. Somewhat recommended.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to moviePig on Fri Nov 24 00:28:47 2023
    moviePig <[email protected]> wrote:

    In 1897, a cargo ship bound for London falls prey to a nightmarish
    stowaway. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER expands on events that open
    the classic novel 'Dracula'. It's a fine idea for a horror movie, but turn-of-the-century creepiness proves predictably elusive. (I had
    hopes.) Lots of gore and high-end visual f/x, from the director of
    2010's excellent TROLL HUNTER. Somewhat recommended.



    TROLL HUNTER surprised me. Great fun and smart too.

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Thu Nov 23 22:19:58 2023
    On 11/23/2023 7:28 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    moviePig <[email protected]> wrote:

    In 1897, a cargo ship bound for London falls prey to a nightmarish
    stowaway. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER expands on events that open
    the classic novel 'Dracula'. It's a fine idea for a horror movie, but
    turn-of-the-century creepiness proves predictably elusive. (I had
    hopes.) Lots of gore and high-end visual f/x, from the director of
    2010's excellent TROLL HUNTER. Somewhat recommended.


    TROLL HUNTER surprised me. Great fun and smart too.

    Yeah, it was a sleeper. Just as well I didn't know its director was
    also DEMETER's. My hopes for the latter would've been even higher...

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