Slog - Comments on Cthulhu: The Kinda-Like-It-or-Totally-Hate-It Local Film Begins Its Hometown Run Tonight http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s In case you hadn't heard, Cthulhu—the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired, quasi-gay-horror flick directed by Seattle's Dan Gildark and written by former Seattle City Council candidate/monorail advocate/Stranger contributor Grant Cogswell—kicks off a week-long run at Metro Cinemas today. Stranger reviewer Paul Constant hated it: Cthulhu has been trumpeted in the pages of The Stranger for years now, so it is not without a certain amount of institutional shame that I admit Cthulhu is a poorly made film with almost no merits. The "almost" here refers to the cinematography by Sean Kirby, which is, at times, beautiful. But everything else is shit. The... Copyright 2008 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:49:07 -0800 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:01:33 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by indieguy322 I saw it at SIFF last year too. I was really excited for it, and goddamn it was horrible. It was probably the worst movie I saw at SIFF that year, and I was working so I saw dozens of them. They must have tried to make it that crappy, that couldn't have happened by accident.

]]> indieguy322 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140116 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140116 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:55:22 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Hatred.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140118 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140118 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:56:18 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind Aren't you that guy who likes Showgirls?

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140128 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:00:49 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER Well duh it's good for a gay movie... besides Brokeback, good gay cinema is an oxymoron.

The big question is, does this one have a character named Griff? All bad gay movies need a character named Griff. I don't know why that is, they just do.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140130 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140130 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:01:45 -0800 Comment by David Schmader 3: No, I'm that guy who LOVES Showgirls.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140131 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140131 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:01:55 -0800 Comment by it was worse than Anaconda 2 I agree with #1. After reading Grant's piece in The Stranger, the quality of the movie made sense. They were all shooting themselves in the foot with their ridiculous behavior. Blow, booze and partying. You party after it's in the can. Not while you're making it.

]]> it was worse than Anaconda 2 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140134 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:02:27 -0800 Comment by Reverse Polarity I saw it at the gay film festival a couple years ago. That was an earlier cut, and the current theatrical release is apparently much edited. At that time, it was a bit of a clunky mess, and the visuals were so dark you could barely make out half the film. But I could see lots of potential. Even in that mess, there were parts I liked.

I may see it again in the hopes that the newer edited version cures some of the problems with the version I saw before.

]]> Reverse Polarity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140444 Film Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:42:12 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'm seeing it on Sunday just cause I missed it.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/cthulhu_the_likeitorhateit_local_movie_s#c1140943 Film Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:01:33 -0800