shyt woulda been an instant classicOf course, the other problem i had was the robots not be able to transform
If that's how you feel about the story but the bolded is some of the most worthy shyt I've ever read. Yes sometimes things receive more praise/attention/whatever than they deserve....after reaching a certain status nobody wants to go against the grain.Hmm, yeah, I hear that from a lot of people, but I think it's one of those things that people hear so much they just start to repeat it and/or believe it even though it isn't true. The premise is certainly horrific and has potential, which is why I think it would make a great horror flick. But the execution is boring as hell. Although I can certainly appreciate the fantastic ideas and images that Lovecraft created and how they have influenced generations of books and films- I was not entertained.
Worst of all, I was not scared or even thrilled. The writing style took all of the pleasure out of this "horror" story. I don't know if it was the time period in which it was written or special style of language that was used, but it muted any visceral fear that should have come out of the situation and images being described. By the end, I just felt like
If that's how you feel about the story but the bolded is some of the most worthy shyt I've ever read. Yes sometimes things receive more praise/attention/whatever than they deserve....after reaching a certain status nobody wants to go against the grain.
But to say the story doesn't deserve the attention it gets because you personally don't like it....shyt is ridiculous. If we were in The Booth discussing "C3" by Wayne I could kinda understand. Cats got wrapped up in the hype. But we're talking about a story written 80+ years ago that still, to this day, influences horror/sci-fi in virtually every medium, by a guy with very few peers in terms of sheer impact and influence in his field. Poe and a couple other guys.
You got a "Carrie" avatar, by his own admission King wouldn't exist as a writer without Lovecraft.
Now, if you want to argue Lovecraft isn't the best writer, again because you're judging it against damn near a century of horror/sci-fi. Most of which is directly inspired by Lovecraft, so even that is a moot point.
Fred.