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Cthulhu Now / Modern Interpretation; Very well-done
First: this DVD is NOT for children; this film graphically depicts scenes of rape, torture, murder, sex, suicide, and psychological horror. It is the epitome of the NC-17 rating, and probably could never be released in the US as a 'live-action' movie. The ground truth: this film is no different in presentation than the average popular fiction horror novel that you can buy at any bookstore, from Barnes & Noble to Wal-Mart. Novels typically will not shy away from graphic description, particularly horror or suspense novels (examples, anything by Stephen King; Thomas Harris of the Hannibal novels; Anne Rice; or Clive Barker, et al.), and this film is virtually exactly what you would expect to read in a novel of this type--where most film versions of a book will either merely hint at extreme situations if not skip them altogether, MotN revels in a scene-for-scene representation. What I'm getting at is you should not argue that this film is animated porn or gratuitous violence: when readers read a violent rape scene or murder in a suspense novel, most think nothing of it--MotN simply shows the viewer the same scene as it would have been read. Now that that's out of the way: if you're a fan of Lovecraft, the Cthulhu Mythos, and especially if you read or play Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu game, you will love this movie! The story is broken into three acts. The setting is modern day, Japan and New England. A PI with a Mythos past he can barely remember is drawn into an international conspiracy by the Brotherhood which eventually leads him to New England where he must stop a Necronomicon-wielding cultist from bringing Azathoth into the world. Plenty of Lovecraft references and inside jokes, an interesting story, and pretty good dubbing. You can also watch the film in Japanese with subtitles.