Older Gods
- 2023
- 1h 22m
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4.7/10
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A man descends into madness as he tries to investigate an apocalyptic cult that caused the death of his friend.A man descends into madness as he tries to investigate an apocalyptic cult that caused the death of his friend.A man descends into madness as he tries to investigate an apocalyptic cult that caused the death of his friend.
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- TriviaThe story was written after director David A. Roberts' friend passed away during the pandemic. When told he couldn't see his friend because of the quarantine, he was instead informed that they could have a video call the next day instead. Unfortunately his friend passed away before they got chance to talk. The story of Older Gods was written in Davids grief and guilt of not being able to talk to his friend before it was too late and ultimately discover what people are willing to do to try and remove that weight of guilt.
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This is an indie film, with a low budget, but the talent behind the project is evident. As you can guess from the title, it was heavily inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's stories and mythos. The film has a great start, building tension slowly but steadily, with a fantastic photography, especially in the dream sequences (which reminded me a lot of another, superior, lovecraft-inspired movie, The Void). No unnecessary action sequences, like many other modern horrors. After the first half I was sure it was going straight to my list of favourite movies...finally, a Lovecraftian story done right! Alas, it began to lose momentum and in the last half hour crashed miserably, with a series of unfortunate choices that, besides being decidedly out of place in a Lovecraftian worldview, also completely ruined the atmosphere cultivated up to that point.
I give it a six and not less for the first part only; give it a chance but do yourself a favor and skip the atrocious ending.
I give it a six and not less for the first part only; give it a chance but do yourself a favor and skip the atrocious ending.
- damianthegrey
- Jul 8, 2023
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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