tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5761312796088908961..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Crimson Peak (2015)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-12579822550927167332018-02-25T07:41:13.025-08:002018-02-25T07:41:13.025-08:00Yeah the deep dark secrets are a big of fun. While...Yeah the deep dark secrets are a big of fun. While the film is inspired by old gothic romance, the visuals and style is much more rooted in the Hammer Horror film traditions. In that way it is a bit more in your face when it comes to the gore and sexuality. It is a fun movie all the way around and worth checking out, especially in fall.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-36440846429199936472018-02-24T13:59:50.256-08:002018-02-24T13:59:50.256-08:00Gothic moodiness is fine by me and del Toro can de...Gothic moodiness is fine by me and del Toro can deliver that reliably. Part of the problem with dark twisted secrets, however, is that nothing much of that nature shocks us anymore -- even if we allow that 19th century characters would think differently about it, the audience is here in the 21st. Only garden variety romance nowadays startles us. We no longer believe much in that. Not even Disney does: cf Frozen, Brave, Maleficent, et al. Still, it sounds as though the flick is worth a look.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com