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having fun on the internet while it's still allowed 🐇
account intended for mature audiences, but no explicit nsfw 18+ content (some artistic nudity though)
banner art by pamela colman smith
the joke is funny enough on its own but this is the real answer
January 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
the joke is funny enough on its own but this is the real answer
"introduce yourself in four video games" on it boss 🫡
January 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"introduce yourself in four video games" on it boss 🫡
i always think of wells' own words on it. the acting was good and it can be enjoyable on its own for it's weird little changes but not only is it a poor adaptation it also made everyone just keep repeating the sexy panther daughter love interest element I'M SO TIRED
![[an excerpt from an interview with H.G. Wells.]
"Not many of my books have been filmed," he went on, in gruff, friendly fashion, "but I am not the least bit satisfied with what has been done with those two which have been produced in pictures. If you want to know, I think 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' as a film was terrible- terrible! You can print that, if you want to." he added, courageously.
"My story of the mad scientist who tried to convert wild animals into creatures that walk and talk like human beings- my story was handled miserably. With all respect to Charles Laughton, who is a splendid actor, and to the others concerned in the making of this moving picture, which I believe you Americans re-titled 'The Island of Lost Souls,' I must say that it was handled with a complete lack of imagination."
"The translation from the book to the film was so free that it might have almost been another story. The characters were not true. The horror element, for which-
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![[continuation of excerpt]
-I have never particularly aimed, prevailed throughout. No subtlety was used in the creation of the dreadful atmosphere. The whole thing was so ridiculously obvious that I must repeat- it was miserable."
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October 30, 2024 at 10:58 PM
i always think of wells' own words on it. the acting was good and it can be enjoyable on its own for it's weird little changes but not only is it a poor adaptation it also made everyone just keep repeating the sexy panther daughter love interest element I'M SO TIRED