Steve K. opened this issue on Apr 12, 2016 ยท 4 posts
Steve K. posted Tue, 12 April 2016 at 9:51 AM
"Extraordinary Tales" (2014) is a collection of five short animations based on Edgar Allen Poe stories. Rated "R" presumably for violence, it may not be for the kids. I liked it, very nice stylized animation plus good sound and voice acting, and it was a free loan from our local library. Trailer here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3454574/
Review here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/movies/review-extraordinary-tales-short-films-inspired-by-edgar-allan-poe.html?_r=0
hopeandlove posted Tue, 12 April 2016 at 3:44 PM
SpookieLilOne posted Tue, 12 April 2016 at 9:08 PM
OMG OMG OMG I have to get this TY for the link I LOVE Poe...
*~*Jamie*~*
"Life is just a dream on the way to death." ~The Crow: City of Angels
Steve K. posted Wed, 13 April 2016 at 2:32 PM
SpookieLilOne posted at 2:26PM Wed, 13 April 2016 - #4265328
OMG OMG OMG I have to get this TY for the link I LOVE Poe...
You're welcome. Note that some of the reviews by serious Poe fans are not all that favorable, preferring Poe's original words on the page. I agree that the reader's imagination can create very scary scenarios, inspired by Poe's words. But I feel that both text and animation are very worthwhile, and the animation technique in these shorts is very interesting. 