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Dagon [2001] | ![Dagon [2001]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516DEAER3KL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Stuart Gordon
Actors: Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Merono, Macarena Gomez, Brendan Price
Studio: Prism Leisure
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 25989
Format: Anamorphic, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Galician (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
EAN: 5055002550935
ASIN: B00006JI47
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: February 2, 2004
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With Dagon, director Stuart (Re-Animator) Gordon returns once more to author HP Lovecraft, this time for an adaptation of the novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth, with the setting switched from the coast of New England to the creepy Spanish fishing village of Inboca. After a sudden storm and a yacht-wreck, a bespectacled and bewildered Paul Marsh (Ezra Gooden) finds himself stranded in the literally fishy town, which has thrown over Catholicism to devote itself to the worship of the Philistine sea-god Dagon. His influence means that the inhabitants are transforming into pop-eyed, tentacled and gilled creatures. Though Gooden perhaps strikes too strident a note to convince as an everyday guy, director Gordon orchestrates the rising terrors well. These range from a supremely damp and uncomfortable hotel room through an impressive flashback about the rise of the Esoteric Order of Dagon to some sinister business with a mad-eyed mermaid (Macarena Gomez), human sacrifice and nasty surprises all round. Unfortunately, Gordon still can't quite distinguish between acceptably gruesome and downright nasty, especially when it comes to disposing of secondary female characters. On the plus side, Dagon boasts an excellent score, which even tries to set to music some of Lovecraft's invented language ("Ia Ia Cthulhu fh'tagn"). --Kim Newman
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 Dagon fishing October 23, 2008
Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett (Dracula's Crypt)
Howard(Ezra Godden)is on board a boat with his girlfriend Barbera and his friends Howard and Vicky, when they encounter a terrible storm, and the boat hits some rocks.Vicky gets her leg trapped, and is unable to free it. They are close to shore and a small town so Howard sends off a distress flare, but getting no response, he travels to land with Barbera to get help.
They find the streets deserted, but when they enter a church, they are greeted by a priest who offers to help. Howard travels back to the stricken boat with two fishermen whilst Barbera stays behind to assist the police with their enquiries. Both notice that there are small deformities amongst the villagers, gill like slits on the neck and webbed fingers.
Barbera is told she will find a room in the Hotel, but when she arrives there she is attacked by the priest and the Hotel receptionist. When Howard returns he is told Barbera has gone to the next town for help, but soon he meets the last 'man' in Inboga called Ezekiel, who tells him the terrible truth. Then things really start to get strange.
Both Brian Yuzna and Sturart Gordon have explored Lovercraftian themes in many of their previous films, and their collaberation here is one of their very best efforts. It has a tremendous atmosphere, and positively reeks of otherworldliness.
There some extremely creepy scenes such as when Howard is pursued through the dark streets by barely human,bleating townspeople or when Howard and Ezekiel are taken to the sacrificial chamber where a horrible fate may await them.
Ezra Goddem makes a good hero, but the film belongs to Francisco Rabal as Ezekiel, even though he is difficult to understand at times.
The creature effects are excellent, however we only get a fleeting glimpse of Dagon, the rest is left to the viewers imagination
So a tremendous effort to bring the pages of Lovecraft to brilliant life, so I'm going to give this film a full 5 out of 5
Survival Horror Movie Style June 18, 2008
A. Joseph (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of horror video games and I always look for what I enjoy in that genre in the movies I buy. We call these types of games survival horror because, as the title suggests, you have to survive the horror. This usually means you are on your own with limited weapons against hoards of meanies, not to mention the many puzzles you encounter along the way blocking your path. This film is a true Survival Horror movie. I bought the xbox game called Call of Cthulu Dark corners of the earth which IS the game of this movie. (Ok they are both based on the Lovecraft story set in Innsmouth.) Although the game is flawed and irritating at times, the atmosphere created is tremendous and you begin to imagine you see things in the shadows when there is nothing. The film has wholeheartedly captured the same atmosphere. The lonely feeling in the claustrophobic streets of 'Innsmouth' (called something else in the movie, couldn't quite catch the name). The creepy ancient symbolism scattered about the town, the lack of joy in the place is awesome. Anyone that has ever played and enjoyed Resident Evil 4 should like this movie. Remember the hoards of Ganados that come for you? Now you can see someone else go through what you did, only Peter hasn't even got a gun to defend himself!
The camera work is excellent and imaginative, the locations were perfectly decrepit and dingy, the sound of this movie is special. I don't want a memorable score that pounds your brain, the music should try to blend with the visual atmosphere and amplify the fear. The soundtrack (including the vocal track) worked perfectly for me complimenting the creeping fear that is this film.
I found this movie to be genuinely creepy and tense, anyone out there wanting things in the dark beware, you may have bitten off more than you can chew.
 Don't put this one back into the water. January 2, 2008
M. S. Skidmore (Kinver, United Kingdom)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
DAGON wasn't going to be a hard sell for me. Being a BIG fan of both director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuznas' previous work, the prospect of another H.P.Lovecraft adaptation made by the guys who gave us the gonzo horror hit RE-ANIMATOR and the equally spaced-out FROM BEYOND was too good to pass up.
Thankfully, the film is a triumph. The right amount of atmosphere, tension, sexual undercurrent and (of course) bloodletting combine to produce a truly unique horror experience. The timing of this movie seemed to be just right, as the horror genre seemed to be flagging under its own weight. What with teen-led slasher flicks dominating the movie theatres, this small, weird little movie about people turning into fish is just what the genre needed. The story is simple. When a boating accident forces Paul Marsh (an excellent Ezra Godden) and his girlfriend to seek help on the small spanish isle of Imboca, they uncover a dark and otherwordly secret about this quaint fishing village. As the story progresses, we learn that the towns folk have struck a deal with the monsterous god of the sea Dagon, who has helped the village prosper in bad times and in return, must have his hunger satsified.
The film has many high points. One in particular gory sequence is reminiscant of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with a cast member being peeled apart by the clearly insane villagers. Lead actor Ezra Godden is well cast (however, he bears a striking resemblance to regular Gordon/Yuzna star Jeffrey Combs - a coincidence?), and he is clearly having fun in the role, coming off like a bewildered Bruce Campbell in many of his scenes. Fanboys take note of the sweater that he's wearing. Nice touch. The rest of the cast a good too, with the beautiful Macarena Gomez dominating every scene she is in.
As with this kind of movie, the make-up effects work is top notch. Just the right amount of rubber monsters in this CGI age. Thats not to say DAGON doesn't have its fair share of computer-trickery, it just thankfully keeps it to a minimum. That said, I didn't find the CG work that bad (considering the obvious budgetry constraints), but the excellent prosthetic work stands head and shoulders above it. The cinematography is lush, with cool aqua blues complimenting the story and Gordons' direction is imaginative and commanding as ever. He really is the best guy at adapting Lovecraft (his 2007 Masters of Horror/HPL entry cements that), and fulfilling the strange visions and mannersims of the text. Dennis Paolis' screenplay is funny, sick and inventive in equal measure, and one wishes these three guys made movies more often.
The US disc of this movie (Lions Gate) is good. Offering an excellent transfer of the film with two informative commentaries (one by writer/director, the other by star/director). They both get into the meat of the production and offer an entertaining chat about the movie. All in all, a pretty good package. Recommended.
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR HORROR FANS November 4, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Traveling off the coast of Spain, Paul Marsh (Ezra Godden) and girlfriend Barbara (Raquel Merono) are with friends Howard (Brendan Price) and Vicki (Birgit Bofarull) on their yacht when a severe storm damages their boat. Paul and Barbara decide to go to shore to see if they can find help. They land in the village of Imboca, but find all the residents, literally, too fishy. Despite their initial shyness, the villagers come together and kidnap Barbara, leaving Paul alone in the village with no way home. Convinced everyone in the village is out to get him, he weaves through the corridors of the town to get his girlfriend back, and stumbles upon a cult of half-man, half-fish creatures that worship a strange sea monster named Dagon, and a woman (Macarena Gomez) who resembles the woman he used to have nightmares about as a kid.
The Good News: I knew this was going to be a good movie even before I saw it when I knew H.P. Lovecraft, Stuart Gordon, and Dennis Paoli were involved in this movie. Having been a fan of their movies since 'Re-Animator,' this already had set a high standard in my head that the film lives up to and then some. First of all, the film is mostly having Paul try to stay alive in the town with the creatures chasing him, setting up endless possibilities for jumps and scares. This had a very high number of achieving hopeful jumps, with my jumping at about 90% of the intended scenes. The best one is undoubtedly the hotel sequence, which is too good to describe here, but that whole part alone should be the reason to watch this movie. It also does something new that Gordon really hasn't done in that many of his other movies: it gets under your skin and comes out very creepy and unnerving. I have to commend him for doing such a trying scary scene in the film when it could've been so different. It is my favorite scene in the film, and is still one of my favorite scenes of all-time. I also want to comment on the very clever way that Gordon induces scares by filming scenes that should not have been scary, but subtley are. The best example of this rambling is the opening scene when Paul and Barbara arrive on the island. The man who gives them directions to the place where their boat can be fixed points in the direction, but his hand is webbed and scaly. Because Paul and Barbara don't recognize this, but the focus of the scene is on that particular shot, Gordon gets a cheap but still good scare while also setting up a whole sub-plot later on regarding the fate of the islanders. By never clearly showing the villagers until half-way through the movie, we also get a strange sense of true Lovecraftian influences by describing or showing horrible creatures indistinguishably, allowing us to think about what they could look like instead of what they really are. That little bit of genius-ness went a long way with me, and it still sticks with me today. The town of Imboca is also a very great set (possible real town?) that also adds to the creepiness of the film. With its small buildings, old-fashioned style and narrow streets, it does look like a turn-of-the-century fishing town. It has a creepy look to it that really sells the film. What also helps is the use of gore in the movie, as this is about a few drops away from being a bloodbath. Gore hounds will not be disappointed with this movie, with stabbings, peeled skin, broken limbs, and mutilations popping up in the film. Lastly, kudos to the woman who bared all. Not that the film needed nudity, but it was a great little addition.
The Bad News: The CGI had to go. The puppets that were used to create the monsters and the gore were very well done, but then to see the gigantic Dagon come on screen as a CGI creation was a giant insult. It had to be one or the other, but I felt the CGI was o\out of place in the movie.
The Final Verdict: In a time of poor horror ideas and some pretty bad films being released in the theaters, a very entertaining and interesting film that gets released on home video needs a big support group for others like it to come along. 'Dagon' will be a classic years from now, and it is greatly recommended to others with all tastes in horror.
 Just another horror flik September 14, 2007
Cruncher
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film has nothing to do with H.P.Lovecraft. Despite taking plenty of the vocabulary from his lexicon, it totally failed to take any of the atmosphere. Despite taking the title from one of his stories, it totally failed to give any sense of the world that his stories created. I have given it 2 stars because it's not a bad basic straight to video horror film. But that's not why I bought it. I was hoping for a film which would come somewhere close to giving me the thrill that reading Lovecraft's tales gives me. I was very disappointed. "Shadow over Innsmouth" is one of the great short stories (of any genre), but this film reduces it to just another so-so abduction of female interest by creepy monsters movie. Pity.
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