Not so much concerned about the quality of the animation as opposed to the did Edgar Allan Poe stories were read and carried out, I found this a delightful surprise, one that could have been a little bit longer and included more. I have seen many of the movies based either on the life of Edgar Allan Poe or his short stories, in many variations, and I found this one to be just as enjoyable as anything that Bela Lugosi had done in the 1930's ("The Raven') or all those American International films that starred Vincent Price in the 1960's. At least two movies and even an Off Broadway musical about his life were incomplete. I don't know if I can say "Poe, you are avenged!" like Lugosi did in "The Raven", but this short art house animated film is certainly very enjoyable, and even includes Lugosi!
Five of Poe's short stories are dramatized featuring The narration of people like Christopher Lee, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro is indeed spooky and mesmerizing, and an old Lugosi recording ably aides one of the sequences, appropriately filmed in black and white. The stories have all been made in one way or another before, but to hear them done poetically utilizing some clever animation is nearly brilliant and a great way to utilize this as a way to introduce Poe to younger readers. I'd even utilize this is a classroom reference. Not quite excellent, but very enjoyable.
Five of Poe's short stories are dramatized featuring The narration of people like Christopher Lee, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro is indeed spooky and mesmerizing, and an old Lugosi recording ably aides one of the sequences, appropriately filmed in black and white. The stories have all been made in one way or another before, but to hear them done poetically utilizing some clever animation is nearly brilliant and a great way to utilize this as a way to introduce Poe to younger readers. I'd even utilize this is a classroom reference. Not quite excellent, but very enjoyable.