La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida

Es gelingt mir nicht, das bittere Gefühl der Enttäuschung zu verbergen. Dieses Mal wurde die Geschichte der Gegenwart in den Vordergrund gerückt, die jedoch nur unnötig in die Länge gezogen wurde, um die gewünschte Länge der Miniserie zu erreichen. Das digitale Monster, das am Ende auftaucht, bereichert das sonst eher schwache Erlebnis für das Publikum und erfreut so manchen Fan auch mit der Beteiligung von Lovecrafts Figur. Die beiden Teile sind qualitativ nahezu gleichwertig, aber ich habe definitiv keinen besonders markanten Eindruck bekommen. Ein solides Mittelmaß. (05.08.2011)

It is nice that there are people who continue the legacy of the grandmaster Lovecraft. In this case, even the creator himself appears in the story. Of course, played by a Spanish actor. It is very similar to the first film, essentially in the style of being divided into a television miniseries. Great moments right next to the weak ones. (07.07.2015)

Surprisingly, I liked it a bit more than the first part. Most of the film focuses on events in the present, something I welcomed because the long section taking place in the past killed the first part. It’s basically one long film divided in two episodes, and both are almost on the same level of quality. Maybe I was in a better mood this time (and the expectations were lower, too), so I’m magnanimous with The Valdemar Legacy II. Regardless, I’m very glad that horror films where heroes run over a crumbling bridge (obviously artificial), only to find an ugly (obviously CGI) monster (or Cthulhu, whatever that was) at the other end are an exception these days. (28.06.2011)