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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 8, 2021 13:30:29 GMT
Another one of those titles I haven’t seen in a decade. Probably John Landis’ best movie as it melds horror and comedy together pretty well. The multiple crashes in Piccadilly Circus still cracks me up for some reason. There’s the much praised transformation scene which still holds up 40 years on. The decision to shoot it in full light really shows every painful moment. No discussion is also complete with mentioning Jenny Agutter. Yum.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Nov 8, 2021 13:42:41 GMT
One of the few horror-comedies that actually got it right. It's also an effective in its tragic elements as well; the ending, while abrupt, is still heartbreaking.
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Post by Stammerhead on Nov 8, 2021 13:57:53 GMT
I’ve been to the cinema featured in the film when they had a brief try at showing different types of trashy flics. I saw Forbidden World and a Conan rip-off with lots of bare breasts but I’d have loved to have seen See You Next Wednesday.
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 8, 2021 13:59:41 GMT
An American Werewolf in London (1981), written and directed by John Landis. This made a big splash at the time for its then-novel combination of comedy and explicit gore and its ambitious transformation effects, done without computer graphics. Some good features: - Jenny Agutter!
- The dream sequences are effective.
- The casual nudity and light passion is a 1980s nostalgia rush.
- Glimpses of the crazy porno film See You Next Wednesday.
Not so good: - David Naughton's acting.
- The incidental dialogue is awkward.
- Some of the light comic bits are feeble (eg: the unfunny funny policeman).
- The moon-themed pop tunes are funny for about 5 seconds each but go on longer.
Although the explicit can be horridly fascinating, the unseen and suggested and hinted are scarier and more interesting. We see that here with the man in the subway passages, where we get just a glimpse of the creature from a distance. I once had a vivid real-time dream of the first fifteen minutes of this movie, which is up to the attack on the moor. You think that wasn't scary? I'm not usually frightened by things that can't be real, but in dreams we have no critical filters. So when you are out in the dark and the creature bays nearby -- a great sound effect -- well, it is rather arresting. Seeing films from this period reminds me how much the look of movies has changed since then. The editing is more of a science now. It's not that everything looks the same, but everything is more polished and consistent. That can be both good and bad. Available on Blu-ray.
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Post by kolchak92 on Nov 8, 2021 14:00:54 GMT
Love it. I think the comedy works better than the horror though.
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Post by louise on Nov 9, 2021 11:52:11 GMT
I like it very much. I don’t normally care for horror films, but this one is so funny.
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Post by Lux on Nov 9, 2021 13:11:12 GMT
Love it. I think the comedy works better than the horror though. You found the transformation in the movie funny?
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Post by spooner5020 on Nov 9, 2021 13:24:39 GMT
I NEVER understood how this was even partly comedic. I still think it’s a great movie, but hell I think Paris is more comedic than this one was.
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