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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jul 6, 2017 20:27:03 GMT
This was almost a very good movie. Unfortunately, they traded gothic horror for a ridiculous body count and an unneeded monster fight.
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Post by gspdude on Jul 6, 2017 22:03:08 GMT
It seems to get a lot of hate, but I liked it. And I am a fan of the Universal Wolf Man. I thought Del Toro did a good job as the tormented Lawrence. Do agree it could've done without the CGI monster fight toward the end.
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Post by rogerthat on Jul 6, 2017 22:42:17 GMT
I still haven't seen it though would like to
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2017 0:26:39 GMT
I've owned it for years.
Big fan of the original.
I've tried. I have. And I love Anthony Hopkins.
Something just seems 'off'.
Speaking of the original. Anyone else find it funny how 'Larry' is supposed to be a college lad - and Lon Chaney Jr. looks like a 48 year old boozer?
I find it hysterical.
Again - I hold the original close to my heart - one of my favorite movies and get it going every Halloween. But how do people hold such a soft spot in their heart for Larry?
He was a loser. Sadsack attending the 'fair/carnival' all by his lonesome who was pretty much stalking some chick and he couldn't take 'No' for an answer. I half expected Larry to whip out a Bourbon bottle and open up to his Dad how much of a failure and disappointment he is in life and then get sent off to rehab in a white jacket as the men with the white coats came for him.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 7, 2017 11:21:22 GMT
1/10 I hated it. I was bored as hell. Just stick with the 1941 film.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Jul 7, 2017 16:09:01 GMT
It tried too hard. Like some of it, but it was overly dark (visually) and DelTorro's tortuous existence was just annoying. Didn't like Hopkins in it, but Blunt was good.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 14, 2017 1:18:05 GMT
I saw it at the theatre and quite enjoyed it. I thought it was very atmospheric.
When it was released on DVD, I made sure to get the extended cut as I was eager to see what was new/added. I think that version is better than the theatrical one (though if you felt the theatrical version was slow to get going, the extended cut likely won't change your opinion of that).
I did like that we got added scenes of Lawrence interacting with Gwen and how he came to receive the wolf head cane.
it could've done without the CGI monster fight toward the end.
That^ was the only part of the movie which I wasn't overly fond of.
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Post by Flynn on Jul 14, 2017 1:58:28 GMT
It tried too hard. Like some of it, but it was overly dark (visually) and DelTorro's tortuous existence was just annoying. Didn't like Hopkins in it, but Blunt was good. This is pretty much how I feel about it as well.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jul 15, 2017 12:02:16 GMT
I have almost forgot about the film, and what little I do remember was some terrible, overblown CGI fight sequences that just went on and on, an attack scene one some village/camp site, the main figure is locked away/tortured in some gothic castle/prison cell, Anthony Hopkins just randomly showing up here and there but with little or any big effort, and some fine dame who I do not remember her name and that is it. I do however own the film, so I might take a re-watch someday.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 29, 2019 15:24:41 GMT
While not perfect, it has its moments. As a horror fan, I'm not going to complain about a werewolf fight scene. I mean, we just don't get many of those. Del Toro seemed a bit subdued while Hopkins seemed a bit hammy. Blunt was just right.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 29, 2019 15:45:26 GMT
While not perfect, it has its moments. As a horror fan, I'm not going to complain about a werewolf fight scene. I mean, we just don't get many of those. Del Toro seemed a bit subdued while Hopkins seemed a bit hammy. Blunt was just right. The cast, overall, I think is pretty good. I haven't seen this in a while, but I don't remember having an issue with any of the actors. Likewise, I think there's some nice cinematography. They committed to a look of heavy fog and shadows, as an update of the original. Too much CGI in the establishing shots, as I remember, but in general I remember looking the tone that was set visually. And Rick Baker's makeup design was good, obviously, even though he was miserable on this movie. But the werewolf fight scene... I guess conceptually I could be happy that it exists, but I just remember this super serious tone in the movie previously being absolutely decimated by a stupid twist and a ridiculously silly looking monster fight. Again, I haven't seen it in years at this point, but my prevailing memory was how stupid that looked and how extraordinarily out of place it felt in the context of the film that I'd been watching. All in all it wasn't bad. It was a missed opportunity that with a little tweaking could possibly have been a really strong film, but it turned out to be something of a let down. Still... Universal should have built their 'dark universe' on the back of this movie. That tone, that time period, that sort of setting, instead of all of the nonsense they later tried.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 29, 2019 15:52:39 GMT
I liked it fine.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 29, 2019 16:17:46 GMT
While not perfect, it has its moments. As a horror fan, I'm not going to complain about a werewolf fight scene. I mean, we just don't get many of those. Del Toro seemed a bit subdued while Hopkins seemed a bit hammy. Blunt was just right. The cast, overall, I think is pretty good. I haven't seen this in a while, but I don't remember having an issue with any of the actors. Likewise, I think there's some nice cinematography. They committed to a look of heavy fog and shadows, as an update of the original. Too much CGI in the establishing shots, as I remember, but in general I remember looking the tone that was set visually. And Rick Baker's makeup design was good, obviously, even though he was miserable on this movie. But the werewolf fight scene... I guess conceptually I could be happy that it exists, but I just remember this super serious tone in the movie previously being absolutely decimated by a stupid twist and a ridiculously silly looking monster fight. Again, I haven't seen it in years at this point, but my prevailing memory was how stupid that looked and how extraordinarily out of place it felt in the context of the film that I'd been watching. All in all it wasn't bad. It was a missed opportunity that with a little tweaking could possibly have been a really strong film, but it turned out to be something of a let down. Still... Universal should have built their 'dark universe' on the back of this movie. That tone, that time period, that sort of setting, instead of all of the nonsense they later tried. Universal could easily have built their Dark Universe starting with this movie. Who makes these dumb decisions in Hollywood, anyway? The fog, the gothic atmosphere, the howling wolf noises, all so great, the stuff nightmares are made of!
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 29, 2019 18:20:49 GMT
The cast, overall, I think is pretty good. I haven't seen this in a while, but I don't remember having an issue with any of the actors. Likewise, I think there's some nice cinematography. They committed to a look of heavy fog and shadows, as an update of the original. Too much CGI in the establishing shots, as I remember, but in general I remember looking the tone that was set visually. And Rick Baker's makeup design was good, obviously, even though he was miserable on this movie. But the werewolf fight scene... I guess conceptually I could be happy that it exists, but I just remember this super serious tone in the movie previously being absolutely decimated by a stupid twist and a ridiculously silly looking monster fight. Again, I haven't seen it in years at this point, but my prevailing memory was how stupid that looked and how extraordinarily out of place it felt in the context of the film that I'd been watching. All in all it wasn't bad. It was a missed opportunity that with a little tweaking could possibly have been a really strong film, but it turned out to be something of a let down. Still... Universal should have built their 'dark universe' on the back of this movie. That tone, that time period, that sort of setting, instead of all of the nonsense they later tried. Universal could easily have built their Dark Universe starting with this movie. Who makes these dumb decisions in Hollywood, anyway? The fog, the gothic atmosphere, the howling wolf noises, all so great, the stuff nightmares are made of! I know a lot of the people involved really hated the experience of making the film. Rick Baker recently said that only he and a few cast members really wanted to make the Wolfman, and the other people in charge were embarrassed to be making a monster movie. So maybe they thought about it, but nobody wanted to come back. Either way, they should have built on this movie, or at the very least continued in this style. I've said it before, but Penny Dreadful was essentially everything that the Universal 'Dark Universe' should have been.
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Post by spooner5020 on Oct 29, 2019 22:17:12 GMT
Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I didn’t get the love for the original. Mind you I love classic horror films and loved the 1932 Mummy. I think the remake gets way too much hate. I think if this movie had come out now, people would have appreciated it by trying something different.
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