Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 17:07:34 GMT
Oct 5, 2018 23:57:11 GMT @jamesavalon said:
It's fun. Sometimes funny, intentionally and unintentionally. I doubt anyone while making the film would realize the look on Gary Busey's face when he finally faces the werewolf would be so hilarious. I wish I could have seen this movie in a theater just to see how the audience reacted. It's not a bad film. I think the werewolf scenes were unconvincing. The kills were silly. The characters in the town were ridiculous. But at the core was the trio of the brother, sister and drunk uncle, which is why I enjoyed this film.
I will say this much. This is one of those instances where the film is better than the novel. Stephen King phoned that one in for an easy paycheck.
Well, having just watched it (thank you, Prime!) I enjoyed it more this time around but for something that didn't register when I first saw it.
It is a very good depiction of American small town life, small town family and those bonds that never go away. The King novella doesn't begin to do this, so credit to the makers of the film.
And what happens when those bonds are tested by some threat, in this case a werewolf. (is the werewolf a metaphor for liberals? Hmmmm)
On that level, I think it succeeded better than as a werewolf movie, though there is much to like there, too.