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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 30, 2020 3:24:49 GMT
What do you think of this movie?
I think it ranks among the best horror comedies ever made. Still holds up amazingly well after forty years.
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Post by jcush on Sept 30, 2020 3:29:50 GMT
I really like it. It's a really good mix of comedy and horror, with a terrific soundtrack, good performances, and great effects.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 30, 2020 4:09:10 GMT
It was the best werewolf movie made up to that point and remains one of the very best to this day. There's some creepiness within, but it's mostly a light-hearted horror romp with a spirited sense of glee. The werewolf doesn't look very wolf-like in appearance, but it's freaky all the same and the transformation scene is great. Overall, a lot of fun.
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 30, 2020 4:29:48 GMT
It was the best werewolf movie made up to that point and remains one of the very best to this day. There's some creepiness within, but it's mostly a light-hearted horror romp with a spirited sense of glee. The werewolf doesn't look very wolf-like in appearance, but it's freaky all the same and the transformation scene is great. Overall, a lot of fun. What did you think of An American Werewolf in Paris?
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Post by johnspartan on Sept 30, 2020 4:41:26 GMT
AWIL is easily the greatest werewolf movie of all time. Unfortunately, the gender swapped sequel is a shit show like all gender swap sequels.
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 30, 2020 4:53:27 GMT
AWIL is easily the greatest werewolf movie of all time. Unfortunately, the gender swapped sequel is a shit show like all gender swap sequels. Was Paris connected at all to the original, other than the title? I don't believe it was.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 30, 2020 5:16:26 GMT
It was the best werewolf movie made up to that point and remains one of the very best to this day. There's some creepiness within, but it's mostly a light-hearted horror romp with a spirited sense of glee. The werewolf doesn't look very wolf-like in appearance, but it's freaky all the same and the transformation scene is great. Overall, a lot of fun. What did you think of An American Werewolf in Paris? Haven't seen that one.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 30, 2020 6:18:01 GMT
I watched it for the first time last October (so almost a year ago) and was not a fan. It’s due for a rewatch when I’m less busy and more ready to soak in what is supposed to be a fun and effective experience.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 30, 2020 6:20:55 GMT
Rick Baker fx are amazing especially since he had to one up the work done by his former assistant Rob Bottin but as a werewolf movie other than the attack in the subway tunnel--I much prefer An English Werewolf in Los Angeles aka The Howling. Patrick MacNee IS an English Werewolf in Los Angeles.
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Post by Stammerhead on Sept 30, 2020 8:36:45 GMT
I was disappointed whenI saw it back then but I’ll still watch it because it has enough good bits to make it worthwhile. I’ve actually been inside the cinema featured at the end when the owners experimented with showing science fiction and horror films instead of sex films (that didn’t last long) and it’s now gone like all the other soft porn cinemas.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Sept 30, 2020 12:47:44 GMT
Always been a big fan, I remember seeing it when it was released back in my senior year of high school. Still holds up beautifully.
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Post by James on Sept 30, 2020 13:06:28 GMT
Definitely holds up well and the transformation scene is amazingly done.
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 30, 2020 13:37:11 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 Winter_King on Sept 30, 2020 14:02:37 GMT
Easily the best werewolf transformation put to film.
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Post by Raimo47 on Sept 30, 2020 14:36:28 GMT
1/10. The worst movie I have ever seen.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 30, 2020 14:48:54 GMT
I watched it as a teenager and loved it. I don't think I've ever watched it a second time. Maybe I should.
I still remember the joke the locals in the pub tell when they find out that the two strangers who walked in are American.
An airplane is carrying a delegation from the UN across the Atlantic. It starts running out of fuel, so the pilot tells the passengers to throw all their luggage out, to lower the load. But it's not enough. So they remove all the seats and throw them out. It's still not enough. Then the British delegate shouts "God Save the Queen" and jumps out. The plane is still too heavy. The French delegate shouts "Vive la France" and jumps out. The plane is still losing altitude. Then the American shouts "Remember the Alamo" and pushes the Mexican out.
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Post by theravenking on Sept 30, 2020 16:06:17 GMT
I loved the dream/nightmare sequence with the Nazi werewolves, but felt lukewarm about the rest.
An interesting trivia about the sequel An American Werewolf in Paris: Director Anthony Waller was originally offered Alien Resurrection for a lot of money, but turned it down to make this sequel to one of his favourite movies.
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Post by ck100 on Sept 30, 2020 16:11:36 GMT
Maltin Movie Guide Review:
An American Werewolf in London (1981) - 3 out of 4 stars
"A young man is bitten by a wolf on the British moors, with terrifying results. Not a spoof, but a full-blooded horror film that happens to have a deep sense of humor--as well as a reverence for horror films past. Dynamite direction and script by Landis, startling Oscar-winning makeup effects by Rick Baker. Followed by an in-name-only sequel."
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 30, 2020 16:16:53 GMT
It is still THE WEREWOLF MOVIE to which all others can only aspire towards. It's funny, but it's also suspenseful (the tube scene) and horrifying. The transformation scene looks incredibly painful. Love it.
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 30, 2020 16:17:44 GMT
I loved the dream/nightmare sequence with the Nazi werewolves, but felt lukewarm about the rest. An interesting trivia about the sequel An American Werewolf in Paris: Director Anthony Waller was originally offered Alien Resurrection for a lot of money, but turned it down to make this sequel to one of his favourite movies. Not sure Waller would have been any better, but Jean-Pierre Jeunet was a terrible choice to do an Alien film.
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