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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 11:21:55 GMT
Since I'm a big fan of werewolves...I'm curious what everyone's favorite movies are? Also, please explain why in detail.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Aug 11, 2017 0:26:21 GMT
An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Silver Bullet (1985) would be my favourites. Why? Well...
An American Werewolf in London
- Well-written;
- Cool soundtrack;
- Love the (partly) rural English setting;
- It's a funny movie, but also a little creepy and surprisingly sad at times - in essence, it strikes all the emotional chords;
- The climax scene in central London has to be one of the craziest end sequences ever to feature in a horror flick. So wonderfully over-the-top!
Silver Bullet
- Setting - I'm a big SK fan and love any of his movies set in New England;
- Love the story and characters;
- Great werewolf design;
- Relatively complex plot and genuinely creepy in parts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 2:01:58 GMT
Thanks to the guy before me reminding me of Silver Bullet. I was about to say American Werewolf in London by default - I don't actually like it that much, but werewolf movies are not really my thing. However, Silver Bullet was ace, for all the reasons listed.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 13, 2017 11:16:40 GMT
An American Werewolf in London - I don't think any other movie has so perfectly struck a balance between horror and comedy. It's both scary and funny. The transformation scenes are still the best in the genre.
Nothing else comes close. I liked Ginger Snaps. Touching relationship between the sister characters. And the werewolf-ism in it symbolizes puberty, so there's that?
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Post by PreachCaleb on Aug 17, 2017 14:40:46 GMT
An American Werewolf in London. It practically set the standard for werewolf transformations.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Aug 17, 2017 21:06:02 GMT
The Wolf Man(1941) - Tragic atmosphere
- Claude Rains' performance as John Talbot
- Lon Chaney Jr.'s performance as Larry Talbot
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Post by PreachCaleb on Aug 17, 2017 22:07:34 GMT
Damn, good choice. Chaney's performance is the quintessential werewolf sufferer. No one has done it better in nearly 70 years.
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Post by dougb on Aug 26, 2017 15:03:05 GMT
The Wolf Man(1941) - Tragic atmosphere
- Claude Rains' performance as John Talbot
- Lon Chaney Jr.'s performance as Larry Talbot
Indeed. Can't think of anything that comes close to this magnificent beast. |
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Post by HorrorMetal on Jun 7, 2018 14:19:02 GMT
Can't believe no one has mentioned The Howling yet.
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Post by Lebowskidoo đŠ on Jun 11, 2018 11:39:08 GMT
Can't believe no one has mentioned The Howling yet. would be my number 2 choice, with An American Werewolf in London being my number 1. Silver Bullet would be my third favorite, thereby completing the holy trinity of werewolf cinema. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 11, 2018 12:10:49 GMT
Iâm the one loon who didnât like An American Werewolf in London. Actually, I pretty much thought it was terrible. âWerewolves of Londonâ is a great song, though.  So⊠My favorite werewolf picture by far is The Company of Wolves. I donât think anything even comes close; itâs sublime. The ending⊠Oh, if you havenât seen it, just see it. Itâs great. (Not really a horror picture, though, if youâre looking for horror. Itâs contemplative, beautiful, beguilingâa meditation, via fairy tales, on growing up and facing the world⊠Fairly sure Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine had to have this in mind while writing Into the Woods two years later.)  After that, The Wolf Man still holds up, even if I donât think itâs as effective as Universalâs â30s horrors. A bit too streamlined and clinical for horror, compared to the primordial feel of Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy. ( Dracula in particular, exactly because of its slow staging and pacing, seems like a kind of mad fever-dream, or some ancient and arcane artifact only just unearthed in â31.) A more effective â40s werewolf picture is, surprisingly, John Brahmâs The Undying Monster (â42), Foxâs attempt to capitalize on The Wolf Man. Brahm was one of the unsung heroes of creating a personal style in â40s b-movies, and his use of fog and shadow is nonpareil. Definitely recommended.  |
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Post by HorrorMetal on Jun 11, 2018 13:57:14 GMT
Can't believe no one has mentioned The Howling yet. would be my number 2 choice, with An American Werewolf in London being my number 1. Silver Bullet would be my third favorite, thereby completing the holy trinity of werewolf cinema. I agree completely. Those are my exact same thoughts. Those films are my top three werewolf movies as well in that exact same order. |
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Post by Raimo47 on Jun 11, 2018 18:56:24 GMT
1. The Howling
2. Dog Soldiers
3. Silver Bullet
4. Wolf
5. The Wolf Man (1941)
6. Bad Moon
All these films have very good plot, characters and atmosphere. The Howling, Dog Soldiers and Bad Moon have the best looking werewolves.
An American Werewolf in London is probably the worst movie I have ever seen.
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Post by simest on Jun 11, 2018 18:59:26 GMT
I've always enjoyed I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. I have a love of 1950s nostalgia and this movie perfectly captures it's era of bee-bop, rock'n'roll and juvenile delinquency.
Essentially an update of the Universal Pictures WOLF MAN films with REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE thrown in, this one never fails to entertain me.
A B-(bop!) movie classic!
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jun 11, 2018 19:24:29 GMT
An American Werewolf In London:
Hip, sharp humor.
Rick Baker's stunning transformation effects that holds up well today.
Jenny Agutter
The Howling:
Rob Bottin's awesome transformation and make-up effects. The werewolves are quite scary looking.
Great cast.
Well written by John Sayles
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Post by Terrapin Station on Jun 11, 2018 19:27:14 GMT
Another big vote for American Werewolf in London
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jun 11, 2018 20:29:49 GMT
The Werewolf of London The Wolf Man The Curse of the Werewolf (best man-wolf makeup design IMO) The Werewolf of Washington The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf (though it rips off the Curse makeup) The Beast Must Die The Howling |
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Post by politicidal on Jun 11, 2018 21:07:55 GMT
The '41 version with Lon Chaney, Jr. and Claude Rains. I remember seeing on TV a b-movie called The Undying Monster from the 1940s that is basically a werewolf flick; that wasn't too bad. Not scary but it has a sense of humor as I remembered. I didn't much care for AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON but the makeup is outstanding. Hadn't seen the Howling yet. Does Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban count as one example?
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Post by Marv on Jun 12, 2018 0:54:09 GMT
Dog Soldiers...kind of an action horror with bits of comedy thrown in. About a team of soldiers out on a training mission that encounter a pack of werewolves. Lotta cool scenes and good dialog, and some solid characters.
Wolf...Itâs been a while, and itâs a bit slow if I remember correctly, but watching Jack Nicholson become a badass werewolf is always going to be fun. And Pfeiffer is hot.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jun 12, 2018 6:50:22 GMT
Iâm the one loon who didnât like An American Werewolf in London. Actually, I pretty much thought it was terrible. âWerewolves of Londonâ is a great song, though. So⊠My favorite werewolf picture by far is The Company of Wolves. I donât think anything even comes close; itâs sublime. The ending⊠Oh, if you havenât seen it, just see it. Itâs great. (Not really a horror picture, though, if youâre looking for horror. Itâs contemplative, beautiful, beguilingâa meditation, via fairy tales, on growing up and facing the world⊠Fairly sure Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine had to have this in mind while writing Into the Woods two years later.) This^ (though I do think it has some pretty creepy moments - and I got more of a sense of 'horror' from the film than a lot of the gorefests that claim to be 'horror films'. Sometimes less is more, and I think this film was effective in creating an unsettling atmosphere. Though it did have some gore too - grossest werewolf transformation I think I've seen). Dog Soldiers...kind of an action horror with bits of comedy thrown in. About a team of soldiers out on a training mission that encounter a pack of werewolves. Lotta cool scenes and good dialog, and some solid characters. Wolf...Itâs been a while, and itâs a bit slow if I remember correctly, but watching Jack Nicholson become a badass werewolf is always going to be fun. And Pfeiffer is hot. This^ also. Personally, I found James Spader effectively creepy towards the end of the movie Wolf (1994). And I especially agree with the last part of what you said. imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/85399/wolf-1994 |
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