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Post by stefancrosscoe on Aug 30, 2017 12:25:44 GMT
"When darkness falls, terror rises."When a group of horrifying attacks reaches the once peaceful town of Tarker's Mill, it ends up becoming a very chaotic and dangerous place to be, as the panic stricken citizens suddenly now find themselves in a desperate situtation and where things is coming very close of getting way out of control. However not everybody is so sure that this is the work of some murdering madman on the loose, as the young Marty Coslow (Corey Haim) and his older sister Jane (Megan Follows) think it might be the work of something far more dangerous and inhuman.Heavily inspired by Anthonyrocks thread in the Movie General section from yesterday, I thought about re-watching it again last night, and since I could not find a thread for the film in the horror section (I did try and use the search function but nothing came up) so I decided to start up an own thread for the 1985 horror/adventure movie, Silver Bullet. I thought I had given it a 7/10 rating, but it turns out I only gave it a 6/10, but I had not seen the film some time, and last night it felt like the right moment to do something about that. I was surprised at how serious some of the scenes was, specially the conversations or meeting between the town folks, and some of those scenes I thought was incredible well done and acted out. Also the werewolf came as a pleasant surprise, most of the time. My favorite part was when we only saw a few glimpses here and there, but mostly heard it's terrifying noises and breathing. But the most fearsome part for me was seeing only the eyes of the beast, specially in the dark at night. Now that has to be some of the most down right scary and evil looking eyes I have ever seen in a movie, maybe only beaten by the chilling and calculating death stare of the endoskeleton at the end of The Terminator (1984). Nothing human about those eyes at all, just pure evil and Marty was some brave kid, going up against such a nightmarish creature all by himself and trapped in a wheel chair. However, it was as I said, most of the times. As I did not like the transformation scene, that was not bad but poor, or at least compared to other werewolf 80s films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) or The Howling (1981). Corey Haim was fantastic as was Megan Follows in the main leads, where their brother and sister relationship along with their friendship with Uncle Red (Gary Busey) was the heartbeat of this film, and I only wished there would be a couple of more scenes with them and Uncle Red included, as they were both very funny and touching. I have never read the novel, but I am planning on that after seeing the film again. I was also surprised at how grisly some of the scenes was in the movie, not just a little but very heavy with heads flying and blood gushing, that I had completely forgot about. The soundtrack by Jay Chattaway is very good, maybe a bit more adventurous than his unsettling and darker scores he did on his work for William Lustig, but I thought it fitted well in with the film and it's little town atmosphere, and at times the movie felt more like a early 90s film, than someone who is made in the mid 80s. As I said earlier, I gave it a 6/10 but seeing it once more, I upgraded it to a very kind 7/10. All in all, it has a feel-good vibe to it, and while I felt some of the scenes was maybe a bit "rushed" I really enjoyed re-watching it, and so much I might just do it again tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 17:51:12 GMT
"When darkness falls, terror rises."When a group of horrifying attacks reaches the once peaceful town of Tarker's Mill, it ends up becoming a very chaotic and dangerous place to be, as the panic stricken citizens suddenly now find themselves in a desperate situtation and where things is coming very close of getting way out of control. However not everybody is so sure that this is the work of some murdering madman on the loose, as the young Marty Coslow (Corey Haim) and his older sister Jane (Megan Follows) think it might be the work of something far more dangerous and inhuman.Heavily inspired by Anthonyrocks thread in the Movie General section from yesterday, I thought about re-watching it again last night, and since I could not find a thread for the film in the horror section (I did try and use the search function but nothing came up) so I decided to start up an own thread for the 1985 horror/adventure movie, Silver Bullet. I thought I had given it a 7/10 rating, but it turns out I only gave it a 6/10, but I had not seen the film some time, and last night it felt like the right moment to do something about that. I was surprised at how serious some of the scenes was, specially the conversations or meeting between the town folks, and some of those scenes I thought was incredible well done and acted out. Also the werewolf came as a pleasant surprise, most of the time. My favorite part was when we only saw a few glimpses here and there, but mostly heard it's terrifying noises and breathing. But the most fearsome part for me was seeing only the eyes of the beast, specially in the dark at night. Now that has to be some of the most down right scary and evil looking eyes I have ever seen in a movie, maybe only beaten by the chilling and calculating death stare of the endoskeleton at the end of The Terminator (1984). Nothing human about those eyes at all, just pure evil and Marty was some brave kid, going up against such a nightmarish creature all by himself and trapped in a wheel chair. However, it was as I said, most of the times. As I did not like the transformation scene, that was not bad but poor, or at least compared to other werewolf 80s films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) or The Howling (1981). Corey Haim was fantastic as was Megan Follows in the main leads, where their brother and sister relationship along with their friendship with Uncle Red (Gary Busey) was the heartbeat of this film, and I only wished there would be a couple of more scenes with them and Uncle Red included, as they were both very funny and touching. I have never read the novel, but I am planning on that after seeing the film again. I was also surprised at how grisly some of the scenes was in the movie, not just a little but very heavy with heads flying and blood gushing, that I had completely forgot about. The soundtrack by Jay Chattaway is very good, maybe a bit more adventurous than his unsettling and darker scores he did on his work for William Lustig, but I thought it fitted well in with the film and it's little town atmosphere, and at times the movie felt more like a early 90s film, than someone who is made in the mid 80s. As I said earlier, I gave it a 6/10 but seeing it once more, I upgraded it to a very kind 7/10. All in all, it has a feel-good vibe to it, and while I felt some of the scenes was maybe a bit "rushed" I really enjoyed re-watching it, and so much I might just do it again tonight. love it. own it. 7/10 - get it going every halloween season. gary busey is great as always. has some truly creepy scenes - i.e. the dream scene in the Church
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 11, 2017 5:31:43 GMT
It's actually better with a 2nd (or more) viewing. Some films are just that way !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 11, 2017 11:56:48 GMT
imo, over-critiquing any movie, especially while watching it, tends to diminish the enjoyment factor.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 14:57:06 GMT
Not one of my favorite werewolf films, but still pretty enjoyable. Some genuinely scary portions, some extremely funny (There is no comfort! There is only PRIVATE JUSTICE!). Gary Busey tends to steal the show as the flamboyant Uncle Red, but Everett McGill is just fine as the tormented priest, and Corey Haim & Megan Follows are quite appealing. She could easily have become more of a mainstream star in the movie business, but I guess she wasn't interested. The very fine supporting cast includes such superior character actors as Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovich, Lawrence Tierney, and James Gammon. Good score by Jay Chattaway, capable direction by Daniel Attias (his only feature film), variable creature FX by Carlo Rambaldi.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 18:57:52 GMT
Not one of my favorite werewolf films, but still pretty enjoyable. Some genuinely scary portions, some extremely funny (There is no comfort! There is only PRIVATE JUSTICE!). Gary Busey tends to steal the show as the flamboyant Uncle Red, but Everett McGill is just fine as the tormented priest, and Corey Haim & Megan Follows are quite appealing. She could easily have become more of a mainstream star in the movie business, but I guess she wasn't interested. The very fine supporting cast includes such superior character actors as Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovich, Lawrence Tierney, and James Gammon. Good score by Jay Chattaway, capable direction by Daniel Attias (his only feature film), variable creature FX by Carlo Rambaldi. The part where the werewolf owns the entire lynch mob is hilarious! Especially the bit where he beats the old bartender to death with his own baseball bat!
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Post by egon1982 on Sept 11, 2017 20:28:53 GMT
Piss off the yankees, piss off the indians.
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Oct 28, 2018 16:13:30 GMT
I rewatched this one last night. Good story with memorable characters esp. the brother, sister and uncle and a scary, menacing werewolf to boot. It's aged well. "7/10"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 17:52:02 GMT
Fantastic film, one of my favorite horror movies.
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Post by James on Oct 28, 2018 23:36:41 GMT
It’s enjoyable. Not my favourite werewolf movie, but it does have a pretty solid villain.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 29, 2018 2:32:06 GMT
It was the first film I watched when I had cable installed for the first time in my life, wonderful nostalgia trip.
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Better than its reputation.
Silver Bullet is directed by Daniel Attias and adapted for the screen by Stephen King from his own novelette Cycle Of The Werewolf. It stars Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Everett McGill & Terry O'Quinn. The film is set in the small rural town of Tarker's Mills, Maine, which falls prey to a series of grizzly murders. At first the killings are believed to be the work of a mad man, with the town ready to take up vigilante arms against the perpetrator, but young wheelchair bound Marty (Haim) is convinced something more lupine like is responsible.
As most folks know, Stephen King's adaptations to screen are a mixed bunch. Some have been tackled by top line directors such as Kubrick, De Palma, Cronenberg, Reiner & Darabont, while others have been turned out by no marks where the quality befits the low production value. Silver Bullet falls somewhere in the middle on the quality list of King movies. Its reputation is some what Luke warm, and whilst it's a little understandable when put up against other 80's film's in the werewolf pantheon (An American Werewolf In London, The Howling & The Company Of Wolves), it does have a high entertainment value. Of note, too, is that it's not shy in the dark department either. There's mutilated children, a pregnant woman tore to shreds, car attack on our crippled hero, while some of the characterisations are also interesting; such as an alcoholic uncle (a wonderfully OTT Busey) & the mean hick bar dwellers who raise the spectre of vigilantism.
True, the film is also dotted with cheese. But there's fun in that too. I don't know if some of the laughs were intentional or not, but I like to think so. How else can you react to a werewolf that takes up a baseball bat to fell one of his attackers? That's surely meant to be funny, no? It is also not taxing of the brain to work out who the hairy beast is in human form, because, like, the makers gives us clues. I really don't think they was trying to spring a big surprise on us. Cast wise it's the usual array of mixed performers. Haim is likable, particularly in the scenes with the afore mentioned Busey, O'Quinn adds professionalism, while McGill is always value for money when playing important members of the community. Tis fun too seeing future Reservoir Dog leader Lawrence Tierney putting his gruff stamp over the bar room proceedings.
So not one for the technical and artistry seeking purists then. But definitely one for those looking for a good bit of werewolf tear em up that comes with tasty 80s cheese. 7/10
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