Skinwalkers
by James Isaac
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Actor: Elias Koteas, Jason Behr, Kim Coates, Natassia Malthe, Rhona MitraDirector: James Isaac
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: Brian J. Gilbert
Producer: Dennis Berardi
Producer: Don Carmody
Producer: Robert Kulzer
Writer: James DeMonaco
Writer: James Roday
Writer: Todd Harthan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Product features:
- BONUS FEATURES * The Making of Skinwalkers Featurette
- * Pre-Visualization and Digital FX Comparisons
- * Audio Commentary with Director Jim Isaac
- * Deleted Scenes * Theatrical Trailer
- * 6.1 DTS-ES Audio * 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX Audio
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Movie Review: One Of The Best Traditional-Style Werewolf Movies In Ages
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best traditional werewolf tales to come along in any medium in ages, "Skinwalkers" - named after a Native American term for human-animal shapechangers - features a rivalry between opposing factions of werewolves (a favorite theme in more contemporary werewolf movies), and centers on a prophesied child who it's foretold will play a major role in the history of the werewolf struggle.
Rather than being an immensely powerful new breed of werewolf, the blood of the child is supposed to hold a cure for the werewolf condition. Hence, he's seen as a blessing by the skinwalkers who fight their condition and a menace by those who relish their lycanthropy. In the world of "Skinwalkers", the lycanthropic condition is highly feral, driven by a ferocious bloodlust and, usually, by radical changes in temperament, especially when the werewolf has consumed fresh blood. In this way it's very different from tales like the "Underworld" movies (which are also great, just in a different way) and most other recent werewolf films, where the creature often retains high intelligence and, while primal, a degree of control over itself. Actually, the 'modern' take is more true to real wolves, while the 'traditional' werewolf is a near-mindless, snarling, frothing, kill-'em-for-the-sake-of-killing, monster. And this is the breed in Skinwalkers, although many of those afflicted with the curse struggle against their other selves, and with the help of non-affected human allies, have found ways to contain the killing fury, including being strapped into specially constructed immobile harnesses before night falls during the full moon.
That the werewolves's changes are almost completely dictated by the moon phases is another difference from the more versatile, change-at-will, werewolves from many other recent films. Although in some circumstances it seems the change can be triggered during daylight hours, it's rare and seems to carry a high price. The limitation of the transformation to certain nights also accounts for why the werewolf characters are sometimes armed with guns during the day, ignoring them at other times for the more 'natural' way of claw and fang.
The prophesied child is already alive and is unaware of his nature, as is his mother, who've been being secretly watched and looked after by an alliance of 'good' werewolves and normal humans, who eagerly await the boy's thirteenth birthday, when he's supposed to begin fulfilling his destiny. That birthday is fast approaching and the 'bad' werwolves are closing in, targetting any known members of this 'alliance' to try and ferret out the boy's whereabouts.
A detailed sense of characterization, good performances, strong special effects, and frequent innovation have amped up what could have been a good but run-of-the-mill tale into something better. This is one of the best 'classic mode' werewolf movies not just recently, but of all time, and a sadly under-seen and under-rated horror gem.
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