The Howling (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Howling (Special Edition)
Movie Review: A Classic Werewolf Movie.. Still Great Today!
Summary: 5 Stars
I wish my mom had not let me watch this as a kid. It freaked me out like the original Salems Lot did. Watching "The Howling" today reminds me of how there have been no quality werewolf films in years. The old-school effects and makeup in this film are magnificent and still creepy today. I let some twenty-somethings at work borrow this and they all liked it. The werewolf in Van Helsing is ruined by awful CGI and pales in comparison to the werewolves in "The Howling". Highly-recommended! Also, there is a classic-old-school B*SH shot! Weed wacker recommended.LOL! Movie Review: Fun film with fantastic extras
Summary: 4 Stars
The Howling
In an attempt to get back into the Halloween spirit, I decided to watch "one of the best werewolf movies ever made" according to the Los Angeles. The Howling is a classic 80s horror film that took werewolf action to a new level. The modern era might look down on this movie due to its out-dated special effects. However, there is a great time to be had with The Howling.
Karen White, a TV newscaster, is on the edge of catching a serial killer named Eddie. She is told to meet Eddie at a local adult shop. She arrives at the shop and enters a theater booth. In the booth, she is assaulted by Eddie. Karen narrowly escapes due to the police arriving just in time. Eddie is shot and assumed dead. Karen is traumatized by the event and has breakdowns just thinking of what happened in the booth. Her doctor suggests taking time off at a secluded retreat known as "The Colony." "The Colony" is not what it appears to be though. Many hairy secrets are hidden underneath the anomalous characters living in "The Colony."
I doubt I am going to spoil the story for anyone when I say that Werewolves are the huge secret. Karen Shaub, a fellow reviewer, asked me not to use the word cheesy in my reviews anymore, so I will try to use other words to describe these furry beasts. The Werewolves epitomize the archetypal 80s style monster. Clearly, you cannot expect Underworld type visuals from this 80s classic. The Werewolves are frequently men in imaginative Werewolf costumes. The transformations, while detailed, lasted far too long and came off as ridiculous. The Werewolves might have been good for their time, but are nothing compared to some of today's CG marvels.
The acting in this movie is decent. Sometimes you will deal with overacting or under acting. At one point, Karen's best friend is killed. Karen sits in sorrow for less than a second and continues what she is doing. Music works to perfection. Suspense is created with the sound track. Even those who are not usually afraid of 80s horror will find themselves jumping every now and then.
This DVD is a dual-sided disk packed with extras. On the side with the film, you can listen to a commentary track with the director and others. The other side of the disk is jam packed with good extras. There are many making of features. There are also deleted scenes and outtakes. There are trailers and a photo gallery. This pulls The Howling up to a four-star rating. Pick this one up to satisfy you 80s horror craving.
Movie Review: werewolf
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie kept me from sleeping when I saw it as a kid. I still love it today. It is a little dated but the werewolfs and the story are still great even today!Movie Review: Bark at the moon in Werewolf Camp! The movie that changed the lycanthrope myth forever.
Summary: 4 Stars
After viewing this film, did you ever wonder "What kind of lycanthrope should i become in a full moon night", the werewolf version of myself? I don't know about me, but i'm pretty sure my boyfriend should look like a mutant giant Saint-Bernard drooling all over the place, or maybe my little baby nephew should look like a cute little yorkshire terrier with a little pink lace. Now, how can those "deep" thoughts emerge out of this creepy, menacing, visceral, thrilling over the top horror clasic? Out of the genre-defining movie that changed not only the looks and feels of the werewolf physical nature forever, but the very escence of the mythology in this lycanthropy movie culture?
The answer is simple: Self-awareness. The old stereotype of the werewolf as a lonely creature holding a cursed soul but a good heart, desperatly escaping is own terrible fate and evading the deadly moonlights, is gone. In this movie, werewolves are presented for the first time as an organized clan of self-aware vicious and evil creatures, hidding behind their HUMAN day forms, and not the other way around. See? That is a big achievement in horror morphing-creature films, and a big "breakthrough" vision for the new 80's more extreme and bloody industry.
On the other half, the "wolf man" seems light-years away from this groundbreaking Epic in terms of creature evolution and special effects design: Say goodbye to the classic human disguised in make-up, with hair, nose and teet, and say hello to the new giant mutant wolves walking in two legs, and the consequent animatronic and visionary special effects features. The gruesome design of humanoid wolves instead of hairy humans was the major contribution of this film for the horror aesthetics industry till today. Check the first creepy "realistic" transformation ever filmed. Yes sir!
On top of that, put some nudity and some adult situations and you get the new standard for raw and gory horror films for the newborn decade of the 80's. I guess Joe Dante never imagined that back in 1981, he designed and invented the new werewolf culture for times to come.
Of course i won't talk about the creepy, atmospheric, twist-and-turn and incredibly tense story. I can't tell you that but this i can tell you: This is history in horror filmaking, the bible in werewolf films. Of course there's my beloved "American werewolf in london", a classic "cursed soul" type but incredibly funny, with the zombie-friend and victims haunting the poor guy, the incredible "hound out of hell" monster, the painfully detailed transformation, and the touching love story. This is completely different in every aspect, but somehow people tent to compare them, big mistake.
Enjoy this wonderful DVD edition with the remastered full-lenght theatrical version, with great sound and picture, full-packed with extras and all the information available, including interviews, trailers and documentaries. The most important of course, the special effects and creature design feature. A real piece of work.
Don't you ever miss this movie, "Dog Soldier" fan. This is a part of your culture.
Movie Review: A howling good time!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a true classic .It scared the heck out of me when I saw it at the drive in.The werewolves are far advanced compared to Lon Chaneys wolfman.They are huge and imposing.This movie took me off guard.The little bits of nostalgia and humor make it lighter too.Seeing little red riding hood and the gypsy in Lon Chaneys "the Wolfman"footage along with Dee Wallace as the newsanchor turning into a cute werewolf then getting shot and switching quickly to a closeup of dogfood in a commercial were pretty cool!And the little piece at the end with the sexy wolfgal ordering a burger rare were a nice touch.