thread: 2008-11-18 : Werewolves
On 2008-11-18, Renee wrote:
You know, the standard.
American Werewolf in London, The Howling.
More recently, Ginger Snaps, but you know that already. Dog Soldiers is fun, but the werewolves are almost incidental...they could be any big nasty threat to life and limb.
Going back a ways, Curse of the Werewolf (with Oliver Reed) is fantastic. It's been years since I've seen it, but it made a lasting impression.
The Beast Must Die is a fun variation of Ten Little Indians. It's kind of obscure.
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (just Werewolf Hunter, domestically) surprised me with how good it was. And for my money, has the best transformation scene since 1981.
Oh, and The Company of Wolves is pretty interesting. One of Neil Jordan's first films. I'd love to hear what you (or Ron) have to say about that. It's based on a famous feminist short-story, In The Company of Wolves, although it veers wildly from her text.
Spanish actor Paul Naschy has made like fifteen million werewolf movies over the past 30 or so years, all featuring the same character. I've only seen a couple, and I wasn't that impressed. But the versions I saw were U.S. releases and severely edited.
I am eagerly anticipating Werewolf In A Women's just because, well, because it's a werewolf movie set in a women's prison. No one else should get their hopes up for this one.
There are a few new films due to hit this year...hopefully they'll be good. In general, there aren't that many great werewolf movies out there.
