An American Werewolf in London

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Summary: An American Werewolf Tears up the UK
Review: This is my second favorite werewolf film ever made.Actually,its such a close tie between this film&The Howling...it is virtually impossible to choose between the two.This film has just the right ammont of folklore,gore&scares to satisfy anyone,plus it's own added touch of dark comedy.There are a number of good funny bits in it,like waking up in the London zoo naked&stealing a little boy's ballons to make his run for it,or having coversations with his dead,rotting friend in a [...] theater.The special effects are legendary,and nothing out there between this film&The Howling have come close in recent years to my recollection.With the onslaught of cgi effects taking over in the last 10 or so,I'm hoping&waiting someone out there will resort to "the old school" and make something else as memorible as this film.This is a great movie,and if you have never seen it...you won't believe your eyes.This one is a classic,and well worth every penny.

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Summary: special effects galore!
Review: What ever happened to horror movies using good ole special effects instead of fake ass CGI. This film contains some of the best special effects ever in any film, and still stands up being over twenty years old. This film and "The Fly" are my favorite horror films ever. Whats cool about this movie is that it's got it's intense freaky parts as well as being hysterical. When the main character calls his buddy Jack a "walking meatloaf" I laugh my ass off every time. And the mass hysteria and widespread panic that occurs in the end of the film is equally disturbing and funny. I think it is a send up of old slapstick humor actually. It's great when a horror movie can take itself seriously and not take itself seriously at the same time. John Landis is an amazing director who some how did something totally original with this classic retelling of the werewolf tale. It takes balls to walk that fine line between humor and horror, most of the time directors fail at achieving the middle ground between those two things. Buy this one you won't regret it!