Silver Bullet

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Summary: Another fun movie based on Stephen King's book !
Review: I didn't make a sound and didn't leave the sofa when I wached it. I'm a big Stephen King fan, so when I sall that on the "Silver Bullet" tape it said " Written by Stephen King" I took it. It was fun, exciting and a little scary ( it doesn't have to be too scary). I've seen the movie about ten times now, but I never read the book, I'm shure the book is fantastic. I'll now tell you a little bit about the movie. The movie is about a liittle handycapt boy on his automatic weal-chair wicth he named - "Silver bullet". He and his older sister oftenly argued, never got along just like all brothers and sister ( all thougth they all know that they still love each other). So in the town where that little boy and his family lived werewolfs hunted at nigth. They started to kill alot of people. And the cool part is when you'll find out who the werewolf is. Remember it's always you least expect ! The movie is good but the only thing I didn't like much is that the werewolf looked fake ( consigering that this movie was made in the early 80's) but the fun story of the movie makes up for that. Thank you for reading my review, enjoy the movie !

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Summary: SILVER BULLet
Review: this is the second best werewolf movie to the howling i dont consider american werewolf in london good it wasnt scary it was a silly artsy movie with a lame tanformation a horror movie is supposed to scare you in silver bullet a kid in a wheelchair(Corey haim) suspects a local preacher is responsible for recent murders the kid follows the preacher and soon learns hes a werewolf he trys convincing his uncle a drunk(garey busey) but his uncle thinks its his imagination no theres no frightening transformations like the howling but the storys scary and what you dont see is scary like most kings movies the book versions alot better

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Summary: The most amazing bad movie ever
Review: This movie is one of those movie's so bad that you can't help but love it. The dialogue is hilarious including a real winner when a woman asks her husband if he was "making lemonade in his pants" when hunting the werewolf in a bog.

Being a college student trying to avoid studying, this movie caught my attention. But it was so bad (awesome) that I ended up calling 3 friends and telling them to turn the movie on. When the werewolf was revealed, we were so into the movie that I got 3 calls coming in to debate what Marty should do.

Honestly if you are debating buying this movie you should just buy it. I am going to add this movie to my collection to pull out on girls' nights in, campy movie night, and any other time I need a good laugh.

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Summary: Fun werewolf yarn, courtesy of Stephen King
Review: Horror maestro Stephen King adapted the script for Silver Bullet from his more superior novella Cycle of the Werewolf, but in the end, this film is a fun yarn in the werewolf horror genre, even though it doesn't measure up at all to other films like the original Howling and An American Werewolf in London. A young Corey Haim plays a wheelchair bound teen, who along with his beer swigging uncle (Gary Busey, perfectly cast), are on the trail of a blood thirsty werewolf who is making mince meat out of the townsfolk. While it's pretty obvious who the werewolf is, and the makeup and effects haven't aged well at all, Silver Bullet is still a fun romp that King fans and horror fans will get a kick out of.

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Summary: This movie is great!
Review: I usually catch this one every year on TNT, but I plan to purchase the DVD soon. This is one of the better werewolf movies I seen. Very good acting, especially by Gary Busey. He plays a drunken uncle of a handicapped boy named Marty.

Tarker's Mill is struck by murders. Citizens of the city fear that a maniac did the job. They try to find the killer, only to come up with evidence that a hairy creature is the one. The creature strikes only once a month, when a full moon arrives.
People lock their doors, and Marty, doesn't believes that the killer is a man, but a werewolf. After a run in with the werewolf Marty and his half sister, Jane hunt all over town for the hairy creature.

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Summary: What a movie
Review: This is my very favorite Werewolf movie of all time. It is not the Bloodiest but the story is great and the acting is good. An who the werewolf is, well that makes the movie. If you like werewolf movies this is the very next movie you need to rent or buy.

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Summary: 3.5 Stars! Pretty good film!
Review: Pretty entertaining little flick! Well, worth a watch if you're into werewolf films.

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Summary: Are you going to make lemonade in your pants?
Review: Stephen Kings triumphant story about a boy over coming his disability in movie form, and oh yeah, there is a werewolf in the story as well. I think a lot of people want to put this in an An American Werewolf in London genre of movies. However, it is far deeper then that.

Silver Bullet is about a sister who finally comes to terms w/her relationship w/her handicapped brother. It shows how a family deals w/Corey Haim's character (the little brother), who is not able to walk. His older sister's frustration w/his situation, and the attention he gets because of his disability.

Some how through this drama I have painted above, a werewolf has entered the town. None other then Gary Busey plays Corey Haim's favorite uncle, who just happened to be around more regularly because of a recent divorce. Gary Busey creates fabulous motorized wheel chairs, buys him fireworks, etc, etc.

The uncle is given the burden of being the only adult that the brother and sister tell of the werewolf in town that is responsible for all the brutal killings. The story has a few very tense moments, but as a whole is a delight, entertaining in a very Stand By Me kind of way, plus a werewolf.

Grade: A


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Summary: Classic Stephen King!
Review: This was a great movie!I love the DVD,my only complaint is the mono sound.I wish they could of remaster the sound to 5.1 surround.And it would also of been nice to see some Special features.Interview with the cast or Stephen King.But this a Paramount DVD,old horror movies they dont seem to care about.But they must care for this movie,since they are doing a Silver Bullet part 2.It's on the countingdown.com list of upcoming movies.Another Warewolf is Attacking Tarkersmill,who is it this time?Is it the revrends replacement?Town Doctor?Or maby a house wife? I hope 2 does happen?If not a 2 how about a remake?

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Summary: "What's a kid gonna shoot a silver .44 bullet at anyway?"
Review: Based on a novella written by author Stephen King titled Cycle of the Werewolf, Silver Bullet (1985) falls into the area of being very good, while not on the same level of other movies based on King stories like The Shining (1980) or Christine (1983), but certainly not dwelling in the depths of cruddiness like Maximum Overdrive (1986), which, by the way was the only film King ever directed, which says a lot based on how many of his stories have been adapted to the big and little screens. I remember when Maximum Overdrive came out, and King made such a big deal about his directing it, saying something along the lines of if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself...boy did that film flop. Anyway, thankfully Silver Bullet wasn't directed by King, but was put into the more capable hands of a man named Dan Attias, who later went on to work almost exclusively directing television episodes for such shows like SledgeHammer, Jake and the Fatman, Melrose Place, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and so on...the film lists a pretty impressive cast with Gary Busey (prior to his 1988 near-fatal motorcycle accident where he suffered massive head injuries), Corey Haim before he became really annoying (that period began shortly after the film The Lost Boys (1987) and has yet to end), perennial screen meany Everett McGill, and a young Megan Follows, who I most remember as Anne from the Anne of Green Gables series. Also appearing in minor roles are Terry O'Quinn, probably most memorable as the psychotic killer step dad from the Stepfather films, and veteran actor Lawrence Tierney, who many would remember best as the gruff, curmudgeonly old man Joe Cabot from Quentin Tarantino's breakout film Reservoir Dogs (1992).

As the film begins, we're presented with an older female narrative voice speaking of past events, specifically a particularly horrific series of events over the period of a summer long since past. As the voice speaks, we are transported back to the unspecified time, and witness a fairly brutal decapitation of a lone rail yard worker, which, apparently was just the precursor to horror yet to come. Soon afterwards we meet Marty Coslow (I thought it was Coleslaw, until I saw the credits), played by Haim. A prior, unmentioned accident has caused the loss of use of Marty's legs, confining him to a wheelchair, but he seems to have adapted well, especially with the diesel powered wheelchair his Uncle Red (Busey) built for him. Marty has a older sister named Jane (Follows), who is also the narrator at the beginning of the film, and they seem to have a very normal pre-teen sibling relationship where Marty plays pranks on Jane, and Jane gets frustrated with him because she believes their parents let him get away with much due to his condition. Despite Marty's condition, the relationship mirrors most any sibling relation consisting of varying degrees of love and hate. We also meet Uncle Red, a boozy, affable fellow who shares a special relationship with his nephew Marty, and also with Jane to some degree, based on the obvious indications that, while he is an adult, he still maintains a childlike quality of an adult who never grew up. He's the uncle you wish you had, the one to get you into R-rated movies, cover for you if you skipped school, buy you fireworks, etc.

Anyway, as the summer wears on, so do the murders. The nature of the killings is obviously well beyond anything local law enforcement is accustom to (think Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife in Mayberry, only without the humor), and the townspeople begin to get very agitated at the inability of the sheriff to find the killer. Based on the viciousness of the murders and the title of the film, we know it's probably a werewolf, but within the context of the film and the story, something like that is just too fantastic...that is, until Marty has a run in with the supernatural creature. Barely escaping, whom can he tell? His sister? He does, to which she doesn't initially completely believe him, until she comes across proof herself. Really, the only one they can turn to is Uncle Red, who thinks they're crazy, but is willing to go along if only to help placate his upset nephew and niece, and also, maybe because he still retains a bit of the ability to see the world through the eyes of a child, all the wondrous and horrific elements adults may not notice, as they're too consumed with the reality of life. So a member of the town is a werewolf? Possibly...you will probably figure it out well before the identity is revealed, and there is a certain amount of predictability inherent in the story, but neither of these elements seem to spoil the film any. The effects within the film may not win anyone any awards, but they are adequate and even pretty good at some points, but since the story doesn't solely rely on this aspect, I had very little problems with it. It's the characters in the story that enthralled me, and their very realistic and seemingly sincere relationships that sells this movie more than anything else for me. I truly liked them, and found them wholly interesting, thus I was concerned and even scared for them, when danger presented itself. I enjoyed all the characters here, but I thought Busey was particularly good, playing a role that probably fit his personality very well. The movie has a lot of heart, while avoiding the mushiness that so often accompanies it. Kind of strange to talk of such these with regards to a horror movie, but there you go.

If you're a fan of special features, you'll be disappointed because there is really any, except maybe if you count English subtitles. The wide screen anamorphic print looks good, although the audio seemed a bit soft at times.

Cookieman108