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Summary: i wish i could give negetive stars!!
Review: this movie really bit it!!no pun intended.i read in a reveiw that the graphic scenes were really bloody.WHAT PART WAS THAT?MAYBE I FELL ASLEEP.either way,this is why 90% of sequals(franchises included!)arent worth the popcorn that i spill in my rush to leave.i dont even understand why it got an ''R'' rating.there should be an ''L'' rating for LAME!!it fails miserably on all counts.when it tried to be funny it depressed me,and when it tried to scare me it put me to sleep,the acting was deplorable,no chemistry,no chills,no reason to watch.PEOPLE,PLEASE,STAY AWAY FROM THIS JUNK AND RENT/BUY PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE!COMPARED TO A.W.I.P,ITS CITIZEN KANE!!YOUVE BEEN WARNED!!
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Summary: Daredevils in Paris
Review: When three fresh out of college guys take a daredevil vacation to Paris, One of the friends see's the girl of his dreams and after a while find out she is not what she seems to be..Even though she is not all human, he still wants her...Imagine That? This movie has great action and Gore...An all around good flick.
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Summary: Good.......but not great.
Review: I haven't seen the original yet (but I REALLY want to), so maybe that's why I didn't understand every single detail, but I still enjoyed it.......to a certain point (see my title). I saw it last June on Fox, so it was obviously edited, but it still showed some pretty gruesome stuff, like when the werewolf woman makes a drink by putting a steak in a blender. I had expected it to be really scary, but it wasn't. Startlying at some parts, but not horrifying. The plot was sort of weak, and the ending involved a small group of werewolf renegades, and the got pretty silly. But it still has its good moments, like the suspenseful sewer chase scene, and when the werewolf's mother, a rotting corpse, comes in and scares the pants off of the werewolf's boyfriend. Not as good as "Silver Bullet", and definitely not as good as "Wolf".
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Summary: Good.......but not great.
Review: I haven't seen the original (though I REALLY want to), so maybe that's why I didn't understand everything, but I still liked it.......to a certain point (check my title). I saw it last June on Fox, so it was obviously edited, and I had expected it to be really scary, but it wasn't. Startling, but not horrifying. The ending involves a secret group of werewolf renegades, and that got pretty silly. But it stil has it's good moments, like the suspenseful sewer chase scene, and when the werewolf woman's dead mother, a rotting corpse, comes into the room and scares the pants off of her boyfriend. The biggest disappointment, however, were the ... special effects, with really ... computer-animated werewolves. Not as good as "Silver Bullet", and definitely not as good as "Wolf".
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Summary: A review and comparison of 2 great werewolf flicks!
Review: Three young American travelers on a European Daredevil Tour get sidetracked in Paris when one of them falls for the girl of his dreams, literally. Andy, the most morally sound of the three young men, attempts to raise his daredevil score by bungee jumping off the Eiffel Tower after all the tourists have gone home. Upon reaching the top, he and his friends witness a beautiful, young French girl named Serafine attempting suicide by jumping. Andy falls in love at first sight, and in a brave rescue, he leaps off the tower and saves her, but not without knocking himself unconscious. He wakes up in the hospital where his friends come to his side with the bad news that they have no idea who the girl was. After some effort, the three young men track her down, only to find she has far more "issues" than they'd hoped. Andy's romantic pursuit leads him and his friends into the dark underworld of Parisian werewolves.
An American Werewolf in Paris is the sequel to the John Landis classic, An American Werewolf In London, but it is also a totally new story. I've heard it said that Serafine is meant to be the daughter of the young couple that was featured in the original film, and when one watches closely, this does seem to be a possibility. However, this possibility is only hinted at, never stated certainly. That little known information does add that special "link" to the original that many viewers were looking for though. The movie may seem completely different. It may be inferior on several levels, but I'll take the leap and say that on some levels it may be superior. At any rate they're both excellent films. The obvious flaw in Paris is the werewolves themselves. They're entirely CGI animated and it makes being scared for the human characters more difficult, unless you can really suspend disbelief. CGI was not at the time far enough along to make a film with characters we could actually be afraid of. It was just obvious that they were not there! Had the werewolves not been shown so clearly and so often perhaps this would not have mattered, but in this film we see the werewolves well and often. This might have been a nice treat in a film using the sort of effects of AAW in London, but not with these new CGI effects. On an added note I really don't feel CGI is effective enough even today. As long as we can identify it as CGI it is not ready! I sincerely hope the people working on improving these effects do not feel their work is done! The only film I've seen so far with extremely impressive CGI is Star Wars Episode 2, specifically on Yoda, though in all honesty, both Star Wars prequels have to be commended for having superior CGI effects to any other films out there. But back to the film at hand. These effects would have been quite enjoyable had this been an all CGI movie, but as it wasn't, one must take the initiative to completely suspend disbelief. It's not impossible, but it may be difficult. If however, you eventually manage to overlook the weak effects, you will find this to be a VERY enjoyable movie! One more comment about the werewolves though, the look of the beasts was far too apelike in my opinion, and hardly wolflike at all. Also the transformation scenes were mostly awful, which is sad, considering the greatest part of the original was the transformation. Other problems with this film? Well, the zombies in this film are not cute and charming the way Jack was in the original film, nor were they frightening. They were downright annoying, and that was it. So the main problems with this movie were the CGI monkey wolves, annoying zombies, and lastly, a confusing point in the plot. If you haven't seen the flick yet, skip over the rest of this paragraph. In this film there is a cure to werewolfism, and that is eating the heart of the werewolf who made you one, so how come when Andy eats the heart of the werewolf that made him, it not only cures him, but also Serafine? At least, that's the impression I got.
Now in comparison with the original, which is unavoidable, we find these are two completely different, yet very similar movies. The new film is modernized, and yes, there is a big difference in time periods, and yet they both share the same spirit, that of young friends at that certain age, dealing with love and life altering decisions, and being stuck in some foreign country after a werewolf attack. The newer film however takes on more of a punk, fun, light hearted comedy feel, still being horror, but even more of an adventure. The original is also comedy horror, but the horror is much stronger than the comedy. The newer film goes farther into developing its own plot, while the original, as original as we like to think of it, is really just a rehash of the 1940 Lon Chaney, Jr. film, The Wolfman. Watch that classic and if you are capable of comparing two films you'll have to notice they are VERY similar, just set in different times. In that respect, the new film is far more original in storyline!
With all that said, what you have are two different stories about young American men discovering life, love, and werewolves in Europe. Oh, and that possibility that they are linked, with Serafine possibly being the daughter of David and Nurse Price from the first film. Both films are lighthearted fun, the original being much darker, the second being heavier on the fun. Both films are excellent in their own ways, but the second does have problems that, sadly, could have been avoided.
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Summary: Derivative and stupid
Review: Back in 1981, a film was released that has stood the test of time to become one of the finest horror films of all time. An American Werewolf in London is a superior blend of horror and comedy. It is the only Werewolf film of quality; that is, quality acting, quality FX and a quality story all wrapped up in one movie. In 1997, An American Werewolf in Paris was released - and it changed nothing. The story is basically the same: ugly Americans trip about Europe and find themselves in the wrong place, at the wrong time -- this time it's Paris, France. What follows is a film that is wrapped up in the kind of revolting silliness that can be found in a TV sitcom that won't survive its first season. Indeed, there was one sequence in which "canned laughter" would have been most fitting! The only bright spot in this thing is Julie Delpy, who has no buisness being in something like this. Indeed, to think she would fall for such a fool as Andy (Tom Everett Scott) is insulting...On the technical side, it's all bad news. Rick Baker's organic make-up FX in An American Werewolf in London are a triumph of skill and imagination. The Werewolfs in Paris are CGI -- and they look it. Reducing such menacing beasts to cartoons kill the suspense and fear. Not to mention that they look just plain stupid. Director Anthony Waller's script is a hodgepodge of flimsy characters and bad ideas. Even as a straight Werewolf story, it lacks consistency (How many full moons in a row are there?). In the end, An American Werewolf in Paris gets thrown into the dust bin with all the other failed tales of lycanthropy (Wolf). Such a shame.
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Summary: Pretty good movie.
Review: First off, if you expect to see anything about David Kessler and Jack Goodman (The main characters in "An American Werewolf in London") don't watch this. It has nothing to do with any of those characters. It is it's own movie and having said that, let me add it's pretty good too. Although the f/x in "London" were much better as was the story, this still holds it's own. It has lot's of genuine scares as well as laughs, the f/x were o.k. too (Although Rick Baker should have been called back in.) If you are looking for a movie that doesn't make fun of the whole genre like the "Howling" sequels did, you will like this one. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Better than the Original, More Scares and Laughs.
Review: "An American Werewolf in Paris" is one Hellava Fun film. It's got All the necessary ingredients to make a Great Horror/Comedy, and it's always careful not to get Too Funny, or Too Scary. It Cleverly stays in the Middle, that's why it succeeds where So many others have failed. Tom Everett Scott stars as an American Backpacker in France with two American Buddies. While on a Midnight Bungee-jump from the Eiffel Tower, Tom meets Julie Delpy, who, through a change of amusing events, turns out to be a Werewolf... As does Tom. The Performances are Fun, no one is taking it to Seriously, which is a Good thing. Tom Everett Scott ("Dead Man on Campus" and "Boiler Room") is a Wonderful performer and he has given every film his all. Here he Acts Scared, but makes it funny. It's a performance that Carries the film. Julie Delpy ("Killing Zoë" and "Before Sunrise") gives a Sympathetic Performance, which she Excels at. The Special Effects are Very Good, some people have accused them of being to Computerised, but I don't care.. They look Cool. They are an Improvement on the Original ("American Werewolf in London") as we can Now see the Werewolves more Close up and Clearly. The Story and Script are Great, It doesn't just Rehash the original, like many films in the Horror genre do. It is it's Own film and a Great one at that.
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Summary: Better then before
Review: Andy and his two friends are travelling Europe on a dare devil tour, when they get to Paris Andy has an idea for a stunt thet the other two will never top, he plans to bungee jump off the Effle Tower. Once there he sees a girl who plans to jump off and kill herself, Andy manages to save her life but she disapears. Andy tracks her down, one day someone in her house tells him to go to a party to meet her there, once there Andy is attacked by a werewolf and bitten. Days after some strange things begin to happen to Andy, he is becoming a werewolf. An American WereWolf in Paris is a little bit different to the first one, the story line is changes a tiny bit, this time there is a way for the werewolf to turn back to a human. I really enjoyed An American Werewolf In Paris, it's pretty gory and the massacre scenes are cool. There is alot of suspence to be had in this movie as well. The only thing I missed was the werewolf trancermation, in the original it looked much cooler, in this one it's all far to computerized. Over all I enjoyed this more then the first film, it's still a little bit slow but it has a better ending, better plot and much better gore, a great nights entertainment.
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Summary: It's different from the first, but still a killer flick!
Review: It was waaaaay too long of a wait between American Werewolf movies! I remember how excited I got when I heard there would be a new one, and when I saw some of the first online pics. I had a totally different idea of what the movie would be like, but the actual film still turned out to be great. Like the first, it starts out with some young American male tourists traveling through Europe for the thrill of it. Once again we have some very realistic male characters. Like in the first, you can really see yourself as one of them, you can recognize their friendships. It's very real and this is a big part of the charm of both movies. The plot of the first was much simpler though. It was about a guy who becomes a werewolf in London, falls in love with his nurse, wolfs out and eats some people, and is killed soon after. The sequel is a completely new and much more complicated tale, with only a slight, "possible" link to the original. The story involves werewolf skinheads with a nazi plot, as well as a possible cure for werewolfism. In addition, things are even more complicated with the female love interest also being a werewolf. The plot is great, despite what people say. It's not OVERLY complicated, nor is it boring or too long or anything like that. My main problem with this film, which I eventually got over, was the actual look of the werewolves. They were a bit too ape-like for my tastes. The first transformation of the female bothered me a bit too, as her knee bent backwards to become her heel, rather than her actual foot stretching, the way it did in the first film and which seemed far more real. The thing that probably bothered most people though, including me, was that the cgi effects were so obvious. They were great for their time, but even now, CGI effects are somewhat obvious and they really need to perfect them before they do something like this. I mean, it's not that they're not good effects, but they are not as scary as an actual werewolf being there as with the first film's animatronic and puppet effects. They looked so much more real! Still, as I said, you get over this the more you see the movie, and it becomes more real to you, and let me tell you that it DOES have some terrifying scenes if you are capable of really getting into it, and at least you see the werewolves a lot more than in the first movie. So that main complaint of mine was washed away a long time ago by all the redeeming qualities of this film. The only other thing I would mention is that the dead friends and victims in THIS film weren't as charming as in the first. Actually, I originally didn't care for them in the first film either. Seemed a bit corny. But I got used to them. In the second film though, there are two primary ones, the main character's friend, who is okay if not waaaay too bitter, and a female victim who is sooooooo annoying as she tries to be comic relief. She does tarnish the movie a bit after she is killed. That's probably the only thing in the film that still bugs me and detracts from its enjoyment. Those are my only complaints about this film, the CGI effects and the annoying zombies. I do confess though, that I'm confused as to how Serafine, the lead female, managed to be "cured" by the end of the picture, if I'm right in assuming that. And speaking of Serafine, remember the "possible link" to the original I spoke about earlier? Well, maybe I was a little slow in not picking this up myself by watching the film, but I eventually heard that Serafine is supposed to be the daughter of the main characters from An American Werewolf in London. Well, the possibility that this is true is never stated in An American Werewolf In Paris, but it is definitely hinted at. Note that her dead mother was a nurse, and she had a stepfather, and she was a werewolf of course. Anyway, all in all, I find An American Werewolf in Paris to be loads of fun! it's not the first, but it's still great in its own way.
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