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Summary: You should've listened to the dog!
Review: Michael Pare' gives a good performance as uncle Ted. An explorer/adventurer who is attatcked by a werewolf on an expedition, he survives and heads back to the states where he moves onto his sisters property and begins a killing spree of his own. No one suspects a thing except the family dog, Thor, and no one listens to him. Good for it's type, The effects are campy and everyone plays it pretty straight. Best scene involves Pare' Peeing on the dog house to mark his territory. Three and a half stars. Could use some extra features.
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Summary: There Are Spooky Things In The NorthWest
Review: Next to the classic "Wolfman," and "The Howling," Bad Moon is a favorite in our house! There are a lot of parts where the audience gets "jumpy," which is something that I look for in a horror movie. The werewolf looks realistic in this movie-sort of on the same lines as The Howling, but better. This is definately a movie that I recommend you watch in the dark!
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Summary: Another Awesome Werewolf Movie!!
Review: Next to the classic "Wolfman," and "The Howling," Bad Moon is a favorite in our house! There are a lot of parts where the audience gets "jumpy," which is something that I look for in a horror movie. The werewolf looks realistic in this movie-sort of on the same lines as The Howling, but better. This is definately a movie that I recommend you watch in the dark!
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Summary: I love this movie!
Review: Okay, there are a couple of things that stink about this movie, so let's get that out of the way first. (1) Mariel Hemingway's acting sucks, (2) the cute blond kid's acting sucks, (3) Michael Pare's acting sucks slightly less, (4) the big transformation scene REALLY sucks--CGI at its sloppiest, and (5) some inane leaps in logic, like: Is Uncle Ted really so stupid that he thinks "family love" will cure him?
But I still gave it five stars. Why? Two main reasons: One, I love the idea of presenting the plot largely through the eyes of the dog, Thor. Thor acts circles around his human costars, and if, by the end of the movie, you aren't cheering him on as he races home to confront the werewolf, you must have a heart of stone. Two, the werewolf costume is fantastic. It is easily the best-looking, least-fakey werewolf I have ever seen. Despite the idiotic transformation scene, this werewolf looks ten times more impressive--and scary!--than any other. (Okay, the one in the big attack scene in the doctor's office in "The Howling" is a close second.)
Yes, you will groan at some of the dialogue. Yes, you will want the werewolf to rip off the cute blond kid's head. Yes, you will laugh heartily as you watch Ms. Hemingway struggle with the proverbial paper bag. Yes, there is an obligatory "final scare" which is totally stupid. But if you're in the mood for a fun little horror flick with some gore, an awesome monster, and a heroic dog, look no more! Need any more encouragement? This movie was written and directed by Eric Red, the genius who also gave us possibly the best vampire movie of all time, "Near Dark."
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Summary: This moon aint so bad . .
Review: Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script. Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf suit is great (it's just a pity the rushed CGI doesn't come up to scratch - the painful scene where Pare transforms into the creature using CGI is terrible and quite frankly, needed to be cut from the film, especially when the non-digital work in the movie is largely excellent).Warner Bros. dumped this movie straight to tape in the UK, and we never got the chance to see the movie at the theatres. Now, with DVD I can view the movie as it was meant to be seen. It benefits greatly from the digital format, what with a bright sharp picture (highlighting that cool, autumnal look of the cinematography) and the chance to see Steve Johnson's great creature effects. Reviewers moaned about this movie when it came out, and to a point I can see why, but when other dull "horror" movies like AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS and the latest SCREAM rip-off are released at the cinema, this low-budget flick doesn't seem so bad after all. Granted, it's not a great film by any means, but it's not a bad one either . . . I look forward to whatever Eric Red puts out in the future, at least his horror heart is in the right place.
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Summary: Great Movie!!!
Review: One of the coolist looking Werewolf movie I've seen in a long time. Grant it The plot could have been a smite better,but all and all a great flix!!!.Taken from the book "Thor". by Wayne Smith.
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Summary: are people too young to remember Silver Bullet?
Review: That wasn't a good film, but it's Oscar material compared to this. I picked it up after reading all the rave reviews... BOY WAS I DISAPPOINTED! Steve Johnston must have had a really tight budget as the werewolf was stiff and mechanical. The transformation scence (usually setpiece of any werewolf films) has some really tacky CG morphs that totally destroys the moment's pacing. Equally stiff were the actors, delivering their line with all the emotion of a teleprompter. The best way to view this was to turn on the french soundtrack and read the subtitles, at least the dubbers delivers more believable emotion. But then again the script was so trite and bland, turning on the subtitles makes this into a surreal comedy. Face it, 1981 was and is the year of the werewolf:- An American Werewolf in London, The Howling and Wolfen. I have yet to see a contemporary werewolf film that can captivate an audience like they could. After 20 years, Rick Baker's work in AAWIL is still stands above the rest (Sorry Howling fans, never liked Bottin's rabbit eared lycanthropes). If you want solid acting you might as well go for Wolf which at least had Jack Nicholson, Pieffer and Spader (plus Rick Baker's rather good but more "wolfman-esque" work). Trying to do a "straight" werewolf film these days are almost impossible, that also the German Shepard's acting is what the 2 stars are for.
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Summary: are people too young to remember Silver Bullet?
Review: That wasn't a good film, but it's Oscar material compared to this. I was about to order it but found it at a local store's discount for 9 dollars, picked it up after reading all the rave reviews... BOY WAS I DISAPPOINTED! Steve Johnston must have had a really tight budget as the werewolf was stiff and mechanical. The transformation scence (usually setpiece of any werewolf films) has some really tacky CG morphs that totally destroys the moment's pacing. Equally stiff were the actors, delivering their line with all the emotion of a teleprompter. The best way to view this was to turn on the french soundtrack and read the subtitles, at least the dubbers delivers more believable emotion. But then again the script was so trite and bland, turning on the subtitles makes this into a surreal comedy. Face it, 1981 was and is the year of the werewolf:- An American Werewolf in London, The Howling and Wolfen. I have yet to see a contemporary werewolf film that can captivate an audience like they could. After 20 years, Rick Baker's work in AAWIL is still stands above the rest (Sorry Howling fans, never liked Bottin's rabbit eared lycanthropes). If you want solid acting you might as well go for Wolf which at least had Jack Nicholson, Pieffer and Spader (plus Rick Baker's rather good but more "wolfman-esque" work). Trying to do a "straight" werewolf film these days are almost impossible, that also the German Shepard's acting is what the 2 stars are for.
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Summary: Not bad
Review: The werewolf in this movie is one of the more convincing ones that I've seen, with a fuller range of expression and motion then is typical for this genre. The transformation effects, while imaginative, are less then convincing. Most of the acting here is wooden and predictable, but dosen't really detract from the movie--what did you want from a werewolf flick, anyway?
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Summary: Quit Surprising
Review: This a very solid Werewolf movie. The acting is not top notch nor is the filming. But for a Horror/werewolf movie it is very good. An the werewolf is probably the best looking I have ever seen. That is what I think of when I think of a werewolf.
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