I haven't seen that many of them. However, this one really does some remarkably clever stuff, in breaking and reworking genre conventions that I wouldn't expect in numerous other werewolf films. It has a great sense of humor....
I haven't seen that many of them. However, this one really does some remarkably clever stuff, in breaking and reworking genre conventions that I wouldn't expect in numerous other werewolf films. It has a great sense of humor....
... and it has Jenny Agutter too!
The major studios all passed on this movie, they said you can't have a horror with comedy!
I'm sorry, did you want a debate or did you just want to state the obvious? I will third that The Howling is good, but it's still not up to the same level as AAWWIL.
And yes, Jenny Agutter, though I thought she was even more beautiful in Logan's Run. I had a serious crush on her when I was a teenager.
I'm sorry, did you want a debate or did you just want to state the obvious? I will third that The Howling is good, but it's still not up to the same level as AAWWIL.
And yes, Jenny Agutter, though I thought she was even more beautiful in Logan's Run. I had a serious crush on her when I was a teenager.
The Howling is a solid "2nd greatest werewolf movie"
It's amazing that the 2 greatest werewolf films were made at the same time!
I'm sorry, did you want a debate or did you just want to state the obvious? I will third that The Howling is good, but it's still not up to the same level as AAWWIL.
And yes, Jenny Agutter, though I thought she was even more beautiful in Logan's Run. I had a serious crush on her when I was a teenager.
The Howling is a solid "2nd greatest werewolf movie"
It's amazing that the 2 greatest werewolf films were made at the same time!
The Howling actually came out the year before American Werewolf, in 1980.
Interesting necro of an old discussion that reminded me that Wolfen also came out the same year. While not a werewolf movie in its own right, I consider it thematically similar to those movies. Often, Hollywood seems to produce several movies of a similar nature at the same time. I really enjoyed Wolfen because it tried to add mystery, and yes a little cheesy spirituality, to the horror genre at that time.
They actually were using the same shape-shifting effects in The Howling that they later used in AAWIL. Or rather got to test things that they later perfected in the latter.
Just pips The Howling for me. Just such good humour throughout it, plus great effects, decent acting for the most part (with a particular shoutout to the cat on the windowsill), a punchy runtime and relatively coherent violence.
I think it could have knocked off some of the songs (which undermined the atmosphere a bit) and the sudden ending and repeat of a song really took the edge off some great work. It was almost like the director was afraid to go all-in on some serious horror/drama at any point.
Plus, the whole 'seeing the dead' angle was not adequately covered. I'd have preferred he learnt he was a werewolf through some other way.
I'm sorry, did you want a debate or did you just want to state the obvious? I will third that The Howling is good, but it's still not up to the same level as AAWWIL.
And yes, Jenny Agutter, though I thought she was even more beautiful in Logan's Run. I had a serious crush on her when I was a teenager.
The Howling is a solid "2nd greatest werewolf movie"
It's amazing that the 2 greatest werewolf films were made at the same time!
The Howling actually came out the year before American Werewolf, in 1980.
Underworld has been recommended to me, I must get around to working through that franchise.
In other news, talking about werewolves, Teen Wolf paid a silly $66.67. Gosh, the 80s was Michael J. Fox's world, we were just living in it.
A lot of people trash the 'Underworld' movies but they are quite entertaining, their 'Cinema Scores' were B+ for four of them & one got an A-. I gave the first one a 7/10, the next three, a 6/10, but the last one, 'Blood Wars', I only gave it a 5/10. The only quibble I had with the movies was Michael Sheen as Lucian, he just seemed to be all wrong.
Antwort von tmdb53400018
am 13. September 2017 um 16:50
I haven't seen that many of them. However, this one really does some remarkably clever stuff, in breaking and reworking genre conventions that I wouldn't expect in numerous other werewolf films. It has a great sense of humor....
Antwort von tmdb82469342
am 13. September 2017 um 17:13
... and it has Jenny Agutter too!
The major studios all passed on this movie, they said you can't have a horror with comedy!
What do they know?
Antwort von MirrorUniverse
am 29. September 2017 um 12:38
This is my favorite werewolf movie, loved it since I was a kid! The Howling is also excellent!
Antwort von tmdb43737777
am 30. September 2017 um 18:17
Yeah check out the howling as well. Both are the essential werewolf movies. Amc has been showing them every Halloween
Antwort von AlienFanatic
am 30. September 2017 um 21:40
Yes.
I'm sorry, did you want a debate or did you just want to state the obvious? I will third that The Howling is good, but it's still not up to the same level as AAWWIL.
And yes, Jenny Agutter, though I thought she was even more beautiful in Logan's Run. I had a serious crush on her when I was a teenager.
Antwort von furious_iz
am 22. November 2017 um 05:56
Dog Soldiers is another honourable mention, of course not better but still very good
Antwort von tmdb82469342
am 20. Juli 2018 um 12:42
The Howling is a solid "2nd greatest werewolf movie"
It's amazing that the 2 greatest werewolf films were made at the same time!
Antwort von MirrorUniverse
am 22. Juli 2018 um 11:14
The Howling actually came out the year before American Werewolf, in 1980.
Antwort von AlienFanatic
am 22. Juli 2018 um 12:06
Interesting necro of an old discussion that reminded me that Wolfen also came out the same year. While not a werewolf movie in its own right, I consider it thematically similar to those movies. Often, Hollywood seems to produce several movies of a similar nature at the same time. I really enjoyed Wolfen because it tried to add mystery, and yes a little cheesy spirituality, to the horror genre at that time.
Antwort von Lars75
am 5. Dezember 2018 um 18:13
They actually were using the same shape-shifting effects in The Howling that they later used in AAWIL. Or rather got to test things that they later perfected in the latter.
Antwort von Fergoose
am 30. September 2021 um 17:22
Just pips The Howling for me. Just such good humour throughout it, plus great effects, decent acting for the most part (with a particular shoutout to the cat on the windowsill), a punchy runtime and relatively coherent violence.
I think it could have knocked off some of the songs (which undermined the atmosphere a bit) and the sudden ending and repeat of a song really took the edge off some great work. It was almost like the director was afraid to go all-in on some serious horror/drama at any point.
Plus, the whole 'seeing the dead' angle was not adequately covered. I'd have preferred he learnt he was a werewolf through some other way.
7/10
Antwort von DRDMovieMusings
am 29. September 2023 um 13:26
Looks like a 1981 release date for The Howling, see https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11298-the-howling
Antwort von bratface
am 29. September 2023 um 18:04
Not a big fan of this movie.
These are my fav 'werewolf' movies:
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/6312-le-pacte-des-loups
The 'Underworld' movies have pretty cool werewolves.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/277-underworld
Antwort von DRDMovieMusings
am 29. September 2023 um 21:01
Underworld has been recommended to me, I must get around to working through that franchise.
In other news, talking about werewolves, Teen Wolf paid a silly $66.67. Gosh, the 80s was Michael J. Fox's world, we were just living in it.
Antwort von bratface
am 29. September 2023 um 21:16
A lot of people trash the 'Underworld' movies but they are quite entertaining, their 'Cinema Scores' were B+ for four of them & one got an A-. I gave the first one a 7/10, the next three, a 6/10, but the last one, 'Blood Wars', I only gave it a 5/10. The only quibble I had with the movies was Michael Sheen as Lucian, he just seemed to be all wrong.