Wolfman: Yay or Nay?

Started by furiousveggie, February 06, 2010, 10:48:05 PM

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Tom Smith Monsternut

I thought Danny Elfman score was great ! Very much in the background but great.
Tom Smith " Dr. Deadly"

Cardone

I saw it today with my 8 year old son Wolfgang ...yes he's 8 ...   we live in a world of magic and monster 24 hours a day...and he is allowed to see violent films as long as the violence is over the top and  fantasy ... and this was !!   We liked the movie a lot but thought the intro/ beginning was a let down and the character stuff in the begining was very boring ... but when he changes ...look out ....what a ride . I loved the way he ran on 2 legs and then would switch over to 4 !!!  The make up .... perfect homage to Lon Jr and Jack P . The gore was top notch and I like the way the action was directed .  Was it just me or does Deltorro look a bit like LON JR?
A fun and exciting day for a monster lover !! All Hail Universal monsters !

drthomasholmes

 Fantastic in almost every way.

ScaryCreature

I'll go see it again..   A HUNDRED TIMES!  I thought it was fantastic.  I don't want to spoil the fun for anyone so I'm not going to comment on the movie.  But, it reminded me a lot of watching an old, classic Universal monster film... Updated for today's audience for sure, but it had that old "monster" feel...  I like that it was set in the Victorian era... PERFECT! 

scarewaves

I saw it here in the UK on wednesday night and i had the hugest smile on my face for the whole film.
Loved the setting, Del Toro was perfectly cast, the wolf make up shocked me at how good they mixed man and wolf. The Chase scene on the rooftops is awesome and THE fight scene more or less had me drooling haha
So many movies, so little time!!

Anton Phibes

I liked the movie.  I didnt love it though.  The only reasons I didnt love it were the obvious "ooohh---lets do this w/Hopkins" part and the lack of interaction between Maleva and Lawrence. In the original film, Sir John is a radically different character and a tragic hero.  In this one, well...lets just say blah. The addition of Talbot's mother and lack of Maleva's son destroyed the relationship we experienced in the first film. But I walked away realtively pleased and hope we see more in this vein.

artistguy

I also felt as though I was watching a Hammer Films remake of "The Wolfman"... I think the color,  gore and violence,  Gothic settings.... which I've always liked in a Hammer film... not to mention.. even the music had a Hammer feel..... Del Toro also reminds me of a young Oliver Reed... also the Wolfman's "stature"  is very reminiscent of the Curse of the Werewolf.  Broad, more muscular  and powerful.

Universalrocks

I agree with Anton Phibes, he hit the nail on the head. I think if they would have gone in this direction it would have been a better movie. I liked it for the most part, but like Anton Phibes I Liked it but, did not Love it. And to tell you the truth when I got home from seeing it, I popped in the Original Wolf Man just to get the bad taste out of my mouth so to speak.
But the good thing is like a lot of folks are saying on other boards, at least it will expose the Young People to The Universal Monsters.

StyreneDude

Saw it last night and LOVED it!!  It was just about perfect IMO...great balance of everything. Atmosphere, scenery, great performances, astounding make-up, and just enough action to keep it running on all four wolf paws!!


I'm going again today.

Lord Blood-Rah

I saw it last night and left the theatre satisfied.  Not overwhelmed or blown away, but satisfied.  
The look is great, capturing that Universal monster vibe.  
Del Toro as the Wolfman was great, but as Talbot I found hima little flat.  In my opinion the best performances here were Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving.
I liked it, quite a bit actually, and will see it again.

By the way, and a bit off topic, but if this touches off a resurgence of Universal remakes, what do you think:
Hugo Weaving as The Invisible Man?
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Wolf Man

I am still waiting for it to arrive in Kuwait.  Opinions have been an interesting read.  I read a terrible review online from a guy who came to the conclusion while critiquing the original Wolf Man that he really doesn't like werewolf films and finds them boring.  That being said, why would they let this guy review the new Wolfman?  I must say that I value all your opinions much more than some idiot who is reviewing a film where he finds the genre boring.  Sheesh. 
Even a man who is pure at heart......

Universal Steve

Saw it last night. Not really impressed. The story went from fast paced to slow off and on. The visuals were good and I liked the aslyumn scene but after that that was about it. I had figured out the movie just from the clips like I have posted and it was that predicatable. The ending reminded me of the ending of Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I prefer the Claude Rains Sir John over the Anthony Hopkins version. As usual with  movies nowadays , the graphic gore and special effects were a little extreme. I did not feel that Del Toro and Blunt had the same chemistry as Chaney and Ankers. I did not feel sympathy for the character in this version. The only surprise I picked up on almost happened was in the scene of the first attack at the gypsy camp, they had a bear that was growling because of the Wolfman being near. For one moment I thought they were going to recreate the scene that was cut out of the original where Talbot wrestled a bear at the gypsy camp that got loose. It didn't happen but the idea was there. On a scale of 1 to 10 put me down for a 4 and I wouldn't want a sequel.
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AlwaysWitty

I loved it. I don't see how some of you folks didn't find it to be very close to the original. I mean,

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The scenes in the Asylum almost clearly expand on Larry's attempts to restrain himself in the original. Heck, the medical school transformation was almost exactly like the transformation in the original where he's tied to a chair, complete with shots of his feet as he changes. The father/son dynamic was the most drastic alteration, really, and even then, it reminded me of Universal's other werewolf movie, "The Werewolf of London". The feral child thing seemed to be a pretty clear nod to an early draft of the original film's script, too.
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Hopefully it's successful enough at the box office that Uni decides to resurrect their other classic monsters. It's been too long since we last saw them, if you ask me.

And no, I don't count "Van Helsing" as the last time we saw them.

monsterphile

Quote from: Lord Blood-Rah on February 13, 2010, 12:16:10 PM
By the way, and a bit off topic, but if this touches off a resurgence of Universal remakes, what do you think:
Hugo Weaving as The Invisible Man?

I like that idea very much.