AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[robokatt12]

Hello again. I was thinking the other day that there really hasn't been a decent Werewolf flick since the 80's! That's pretty sad, in my opinion. There have been a pawful of attempts (Cursed, GingerSnaps and its sequels), but nothing that even comes close to those creatures created before the CGI Age. Those Underworld "werewolves" were a friggin' joke.

Listed here are some of my favorites, in order of appearance. Enjoy!

1935 Werewolf of London
Henry Hull portrays a scientist who is bitten by a werewolf while on a botanical expedition to Tibet . Upon his return, he proceeds to wreak hairy havoc on London. The makeup is by Jack Pierce, the same artist who created the legendary Frankenstein monster.

1941 The Wolf Man
Lon Chaney Jr. and horror favorite Bela Lugosi both star in this classic. I love the old gypsy woman (Maria Ouspenskaya). Great atmospheric sets in this one.


1960-The Curse Of The Werewolf
Sexy and tragic werewolf Oliver Reed in some really snazzy makeup. This is a great example of British horror.

1980-The Howling
Joe Dante's funny and sexy homage to all things lycanthropic. Rob Bottin's effects were a turning point in film creature history. A must-see werewolf film. John Carradine is in this one, too.

1981-An American Werewolf In London
John Landis directs David Naughton as an American who gets bitten by a werewolf on the wild moors of Northern England. Rick Baker pulled no punches with his extraordinary transformation effects in this revolutionary film. I think it's the first time that we ever see a werewolf that runs on all fours.

1984-The Company Of Wolves
The last great werewolf movie, in my opinion. Stylish and hauntingly beautiful, this film by Neil Jordan is a re-telling of the Little Red Riding Hood tale.

That's about it, as far as my favorite moon-cursed beasties are concerned. There are a few films in the works, one that looks promising is Werewolf By Night, based on the Marvel comic from the 70s.

Any other good werewolf films stalking the streets out there that I may have overlooked? Thanks for your time.-R.12

[robokatt12]

Just for the record, I did see Dog Soldiers and even though the werewolves weren't CGI, they were still pretty darned lame. They reminded me of actors in wolfie pajamas.

An American Werewolf in Paris? Those poor CGI critters looked like they were suffering from a severe mange outbreak. Ridiculous!

[TrOmAfAnFoRlIfE]

I have to agree that Underworld absolutely blew (who wants to see werewolves and vampires go at it with Matrix style kung fu and guns) however the werewolves were not CGI. I thought so too at first but one of the featurettes show the full body suits being constructed and tested. I personnelly like Ginger Snaps just because of its originality but neither the wolf nor the transformation can compare to "London" or the Howling

BTW the Underworld werewolves, though practical, were pretty lame looking, just not CGI so they get at least one bonus point from me I still will never waste my time with that flick again

[Big Perm]

Yeah, I wanted to add this: If you are in the mood the watch a good werewolf flick and are wandering the aisles of blockbuster or through your netflix queue and happen to come across a little gem entitled Ginger Snaps then there is a clear decision. Don't; this thing, if forced to watch again, may inspire me to drink the magic kool-aid just to make the end come faster.

[robokatt12]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Big Perm @ Sep 9 2006, 06:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=567)</div>
Yeah, I wanted to add this: If you are in the mood the watch a good werewolf flick and are wandering the aisles of blockbuster or through your netflix queue and happen to come across a little gem entitled Ginger Snaps then there is a clear decision. Don&#39;t; this thing, if forced to watch again, may inspire me to drink the magic kool-aid just to make the end come faster.[/b]

I saw Ginger Snaps and didn&#39;t exactly hate it, just found it be unmemorable in the extreme. It seemed to be (finally!) a werewolf movie made especially for chicks.

"We&#39;re tired of shaving our legs and armpits, we will like, totally WOLF OUT on your asses! Nyaaaah!"

Female empowerment through lycanthropy...nothin&#39; wrong with that.

[Big Perm]

Yeah, I guess you&#39;re right; "go girl power" and all that but if I want to watch one of those I&#39;ll watch Bend it Like Beckham because that way I can look at a pre-anorexic Keira Knightley and some hot Indian women.

I personally thought that Ginger Snaps put Hoover to shame with how much it sucked.

[Mordred the Eld]

As long as we are talking about bad werewolves you can forget that gem of a film VanHelsing. There are just sooo many things wrong with that POS.