Wolfman-The Offical Thread - Page 126

Matt Mortem · 10-11-2010, 08:28 AM

interesting read. I agree with him that this felt like a film being pulled in 3 different directions. Such a shame too. This could have kicked off a massive Universal Monster revival

DACrowe · 10-11-2010, 10:26 AM

Too bad. I'm not sure he was the right guy fo the job or not. I liked One Hour Photo, but while Never Let Me Go has gorgeous cinematography and amazing acting...it is just trying too hard to be soulfully artistic and it comes off a bit silly.

The Wolfman movie we got is...a disappointment. I watched the DC again last week as one of the Halloween films I do (along with Coppola's Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, AWWIL and the old Universals). Visually it is stunning. The cast is great (though surprisingly Del Toro is the only one who has a few stiff line readings and this was his pet project!). It just doesn't quite work.

The first act in the DC is actually quite good at introducing this world and having Lawrence go home for his brother and then going to the bar, etc. The funeral is haunting. But when it's supposed to get scary is when it just doesn't work. The movie never really builds tension. The werewolf attacks are a lot of fun to see and very cool. But they're certainly not scary. I'm not sure if Johnson just wanted us to be exhilerated, which he succeeded at. But that then makes the buildups even less scary. Never mind the jump cuts.

And then that whole third act...the ending could have been so much better. (Cough-kill dad with silver cane to pay off its introduction, having Lawrence and Gwen kill each other-Cough).

Oh well. It is still an entertaining movie to watch in October. But nowhere near the classic it could have been.

Matt Mortem · 10-11-2010, 01:54 PM

I agree, once the wolf shows up it kind of becomes a slasher flick. Theres no scare, theres no suspense it just becomes hack and slash

Slushy · 10-11-2010, 04:50 PM

its time to play The Lawrence drinking game. Take a shot everytime his name is said in the film!

Rac · 10-11-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackheart

its time to play The Lawrence drinking game. Take a shot everytime his name is said in the film!

Heh, might even do that this weekend.

AVEITWITHJAMON · 10-13-2010, 10:52 AM

I still feel this is quite an under-rated movie personally, it could have and should have been better, but all the ****e going on in the background obviously effected the finished product, despite that, I still enjoy what we got, especially the DC.

redhawk23 · 10-13-2010, 01:05 PM

I need to track down the directors cut. I liked the movie but overall I was diaspointed. This movie had the chance to be totally great.

AVEITWITHJAMON · 10-15-2010, 07:24 AM

^The DC definately improves the movie, it doesnt make it fantastic or anything but the characters are fleshed out a lot more.

Spidey-Bat · 10-17-2010, 01:44 PM

I requested this on Netflix in August and finally got around to watching it. I only watched the alternate endings and a couple extra features. I have to say, I prefer the ending where he kills Gwen.

Matt Mortem · 10-17-2010, 02:41 PM

didnt see that ending. Who kills him?

Spidey-Bat · 10-17-2010, 02:47 PM

He doesn't die. Gwen grabs the gun but he bites her and kills her. Then he stands up looking towards the camera.

Eelectro 2 · 10-24-2010, 12:43 AM

i really enjoyed this take on the character. better than any other wolfman movies, imo

unknownuser · 10-24-2010, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spidey-Bat

He doesn't die. Gwen grabs the gun but he bites her and kills her. Then he stands up looking towards the camera.

thank you, this is one movie i couldn't finish

Matt Mortem · 10-24-2010, 01:17 AM

That ending sucks. I prefer the one where Gwen kills him

unknownuser · 10-24-2010, 03:08 AM

oh so he dies in the theatrical ending?
My girlfriend rented this movie a while back but I never got around to finishing it

Matt Mortem · 10-24-2010, 10:10 AM

He dies in the theatrical ending. Gwen dies in an alternate ending

ALP · 10-25-2010, 03:38 PM

I liked the ending where they both die. Romeo and Juliet sort of thing lol

I quite liked the DC, way better than the fast crap theatrical version.

This film just had a mediocre director.

lime · 03-02-2011, 02:41 PM

Just rewatched the movie for the first time since I saw it at the cinema.

The movie might suck as a story and directing, but it's glouriously amazing achievement of art. The makeup (that just won oscar) was very good and massive, but I believe the movie had an oscar quality Art and Costumes.

Still, the movie wasn't all that good, but visually was a beauty.

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10-11-2010, 08:28 AM	#3126
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,154	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread interesting read. I agree with him that this felt like a film being pulled in 3 different directions. Such a shame too. This could have kicked off a massive Universal Monster revival

10-11-2010, 10:26 AM	#3127
DACrowe Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 24,840	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread Too bad. I'm not sure he was the right guy fo the job or not. I liked One Hour Photo, but while Never Let Me Go has gorgeous cinematography and amazing acting...it is just trying too hard to be soulfully artistic and it comes off a bit silly. The Wolfman movie we got is...a disappointment. I watched the DC again last week as one of the Halloween films I do (along with Coppola's Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, AWWIL and the old Universals). Visually it is stunning. The cast is great (though surprisingly Del Toro is the only one who has a few stiff line readings and this was his pet project!). It just doesn't quite work. The first act in the DC is actually quite good at introducing this world and having Lawrence go home for his brother and then going to the bar, etc. The funeral is haunting. But when it's supposed to get scary is when it just doesn't work. The movie never really builds tension. The werewolf attacks are a lot of fun to see and very cool. But they're certainly not scary. I'm not sure if Johnson just wanted us to be exhilerated, which he succeeded at. But that then makes the buildups even less scary. Never mind the jump cuts. And then that whole third act...the ending could have been so much better. (Cough-kill dad with silver cane to pay off its introduction, having Lawrence and Gwen kill each other-Cough). Oh well. It is still an entertaining movie to watch in October. But nowhere near the classic it could have been. __________________ "Let us disappoint the Men who are raising themselves upon the ruin of this Country." --John Adams

10-11-2010, 01:54 PM	#3128
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,154	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread I agree, once the wolf shows up it kind of becomes a slasher flick. Theres no scare, theres no suspense it just becomes hack and slash

10-11-2010, 04:50 PM	#3129
Slushy Master Of The Universe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hell Posts: 2,908	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread its time to play The Lawrence drinking game. Take a shot everytime his name is said in the film!

10-13-2010, 10:52 AM	#3131
AVEITWITHJAMON Terminator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Liverpool, U.K Posts: 21,481	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread I still feel this is quite an under-rated movie personally, it could have and should have been better, but all the ****e going on in the background obviously effected the finished product, despite that, I still enjoy what we got, especially the DC. __________________ 2013: 1)Django Unchained-9(2)Star Trek Into Darkness-9(3)Iron Man 3-9(4)Evil Dead-8(5)Oblivion-8(6)The Last Stand-7.5(7)Oz: The Great And Powerful-7.5(8)Jack The Giant Slayer-7.5

10-13-2010, 01:05 PM	#3132
redhawk23 Zoom! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 9,563	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread I need to track down the directors cut. I liked the movie but overall I was diaspointed. This movie had the chance to be totally great.

10-15-2010, 07:24 AM	#3133
AVEITWITHJAMON Terminator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Liverpool, U.K Posts: 21,481	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread ^The DC definately improves the movie, it doesnt make it fantastic or anything but the characters are fleshed out a lot more. __________________ 2013: 1)Django Unchained-9(2)Star Trek Into Darkness-9(3)Iron Man 3-9(4)Evil Dead-8(5)Oblivion-8(6)The Last Stand-7.5(7)Oz: The Great And Powerful-7.5(8)Jack The Giant Slayer-7.5

10-17-2010, 01:44 PM	#3134
Spidey-Bat Ours is the Fury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sudden Valley Posts: 38,158	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread I requested this on Netflix in August and finally got around to watching it. I only watched the alternate endings and a couple extra features. I have to say, I prefer the ending where he kills Gwen.

10-17-2010, 02:41 PM	#3135
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,154	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread didnt see that ending. Who kills him?

10-17-2010, 02:47 PM	#3136
Spidey-Bat Ours is the Fury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sudden Valley Posts: 38,158	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread He doesn't die. Gwen grabs the gun but he bites her and kills her. Then he stands up looking towards the camera.

10-24-2010, 12:43 AM	#3137
Eelectro 2 Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 813	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread i really enjoyed this take on the character. better than any other wolfman movies, imo

10-24-2010, 01:17 AM	#3139
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,154	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread That ending sucks. I prefer the one where Gwen kills him

10-24-2010, 03:08 AM	#3140
unknownuser nuʞuoʍunsǝɹ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 5,329	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread oh so he dies in the theatrical ending? My girlfriend rented this movie a while back but I never got around to finishing it __________________ Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness.

10-24-2010, 10:10 AM	#3141
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,154	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread He dies in the theatrical ending. Gwen dies in an alternate ending

10-25-2010, 03:38 PM	#3142
ALP In The Mountains Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,011	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread I liked the ending where they both die. Romeo and Juliet sort of thing lol I quite liked the DC, way better than the fast crap theatrical version. This film just had a mediocre director. __________________ The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. "We want to see the newest things. That is because we want to see the future, even if only momentarily. It is the moment in which, even if we don't completely understand what we have glimpsed, we are nonetheless touched by it. This is what we have come to call art." -Takashi Murakami God has a name...and it is CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

03-02-2011, 02:41 PM	#3143
lime Movie critic Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,184	Re: Wolfman-The Offical Thread Just rewatched the movie for the first time since I saw it at the cinema. The movie might suck as a story and directing, but it's glouriously amazing achievement of art. The makeup (that just won oscar) was very good and massive, but I believe the movie had an oscar quality Art and Costumes. Still, the movie wasn't all that good, but visually was a beauty.

03-02-2011, 02:41 PM	#3144
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