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The Wolfman
Some
of my best friends are...,
Personally I've always
preferred vampires to werewolves. It's not that I have anything against
werewolves--after all, some of my best are...etc. Nonetheless, THE WOLFMAN does
the subject & genre proud. In fact it's so good that the fact that Anthony
Hopkins was in it didn't bother me at all (you see, I am sick to death of AH
appearing in 1 out 3 of every made since SILENCE OF THE U KNOW WHAT.) The
production values of WOLFMAN are up to the high standards of Copolla's
DRACULA--or the production values of Hammer Horror at its' best.
Another big plus is that it introduced me to the acting skills of Benicio Del
Toro. He's an interesting & intense actor. His looks aren't typical
Hollywood (thank god!) but he's got good, strong features & plenty of
animal magnetism (comes in handy for portraying a werewold.) He has a wide spectrum
of acting skill.
This is a good movie that's more heavy on gore rather than sex. One bit I found
sort of funny was one in which a man is shooting a handgun at The Beast &
said Beast rips his hand off--and the hand keeps pulling the trigger. The initial
transmorphing scene is brilliantly managed and the final combat of the two
werewolves is exhilarating.
I would say this WOLFMAN would be OK for kids 14+ (I mean, what's so bad about
a animated disembodied compared to a lot of crap of TV they see every day?).
Image of a full moon rising over a dark wood.
Sound of a wolf howling in the near distance.
Quick black out.
The End.
Review: JEFarrow
Updated 8/10
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