Sound Off: Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman – Your Thoughts?
Now that you’ve seen it, what did you think? It was 1941 when Lon Chaney starred in the original Wolf Man, becoming one of the first iconic Universal monsters to hit the big screen. Now, some 69 years later, Universal is back with a new reimagining of the classic monster movie. The Wolfman stars Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt. Is it any good? Does it live up to the original 1941 movie or any of the countless other werewolf movies released since? How is Del Toro as the Wolf Man? If you’ve seen it, sound off, leave us a comment below, and let us know what you thought of The Wolfman!
To fuel the fire, The Wolfman isn’t that good, it’s one big mess. I didn’t hate it (like some critics did) but I didn’t really like it either. It’s just kind of okay, a mediocre mess of a film, that unquestionably feels like it was created by the studio, not the filmmaker (which is a shame). There are some good action scenes, but the story was just completely bland, some moments felt like they were included unnecessarily, and overall it was just mildly entertaining. I think the werewolf costume looked pretty good and so did the transition effects, but there were a few fights with some bad CGI. So in the end, it’s just okay, I will probably forget it quickly.
What did you think of The Wolfman? Great modern monster movie or messy waste of time?
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As a fan of the original, I thought this was a worthy remake. I thought Del Toro was a bit too serious as Lawrence Talbot though. Sure, he had a troubled childhood and life in general, but would it hurt if he smiled a little more and they developed the romance further? I thought it was a bit difficult to empathize with the guy. He was just bland until he became the wolfman.
But, I loved all of the werewolf stuff as well as the atmosphere of the film. Anthony Hopkins was great, as well as Emily Blunt. I will own this one on blu-ray.
I think fans of classic horror films from the old days will appreciate this more than later generation. I thought the story was quite bland as everyone was saying. The acting was done good by all and the transformation scenes were interesting like hulk style with the eyes changing first.
This movie is more of a visual upgrade to the 40s film than anything else in my opinion so if you like classical movies then you will be in for a treat with this movie.
I enjoyed reading the blog reviews. Keep them coming!
LOVED IT! U Gotta C IT!!!! Shades of Oliver Reed and Jack Nicholson
!!! It’s like BT took all the best parts of LC, Michael Landon, OReed, & Nicholson and made this thriller for me! Better than a lap dance you’ll chill to this gothic romance with Hugo Weaving and “Sir” Anthony trying to steal every scene they’re N… Part two in the mix!!!???? I’M IN….Bay’Beee!!!
This movie is everything a classic monster/werewolf movie should be like: Gory, bloody, entertaining, dark and fast paced. People will say that it is rushed, but I felt that it was perfect. It had the pace of ‘The Dark Knight’ and it skipped the already overused parts in werewolf lore (long dialogues and meditation on how to break the werewolf curse etc.) This movie manages to break the monotony of modern horror movies where vampires tend to glitter and where werewolves look like wolves. ‘The Wolfman’ is an gothic, instant horror classic and will be remembered
for it’s brutality and homage. I say: Go see it! Critics have panned good movies before. Examples are “An American Werewolf in London” (a movie which later turned out to be the greatest werewolf movie of all time), “Blade Runner” and “Once Upon A Time in The West”. They where totally wrong. It’s very noticable that this new interpretation of ‘The Wolfman’ is a movie from HORROR LOVERS to HORROR LOVERS. It’s action filled and has with great suspense.
Grade: 5/5.
I thought it was entertaining. Though the plot did drag a little in some places and a few scenes didn’t really fit into the story that well, it was an entertaining film. Hugo Weaving, Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins did a splendid job in their roles, as well as all the other actors/actresses. The CGI was a little scratchy in some places, but still looked brilliant frommy point of view. So, overall it was an entertaining film, but nothing turn of the century.
I just saw it and I felt that it was a really mediocre film. It was boring, and the special effects were pretty bad. I really don’t reccomend wasting your time on this one.
Why are you dopes posting links to your blogs? Like anyone cares.
Anyway, I’m extremely worried for Captain America after this mess of a film.
My thoughts:
http://www.franksreelreviews.com/reviews/2010/wolfman.htm
I thought it was fine, but it was a mess. Had some great stuff and some bland stuff.
Pros- The Wolfman’s make up, the gothic crazy style, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Hopkins, and it was fun seeing The Wolfman going crazy.
Cons- rushed pacing, a bland romance, half baked relationships/ideas, and some laughably bad CGI- that bear!
The extended edition could fix some of this stuff i.e. make the romance set up stronger and the father/son dynamic work better. Add more Weaving too!
i want that hour and 45 minutes of my life back.
My thoughts:
http://gordonandthewhale.com/theatrical-review-the-wolfman/