This picture has all the elements of a good gothic horror picture. It starts out with all the warnings of the full moon, getting lost on the moors, wild animal sounds, the 5-pointed star and the surprise attack. So the start doesn't offer anything new; only after the attack and the subsequent trip to the hospital does the picture take a dramatic turn.
Here is where John Landis, director of Animal House and Kentucky Fried Movie, works in the comic elements. Landis has experience in comedy, although his record is spotty at best, he does know how to set up a joke. The hospital starts the encounters with his dead friend Jack who informs him that he is in fact a Werewolf. This is only the first of three encounters and is the start of the running gag where you can watch his deterioration as a member of the "undead".
The movie goes between a good gothic horror with all the elements of any good wolfman flick and a well worked comedy using the plight of a person turning into a wolf as the core of the comic elements. The horror scenes are done well; the transition where he turns into a wolfman the first time is really good, perhaps the best in movies. There are plenty of jumps when he is attacking the locals and the werewolf itself is a good piece of special effects.
In summary the acting is better than average, the girl is cute and the horror scenes are good and horrible. This is a real sit at home with your date kind of movie. Good fun, some scary scenes and an easy story to follow so you can fool around while you watch and not miss too much.
Here is where John Landis, director of Animal House and Kentucky Fried Movie, works in the comic elements. Landis has experience in comedy, although his record is spotty at best, he does know how to set up a joke. The hospital starts the encounters with his dead friend Jack who informs him that he is in fact a Werewolf. This is only the first of three encounters and is the start of the running gag where you can watch his deterioration as a member of the "undead".
The movie goes between a good gothic horror with all the elements of any good wolfman flick and a well worked comedy using the plight of a person turning into a wolf as the core of the comic elements. The horror scenes are done well; the transition where he turns into a wolfman the first time is really good, perhaps the best in movies. There are plenty of jumps when he is attacking the locals and the werewolf itself is a good piece of special effects.
In summary the acting is better than average, the girl is cute and the horror scenes are good and horrible. This is a real sit at home with your date kind of movie. Good fun, some scary scenes and an easy story to follow so you can fool around while you watch and not miss too much.