When Ben turns up dead, Lawrence promises Gwen that he will discover the responsible party, the which
he does as a werewolf savages the neighborhood, moving so quickly that even in the midst of a crowd, and even while dismembering, eviscerating, and otherwise wreaking butchery with wild abandon, it's difficult to see exactly what is responsible.
Not exact matches
The cast, made up mostly of soap opera / TV actors
do a decent enough job and theres even a brief appearance from Robert Englund, stealing the show
as a jailed
werewolf (think he's a
werewolf anyway!)
Its just a shame we didn't see more of him fighting
as Momoa's band of bitten
werewolves are terribly regular looking and badly cast.
The Powers That Be at Dimension Films
did it a further service by allowing Rodriguez to keep his marvelous faux trailer at the beginning of the piece, and while we're still missing the remaining three «previews» from the original Grindhouse (I'm dying to see the purported half - hour cut of
Werewolf Women of the SS), the sight of Danny Trejo strutting his stuff
as Machete makes for a perfect mood - setter.
And I didn't catch the
werewolf clues at all, thoughtfully planted
as they were.
Zombie's «
Werewolf Women of the SS» tries too hard to be funny (of course, a last - minute cameo by Nic Cage
as Fu Manchu certainly helps) and Roth's «Thanksgiving» (a play on seasonal horror films) has its moments, but it's Wright's trailer for the British horror flick «Don't» that proves the most effective.
I... I don't think I've ever seen anyone say that they actually liked An American
Werewolf in Paris let along think it is anywhere
as good
as An American
Werewolf in London... that just doesn't seem right.
If the reports are true, he's also busy adapting What We
Do In The Shadows for American television,
as well
as working on a spin - off film starring the original movie's gang of reluctant
werewolves.
We never
do meet the town alchemist,
as he's probably far too busy making hair product to pay any mind to
werewolf business.
When a Twitter user asked Landis why he thought the villagers in the original film didn't stop the
werewolf themselves, the screenwriter revealed that he's exploring this detail in his script, and it will account for one of the biggest deviations from the original film: «Answering this question and the nature of the village's role in the plot in the second and third act
as of now are the biggest changes I've made to the original structure...
Doing some fun stuff.»
Carriger
does a lovely job of creating a Victorian England where
werewolves and vampires have openly been in society for centuries, with added steampunk touches
as well.
The minor details don't matter
as much
as the snarling, bloodthirsty
werewolf in the foreground, which
does accurately express what's in the story.
Oh, and speaking of sound there's a funny little thing you can
do when roaming around
as a
werewolf: click the attack button more than once in quick succession and the pitiful attack audio overlaps itself, creating a sort of blood - curdling growl sure to send shivers down the spine of absolutely nobody.
Because I don't work for a massive site I generally get to pick and choose what I play, allowing me to avoid the worst of the chaff, but Guise of the Wolf managed to pique my interest through its description
as a first - person gothic action - adventure gamer where you play
as Dominick, an alchemist able transform into a
werewolf.
The equivalent in theatre is perhaps audience participation, in film the «
werewolf break» in The Beast Must Die (1974) or the message «Based on a true story» occupy a similar meta - fictional space,
as does a good ol' fashioned cliffhanger of the kind associated with classic serial films such
as Flash Gordon (1936) and almost exhausted of its possibilities in classic Doctor Who (1963 - 1989).
The plot, which suggests that you are searching for a cure for your disease is also really intriguing
as, though turning into a
werewolf - like monster sounds badass, you don't really want to become the thing which other travellers are stalking.
Doing those dashing segments
as a bloodied up
werewolf with the amazing soundtrack blaring is great fun.