Comments on: Five Things I Loved About “The Wolfman.”

By: SFontana

SFontana — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:31:53 +0000

I’ve just watched the movie in a near town. Boring, so boring. I can’t say anything good about it, even though I love the Victorian aesthetic and I love lightweight flicks. I don’t even agree with the points Andrew writes about, and Andrew is always right!!! Bad direction work -for elegant Victorian horror scenes you watch Bram Stoker’s Dracula-, bad interpretation work (del Toro offers time after time the same expression, come on Benicio, where’s the inner drive?, you’re a nice guy who has just lost his brother, loves his girl and is becoming a monster!!!), no tension, no nice music, smug dialogues…

Ok, I accept the last 30 minutes or so are ok.

[PD: Sorry for my English.]

By: mike baron

mike baron — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:24:33 +0000

I wish I were as enthusiastic. I did think Benicio was an excellent choice for Talbot, but then he never really captured my enthusiasm. Bottom line, it wasn’t scary. I can’t remember the last really scary movie that came out. High hopes for Shutter Island.

By: Christian Toto

Christian Toto — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:13:36 +0000

I would toss in ‘the effects,’ a nice hodgepodge of old school makeup and CGI magic.

Not sure why you hire an actress as beguiling as Emily Blunt and not bother to introduce a love story into the narrative.

And while del Toro shares Chaney’s haunted eyes he delivers a terribly bland performance.

By: JohnVS

JohnVS — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:35:13 +0000

I’ve been holding off on this one. Like you, I had all the models (don’t forget King Kong and the Creature from the Black Lagoon). I hate to see a good thing ruined. But I think you’ve convinced me to see it on purely nostalgic grounds.

By: DAVE RODRIGUEZ

DAVE RODRIGUEZ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:30:45 +0000

YOU FORGOT GENE SIMMONS…. AS THE WOLFMANS VOICE!

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:41:08 +0000

Haven’t seen it yet – but you intrigue me. I always had a soft spot for Lon Chaney Jr.’s Larry Talbot. Such an awareness of his own inner horror. Plus the guys’ name was Larry! (Hey, these things are important when you’re six)
Laughed aloud when you mentioned Hugo Weaving. The man is incredible. What can you say about a guy who’s voice work raises the overall class of a movie like “Babe”?

By: naturalfake

naturalfake — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:51:49 +0000

You’re right on the button with your reasons.

But, you missed one-

(very mild spoilers)

The savagery of the attacks. And a particularly nice build up with the opening scene and then the brief glimpse in the morgue to the slaughter in the gypsy camp.

You got a real feeling for why the werewolf was so feared.

Good horror movies know when to let the crazy loose and this one did.

Not perfect, not as great as it could have been, but a fun time? Absolutely.

By: Frankie Are

Frankie Are — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:32:01 +0000

Andrew, I too loved my monsters when I was a tyke (a great old word). I remember putting my Wolfman model together and getting a buzz from that (since outlawed) glue. Do kids still make model monsters? Anyway, your enthusiasm has made me want to see this remake only for the reasons you outlined. If any one of them is inaccurate then you have a major wedgie coming to you. You’ve been warned.

By: hollywoodron

hollywoodron — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:50:16 +0000

this guy adores Che, so i’m pretty annoyed. i’ll wait till its a dust bin dvd before i watch it.