The Wolfman is an upcoming 2010 remake of the 1941 classic horror film of the same name. The remake is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and Art Malik. Although originally scheduled for a November 6, 2009 release, it has been pushed back several times and is slated to be released on February 12, 2010.

 

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:w00t: dying to watch this... awoooooooooooo

 

This looks really good, I want to see it!

Going to finally see this tonight, looking forward to it :D

it's f***ing terrible.

I rather enjoyed it, Anthony Hopkins was great, and I really think Emily Blunt is an amazing actress.

 

the film itself wasn't amazing but I still liked it, I'd probably give it a 6.5/10

it's f***ing terrible.

 

It's not that bad... But, it sure aint that great either.... :rolleyes:

 

I think it's a terrible script, but then, quite a lot of these B-Horror pics from the 50s and 60s were tbh, and that's clearly what this film emulates.... A pity, because I reckon it should have set its sights a damn sight higher after all the effort gone into making the film look good, and the actors all do a decent enough job, as did Peter Cushing, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee back in the days.... Difference is, those films were limited by very small budgets (and the film-makers and actors really did the best they could with such limitations), there really IS no excuse when you've got about $150 million at your disposal to come up with something that's so badly written....

 

A chance was missed here to come up with something Classic in the vein of American Werewolf in London (and frankly, there are several scenes in the film which pathetically try to emulate Landis' 1981 classic) given the resources, the talent involved and major-studio backing, it's pretty shocking that it's not a lot better than it is....

 

5/10.. Good enough for a rainy Saturday when you've nothing better to do, but just not GOOD ENOUGH in general... The Werewolf gets short-changed yet again, while all the effort goes into making more and more bloody Vampire films and TV shows, even the excellent "Being Human" doesn't focus nearly as much on George as it does on Mitchell and the Vampires.....

 

American Werewolf In London still stands as the best Werewolf film...EVER.. in my view.... Pretty shocking considering that film is almost 30 years old.... But then, really, in terms of the Lycanthrope in film, what really IS better than Landis' absolute classic....? Well, okay, "Ginger Snaps" is admittedly pretty damn good (but again, LOW BUDGET), but apart from that.....?

 

I think it's gonna take someone with the talent and high profile of Guillermo Del Toro or Chris Nolan to finally do the Werewolf justice in the 21st Century.....

I saw this tonight. I giggled from start to finish. Was it supposed to be a comedy? I wasn't sure. And no-one else was laughing. :unsure:

I saw this tonight. I giggled from start to finish. Was it supposed to be a comedy? I wasn't sure. And no-one else was laughing. :unsure:

 

It's a trashy, campy, hilarious-for-all-the-wrong-reasons "HORROR" film...... :lol:

 

I doff my cap to the actors for taking the whole ridiculous enterprise seriously in the sense that Messrs Cushing and Lee did in the Hammer days, mind you, it did seem that Sir Anthony kind of had his tongue firmly in his cheek..... :lol:

 

Best bit of dialogue has to go to Hugo Weaving in the pub though.... :lol:

The sets and the makeup have a really fake yet interesting look to them. I like the fact that the atmosphere was sort of tacky like Universal's old films. The trees look fake in the forest, the fog looks like it's coming from a fog machine, and the makeup resembles a lot of the look of the 1941 film. Some may see these elements as stupid ones but I think they're fun to be around along with the black and white Universal title at the beginning. There is one scene that has true quality to it. Towards the middle of the film, we see Lawrence Talbot transform for the second time into the monster. He ends up running from the Scotland Yard inspector atop London's rooftops. The music and cinematography are very well done in this sequence and blend fantastically together.

 

In the 1941 version, Lon Chaney had to perform with only makeup on and nothing else. He had to act, show emotion, and find depth in his character. Here, in this definite modernized version of the story, there are only a few valuable shots of the Wolf Man in makeup. The rest is CGI. Benicio Del Toro doesn't have to act much as the fully transformed creature. It is controlled by a computer now, not an actor. We don't get that true, raw, elegant character performance as much today which is unfortunate because this is part of movie magic.

 

The cast is not as great as you would think. Anthony Hopkins isn't that good, just annoying. And Emily Blunt's performance is one note. Overall, this is a bland movie. The pacing is what makes it poor and it's very predictable. It's only interesting when the Wolf Man transforms and when there are guts flying on the screen. I honestly don't think this movie could've been scarier than it is though. Nothing, no matter what you do, can make a scary "Wolf Man" movie because he isn't a horrifying character and he is not real, as opposed to a movie like "The Strangers" which could really happen. Do you think anything can be made into horror? This remake could’ve been worse but