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The Wolfman

The Wolfman (2010)

February. 12,2010
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5.8
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R
| Drama Horror History Thriller

Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

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Mjeteconer
2010/02/12

Just perfect...

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GrimPrecise
2010/02/13

I'll tell you why so serious

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Claysaba
2010/02/14

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Erica Derrick
2010/02/15

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Prometheus-Covenant
2010/02/16

I expected this film to be horror, but no, it looks like it was directed by a music video director. The CGI really bothers me, especially the CG bear and moose, since they look incredibly fake. The fight between the two werewolves (father and son) is kind of corny and I really cannot take this movie seriously. It's funny how Lawrence kicks his father to a fireplace and his father's entire body gets on fire instantly.

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Michael Ledo
2010/02/17

"Mysterious Gothic feel" is a buzz phrase for "poor lighting" because the special effects weren't that great. The acting was good and the story line was just fine. The movie was ruined by 19th century novelist dialogue that better fit a Jane Austin novel than a Gothic horror. The scenes tended to be dark to hide the fact the special effects have not improved since "American Werewolf in London." Lawrence Talbot is told by his brother's fiancee that he is missing. Talbot returns home only to find out his brother has been found dead, ripped to pieces. The movie is a complete bore until Talbot gets bitten by a werewolf and survives (not unexpected in a werewolf story). He then walks through the house and the dog growls at him. He stops as if he knows this is some kind of sign he is a werewolf. The scene would have worked except the dog growled at him all the time before he was bit and also (mini-plot spoiler) lives with Talbot's dad who is also a werewolf (revealed about half way through if you hadn't figured it out before hand). The gypsy woman which was great in the 1941 master piece is reduced to a minor character. Hugo Weaving plays a Scotland Yard investigator, thinks the killings that happen while Lawrence Talbot was away was caused by him, another bad plot element, which made as much sense as the dog growling. The werewolves in this movie just don't kill one guy and are done for the night, rather they go on senseless killing sprees. As in most werewolf movies the action jumps from full moon to full moon, which seem to come at an incredible rate.

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Davis P
2010/02/18

This 2010 remake of the 1941 classic film is pretty weak overall. This version stars Anthony Hopkins, Emily blunt, and Benicio del Toro. The acting truthfully is just mediocre, I've definitely seen worse, but it doesn't change that multiple scenes where the acting just didn't measure up and it made it very difficult to get invested in the film. I usually like Emily blunt and Anthony Hopkins and they really are good actors and there other films prove that but I just don't think their performances here were nearly as skilled as their other roles. The plot is pretty simple, nothing too complex here, and personally it wasn't difficult at all to figure out who was the wolf man responsible for the murders at the beginning. The visuals are pretty good, that's actually the only thing that's good about the movie. It did deserve that Oscar win for makeup, it does feature top notch makeup and visuals, but everything else about is lackluster and uninteresting. The Wolfman could've been an interesting and I feel like there was a pretty good amount of potential that the filmmakers had to deal with, but all that potential was unfortunately wasted. 3/10 overall for The Wolfman.

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view_and_review
2010/02/19

The werewolf tale has been done many times and in many different ways. I'm always intrigued by the liken/werewolf movie so it never gets old for me. I liked this rendition as well.What I was looking for: 1.) Plus CGI/special effects with the Wolfman. There was plenty of that in his transformation and his speedy movements.2.) A display of the Wolfman's strength and brutality. It is a werewolf movie after all. There must be sacrifices.3.) A halfway decent story. It didn't have to be great just serviceable and it was even better than I expected.To me, it was an above average werewolf movie. Bravo.

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