LoginEven though this movie had a rather lame reputation, since I always had a weak spot for Wes Craven, I thought I should check it out. Indeed, Wes Craven was a pretty cool director and he has made some awesome movies. However, this was definitely not one of them... Apparently, I read somewhere that the production was a mess and you could see it on the screen. Indeed, Craven spent more than 2 years on this movie, shooting, re-shooting, and re-shooting again with a different script and a really different cast. Eventually, the end-result was seriously weak with a really lame story, some lame dialogues and some lame special effects. It was even supposed to be R rated but, once again, the Weinstein brothers changed their mind and went for a PG-13, ruining even more the whole thing even more. You might wonder if the original version might not have worked better but we’ll never know, I’m afraid. For Wes Craven, the blow on his career was huge and the only films he would manage to make afterwards would be the rather weak ‘Scream 4’ and the even more underwhelming ‘My Soul to Take’ which was just really sad. To conclude, the whole thing is rather disastrous and you should probably avoid it.
Cursed Reviews
A lame movie
Posted : 13 years, 6 months ago on 15 October 2010 11:30
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Cursed review
Posted : 14 years ago on 24 April 2010 11:16
I guess there's no such thing as safe sex with a werewolf.
Not exactly a lameass film, but it could have been better. I really didn't expect the twist (which is actually the point), as it was certainly unexpected. The film definitely showed the ferocity of a lycanthrope (werewolf), but another old adage (I won't say it here, since it would give the twist away) also comes into play as the events unfold.
Ellie Myers (Ricci) is a studio executive with a geeky brother, Jimmy (Eisenberg) who is plagued and constantly taunted by the wrestling jock, Bo (Ventimiglia), who has a secret of his own. Ellie is dating Jake (Jackson), the hottest and most sought-after man in L.A., who owns a museum. One night after visiting Jake and picking Jimmy up from downtown L.A., Ellie and her brother are caught in accident when a huge creature suddenly jumps out from the bushes along the highway and leaps over their car. Ellie crashes into an incoming car, which carries Becky (Elizabeth), who had just come from a carnival. While trying to help Becky get out of her car, which has flipped upside down, Ellie and Jimmy are surprised when a huge, bear-like creature grabs Becky. Although they try to save her, they are unsuccessful, and they come off from the ordeal with deep scratches on their arms. Before they can walk off, something throws the upper half of Becky's body infront of them. When the paramedics arrive, Jimmy claims that it was a werewolf, but the policeman scoffs. Ellie thinks that her brother needs help, but Jimmy is determined to prove his theory. He does some research on the subject, and all the while he and his sister experience changes (Ellie smells the blood coming from a co-worker who is experiencing a nosebleed, Jimmy easily beats Bo in a wrestling match, and both seem to exude a strong sexual appeal to everyone they come in contact with). Soon enough, Ellie and Jimmy both realize that something surreal is happening to them, and at the same time, women are being murdered all over L.A.; women who are linked to each other in some way.
This modernist take on the werewolf legend isn't an epic fail in my opinion. The many script and character changes could have been one reason why the story didn't work as well as it could have. My favorite part would have to be the showdown between Ellie and the werewolf. Gory? In some instances, yes. Boring? In some instances, yes. Amusing? Yes. :p
Not exactly a lameass film, but it could have been better. I really didn't expect the twist (which is actually the point), as it was certainly unexpected. The film definitely showed the ferocity of a lycanthrope (werewolf), but another old adage (I won't say it here, since it would give the twist away) also comes into play as the events unfold.
Ellie Myers (Ricci) is a studio executive with a geeky brother, Jimmy (Eisenberg) who is plagued and constantly taunted by the wrestling jock, Bo (Ventimiglia), who has a secret of his own. Ellie is dating Jake (Jackson), the hottest and most sought-after man in L.A., who owns a museum. One night after visiting Jake and picking Jimmy up from downtown L.A., Ellie and her brother are caught in accident when a huge creature suddenly jumps out from the bushes along the highway and leaps over their car. Ellie crashes into an incoming car, which carries Becky (Elizabeth), who had just come from a carnival. While trying to help Becky get out of her car, which has flipped upside down, Ellie and Jimmy are surprised when a huge, bear-like creature grabs Becky. Although they try to save her, they are unsuccessful, and they come off from the ordeal with deep scratches on their arms. Before they can walk off, something throws the upper half of Becky's body infront of them. When the paramedics arrive, Jimmy claims that it was a werewolf, but the policeman scoffs. Ellie thinks that her brother needs help, but Jimmy is determined to prove his theory. He does some research on the subject, and all the while he and his sister experience changes (Ellie smells the blood coming from a co-worker who is experiencing a nosebleed, Jimmy easily beats Bo in a wrestling match, and both seem to exude a strong sexual appeal to everyone they come in contact with). Soon enough, Ellie and Jimmy both realize that something surreal is happening to them, and at the same time, women are being murdered all over L.A.; women who are linked to each other in some way.
This modernist take on the werewolf legend isn't an epic fail in my opinion. The many script and character changes could have been one reason why the story didn't work as well as it could have. My favorite part would have to be the showdown between Ellie and the werewolf. Gory? In some instances, yes. Boring? In some instances, yes. Amusing? Yes. :p
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