The Wolfman Movie Blurb by Shale February 12, 2010 "Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright." On the opening scene, I knew I had seen this movie before - actually grew up with this movie on early black & white television in my teens, hearing every little creak and squeak of the house as I sat in the basement TV room eating cold pizza late at night. The Wolfman - 1941 But here to save time & typing, let Wikipedia explain it to you. From Wikipedia "The Wolfman is a remake of the 1941 classic horror film of the same name. Set in 1891, the film keeps the plotline of the original, with Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) reuniting with his father (Anthony Hopkins) following the disappearance of his brother. Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something has been killing the villagers, and that a Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor to end the killings and protect the woman he has grown to love." Of course you know that Lawrence Talbot becomes ... The Wolfman - 2010 Only 30% of reviewers seem to like this movie and Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald gave it one star out of four. I tend to agree with his take, in that the movie has all the new special effects and the scenery of 1891 London and the costuming and visuals were convincing but it wasn't really scary. For its age and primitive makeup techniques the Lon Chaney werewolf gave me more frights than this movie, (or was it my age that made it work?). There were a couple boys sitting in my row today (yeah they snuck into this R-rated flick - good for them) who did seem as enthralled by the action on the screen as I was by those frightening black and white movies. I was going to ask them after the show what they thought of it but they stayed in the theater, probably going to watch it again. I guess since watching all those 1940s werewolf sequels (all starring Lon Chaney) and the ensuing movies such as The Howling, An American Werewolf in London, Underworld and now Twilight, I have become a bit saturated with werewolfery. Which begs the question: Why did they make this movie? (or Sherlock Holmes for that matter).
Wolfman Characters I find it interesting how much Benicio del Toro ... ...resembles Lon Chaney Jr. who made the definitive Wolfman during the 40s. Has Hugo Weaving already been typecast? Don't know about you, but the Scotland Yard copper here will always be Smith to me.
Agreed Shale, everytime I see Hugo Weaving, I think of the Matrix. He'll forever be Agent Smith for me.
I used to like this movie, the old version. My friends and I were watching it one night, saying they'll probably remake it as all the industry seems to be doing right now is feeding off of old talent and ideas. and they did. fuck..
There are no real scares in this movie, the cast is not as great as expected Anthony Hopkins isn't that good, just annoying.
