joefilmone Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Most of the sequels stink but the original film is still an effective mixture of thrills and comedy with some great fx work by Rob Bottin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Bottin also studied under Rick Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleHHH Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I very much enjoy this movie. A friend of mine who loves this movie recommended it to me..and it sounds proud in my collection,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefilmone Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Baker and Landis were not too happy when " The Howling" was released before their own " An American Werewolf in London". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBSG Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 To me, "The Howling" beats the fur off "An American Werewolf in London." I loved it in 1981, and I watched it about 2 years ago on VHS and it held up very well. What surprised me was how grim the movie was, given that Joe Dante has moved in the direction of comedy since then. The opening scenes, in which the heroine is attacked in a porno shop, were very gritty and tense. The ending of the film strives for, and reaches, a tragic note, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefilmone Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 'The Howling" is a lot sexier than "American Werewolf in London". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessananka Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 When I saw THE HOWLING in a big, cavernous theater on 42nd St. in NYC back in l981, I was scared out of my lace panties with that scene in the doctor's office and the girl is attacked by that horrifically transformed werewolf. And it got even scarier when Dee Wallace came in and and the monster returned. The brilliant transformation scenes were never surpassed, especially with al the CGI junk that litters today's horror flicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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