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Absolutely Fantastic

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The WolfmanThe action sequences seems forcibly installed in here along with the structure that is familiar with rudimentary process that unfortunately seeks for commercial part of the cinema, leaving behind no trace of art or craft to explore in here. The technical aspects like costume design, make-up design and art design is appreciative and finely detailed but lacks better sound department, camera work and choreography for the physical sequences which is essential in such features. The wafer thin script has nothing to offer and instead wastes its time on making it bolder, scarier and horrifying as much as possible which too it adapts a lot from previous installments or remakes of it; there isn't originality or creativity in here. Joe Johnston; the director, needs a lot of work to do especially on executing its vision from paper to screen which is pretty standard. The performance aspect of it is usually saved upon while casting such a huge and promising cast but in here that too is in short for the actors (Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins) aren't given enough range and room to factor in appropriately. The Wolfman neither howls nor bites as it seems like a misguided feature that isn't aware of the vision it wants to project.

more a retelling than a remake of the 1941 Universal Studios classic, the similarities more or less start and end with the titular monster make-up and character names. Sir John Talbot, Larry/Lawrence's father, is played by Anthony Hopkins, whose performance drives the film.Joe Johnston's Wolfman is a Gothic romance reminiscent of, though not quite the masterpiece of movie magic that is Coppola's Dracula, with an excellent soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman and several others who, according to Wikipedia, 'were brought in to shape Elfman's score to fit the final cut of the film, as well as compose new material'. worth watching and judging by its own merit

Every film lover has that movie in which he disagrees with the masses, both critics and audiences. And maybe its not one film, its more than 5. For me, the wolfman is one of those movies. Earning only 38% on rotten tomatoes and damned as the worst monster movie by the president of universal studios, the film sadly failed. I am here to tell you, with all due respect to different opinions, that they may be wrong. The beauty of the film is that it holds nothing back. This is one of the far better remakes in the horror genre, and probably one of the better remakes in general. It delivers a simple Greek tragedy story in a beauty and the beast kind of story. The story of a man tragically cursed to become the werewolf. Lawerence isn't the villain, far from it. In fact, he does his best to protect people from his other devilish werewolf form, including his love, Gwen. The film does its best to get you invested in Lawrence' tragic path, and it succeeds. Both heroes, the wolfman and his love, are forced to make harsh and horrible decisions not by their own will. And that makes it so interesting. The themes of loss and torture are done beautifully in the film. In fact, it is sometimes even disturbing. I still can't understand why critics said the film lacks scares. Sure its not one of the scariest movies, but it has a Gothic, beautiful atmosphere that builds tension and suspense. The film also doesn't JUST immediately show the werewolf, it keeps it in the shadows, which is very clever. Gwen is a great example of a properly done female character and as the love interest. She's strong wielded, but compassionate. She can be fierce, but loyal. She was able to accept the dark and tormented side of Lawrence. They both have wonderful chemistry together on screen. They might just be one of my favorite movie couples. Gwen is also forced to take decisions she doesn't want at the end, as shown in the end. And for the acting, its actually pretty great. Emily Blunt and Bennicio Del Toro give the best performances in the whole movie. Especially Benicio Del Toro, who gives a specific line which is supposed to be a threat as a cry for help and pain, done brilliantly. There is also a beautiful sense of Gothic atmosphere in the film that almost feels artistic. Now are there flaws in the film? Sure. The CGI effects can be iffy at times, the gore can be a bit cartoony and the final werewolf battle can be too silly for other people to take it seriously. But for me, these problems didn't bother me much. Its a fantastic and underrated movie that I wish more people would appreciate it more. Best werewolf movie.

To say that The Wolfman had a troublesome journey from page to screen would be an understatement, with director-swaps, re-shoots and a release date that kept getting pushed back plaguing the production of Universal's attempt to reboot one of the horror franchises they laid their foundations with back in the 1930s and 40s. The cracks and desperate stitching together are plain to see in the resulting movie, which limped into cinemas only to quickly disappear from memory. One part an earnest attempt to bring an age- old tale to modern audiences with a heavy tip-of-the-hat to the Lon Chaney original, and one part a bungled and rushed attempt to blend a serious psychological study with gruesome mainstream thrills, screenwriters Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en) and David Self (Road to Perdition) must have been wondering where their hard work went.Shakespearean actor Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) leaves the comforts of London life for his childhood home of Blackmoor after he learns of the disappearance of his brother Ben (Simon Merrells). There waiting for him is his father Sir John (Anthony Hopkins), who greets his wayward son in typical horror fashion, from the top of the dark staircase of his once-spectacular mansion. When Ben shows up dead and apparently mangled by some vicious beast, Lawrence consoles his brother's beautiful fiancée Gwen (Emily Blunt). During an attack on the village by a bloodthirsty werewolf, Lawrence is bitten and is cursed to transform into a murderous monster every full moon. Faced with his developing fondness for Gwen and his uncontrollable, animalistic urges, Lawrence is forced to confront the beast within, as Scotland Yard Inspector Aberline (Hugo Weaving) is called in as the body count rises.Given my love for the old Universal horror movies, I appreciated The Wolfman's respect for the original and the occasional success in bringing those foggy English moors to life again. The film also thrives during the few brutal attacks, with no punches being pulled in the gore stakes as spines are raked and limbs go flying. Sadly, this is just about all Joe Johnston's movie has going for it, and the director shapes the film with the same lack of singular vision that plagued Jurassic Park III (2001) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). One moment it is rushing to deliver the CGI-fuelled thrills to the undemanding audience, and the next it is brooding and deep, or delivering a confusing moment of exposition in what becomes an unnecessarily complicated plot. I don't recall the likes of Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi stumbling their way through a convoluted story for 2 long hours, so why would it be needed here?