The Arrow Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I own the dvd. I've watched it a few times. And each time i go in hoping to see what everyone else sees and come away thinking that little bit less of it.

Actually i get you, it does seem less effective with each viewing.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by plasterface

The main problem with the howling is it will always be overshadowed by an american werewolf in London.

Originally Posted by J Harker

I don't think AWIL so much overshadows The Howling, so much as takes a really really punchy odoured piss on it from a significant hieght.

Originally Posted by J Harker

I own the dvd. I've watched it a few times. And each time i go in hoping to see what everyone else sees and come away thinking that little bit less of it.

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Actually i get you, it does seem less effective with each viewing.

The Howling is a film I really want to like because I love most of Joe Dante's films and keep telling myself it is something which fails to resonate because An American Werewolf in London is better and doesn't allow me to see Dante's film on its own merits, but it could just be because The Howling is simply average-to-good whereas John Landis's movie is great.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Bollocks!
The Howling is a great movie as well.

AWIL will always be king of the Lycanthrope movies,but The Howling is way above 'average-to-good'!

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Bollocks!
The Howling is a great movie as well.

AWIL will always be king of the Lycanthrope movies,but The Howling is way above 'average-to-good'!

I 2nd that,go on give them infractions,no sod it ban the lot of em,

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Bollocks!
The Howling is a great movie as well.

AWIL will always be king of the Lycanthrope movies,but The Howling is way above 'average-to-good'!

I'm sure it is, but I just find it a hard film to love because it doesn't have the same emotional attachment with any of the main characters that my favourite werewolf films (The Wolf Man, Curse of the Werewolf, An American Werewolf in London etc.) do.

It's undoubtedly overdue another watch, which I'll try and remedy this coming week.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by plasterface

The main problem with the howling is it will always be overshadowed by an american werewolf in London.

I believe you meant overshadowed by Howling II

[plasterface]

I'll always like the howling but 2 bits that make me wince, the animated werewolf sequence and the sad ending is blunted by the fact she seems to have turned into a yorkshire terrier , the best character in it is John Carradine's sad old werewolf.
American werewolf is one of the greatest horrors made, it perfectly blends horror, tragedy, romance and a very british dark sense of humour . I once had a big row with some idiot who thought dog soldiers was a superior film.

[Deadite]

Originally Posted by plasterface

I'll always like the howling but 2 bits that make me wince, the animated werewolf sequence and the sad ending is blunted by the fact she seems to have turned into a yorkshire terrier , the best character in it is John Carradine's sad old werewolf.
American werewolf is one of the greatest horrors made, it perfectly blends horror, tragedy, romance and a very british dark sense of humour . I once had a big row with some idiot who thought dog soldiers was a superior film.

Dog Soldiers is a great film, but American Werewolf is the modern-day werewolf film! Who can argue with dialogue like - "A naked American man stole my balloons!"

As for the Howling debate. I'm rather fond of the original bar the ridiculous ending where she turns into a Chihuahua. It has a certain atmosphere to it and was a VHS favourite back in the day.

[plasterface]

Originally Posted by Deadite

Dog Soldiers is a great film, but American Werewolf is the modern-day werewolf film! Who can argue with dialogue like - "A naked American man stole my balloons!"

As for the Howling debate. I'm rather fond of the original bar the ridiculous ending where she turns into a Chihuahua. It has a certain atmosphere to it and was a VHS favourite back in the day.

oh i like dog soldiers myself but american werewolf is of a far better pedigree

[Graeme73]

Howling 2 is also able to boast of having Oz in its cast, although I do think they've missed a trick but not including Dennis and Neville: three hairy bricklayers with Geordie howls would have been the icing on the cake...