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Few good Werewolf gems.
I am a huge werewolf inthusiast and even though I'm looking forward to the state of the art werewolf effects in such upcoming films like Van Helsing and Underworld, there are only two werewolf film Gems worth a mention. Howling is definately one of the best. Even with the clever story line in American Werewolf in London, Howling is the true werewolf movie. Aside from the awsome effects the movie kept close to the lore and even though the budget was low the quality was amazingly sharp for it's time.The effects top knotch and I still get shivers watching the transformation of Eddie. The dark mood does cover the effects flaws but also brings alot to the mood of the film. The only reason I don't give it a 5 out of 5 is because if your
watchinh it for the first time it will feel dated and might not totally inpress with the level of effects today. The added subtle gore also puts it in the horror genre in a respectable way. The new DVD is a godsent to the fans with the added deleted scenes and making of segments. Thanks to MGM for giving this classic film life again.

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The Incredible Special Effects Must Be Seen To Be Believed!
"The Howling", released in 1980 is, in my opinion, one of the best werewolf movies ever made. I first saw the movie in the theater and it literally made my skin crawl. The werewolf transformation is the best I've ever seen (An American Werewolf In London was good but not like this) in any werewolf movie. Basically, the movie is about a young television anchor woman named Karen White (played by Dee Wallace Stone) who receives phone calls from a killer named Eddie (played by Robert Picardo). She agrees to meet him in a porno shop where he begins his transformation to werewolf while White watches a porno film. Eddie is shot by police in the porno movie room and White escapes unharmed. Having gone thru quite a tramatic experience she and her husband (played by Christopher Stone) go to The Colony, which is a retreat recommended by a psychiatrist (played by Patrick MacNee) for patient's of his to recuperate. It's at the retreat that White begins to notice the people are a bit strange and begins hearing strange howling sounds at night. White's husband becomes the victim of a werewolf bite and goes thru a transformation himself during a hot and steamy scene in the woods with a female patient (played by Elizabeth Brooks) who herself is a werewolf. The movie's most horrifying scene is Eddie's (whom somehow makes it to the retreat after being shot in the head and escapes the police morgue) transformation to werewolf with a number of jaw dropping special effects that is enough to scare just about anyone. Since I've already told a good portion of the story I'll stop here. This "Special Edition" of "The Howling" is worth every cent because of all the extras you get. You have "Unleashing The Beast: Making Of The Howling" a multi-part documentary, Deleted Scenes, Outakes, "Making A Monster Movie: Inside The Howling Documentary", "Audio Commentary With Director Joe Dante, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo", Photo Gallery, and the Original Theatrical Trailers. Not only is the picture quality superb but this "Special Edition" of "The Howling" is newly digitally enhanced in 5.1 surround audio. If you enjoy watching horror movies than this is one that you don't want to miss. Highly Recommended!

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Looking for a good Werewolf movie? Look somewhere else
I am a big fan of eighties horror, I can't say the same of Werewolf movies though, since I have only seen a handful. I picked up "The Howling" after all the hype it got as a cult classic, the same kind of hype the terrific "Evil Dead" got. After watching the movie, I have to say, "Evil Dead" was much better. In fact, "Evil Dead" is on a whole different level. The plot of "The Howling" is hilariously bad (though some movies with bad plots are good i.e. "Evil Dead" and "Night of the Living Dead") and the plot is really the major weak point, along with a terribly under-developed script. The special effects, while good (from effects master Rob Bottin) are few and far between. The few seconds of cartoon animation only added to the hilarity of the sex/transformation scene. The only reason I would ever recomend anyone to see this movie is so they could see the awsome transformation scene in the hospital.

I would recomend you see teh 1981 movie "An American Werewolf in London" or the 1940 movie "Wolfman" (starring Lon Chaney Jr.) They are much better than this, which has only become a cult classic because the director, Joe Dante, and the star, B-movie heroine Dee Wallace-Stone.

THE HOWLING
Rated R: Strong Sexual Content/Nudity, Violence, Language