This time: The Wolfman
This movie was a remake of the 1941 horror classic by the same name, and it did not fail to please. When I walked into the movie, I knew that it had actors that I loved, but I had hoped that it would not lose the cheap gore-fest feel of the original. It not only brought that up to the T, but it also had a back story that allowed for carnage and an interesting story all together. The only thing, I felt, that took away from the movie was the moral question of, "Where does the man end and the beast begin?" I'm not saying it wasn't an engaging question, but I don't feel it was delved into enough.
One thing I also noticed, while not bad, was the shorter length of the movie, much like the original. Another thing that was kept was the feeling of being hunted, hunted by those similar to you. This feeling was something that was important to the original movie and its originator, Curt Siodmak, a Jew who fled Europe during the '30s to escape Nazi influence. Without this feeling neither movie would be as great.
Overall this movie made me very happy, it had great acting, suspense, and enough evisceration to make me want a sausage. I urge horror fans and film lovers to go watch this and buy it when it comes out on DVD, Blu-ray, etc.
