Once again, I was drawn to a film I hated in the past, but figured I'd give another chance, now that I have evolved very much as a movie watcher. Actually, the main reason I decided to give it another chance was the ridiculously high rating it has for a horror film (And more specifically a werewolf film). I thought, "There has to be SOMETHING to it"...Well, there isn't. I'll say it flat out, this is among the most overrated films of all time.
First of all, I don't understand what is so smart or clever about using puberty hand in hand with werewolf transformation, or as some kind of metaphor. The concept, like the film itself, is lame.
Second, the film is one sequence of absurdity after another. Really, a collection of completely ludicrous and unrealistic situations. For instance, slaughtering a girl in your kitchen, and somehow pulling off hiding her in a freezer in a matter of seconds, which is presumably the amount of time elapsed between them hearing their parents arriving home, and their parents actually making it to the kitchen. Add to that the fact that she was frozen solid in a matter of no more than a few hours (And that is a stretch), AND the fact that they managed to somehow pry her out with a screwdriver, and it's getting laughable now. There was also a scene in which they murdered a guidance counselor in the middle of the day, and somehow no one seemed to notice. I guess a bloody mess in a school office is more easily overlooked than it would have been in my school days. Who knew? Those are just two examples...That was the theme of the film. Absurdity.
There is no intense or somber atmosphere people speak of. It is drab and boring. Nothing special acting-wise either. Nothing holding my attention whatsoever.
The one thing I will give it credit for is some pretty comical moments. The school nurse was especially priceless in her discussion of the female reproductive system, and even moreso in her facial expressions. The mother also had some gems of her own. But without a doubt the funniest moment was the one time you actually got to SEE a werewolf. I swear it resembled one of the goblins from Troll 2 more than a werewolf. I actually said out loud, "Go back to Nilbog Ginger". That moment at the very end of the film salvaged the 108 minute endeavor from being a complete waste, I suppose.
In the end...6.9 is not just dumb, it's unjust, and bordering on offensive. I say this because there are legitimate horror films out there that have far lower ratings. FAR lower. I will NEVER understand what people see in this.
...On a side note, after reading the plot summary for the sequel (As I somehow own both), which in itself exceeds the comedy of the first, I have been suckered into watching THAT. That is on my agenda for tomorrow. We'll see how that plays out.
First of all, I don't understand what is so smart or clever about using puberty hand in hand with werewolf transformation, or as some kind of metaphor. The concept, like the film itself, is lame.
Second, the film is one sequence of absurdity after another. Really, a collection of completely ludicrous and unrealistic situations. For instance, slaughtering a girl in your kitchen, and somehow pulling off hiding her in a freezer in a matter of seconds, which is presumably the amount of time elapsed between them hearing their parents arriving home, and their parents actually making it to the kitchen. Add to that the fact that she was frozen solid in a matter of no more than a few hours (And that is a stretch), AND the fact that they managed to somehow pry her out with a screwdriver, and it's getting laughable now. There was also a scene in which they murdered a guidance counselor in the middle of the day, and somehow no one seemed to notice. I guess a bloody mess in a school office is more easily overlooked than it would have been in my school days. Who knew? Those are just two examples...That was the theme of the film. Absurdity.
There is no intense or somber atmosphere people speak of. It is drab and boring. Nothing special acting-wise either. Nothing holding my attention whatsoever.
The one thing I will give it credit for is some pretty comical moments. The school nurse was especially priceless in her discussion of the female reproductive system, and even moreso in her facial expressions. The mother also had some gems of her own. But without a doubt the funniest moment was the one time you actually got to SEE a werewolf. I swear it resembled one of the goblins from Troll 2 more than a werewolf. I actually said out loud, "Go back to Nilbog Ginger". That moment at the very end of the film salvaged the 108 minute endeavor from being a complete waste, I suppose.
In the end...6.9 is not just dumb, it's unjust, and bordering on offensive. I say this because there are legitimate horror films out there that have far lower ratings. FAR lower. I will NEVER understand what people see in this.
...On a side note, after reading the plot summary for the sequel (As I somehow own both), which in itself exceeds the comedy of the first, I have been suckered into watching THAT. That is on my agenda for tomorrow. We'll see how that plays out.