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A line that insults fans of the Original Howling and take a Jab at Chris

posted 13 years ago by Stiler
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There's a part in the film where one of the characters (the "know it all" about werewolf school boy I believe it was) who is making a movie and he says something like "No one wants to see some 40 yr old guy playing.." or osmething like that, I can't recall exactly.

When he said this, to me it seemed like a Jab at the Original Howling and also at Christopher Stone, who was the main guy in The Howling and right around 40 when it came out.

The movie all in all was NOTHING like the first Howling or anywhere near as good. It's just an obvious generic cash-grab at Twilight fans for werewolves. The werewolves look EXTREMELY cheap/bad, not even that hairy rather more rubber-suit looking with just strands of hair hanging on their arms and things.

This movie makes An American werewolf in Paris look like The Godfather.

Only redeeming part was Lindsay Shaw.

[–] danwolf02 13 years ago

Actually it was more of a shot at the wolfman (2010) because he was talking about hollywood.

[–] SheWorksHardForTheMoney 13 years ago

Sadly this was one of the better Howling movies in quite some time. It was by no means great but was definitely watchable.

[–] Gromit26 12 years ago

I agree, I think it just needed a bigger budget. And it was fun seeing the girl from neds declassified in a different role.

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[–] crankyerma1984 12 years ago

The budget and shooting sched were cut in HALF right before filming. The writer/director did an amazing job with the obstacles put in his way. Considering all of the BS involved the fact that this film is any good at all is a near miracle.

[–] Uvtha 12 years ago

This was... amazing, the WORST howling. That is a real and serious accomplishment.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

Clearly you’ve not seen Howling 3: The Marsupials.

Werekangroos, anyone?

[–] Wuchak (8081) 4 years ago

Clearly, you've never seen Howling 7: New Moon Rising or Howling 2 & 3, although 2 is so bad it's fun.

[–] dot-hawk 12 years ago

...there are so MANY werewolf movies with lead male actors that are in their 40's. Maybe that's what that line was referring to? I honestly don't recall that last werewolf movie I've seen with any young faces in it besides Blood & Chocolate and TH:R. Of course I also don't watch many werewolf movies because the genre has a notoriety with cheap production values which just makes them a pain to watch.

[–] tepista 12 years ago

yeah, I thought he was talking about Benicio.

[–] Mikel3 12 years ago

Yeah, I thought he was referring to the recent 'The Wolfman' remake in 2010. Which was great BTW.

[–] luticrist 12 years ago

Nice. Hated that comment as well and took it as a shot at the werewolf movies I fell in love with growing up. When I was freaking 8 watching Howling, Silver Bullet, Wolfman, American Werewolf, etc. Younger than that douche and I appreciated the films didn't bash them because the werewolf's weren't my age. The idea that nothing's good unless the actors are your age is absurd and means you're only going to watch...I dunno, 10% of what Hollywood makes.

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[–] czarnobog 12 years ago

The movie was filled with the shallow, pseudo-pithy reflections of a teenaged mind. This line was just one example of them. It was a badly paced script by someone who (like the writers of all the sequels) obviously didn't get what made the first one so special.

[–] pjohnston_2000 12 years ago

I think what makes me laugh (and cry at the same time) is that this is what - technically the 8th film to bear the 'Howling' name. Ive always been a sucker for sequels, we all must, otherwise it would be a law to make one and move on.

But after 7 attempts - nothing still tops the original. That was made in the early 80s I assume, and 30 years later, all attempts are still crap compared to the attention to detail and creativeness of the Howling!

Admittedly, this was watchable. I havent even seen the 7th one which is barely a werewold film if even a sequel to the Howling from what ive read. And from 2-6 it is sketchy in my mind (I remember 6 well, used to play on bbc1 on a late night Fri or something), but why cant a decent sequel be made??

[–] salimy3k 12 years ago

Well, he's right in the sense that no one THAT HE KNOWS would want to see a 40 year old play .... because he'd actually need some INTELLIGENCE and NUANCE to appreciate the 40 year old's performance. And that too in a movie that is SUPERIOR to the mediocre effort he's in ... talk about making yourself look even more sad and desperate by trying to make your failure seem good by denigrating a BETTER effort!!!!

[–] wwinter86 11 years ago

Yeah I thought this was a jab at the old Howlings too

[–] TimBur77 11 years ago

Hopefully that guy met an awesome demise at the hands of the werewolves?

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