This movie wasn’t as bad-ass as I thought it would be. Ever since Twilight came out, vampires and werewolves have gained popularity, and all of sudden Hollywood studios started making movies about vampires and werewolves.
So when I heard about this movie and saw the poster, I was like oh please.. Another movie about werewolves? Wait, Anthony Hopkins and Benicio Del Toro are in it? For real? I started wondering why these two great actors were starring in this movie.. I mean it’s not like they were trying to compete with Edward from Twilight, right? So after debating whether I should watch it in the theater or DVD, I finally decided to go see it in the theater since the trailer itself looked kinda promising.
The Wolfman is a story of Lawrence Talbot, a nobleman who was called back to his family estate after his brother vanished. Later his brother’s dead body was found in a horrifying condition. Lawrence then started investigating the murder, only to find and unfold other family secrets that were kept from him all these years.
OK first of all, I thought the movie was about werewolves. Apparently, it was not. A wolfman IS NOT a werewolf! Yupp, I got confused right in the middle of the movie. I was under impression when Benicio Del Toro turned into a wolfman (whoupss SPOIL ALERT!), he was gonna turn into a complete wolf. Well I was dead wrong. He did not completely turn into a wolf (like that Native Indian kid does in Twilight), only his mouth, hands and feet that would transform. Oh, and he would also grow hair all over his body. That was it! Anyone who bumps into him that night, would probably think he’s a hairy, creepy lookin’ homeless guy. Nothing more. But when Anthony Hopkins turned into a wolfman, boyy he was one fugly wolfman. I mean, he basically looked like an OLD hairy, creepy lookin’ homeless guy.. Well except that he looked scarier than Benicio. If you ever watched Teen Wolf (with Michael J. Fox), these wolfmen look nothing like him. Teen wolf kinda looks like a mix between that stupid bigfoot from Harry and the Hendersons TV show and the caveman from Geico commercial. The wolfmen in this movie looked more terrifying than teen wolf. At least they did a pretty good job with the make-up.
When I was watching the movie, I was gonna eat my sandwich until I saw a scene where it showed the wolfman killing a group of guys in a Tasmanian Devil sort-of way. Seriously.. I saw human limbs flying everywhere and blood squirting all over the place. I was like, hoooooolllyy crap! WTF is that? Oh.. I guess those are intestines spread out all over.. I see. Definitely not an ideal time to enjoy my sandwich.
I honestly thought the movie was pretty decent.. I think they did a pretty good job casting the right people for the roles. I didn’t even know Mr. Smith from the Matrix was gonna be in this movie as well. Hahah yeah somehow every time I saw his face, I kept wishing he would say something like, “Hello Mr. Anderson..” Or maybe he would put his sunglasses on when he rode his horse. The action scenes were also great and very entertaining – although I didn’t really enjoy seeing human limbs flying everywhere, or when the wolfman decapitated one of his attackers. So my advice, please keep your snacks/food away if you’re going to see this movie. Some scenes can be pretty graphic and should not be viewed if you have a weak stomach.
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