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Re: Werewolves
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:49 pm
by Belladonna
Mine too, Castle. Dog Soldiers wolves were my fave along with The Howling's incarnation.
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:38 pm
by Pumpkin_Man
Like all other creatures of the preternatural, my introducti9on to wearwolvs did not come on the big screen. It was introduced to me through the livingroom tv when I was a child of 8. "Dark Shadows" was the show, and Chris Jennings was the very first time ever I saw a man turn into a wearwolf. As it turns out, Chris is a decendent of the infamous Quentin Collins, who was put under the wearwolf curse by a gypsie.
As for the big screen, Lon Chaney did a pretty good job at portraying, all though I never saw him on the movie theatre screen. The remake of his classic, however, I did see on the big screen, and I really loved it.
I also enjoyed "An American Wearwolf in London," and "An American Wearwolf in Paris." There was also a good wearwolf in "Van Helsing," but I did not care too much for "The Howling." "The Howling," IMHO, was at best an 'accidental comedy.'
Mike
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:57 am
by Murfreesboro
Pumpkin56 wrote:I'm under the impression that werewolves and the wolfman are the same thing. It's essentially the same translation--'were' is man so man wolf, wolf man. One thing that I require in my werewolves is that they are furry. I kinda like it if they are able to walk on two legs as well since they are wolfmen. I'm finicky like that
This is correct. "Were" is the Old English word for man. The Old English word "weregild" was a legal term meaning "man price." It was what people had to pay if they killed someone. (English is a Germanic language, but I do wonder if there is some connection between the word "were" and the Latin word for man, "vir." The Romans pronounced their V's like W's.)
How the werewolf is imagined is entirely up to the author/filmmaker. They can be more or less wolf-like. I am not an expert on this sub-genre of horror films, but I do have a great fondness for An American Werewolf in London.
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:16 am
by Pumpkin56
Murfreesboro wrote:Pumpkin56 wrote:I'm under the impression that werewolves and the wolfman are the same thing. It's essentially the same translation--'were' is man so man wolf, wolf man. One thing that I require in my werewolves is that they are furry. I kinda like it if they are able to walk on two legs as well since they are wolfmen. I'm finicky like that
This is correct. "Were" is the Old English word for man. The Old English word "weregild" was a legal term meaning "man price." It was what people had to pay if they killed someone. (English is a Germanic language, but I do wonder if there is some connection between the word "were" and the Latin word for man, "vir." The Romans pronounced their V's like W's.)
How the werewolf is imagined is entirely up to the author/filmmaker. They can be more or less wolf-like. I am not an expert on this sub-genre of horror films, but I do have a great fondness for An American Werewolf in London.
I LOVE American Werewolf in London. One of my favorite things about the werewolf is the sound it makes, especially during that first scene on the moors. I don't recall any other werewolf sounding like that and it is so chilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRwZ4Pf9rM
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:22 am
by Midnite Shadow
I think the Werewolves in the Howling were my first taste of the creatures or the original Wolfman but I really liked American Werewolf in London and most recently Van Helsing. I thought that movie did a great job on all the monsters and the lore of it...the CGI was amazing.
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:23 am
by Pumpkin56
Midnite Shadow wrote:I think the Werewolves in the Howling were my first taste of the creatures or the original Wolfman but I really liked American Werewolf in London and most recently Van Helsing. I thought that movie did a great job on all the monsters and the lore of it...the CGI was amazing.
I thought the werewolf in Van Helsing was great too. Didn't quite care for the movie, but I loved the werewolf
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:24 am
by Murfreesboro
What I adore about American Werewolf in London is the macabre humor of it. I never cease to laugh out loud at that scene in the movie theater.
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:32 am
by Pumpkin56
That was a good scene
Re: Werewolves
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:19 am
by NeverMore
Of the two 'Being Human' series, I think George's transformation into the wolf is much more terrifying. Russell Tovey (UK) is just a much better actor than Sam Huntington (US). He truly makes the viewer feel his pain as his body is torn apart and reassembled into the new form. I just wish they would show more of the creature, in both series.