On the night of the full moon, the werewolf will "appear", burying the original personality, and then uncontrollably kills. It's a shame that this is an incurable disease. Only the death brought by the silver bullet is the most thorough for the werewolf. of liberation. The works of 69 years ago, although they seem simple today, the black and white film presents everything so elegantly, which is a elegy for the werewolf. There is no denying that this is a set of classics.
It's not surprising that an old horror movie, a classic tragedy, has a sequel, and it's a matter of course that it will be remade many years later.
The new version of "Wolfman" in 2010, directed by Zu Johnston, director of "Escape from the Magic Age" and "Jurassic Park 3", was directed by "Drug Web" golden actor Benny Stedolu and "Silence of the Lambs". "Golden actor Anthony Tsuru Kenshi starring, the production cost of 85 million US dollars. Just like the remake of "The Mummy" in 1932, the production of the film is much more serious. Britain at the end of the 19th century was made very strange, and the mansion where the protagonist lived was more desolate and ghostly than the old film. .
There is no doubt about the acting skills of the two golden male stars, "Dr. Cannibal" is gloomy again, and the confrontation between the two of them finally has a spark; the director has made the film neatly, and the new script also tries to make up for the shortcomings of the old work. Adding more dramatic conflict; the film also has more foreshadowings. The protagonist's admission to a mental hospital has no effect at the beginning of the film, but it is actually a key plot, and the seemingly innocuous "shadow of childhood" is also extremely important afterward; and , the movie is much bloodier than the old one, and several attacks are splattered with blood.
However, I always feel that the movie is a bit inappropriate and has no appeal.
Arranging two werewolves is a "surprise", but the film does not have the power of the old work, because it dilutes the emotional line between the werewolf and the heroine. In the old version of "Wolfman", the most profound thing is not how fierce the wolf is, but the loyal love between him and the heroine can never escape the punishment of fate. "Werewolf" is not a set of excellent horror films, but it is a set of classic tragedies. As for more werewolf films in the future, those are the real horror films.
The werewolf in this film seems to have no feelings for the heroine, or it would be better to arrange her to be just a stranger. In addition, the change to the role of the father seems to bring more room for the film to play, but at the same time it also reduces the tragic color of the film and reduces the sense of helplessness of the original. , In fact, the difference is not big, but there is less aftertaste.
This film once again confirms that the remake of the classic is a wrong road, but there will be more in the future, and the next one is "Monster Street".
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