An American Werewolf In London

(1981)

Todd Says:

3.75 STARS

I thought that, aside from the super-spectacular transformation special effects, An American Werewolf In London aged rather nicely. Like an immortal creature of the night you might say. The story is all about the struggle of a young man bitten by a werewolf trying to come to grips with his new reality. John Landis, who wrote and directed, blends witty dialogue, suspense, and gore very well, and the outcome is an enjoyable film about bodily dismemberment.

The suspense scenes are still chilling, and most of the gore is still convincing. If you are willing to overlook the few aspects of this movie that didn't age well, then I think that you are in for a bone-chillingly good time.

Alexis says:

3.75 STARS

This is a rather well done film, especially for the time (1981) and possibly the best writing John Landis ever did (with the exception of Clue a few years later). The actors were unknown, yet do a very good job, especially Griffin Dunne who plays Jack, the friend who reaches an early demise, went on to have a nice career in acting.

For a 27 year old film the special effects are better than I thought they would be. A special DVD feature shows some of the moldings being made for the werewolf transformation. Though touching on cheesy on occasion, the film is still frightening and entertaining despite it's age.