Looks kinda interesting, a lot better than all of the negative press I've been hearing about this for the last couple of years.
harosa
01-07-05, 07:48 PM
I saw this last Sept at a test screeing and be warned that the trailer gives away almost the whole movie, although it was a test screening all I saw added now was some more scenes of Ricci doing a Teen Wolf
Geofferson
01-07-05, 08:48 PM
Well it's about time!
Dr. DVD
01-07-05, 08:57 PM
Looks interesting. As long as I get some cool transformations I'll be happy.
Geofferson
01-07-05, 09:08 PM
Looks interesting. As long as I get some cool transformations I'll be happy.
Too bad they'll be CGI. :grunt:
spartanstew
01-07-05, 10:47 PM
Too bad they'll be CGI. :grunt:
Yeah, I hate it when they can't find actors that will actually morph into a werewolf. What are they getting paid for?
Stew
troystiffler
01-07-05, 11:35 PM
Yeah, I hate it when they can't find actors that will actually morph into a werewolf. What are they getting paid for?
Stew
Meh'. That guy in American Werewolf in London did it rather well.
Seantn
01-08-05, 02:12 AM
Meh'. That guy in American Werewolf in London did it rather well.
Actually, it's what people in the industry called a "special effect". The actor himself did NOT transform into an actual werewolf, contrary to what you seem to believe. It was the realistic nature of the effects that allowed you to suspend your disbelief. It's ok, a simple mistake to make.
You see, when a movie is made, the people in charge of the film (Producers, Directors, the studio, etc...) hire a 'Casting director'. The casting director comes up with many different ideas for actors and actresses to use in the film, and auditions them. I can assure you that the makers of "American Werewolf in London" did not hire an actual werewolf. That would have been much too risky.
Actors are in a union called "SAG". It stands for The Screen Actors Guild. The union rules help protect actors in their working environments. There is no way in hell that the actors would have been allowed to be near a real live werewolf as it was transforming. If so, heavy fines would have been put into place. Movies cost enough these days (and yes, even 20 years ago), without having to pay even more amounts of money to dinky little fines.
What will surprise you is that the werewolf is actually an actor with makeup appliances on him. These 'appliances' create the illusion that you are watching an actual man transform into a werewolf. I like to call it "movie magic". Just a little phrase that I coined myself.
I hope I cleared some things up for you.
Zodiac_Speaking
01-08-05, 08:34 PM
Seems like very familiar territory about curses, pentagrams, and "kill the person who bit you" stuff, but I like Craven.
DRG
01-09-05, 02:37 AM
It will be cool to see another pairing of Craven and Kevin Wlliamson, although the werewolf subgenre has been sort of exhausted. Maybe they've found some new ground like the Ginger Snaps movies did, I dunno.
Matthew Chmiel
01-09-05, 04:56 AM
Wow, seantn completely missed the sarcasm of troy's post, meaking seantn's sarcasm is simply terrible because it missed the point of troy's post. Fighting sarcasm with sarcasm simply does not work.
Anyway, CGI isn't needed for a good werewolf transition (as was the case with An American Werewolf In London). Make-up effects and animatronics work more wonders than CGI.
scott shelton
01-30-05, 05:34 PM
Not that this film looks good, but Dimension has taken the financially-good, artistically-bad route of cutting the flick down to a PG-13.
Again, IMO, this film looks awful. But now it most likely will be.
Matthew Chmiel
01-30-05, 06:15 PM
Cursed (Miramax Films): PG-13 for horror violence/terror, some sexual references, nudity, language and a brief drug reference (Previously rated R for horror violence and language)
:(
Dr. DVD
01-30-05, 09:19 PM
Well, there's always the DVD on down the road, even though I highly doubt the first release will be the unrated or R version unless the film flops.
Krug
01-30-05, 10:49 PM
Anyway, CGI isn't needed for a good werewolf transition (as was the case with An American Werewolf In London). Make-up effects and animatronics work more wonders than CGI.
Don't you just need an actual werewolf? ;) And all that turning the skin over and having fur underneath...
RaraFemina
01-31-05, 08:44 AM
I'll probably rent the DVD when it comes out. It doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look like it deserves $8 plus popcorn and soda. I would probably be more likely to spend the money on a movie ticket if they left it an R rating. I miss the older horror movies with lots of blood and sex. Where did they go?
Dr. DVD
01-31-05, 08:51 AM
I'll probably rent the DVD when it comes out. It doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look like it deserves $8 plus popcorn and soda. I would probably be more likely to spend the money on a movie ticket if they left it an R rating. I miss the older horror movies with lots of blood and sex. Where did they go?
Well, my theory is that studio movies today, even horror movies, cost more to make than they use to in the old days. Since the film is more expensive, they need to make as much money as possible, and the way to do that is to target the ever cherished teen crowd.
Granted, I think that this will lead to more of a case of backlash than anything else, but that's just me.
What I don't understand is why they don't make two versions of the movie like they did back in the days of "Saturday Night Fever" and "Excalibur" where they could air the PG version during the day and the R version for the late feature.
QuiGonJosh
01-31-05, 08:57 AM
PG13? Craven, say it ain't so!
Dr. DVD
01-31-05, 09:04 AM
PG13? Craven, say it ain't so!
I don't think he has the power to change it.
fallfan
01-31-05, 11:02 AM
The PG-13 is even more annoying when you consider that Hide & Seek came out last week with an R rating an scored an impressive $22 million opening. Not to mention, a good amount of Dimension's box office success has to do with Craven's R-rated Scream movies. I don't mind a PG-13 on a movie like The Ring which isn't about gore, but werewolf movies are supposed to be about tearing people's throats out. Well, at least Constantine is coming out with an R.
Ghostface180
01-31-05, 03:04 PM
I just saw that the Darkness DVD is due out in April with seperate PG-13 and unrated editions, so there is some hope for Cursed as well. Cursed was shot to be rated R, and from what I've heard from advance reviews (including Fangoria), the R rated version is quite gory.
DRG
01-31-05, 03:33 PM
Well, my theory is that studio movies today, even horror movies, cost more to make than they use to in the old days. Since the film is more expensive, they need to make as much money as possible, and the way to do that is to target the ever cherished teen crowd.
Granted, I think that this will lead to more of a case of backlash than anything else, but that's just me.
What I don't understand is why they don't make two versions of the movie like they did back in the days of "Saturday Night Fever" and "Excalibur" where they could air the PG version during the day and the R version for the late feature.
In theory that should work, but I'd imagine most teens, once they found out there was an 'adult' version, would avoid the PG-13 one and try to sneak into the R show.
nodeerforamonth
02-01-05, 06:33 PM
I saw this last Sept at a test screeing and be warned that the trailer gives away almost the whole movie, although it was a test screening all I saw added now was some more scenes of Ricci doing a Teen Wolf
That's why I don't watch trailers.
I rely more on word of mouth.
DonnachaOne
02-01-05, 07:34 PM
The PG-13 is even more annoying when you consider that Hide & Seek came out last week with an R rating an scored an impressive $22 million opening. I bet you anything Hide & Seek could have had a much, much bigger opening with a PG-13.
We'll never know now, at any rate...
Dr. DVD
02-01-05, 09:06 PM
In theory that should work, but I'd imagine most teens, once they found out there was an 'adult' version, would avoid the PG-13 one and try to sneak into the R show.
I think that's why they decided for the PG-13, to avoid having a movie where a lot of the audience isn't paying for it. While I have no solid proof, I remember when Starship Troopers opened seeing a full theater, but the ticket sales not reflecting the heavy attendance. The reason was a bunch of people sneaking into the theater, younger ones who would have most likely increased the ticket sales a substantial amount were it the same thing with a PG-13.
I am hoping that Craven does what past horror releases have done and pushes the PG-13 rating as far as it can. If it does so, then the difference might be negligible.
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