Re-discover one of the most gripping horror films of all-time with the cult classic An American Werewolf in London. Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor, director John Landis (National Lampoon’s Animal House) delivers a contemporary take on the classic werewolf tale in this story of two American tourists who, while traveling in London, find their lives changed forever when a viscious wolf attacks them during a full moon. Featuring groundbreaking, Academy Award-winning make-up by Rick Baker (The Wolfman), this digitally remastered Full Moon Edition also includes the new feature-length documentary Beware the Moon.Remember back in the early 1980s when special-effects makeup artists were tripping over themselves to create the next big effect? The Howling boasted a fantastic werewolf transformation scene courtesy of makeup wizard Rob Bottin. Then along came Bottin’s mentor, Rick Baker, with his own spectacular effects in this popular horror comedy directed by John Landis. An American Werewolf in London is more of a makeup showcase than a truly satisfying movie, but the film is effectively moody when David Naughton discovers that a wolf attack has turned him into a bloodthirsty lycanthrope. Jenny Agutter plays his love interest (watch out, he bites!), and who can forget Griffin Dunne as Naughton’s best friend, an undead corpse who progressively rots away as the plot unfolds? All things considered, it’s easy to see why An American Werewolf in London became a modern horror favorite. –Jeff Shannon
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February 3, 2006
#1
I know a lot of people out there love American Werewolf in London but hate American Werewolf in Paris which i don’t understand. American Werewolf in London is the worst werewolf movie i have seen if you want to see a proper good werewolf movie you should see the Howling not this. Also they say the movie is funny its not i only got a laugh out of it because of the thought the main female character had had sex with a werewolf besides that its boring. Seriously i love werewolf movies don’t get me wrong but the werewolf in this film more looks like an over inflated hairy balloon with legs and a dog mask, it’s nearly as bad as the bald, over sized annerixic hampster of a werewolf from Harry Potter 3. In short don’t see this film other wise you’ll want to watch something else remotely tasteful to wash out the bad taste
February 3, 2006
#2
I will never buy anything from this company AGAIN! They lied stating the dvd was “very good condition” that dvd was not even close to being what they stated, for starters the case where the dvd sits was broken so the dvd just rolls around loose and the dvd itself was scratched real bad!!!
I wrote down the companies name so I know who NOT to buy from.
February 4, 2006
#3
I had always heard so much good about An American Werewolf in London. I had set meself up for a really awesome movie. What a profound disappointment. While the special effects were first rate the rest of the movie was dreck. The acting was totally cardboard and the storyline was like so totally canned and predictable. The director story teller could have stopped the dialogue in mid film and just starting saying, AND YOU KNOW, LIKE AND YOU KNOW AND SO TOTALLY NARLY AND WE WOULD ALL KNOWN GOTTEN AND UNDERSTOOD THE LAME TEXT BOOK ENDING! This movie really drags to be a mainstream production. An American Werewolf in London is “The Right Stuff” of Werewolf movie fare boring and numbmingly predictable such that you watch the film thinking will it ever end. Please let it end… PLEASE!
There is another Werewolf movie called Dark Wolf a total low budget B picture if I ever saw one. The script is paper thin, the characters are badly acted, the special effects are just about good as those in American Werewolf in London but one thing makes Dark Wolf different. Dark Wolf does not take itself seriously so while not particularly frightening it is funny. There is enough blood and gore in the movie for any person. The Movie is deservedly rated R because let’s say your local Hooters has nothing on Dark Wolf.
The sadest thing is that in a battle of scripts Dark Wolf the solid B movie soundly trounces its mainsteam competition in every category. Besides being the better more engaging if silly story Dark Wolf made up with laughs and visuals what it lacked in star power and location. Amazon sells Dark Wolf if you want a real fun Werewolf buy it. An American Warewolf in London is more a study in Warewolves as Boring High Tone ART! I don’t know about you but keep the high tone artsy stuff when I want to see Werewolves I want it down and dirty with none of the sophisticated veiwing pleasure crap thrown in.
February 4, 2006
#4
I never received this DVD from the seller, despite emailing and requesting the courtesy of a response…I have not received either a response or the movie. Guess I’m just out $27.00 with no American Werewolf in my collection. Would not recommend doing business here.
February 4, 2006
#5
…a hundred more times instead of wasting another 90 minutes (or so, it felt like a year!) on this garbage. After watching this “legend” of a movie (I have no idea why it is so famous?) I felt confused. Is it supposed to be scary? Or funny? Or both?
“An american werewolf in London” was a disappointing movie-experience -not that “Wolf” (Nicholson, Pfieffer) was that great either, but it sure is much better than this so-called cult-classic!