I saw "The Wolfman" remake on Saturday with Flint and Al. Surprisingly, I quite enjoyed it, finding it chock-full of pulpy-goodness. Anthony Hopkins was, of course, very good, and the actor who played Lawrence (Benio Del Toro) was very good in the role. He was very Byronic, fitting for a movie set in the Victorian era. The scene that ends the "Bedlam Asylum" portion was wonderful (although I thought the asylum was far more decrepit than it needed to be). Emily Blunt, who played the love interest, was quite flat and passionless, however, reminding me of a bored Mina Harker. I was quite envious of Hugo Weaving's wonderful Victorian beard; wish mine looked like that!
It had the right amount of gore (meaning enough to be realistic, but not overdone), was a little predictable (but that's okay for this kind of movie), and while a little slow to get going, once it did get going, it kept on going. All together a fun movie that was worth the admission price (and one can't say that about all movies these days) , but I won't buy the DVD.
Dad, if you're reading? You'd like this movie. Mom: you probably wouldn't.
B+
I enjoyed it too. :) Good F/X.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the review! I hadn't even heard that this movie had been made. Now I must go see it (or rent it). I suppose I need something to take my mind off Avatar anyway. I've reached my preset goal of seeing Avatar (in 3D) at the theatre a Grand Total of 10 times. Now to wait for the Blu-Ray disc... *sigh*
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