The Wolf Man details
| Formats: | PG DVD, 12 Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Maria Ouspenskaya, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Patrick Knowles, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Bela Lugosi |
| Director: | George Waggner |
| Genre: | Horror - Werewolves |
| Studio: | UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Wolf Man |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 10 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 14 Oct 2002 |
| Main languages: | English |
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tHE wOLF MAN
By pappy from east midlands , 02 Feb 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
I still think the old horror movies are the best.
I think that they were made as entertainment , as well as to scare you, whereas the modern horror movies are meant to scare you first and then possibly to entertain, Some of the more recent horror movies are just too disgusting to be called entertainment. (which is the whloe reason for watching movies) That's only my opinion- Was this review helpful to you?
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(6)Dave Lee Travis
By Bassman71 (630 reviews) from Didsbury, England , 23 Nov 2010Man comes home from America, stalks young woman, goes to Fair, woman's friend attacked by wolf, man gets bitten, turns into Dave Lee Travis.
Lon Chaney Jr's classic portrayal of the Lycanthropic monster which is very much of it's time, isn't very scary & the Wolf Man himself a bloke with furry make-up.
Chaney however is very good &, despite being a bit creepy at first, you do really feel for him & comes across as a decent man with a dark secret.
The transformation scenes are done with the legs getting hairier but not giving too much away, only showing bits of his face through trees, etc.
One weird thing though was if it was a village in England, why have all the villagers got American accents?- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Wolf Man (1941)
By Teebs (160 reviews) from Rochester , 07 Dec 2009Entertaining Classic Universal horror, that retains a lot of charm thanks to its, almost embarrassing, simplicity. It's a straightforward, efficiently told story, with very basic studio sets, very basic acting and basic make-up / special effects. But that is what creates the magic of many 40s films - the sets are shrouded in smoke just to hide the lack of budget but this in turn creates an otherwordly atmosphere. Stiff acting and unnecessary romance plot to showcase Universals starlet of the moment? Of course!! Should you wish to find more subtexts, screenwriter Siodmak apparently had Nazism in mind as a metaphor of the lycanthropic change...- Was this review helpful to you?
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Werewolf time
By a customer from Lewes , 17 Oct 2008Made in 1941, several years after the original 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein', this allows Lon Chaney Jr to add another monster to Universal's highly profitable gallery. The extras include an interview with the writer, Curt Siodmak, whose storyline owes a lot to both 'Dracula' and 'Jekyll & Hyde'. The main roles are taken by Chaney and Evelyn Ankers as the damsel in danger, but that distinguished Shavian, Claude Rains, plays Chaney's (rather unlikely) father, and the supporting cast incudes Warren William, Ralph Bellamy and Patric Knowles, who are not given much to do, and have had better roles elsewhere. Bela (Dracula) Lugosi has all of five minutes as a gipsy fortune teller and only Maria Ouspenskaya as his mother makes much of an impression.
Nicely atmospheric, though, and enjoyable codswallop!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Tragic Horror Classic
By Richard Wagner from Central London , 26 Oct 2006This movie must have been frightening back in the 1940s. It was an excellent storyline, and very sad, especially the ending. I certainly recommend this for those intelligent enough to appreciate horror history, but this is not for those looking for a cheap thrill. I recommend Saw for that.- Was this review helpful to you?
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And i thought i needed a shave
By a customer from Essex, England , 06 Aug 2005Im afraid i have been spoilt by the Invisible Man and the Frankenstein films. This ones not as much fun as them but is worth renting as its still a classic.- Was this review helpful to you?
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