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Werewolf of London. 


This one is an unusual one. It doesn't have any of the familiar cast we've seen in the previous movies.  It doesn't have any really familiar characters.  It predates the Wolfman, so all the typically werewolf cliches haven't been established yet.  This lets it go some unusual directions.  For example, werewolfism is treated more of as a medical disease than a curse.  It doesn't take silver to kill a werewolf.  There's actually an antidote, but it only lasts for a single night.  After transforming intoa  werewolf, the guy is still intelligent enough to take a coat and a hat to disguise himself.  Most interestingly though, is the idea that a werewolf MUST kill every night they're transformed or the transformation is permanent.  They never really go into detail with this though or confirm it.  Considering one of the TWO werewolves (!) in this movie has been a werewolf for years ... well... he must have killed a lot of people. 

The movie leans hard into the ideas of jealousy and bad marriages.  There's also an odd bit at the start of the movie with a plant that has moving tentacles and eats a live frog.  It's a weird and interesting little thing, but it never becomes important to the plot and is forgotten after the one scene it's in. 

Most disappointingly of all though, is that we never once see a werewolf drinking a pino colada at Trader Vic's. 

[M.10rda]

Considering one of the TWO werewolves (!) in this movie has been a werewolf for years ... well... he must have killed a lot of people. 

Little old lady got mutilated late last night...
Werewolves of London again!

Warren Z really did his research!