House of the Wolf Man (2009)

[Swamp Thing]

This looks like a great throwback to the Universal Horror Films and Universal Monsters! R1 DVD on September 28.

Five strangers are invited to a castle under the pretense that one may inherit it. Little do they know what dangers await at the House of the Wolf Man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLX1i10_X4g

[Skull]

This may be interesting...

I personally believe when people intend to make a bad movie on purpose it never becomes as funny as it could be. This movie is screaming intent; especially since its black and white and Ron Chaney.

[Rev. Powell]

I personally believe when people intend to make a bad movie on purpose it never becomes as funny as it could be. This movie is screaming intent; especially since its black and white and Ron Chaney.

Yeah, I agree.  It almost never works to purposefully make a "bad" movie.  There are exceptions, though.  ALIEN TRESPASS did a good job.

[Chainsawmidget]

I'm looking forward to this one. 

I didn't think it was possible to look like Bela Lugosi without actually being Bela Lugosi.  Great makeup job too. 

[Flick James]

Heh. From the poster it almost looks like Dracula is played by Michael Imperioli who played Christopher onThe Sopranos.

[Couchtr26]

Seems interesting.  Just seems a little off, think it is the blonde actress.  She appears too modern for me.  Otherwise, great idea and worth a viewing. 

[metalmonster]

It Looks Great .....But They've Probably Tried To "MODERNIZE" It And Made It Awful In Doing So

[the ghoul]

It has definitely gotten my interest. 

I did a search on the movie, and from what I have read, this doesn't appear to have been intentionally made to be bad.  It is an attempt to create a third "House of" movie in the same style as the original 2 made by Universal in the 1940's. 

Ron Chaney is the grandson of Lon Chaney Jr.

Most of the comments I found from people who have seen it are very favorable.  I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it for myself. 

[the ghoul]

I finally watched this movie.  It has been waiting on my shelf for quite some time.  Overall, I liked it.  The sets, the look of the characters, and the soundtrack were very well done.  The movie really looks like it was made in the 40's.

I also think the story is quite good, and compares fairly well fairly well to the other Universal "House Of" movies.  The monster fight is great and a lot of fun, and Michael Thomas excels in the role of Dracula.

The movie does suffer from a lot of painfully stiff acting from nearly the whole cast, especially Ron Chaney, and I thought the ending was kind of unsatisfying.  With some better actors and a better wrap-up at the end, they could have hit this one out of the park.

Despite its flaws, I still think the movie has a cool vibe in the tradition of the monster movies of the 40's, and I give them an A+ for effort and fun.