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Review of by James R — 12 Aug 2010

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How does a movie manage to be scary and funny, without being another godawful spoof movie?

I don't know, but John Landis did, as shown in "An American Werewolf In London".

The dialogue is funny, the werewolf transformation scene is nerve shreddingly brilliant. The werewolf-Nazi dream sequence is brutal, and the make up, I have to talk about the make up.

It is brilliant. Look at zombie Jack when he first appears, all mutilated and such. So good, the oscars made a category specifically for make-up. gotta love that reasoning.

Kudos for John Landis, making a film as brilliant as this. If only you got to make a sequel, but instead we got "..In Paris". Oh well, at least we have this piece of brilliance.

This review of An American Werewolf in London (1981) was written by on 12 Aug 2010.

An American Werewolf in London has generally received positive reviews.

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