Review of The Company of Wolves (1984) by Jon C — 13 Oct 2015

The freakiest scene is only in the first 20 min but the rest of the film has no real emphasis on the horror.

There's a lot of melodrama that's a bit unnecessary.

And we're supposed to treat this like a dream sequence.

Still they have the darker, scarier aspect of the Red Riding Hood story nailed down.

Everything is gothic, eerie, foggy, and despite looking like obvious sets have the uncomfortable environment in the woods.

The music is also very haunting going with the whole wolf element.

It's a shame though that Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea and Terrence Stamp aren't used to their full degree.

What you do take away from this is don't be in the company of strangers otherwise people around you get hurt or you do.

It's a bunch of stories that seem weirdly tied together.

Neil Jordan does have the surrealism here though it might be very unusual for a lot of viewers.

I just wanted to be more frightened and impressed.