Review of The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) by Jason G — 03 Apr 2008
Classic 60's era HAMMER Horror!
Not the greatest Werewolf film you'll ever see but very good for the times nevertheless. The effects were pretty decent for a 47 year old movie and the great (late) Oliver Reed shows us how and exactly why, he went on to become one of the silver screen's most charismatic and compelling actors.
The overall pacing is common to that era of horror film... lots of build up, lots of pre-amble and foreshadowing with the big "payoff" towards the end of the film.
My only complaint might be that as "convincing" as the make-up might have been and as well portrayed as Reed might have played the werewolf... scenes where the hunted beast flees the angry mob across the rooftops could have been shot differently as not to accentuate big, burly Reed's lack of agility... (he IS a werewolf after all).
Instead we get a huge, bulky guy in a fur suit who looks more like a stocky dockworker than a werewolf!
Still lots of fun... great production values and a young Oliver Reed!
Watch it!
This review of The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) was written by Jason G on 03 Apr 2008.
The Curse of the Werewolf has generally received positive reviews.
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