Review of The Howling (1981) by Zachary M — 10 Apr 2016

Don't you just hate it when you go on a therapeutic retreat for your PTSD and find out everyone else is actually a werewolf? It's certainly an interesting idea for a movie and I have to applaud the great makeup work on the werewolves themselves.

All that said, I feel like this movie as a bit of a letdown. The acting is commendable, but the plot just feels like it moves from point to point without getting to know most of the charters. They're all interesting enough, but no one really gets the time they need to develop past just interesting. A fair monster movie indeed, but more could definitely be added to flush out these people more.

Though I must say the ending still gets a laugh of me every time. When after she's turned into a werewolf on live TV and the audience's reaction is a mix of 'meh' and 'that's dumb'. That perfectly captures some many people's jaded view of the news and news culture. Bravo, bravo.