Following a savage attack in the woods, a boy grows increasingly concerned that his father has been turned into a werewolf despite all evidence against his claims and tries to get people to believe him when a vicious killing spree points to the creature.
This one here was a pretty enjoyable if problematic effort. What really helps this one is the actual build-up throughout here that manages to come along fairly nicely whether or not he's been turned or not. The best part about the storyline here about being adopted from the popular short-story means that the suspense it builds about him makes for a fun time as his stories become more and more outlandish while giving the film a nice bit of action to make them a little more believable. The opening attack in the woods comes off rather nicely with the darkened forest setting giving this one a great location for the wrestling action that unfolds, his first transformation attack on the cars out on the highway gives this some enjoyable moments throughout, and the attacks out in the woods as he goes after the religious camp set up there which is the highlight of the film. As well, even bringing along the big house ambush where he escapes out into the woods chasing after the family and must be tracked down by the posse through the woods,which makes for a wholly fun way this one plays around with the storyline that comes into play here utilizing the short tale. Along with these fine action scenes, it's enough to give this one enough to like that it can somewhat overcome it's few minor flaws. Though it's admirable going for a more canine-ish look for the creature, there's just no way this one comes off any way other than goofy with the make-up utilized here as the shaggy puppy look is just way too comical to be taken seriously and the old-school frame-by-frame manner of showing the transformation is ludicrous for the way it has to have him freeze during the process where it looks really cheap. Likewise, the factor of introducing the goofy religious cult when it doesn't really affect the film at all doesn't make any sense as they're not attacked in any way to bump up the body-count and don't offer any way of stopping or explaining his rampage so there's barely any reason for them to be there. Otherwise this one wasn't all that bad.
Rated Unrated/PG-13: Violence and Language.
This one here was a pretty enjoyable if problematic effort. What really helps this one is the actual build-up throughout here that manages to come along fairly nicely whether or not he's been turned or not. The best part about the storyline here about being adopted from the popular short-story means that the suspense it builds about him makes for a fun time as his stories become more and more outlandish while giving the film a nice bit of action to make them a little more believable. The opening attack in the woods comes off rather nicely with the darkened forest setting giving this one a great location for the wrestling action that unfolds, his first transformation attack on the cars out on the highway gives this some enjoyable moments throughout, and the attacks out in the woods as he goes after the religious camp set up there which is the highlight of the film. As well, even bringing along the big house ambush where he escapes out into the woods chasing after the family and must be tracked down by the posse through the woods,which makes for a wholly fun way this one plays around with the storyline that comes into play here utilizing the short tale. Along with these fine action scenes, it's enough to give this one enough to like that it can somewhat overcome it's few minor flaws. Though it's admirable going for a more canine-ish look for the creature, there's just no way this one comes off any way other than goofy with the make-up utilized here as the shaggy puppy look is just way too comical to be taken seriously and the old-school frame-by-frame manner of showing the transformation is ludicrous for the way it has to have him freeze during the process where it looks really cheap. Likewise, the factor of introducing the goofy religious cult when it doesn't really affect the film at all doesn't make any sense as they're not attacked in any way to bump up the body-count and don't offer any way of stopping or explaining his rampage so there's barely any reason for them to be there. Otherwise this one wasn't all that bad.
Rated Unrated/PG-13: Violence and Language.