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An American Werewolf in London
This is a pretty well made horredy (horror/comedy), with some cult classic appeal. I feel that it just misses a little too often in how it is done to be a top notch cult classic film.
As it goes for a comedy film, it is pretty hit or miss. There are a few good parts, such as the scene in the porno-theater where the main character is talking to a bunch of corpses, but there are a lot of misses as well. If the jokes had been better done, I would have enjoyed this film more, but as it is, I feel like this film didn't really make up its mind as to which part of the horredy that it wanted to focus on more, and it ended up falling awkwardly in the middle.
The horror aspect of the film wasn't much better. There were a few odd horror-esque scenes that worked out somewhat well, mainly some of the main character "visions/dreams", but otherwise there really wasn't much horror about it. Not that you expect the horror in a horredy to be good, but this film, it wasn't on par with the horror in most horredies.
The best part of the film is that there was one scene were they did some heavy forshadowing, but they didn't end up having what was forshadowed happen.
That was probably my favorite scene/sequence of events in the film.
Overall this was a pretty average film. It wasn't that great a horredy and the cult classic aspect wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. It mainly was just off on the mark that appeared it was trying to hit.
Overall Grade: C+
Acting: C
Story: C-
Audio/Visual: C+
This is a pretty well made horredy (horror/comedy), with some cult classic appeal. I feel that it just misses a little too often in how it is done to be a top notch cult classic film.
As it goes for a comedy film, it is pretty hit or miss. There are a few good parts, such as the scene in the porno-theater where the main character is talking to a bunch of corpses, but there are a lot of misses as well. If the jokes had been better done, I would have enjoyed this film more, but as it is, I feel like this film didn't really make up its mind as to which part of the horredy that it wanted to focus on more, and it ended up falling awkwardly in the middle.
The horror aspect of the film wasn't much better. There were a few odd horror-esque scenes that worked out somewhat well, mainly some of the main character "visions/dreams", but otherwise there really wasn't much horror about it. Not that you expect the horror in a horredy to be good, but this film, it wasn't on par with the horror in most horredies.
The best part of the film is that there was one scene were they did some heavy forshadowing, but they didn't end up having what was forshadowed happen.
WARNING: "An American Werewolf in London" spoilers below
The scene to which I am refering (or scenes) starts at the nurse's apartment where the main character is telling her about the Bela Lugosi' werewolf film. He makes the comment that he thinks to be killed it has to be by someone who loves him. Then at the end of the film, there is the scene in the alley where she runs down while all the police are at the far end, and she tells him that she loves him, and it is set up to think that she is going to kill him, but instead the police shoot him.
That was probably my favorite scene/sequence of events in the film.
Overall this was a pretty average film. It wasn't that great a horredy and the cult classic aspect wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. It mainly was just off on the mark that appeared it was trying to hit.
Overall Grade: C+
Acting: C
Story: C-
Audio/Visual: C+