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The Wolf Man (1941), a review by Tom

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The Wolf Man (1941/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: George Waggner Writing: Curt Siodmak (Screenwriter) Length: 70 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1, French: DTS 1, Italian: DTS 1, German: DTS 1, Spanish: DTS 1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Danish, English, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Commentary, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Claude Rains as Sir John Talbot
Warren William as Dr. Lloyd
Ralph Bellamy as Colonel Montford
Patric Knowles as Frank Andrews
Bela Lugosi as Bela

Plot:
Featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney Jr, this story of a cursed man who transforms into a deadly werewolf has not only become a masterpiece of the horror genre, but of all time.

Awards:
Nominated:

AFI (1941)		100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001)
AFI (1941)		100 Years... 25 Scores (2005) (Hans J. Salter, Charles Previn)

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Commentary
• Trailers
• Photo Gallery
• Featurettes
• Bonus Trailers

I was quite bored by this movie. Sadly it didn't really keep my attention.

Rating:

(From Tom's 2013 Horror Marathon on October 20th, 2013)

5 Dolls for an August Moon, a review by Achim

Title: 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto
Year: 1970
Director: Mario Bava
Rating: NR
Length: 81 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: Italian: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English

Stars:Plot:
Bava's ultra-mod 1970 murder mystery remains one of the most critically divisive and little-seen films of his career. Bava imbues the derivative script with a sly streak of black humor and a steady stream of eye-popping visuals, including a va-va-voom performance by giallo goddess Edwige Fenech. Never released theatrically in America, it has since become a favorite of Bava fans worldwide.

Extras:
Scene Access

Four couples, the houseboy and the daughter of an absent fifth couple are vacationing over the weekend on an island. Apparently one of them is a professor who discovered a formula which the other three men want to buy from him. However the professor doesn't want to sell, whatever the over may be, going as far as burning the papers which hold the formula. One of the wives goes to see the houseboy in order to have him pleasure her only to find him murdered. Now, if you counted with me in the beginning and ever heard of "Ten Little Indians" you know what follows. Or do you...?

Bava follows the basic structure of the famous Agatha Christie plot for a while, introducing us to the characters while killing on off every once in a while. But just as we are beginning to get potentially get bored of this well known structure he throws in a WTF moment which instantly had me sit up straight and glued back to the screen. This is then followed by an interesting twist-a-rama which is ended with a surprise ending (which had me immediately rewind and rewatch as I didn't get it the first time...).

As mentioned on the cover blurb, I can see why this film had the audience divided. While the film displays stylish direction and mostly good dialog (the subtitles are riddled with bad spelling and grammar though; not as bad as Asian ones though ) it is quite a mixed bag, trying to be sexy (they all seem to come on to each other at some point), suspenseful and funny (especially that music when they reveal another dead body) within minutes of each other. The acting all over the place, with some doing a decent job and others being rather mediocre.



(From Mario Bava marathon on July 3rd, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

20. A New World
Original Air Date: 5/6/2002
As Angel tries to track down Connor in the streets of L.A., Lilah approaches a despondent Wesley with an offer from Wolfram and Hart.

Guest Stars:
Vincent Kartheiser
Stephanie Romanov
Mark Lutz
Erika Thormahlen

My Thoughts:
While still a good episode... I didn't find this one quite as good as the previous several. While interesting... and I enjoyed the search for Connor and such. I didn't care much for the side storyline. Where Connor meets up with a junkie. And while I understand why it had to be drawn out some... I will be glad to see Wesley back in with the group. But that may take a while yet.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 15th, 2010)