The Wolfman

A remake of the 1941 movie of the same name, The Wolfman is about *drumrolls* a man who turns into a werewolf whenever he sees the full moon. I bet you're surprised, whoever wrote this story was a genius!

The storyline is one thing you should not be looking forward to (evidently), as it is completely unpredictable and totally unheard of. I mean, come on, who would have known that Lawrence's father was the werewolf who killed his mother and brother. Oops...

Anyway, The Wolfman is about Lawrence Talbot, a theatre actor who, upon receiving the news regarding the death of his brother, returns to the Talbot estate to investigate and if possible, hunt down the thing who killed him. Now, apparently everyone knows that going out into the forest during the full moon is suicide, especially when the forest has had a history of werewolf attacks, except for the protagonist that is. So being the hero, he does just that, and guess what happens? =)

Overall, there are only four characters who have had screen time of over ten minutes and more than 3 lines of speeches (Werewolves, howls, and screams are excluded from consideration), and hence, there are only four characters worth mentioning. Lawrence, his father - John Talbot, the Inspector from the Scotland Yard, and Lawrence's love interest, Gwen Conliffe. The first thing you'd notice about Lawrence is that, despite being a theatre actor, he looks like he had been living in the wilds for years prior to the beginning of the story. Maybe not shaving was in fashion back whenever there were werewolves.

Apparently, some people think that the father would have been a better protagonist, but then that wouldn't be a remake of the 1941 version anymore, would it? Which is, I suppose, the reason for the totally unpredictable storyline. Because of that, (the storyline) the horror and thrill of this film comes solely from the building up of the background music, and the sudden appearance (in your face) of the werewolf, accompanied by a ear-splitting noise. Not very scary and thrilling unless you're afraid of loud noises that is.

I believe that all the bad things of the movie came from the fact that they reused a storyline, and that all they were changing are the actors, the graphics, and the props, to make everything look more realistic. But the producers of The Wolfman have forgotten that people of the 21st century have gotten so used to other thrillers and horrors that a 1941 story no longer gives them that scream factor. That being said, I wonder why there have never been female werewolf protagonists before.