Review by Pradipa PR
If you plan to watch this because everyone keeps saying how this film is "different" from MCU films, stop right here.
That's a false advertisement. It's not a "black and white monster film from the '40s". Werewolf by Night is an MCU film through and through. There's nothing "different". Let me list:
- Kind-hearted protagonist with hidden powers
- A reluctant badass jerk secondary character with a heart of gold
- Enemies die easily after such a menacing buildup ("Your kill count is 57!? Amazing!" then proceeds to die in one hit in the next scene)
- Quips
- Clumsy character doing clumsy physical jokes
- Scary creatures having average American name (Eldritch horror named Ted? Ha ha so funny 420/10 will laugh again - yeah I know it's Ted Sallis, but they could've went with something less in your face if they wanted to actually wanted to nail the horror theme, like, I don't know, Dr. Sallis? Theodore?)
- Characters somehow bonded in very short span of time
- Convenient solution to every problem as the plot requires it ("oh look a key in a tomb!" "oh monster can kill enemies in one hit!")
And those are just from the top off my head. Sure you can find more if you're observant.
Well, sure Werewolf by Night is dressed in black and white but that's about it. It's a gimmick. It's not even trying to capture the essence of classic black and white films The Artist (2011) did it or build the atmosphere like Sin City (2005) did it. People saying this film is "different" from MCU needs to get their eyes checked and watch more films.
If you just wanted to watch an MCU, sure you get what you asked. But if you expected more, then whatever you heard about this film is a big fat hoax.
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@xaliber Very cynical look at this film. I think that, just because that is the takeaway from a large group of viewers, it doesn't necessarily mean that was the intent of the filmmakers.
I look at it more as a mash-up. Taking two genre's and making a marriage between two styles. We all know what Marvel movies try to be, but they're really NOT that much different from what's done in the comics.
I mean, opinion on effects notwithstanding, people complain about the She-Hulk show, and yet, I don't feel the tone and storylines are much different from the 90's comic.
For this, they took a concept from the old Marvel days and brought it to the screen with modern effects.
Sometimes it's ok to enjoy something and not look for the bad in it. Especially when you know the formula already. I check my expectations at the door for anything MCU related because it's NEVER going to live up to the hype for some people.
Temper expectations and you will enjoy these things much more.
I hope the Marvel movie and TV era lives on for a long time. Especially when we get these niche side projects that my young comic loving eyes could never dream of seeing them.
Shout by Lorenzo Aiello
Normally I wouldn't recommend to watch a movie this terrible, but this a different kind of terrible. If you're a filmmaker you should definetly watch it, because you can easily understand what went wrong with it, and learn from its mistakes. I dind't like anything, from the acting, to the camera movement, the colour grading, the cinematography, the plot, the character arc, not to mention the ending. A regular watcher can't tell what this film is about once it's finished, it's just a normal story. Which is totally fine, not every movie should carry a deeper meaning in it. And a story as such should aim to engage with the audience in an emotional way. Which is the worst part about this movie. It's uncomfortable half of the time, and i wouldn't want to be in it. The pacing was the only thing that was okay and that sustained my attention, other than my interest in understanding why it was so terrible watching it.
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@reborn12008 I didn't understand anything the first time around either. Will be giving it a second watch, today
Havent watched the movie but my guess is that humans will win and Liam aka Jake Morrison will be thought dead but will not be and gets to kiss a super hot actress... But im still curious about it :D
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How'd you do that
IF YOU ARE READING THIS DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE...
1.The script was most likely written by a 10 year old...
2.The actors look like they dont even want to make the movie,terrible!
3.More than half the movie is just random men pursuiting women holding some object above their head while their just ejaculating from their penis hanging out off their pants...
4.Did i forget to mention,this movie is about DICKS!!!
5.Even the writter got lost because the other half its just secondary stories that make no sense and doesent seem to stop.
I got intrigued by the poster thats all, and im impressed by the fact that i watched the whole thing so that i could warn others.It would be better for mankind if this movie got deleted.loading replies
@reborn12008 Thank you for your service.
