The Howling

AVCO Embassy Pictures | Release Date: April 10, 1981

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 47 Ratings

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AmuletApr 20, 2021

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NickTheCritickNov 4, 2021

It's probably the best werewolf movie ever made and certainly my favorite of Joe Dante. It's entertaining and terryfing as hell. It's gourgeos, a must-see for everyone.

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HellHoleHorrorApr 15, 2022

This is most definitely one of the better werewolf films that you can see but far from the best horror around. The first hour is a good and scary film but the last thirty minutes gets lost into a scrappy mess. It is such a shame as the firstThis is most definitely one of the better werewolf films that you can see but far from the best horror around. The first hour is a good and scary film but the last thirty minutes gets lost into a scrappy mess. It is such a shame as the first hour had me petrified on the edge of my seat. The problem is that the ending is like it is from a children’s film. It is almost a precursor to Joe Dante directing Gremlins which is almost a tongue-in-cheek horror. It also feels like it was finished in a rush with scrappy cuts and crosses throughout the last twenty minutes. It is good but be prepared for a disappointing and predictable ending but relish in the masterful fear and atmosphere before that. By the way the werewolf effects are impressive but occasionally overused except that we don’t see them fully in shot standing up ever.… Expand

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