Its hard to capture all the small things that make this movie work so well.
Right off the bat this movie establishes the incredible chemistry between David and Jack. It gives the opening to this movie a real light hearted comedy vibe that i adore. Horror comedy can be tricky to pull off without some aggressive tone changes, and this movie navigates that problem perfectly. this movie isn't afraid to be downright slapstick in places, but the characters seem real, so the violence and mayhem feels real to.
and speaking of violence, this movie is full of amazing practical effects. obviously, the werewolf transformation scene has earned it reputation as the top of the food chain for werewolf movies. and the kills here are well done. They really dont want you to see the werewolf, which makes it seem like it could be anywhere and everywhere.
the humour is fantastic, the kills are fantastic, but the characters really keep me coming back to this movie. Davids are emotional centre here, and all of his character scenes are perfectly sympathetic and scared. Sure he is a goof ball, but at a certain point in this movie he knows he has to die. He is scared, confused, guilt ridden, and David Naughton conveys that perfectly.
honestly i could have just made this review one sentence.
This is my favorite horror movie.
10000000/10
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