Chrono's Horror Movie Marathon Week 2: Werewolves (There Wolves!)

[ChronoGrl]

Helllooooo Ghouls and Boys!

While I'm not quite finished with Frankenstein Week, I thought that it would be a good time to post the upcoming schedule for

Horror Marathon Week 2: Werewolves (There Wolves!)

This should be an interesting week. On a cursory Google search of werewolf movies, it appears as though I haven't seen very many, and the ones that I haven't seen I either have the perception that they're not worth seeing OR they are generally ill-received.

I'm excited for my own personal lineup and I can't wait to hear about the other movies that folks may watch.



Viewing Schedule


Sunday, September 21st, 5:00 p.m. EST: The Wolf Man (1941)
Tuesday, September 23rd, 8:00 p.m. EST: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Thursday, September 25th, 8:00 p.m. EST: Ginger Snaps (2000)


I shifted around my viewing plans a bit for this one - Watching The Wolf Man was an obvious choice (for me, thinking about the Universal Frankenstein immediately brings me to The Wolf Man) - What will be interesting, too, is that, along with Frankenstein, I haven't seen it in at least 20 years, so it'll be like watching it for the first time.

As for An American Werewolf in London, well, I had seen pieces of it a while ago and wrote it off. However, I understand that it is actually quite the iconic film so, like it or not, I should probably have it under my belt. I consider this a first viewing for me (and part of what I want to do with this marathon is make myself watch movies I've never seen).

Finally, there's Ginger Snaps. I put it on my list, then removed it, swapped in Dog Soldiers, and then swapped them again. I wanted to put in a modern werewolf movie and I was having a hard time choosing between the two (I like them both very much and I originally swapped out Ginger Snaps only because I've seen it so many times). I think I am going to stick with Ginger Snaps for the shared viewing on Thursday (hopefully this will push folks to watch it who haven't seen it before!) and I'll strive to stick Dog Soldiers in there as well - It's been a while since I've seen Doctor # Nine anyway. ::wink::


I moved the Sunday night viewing an hour earlier so hopefully that'll be easier for folks in the UK.

I will be using the website meetings.io to organize a private chat room (that also supports video chat). I will share out the link prior to each screening...

CAN'T MAKE IT?

No worries! Join in the conversation here!

WANT TO WATCH SOMETHING ELSE?

Watch/post about other Werewolf-themed movies through the week - Let's expand the discussion!


Other movies I am considering: Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004), Silver Bullet (1985)

[hammerfan]

Oh sure, take out the movie I have and put in a movie I don't have! LOL ::stick out tongue::

[ChronoGrl]

Oh sure, take out the movie I have and put in a movie I don't have! LOL ::stick out tongue::

I might just swap it out again. ::wink::

[hammerfan]

I might just swap it out again. ::wink::

You're giving me whiplash, girlie! ::stick out tongue::::big grin::

[metternich1815]

I just want to reccomend the film The Howling if you have never seen it. It is one of my favorite werewolf movies, it's very captivating and I love all the werewolf movie references. The ending is also quite...unique. I might have to watch it again next week.

[hammerfan]

I just want to reccomend the film The Howling if you have never seen it. It is one of my favorite werewolf movies, it's very captivating and I love all the werewolf movie references. The ending is also quite...unique. I might have to watch it again next week.

Yes! Love that one, too! And own it!

[ChronoGrl]

I just want to reccomend the film The Howling if you have never seen it. It is one of my favorite werewolf movies, it's very captivating and I love all the werewolf movie references. The ending is all quite...unique. I might have to watch it again next week.

Hrm. Ok. Full disclosure. I tried watching it a couple of years ago and was not a huge fan. I'm not even sure if I made it to the end. That movie has a LOT of love around here but it just didn't work for me. I don't think it aged very well.

You're giving me whiplash, girlie! ::stick out tongue::::big grin::

I know. I am going to watch it. Definitely. Just not sure if it's Thursday or not.

[Ripley666]

You should have a Feline-themed week.

Cat People (1942 & 1982)
Night of a Thousand Cats (1972)
Pet Samatary (1989)
The Black Cat (1981)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Prey (2007)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Burning Bright (2010)

...

Alien (1979)

[hammerfan]

I agree with Ripley!

[ChronoGrl]

LOL! Not gonna lie - I'm curious about Night of A Thousand Cats.

[_____V_____]

5 PM your time is 2:30 AM my time, and 8 PM is 5:30 AM here. I am sound asleep then.

Too bad about the time differences, else I would have loved to join into the Werewolves week.

[hammerfan]

5 PM your time is 2:30 AM my time, and 8 PM is 5:30 AM here. I am sound asleep then.

Too bad about the time differences, else I would have loved to join into the Werewolves week.

That really sucks! ::sad::

[neverending]

One lesser known werewolf movie that's well worth a watch is The Company of Wolves, a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood folktale.

[The Villain]

Seen all of those so even if I can't join you I can join in on the discussions

[hammerfan]

One lesser known werewolf movie that's well worth a watch is The Company of Wolves, a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood folktale.

It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember liking it. Hmm, I may have to revisit it for Halloween.

[metternich1815]

Hrm. Ok. Full disclosure. I tried watching it a couple of years ago and was not a huge fan. I'm not even sure if I made it to the end. That movie has a LOT of love around here but it just didn't work for me. I don't think it aged very well.

I am very sorry you did not enjoy it. In my opinion, it has aged quite well. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more than the immensly popular (yet still good) An American Werewolf in London. After the Wolf Man (1941), I would actually say it was my favorite werewolf movie.

[hammerfan]

I am very sorry you did not enjoy it. In my opinion, it has aged quite well. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more than the immensly popular (yet still good) An American Werewolf in London. After the Wolf Man (1941), I would actually say it was my favorite werewolf movie.

The Howling used to be my favorite werewolf movie.....until I saw Dog Soldiers. Now it's my second favorite. I agree, I think it's aged quite well.

[_____V_____]

One lesser known werewolf movie that's well worth a watch is The Company of Wolves, a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood folktale.

One of my most favorite werewolf tales.

[Sculpt]

I'm up for seeing Hard Candy (for the first time). I should be able to make it.

It's been a look time since I saw Dr Pepper making it. I might be up for that.

I just saw Lon a month ago.

A Company of Wolves and The Howling are at the those opposite ends, so to speak. Both excellent and with flaws. Company is a fairy tale, and Howling is at it's best when it does the hardcore reality horror; highlighted by the opening scene, (handheld camera feel) the daring reporter's secret meeting with the deranged offender), and the scenes in the 'temporary' morgue. To me, it falters when it tries to incorporate fairy tale feel and scenes, into the ultra reality. Once they get to the 'camp', they milk the material a little too long, or keep it too shallow. It's a good horror film if you're feeling jumpy and on edge from realworld dangers.

Company is basically all fairytale, very nice cinematography. Nitpicking... only complaint is the story content is enough for about 60 mins. If they were determined to go 90 mins, they needed to add story content &/or depth.

[Damn Heathen]

You should have a Feline-themed week.

Cat People (1942 & 1982)
Night of a Thousand Cats (1972)
Pet Samatary (1989)
The Black Cat (1981)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Prey (2007)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Burning Bright (2010)

I've been itchin' to rewatch Sleepwalkers. How about THE UNINVITED?

[Straker]

Have a few friends coming over Sunday night, so might be running a little late, but will do my best to make it to this one.

[metternich1815]

I just thought of another good werewolf movie. Curse of the Werewolf (1960) from Hammer Studios. I mean it is no Wolf Man (1941), but it is worth a watch. I actually thought it was an interesting take on the werewolf story.

[neverending]

I just thought of another good werewolf movie. Curse of the Werewolf (1960) from Hammer Studios. I mean it is no Wolf Man (1941), but it is worth a watch. I actually thought it was an interesting take on the werewolf story.


Is that the one with Oliver Reed? He's always worth a watch, and this gets the full Hammer treatment.

[metternich1815]

Is that the one with Oliver Reed? He's always worth a watch, and this gets the full Hammer treatment.

Yes, that's the one.

[neverending]

He looked like a werewolf without any makeup!

[Elvis_Christ]

Full Moon High is a great one to follow up American Werewolf in London.

Nice choice with Ginger Snaps one of the greatest modern era horror flicks

[hammerfan]

I just thought of another good werewolf movie. Curse of the Werewolf (1960) from Hammer Studios. I mean it is no Wolf Man (1941), but it is worth a watch. I actually thought it was an interesting take on the werewolf story.

Agreed!

[horcrux2007]

Loved all three of these movies! My favorite would be American Werewolf in London, then the Wolf Man, then Ginger Snaps.

[ChronoGrl]

5 PM your time is 2:30 AM my time, and 8 PM is 5:30 AM here. I am sound asleep then.

Too bad about the time differences, else I would have loved to join into the Werewolves week.

Yeah, the timing is tough. Well, I hope you join in the discussion!



One lesser known werewolf movie that's well worth a watch is The Company of Wolves, a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood folktale.

Haven't heard of that one! I'll have to check it out!



I am very sorry you did not enjoy it. In my opinion, it has aged quite well. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more than the immensly popular (yet still good) An American Werewolf in London. After the Wolf Man (1941), I would actually say it was my favorite werewolf movie.

I actually wrote off An American Werewolf in London a while ago but decided to give it another chance because of it's popularity. I'm interested to see what I think this time around.



Have a few friends coming over Sunday night, so might be running a little late, but will do my best to make it to this one.

Cool! Hopefully you can make it!



I just thought of another good werewolf movie. Curse of the Werewolf (1960) from Hammer Studios. I mean it is no Wolf Man (1941), but it is worth a watch. I actually thought it was an interesting take on the werewolf story.

I don't think I've seen that one! Good call

Full Moon High is a great one to follow up American Werewolf in London.

Nice choice with Ginger Snaps one of the greatest modern era horror flicks

Haven't heard of that one either!

And I really love the Ginger Snaps movies; even the third one isn't bad.

[ChronoGrl]

OK. Apologies for the delay. The husband had TV control and needed to finish up his current episode of Naked and Afraid (true story). ::big grin::


OK Creeps - Here it is... The Wolf Man (1941) -

I haven't seen this in 20+ years or so, probably with my father and my vivid most memory of the film is that I found it truly sad...


Here's the link to meetings.io:

http://m1.io/1hAWWYCtdwk

I feel icky and look worse so I will most likely keep video OFF.

ALSO - For you Xfinity owners - Guess what?? Wolf Man '41 is now FREE ON DEMAND!

I'll wait a couple of minutes before beginning.

[horcrux2007]

OK. Apologies for the delay. The husband had TV control and needed to finish up his current episode of Naked and Afraid (true story). ::big grin::


OK Creeps - Here it is... The Wolf Man (1941) -

I haven't seen this in 20+ years or so, probably with my father and my vivid most memory of the film is that I found it truly sad...


Here's the link to meetings.io:

http://m1.io/1hAWWYCtdwk

I feel icky and look worse so I will most likely keep video OFF.

ALSO - For you Xfinity owners - Guess what?? Wolf Man '41 is now FREE ON DEMAND!

I'll wait a couple of minutes before beginning.
lol "the husband"

I think this was one of the first horror movies I watched. I remember liking it. I generally like werewolf movies.

[hammerfan]

I'm at the part where Jenny just had her palm read by Bela.

BTW, Amanda, I'm going to have to skip Tuesday night. Sorry, sweetie, I can't miss the season premieres of NCIS and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

[ChronoGrl]

Not there yet - He just bought the cane...

AND ADMITTED ESSENTIALLY TO BE SPYING ON HER.

Ugh. Creep.


Now he's meeting her outside the store... I don't know if it's his dialogue or tone but OMG HE IS A CREEP.

[hammerfan]

Not there yet - He just bought the cane...

AND ADMITTED ESSENTIALLY TO BE SPYING ON HER.

Ugh. Creep.

I know, right?! Stalker!

[Straker]

Still have friends over and I'm more than a little drunk, so I'm gonna have to skip this one. ::sad::

[hammerfan]

Hey metternich, what do you think about using Facebook chat? At least that way, we could all chat in real time.

[ChronoGrl]

Still have friends over and I'm more than a little drunk, so I'm gonna have to skip this one. ::sad::

LOLOL!! Enjoy your evening! ::big grin::

[ChronoGrl]

FYI - I'm going to hop out of meetings.io for now. HF, Mett, and I are chatting via FB chat. PM me if you want to join!

Hopefully for the rest of the marathon, I'll find something that will:


Allow video chat for those who like to video chat
Allow audio chat for those who want to audio chat
And allow text chat for those who don't have a webcam and/or want to be anonymous


Ultimately, I think the video chat is cool BUT I want there to be a text option if someone is uncomfortable with that or just doesn't have a webcam/microphone.

Unfortunately meetings.io only seems to work for webcams/microphones. ::sad::

If someone knows of a website that will let us do the above, let me know!

I could try Google Hangouts but that requires folks to create a Google Account - I'm trying to make this as easy and anonymous (if you want to be anonymous) as possible.

Hope that all makes sense. ::big grin:: This is all an experiment for me and I'm psyched that people are joining me!! Whatever it is I need to do to get people to join, I'm all about it!

[ChronoGrl]

So. I want to thank HF and Mett for joining tonight! Unfortunately I was a bit distracted by the technology I think (since meetings.io still wouldn't work unless you have a webcan!) - We connected on FB but I still had a hard time paying attention to the film...

I don't think I got as much out of it as I did the first time I saw it - I had looked at is as a Man struggling against a horror that he simply couldn't control... And his fate at the end was tragic.

It didn't click with me as much with this viewing. Do I think it's an important movie? Absolutely. But it just didn't capture me as it had when I saw it forever ago.

[ChronoGrl]

Hello Freaks and Geeks!

Live Chat URL is here:

http://m1.io/cMBMWm0n4Iw

I haven't tested a better way to share outside of meetings.io so sorry - hope this works for now!

[ChronoGrl]

I'm on with Mett - I see someone else... Is that any of you guys? :)

[newb]

that might be me......but it keeps freezing

[ChronoGrl]

that might be me......but it keeps freezing

I somehow KNEW it was you! Not that I'm a stalker or anything...

[newb]

Hello Freaks and Geeks!

Live Chat URL is here:

http://m1.io/cMBMWm0n4Iw

I haven't tested a better way to share outside of meetings.io so sorry - hope this works for now!

yeah...not working for me...I can hear you guys talking and some weird background noises. Felt a little like I was a stalker so I bailed.

[ChronoGrl]

yeah...not working for me...I can hear you guys talking and some weird background noises. Felt a little like I was a stalker so I bailed.

LOL - Sorry. ::sad::

Do you have a webcam? The site is weird - Could you see the chat box? I need to find another solution I think. I know that I've said that a few times but - ugh - haven't had the time.

[newb]

no..no chat...at first I saw video then it froze.

[metternich1815]

Yeah, for some reason, it keeps crashing tonight.

[metternich1815]

Just in case anyone was interested, I will repost my thoughts on An American Werewolf in London from the "Last Seen 70s/80s Movie" thread:

"I have seen this film a few times before (though it had certainly been a while since my last viewing), and while I mentioned on another thread I enjoyed the Howling more than an American Werewolf in London, it is still, without question, an incredible film. The film is able to find the right balance between horror and comedy. If you like straight horror, this may not be the film for you, but otherwise it is really good. And, what is interesting is that the comedy does not detract from the horror. It really is quite complementary. There were also some great special effects and excellent makeup. Additionally, the direction draws you in from the beginning to the end. To add to this, the score really matched the film and the soundtrack was well-selected as well. The story is not particularly novel, but that is unimportant. The film is interesting because it takes traditional elements of werewolf films and uses them in new and often unexpected ways. For example, the ultimate "werewolf causes mayhem and is tracked down" scene begins in a porn theater. There was also a really good performance by the main actor and his character was very well-developed. Sadly, many of the other major actors/actresses were not as strong particularly the nurse. In fact, that whole sub-plot just seemed a bit forced and unrealistic. Many of the other minor characters were well-done though on a more positive note. While there may be some not as well-done things in the film and it is not straight horror, it is still a very strong horror film and one of the better werewolf films. If you still have not seen this film, I highly recommend it."

[Sculpt]

Just in case anyone was interested, I will repost my thoughts on An American Werewolf in London from the "Last Seen 70s/80s Movie" thread:

"I have seen this film a few times before (though it had certainly been a while since my last viewing), and while I mentioned on another thread I enjoyed the Howling more than an American Werewolf in London, it is still, without question, an incredible film. The film is able to find the right balance between horror and comedy. If you like straight horror, this may not be the film for you, but otherwise it is really good. And, what is interesting is that the comedy does not detract from the horror. It really is quite complementary. There were also some great special effects and excellent makeup. Additionally, the direction draws you in from the beginning to the end. To add to this, the score really matched the film and the soundtrack was well-selected as well. The story is not particularly novel, but that is unimportant. The film is interesting because it takes traditional elements of werewolf films and uses them in new and often unexpected ways. For example, the ultimate "werewolf causes mayhem and is tracked down" scene begins in a porn theater. There was also a really good performance by the main actor and his character was very well-developed. Sadly, many of the other major actors/actresses were not as strong particularly the nurse. In fact, that whole sub-plot just seemed a bit forced and unrealistic. Many of the other minor characters were well-done though on a more positive note. While there may be some not as well-done things in the film and it is not straight horror, it is still a very strong horror film and one of the better werewolf films. If you still have not seen this film, I highly recommend it."Good write-up, Mett. Basically I took American & Howling the same. I enjoyed American, but was never a big fan of it. Always enjoy Naughton (got his record too). The horror-to-comedy has a natural fusion, it's the just the movie story as a whole never sat right with me... something felt disjointed that kept me at bay, an elusive core/heart.

[hammerfan]

So, are we doing Facebook chat tonight? And, it's at 7:00, right?

[ChronoGrl]

Hey hey - Sorry for the delay!

I still owe a response re An American Werewolf in London - Short answer is that I absolutely loved it, the effects were amazing, the massacre scene was great, and the only thing I DIDN'T like was the writing for the nurse.

SO

I chatted with Mett on FB and said I'd start on 6:30 but that's like in 20 minutes so I'm not sure if it's feasible for other folks.

And if it's just you two guys then, yes, I would prefer FB chat... I worked from home today and never put my face on... I probably look as good as Ginger does at the end of the film. ::wink::

[ChronoGrl]

Just in case anyone was interested, I will repost my thoughts on An American Werewolf in London from the "Last Seen 70s/80s Movie" thread:

"I have seen this film a few times before (though it had certainly been a while since my last viewing), and while I mentioned on another thread I enjoyed the Howling more than an American Werewolf in London, it is still, without question, an incredible film. The film is able to find the right balance between horror and comedy. If you like straight horror, this may not be the film for you, but otherwise it is really good. And, what is interesting is that the comedy does not detract from the horror. It really is quite complementary. There were also some great special effects and excellent makeup. Additionally, the direction draws you in from the beginning to the end. To add to this, the score really matched the film and the soundtrack was well-selected as well. The story is not particularly novel, but that is unimportant. The film is interesting because it takes traditional elements of werewolf films and uses them in new and often unexpected ways. For example, the ultimate "werewolf causes mayhem and is tracked down" scene begins in a porn theater. There was also a really good performance by the main actor and his character was very well-developed. Sadly, many of the other major actors/actresses were not as strong particularly the nurse. In fact, that whole sub-plot just seemed a bit forced and unrealistic. Many of the other minor characters were well-done though on a more positive note. While there may be some not as well-done things in the film and it is not straight horror, it is still a very strong horror film and one of the better werewolf films. If you still have not seen this film, I highly recommend it."

I totally agree with everything that Mett posted here - I'm actually surprised at myself for having written this movie off (well, SORT OF surprised - There was a period of time that I was VERY WARY of 80s horror... And I still am) - The fact of the matter is...


The direction is really tight, from the English countryside to the car wrecks in London; it's incredibly artfully done
The special effects are excellent, and I completely understand why it won best effects that year - The corpse makeup for Jack Goodman especially gave me the willies - I love it when I see a horror movie that can still make me cringe (love practical effects!)
The transformation scene was incredible. This was my first time seeing it in full and it's truly harrowing, horrifying, and well-done.
And the comedy was great! I love the subtle (yet disturbing) comedy of his victims cheering him on to kill himself to the more broad comedy of him running around the zoo naked
I loved his dreams of werewolf Nazis
I loved the final scenes of just pure mayhem, cutting between the Monster and the just pure destruction is was causing - the car crashes, broken glass, and marred bodies. There's definitely a lot that the movie is saying about violence here; I think I'd need another viewing to dissect it further (I mean, the end itself is particularly sudden and jarring - in a good way)


Unfortunately, as Mett pointed out, the very worst and weakest part was the nurse and the subplot involving their relationship - I honestly thought that it was downright creepy that she asked a patient to stay with her... I thought that most of the reactions in the hospital room (from her, the doctor), were just inappropriate. It was really the writing here that was the issue.

Good news is that the weak parts did NOT over-shadow what I ultimately thought of as a really excellent werewolf movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it will now live on as one of my favorite horror movies.

Wow - I should probably give The Howling a second try too, huh? ::wink::


Good write-up, Mett. Basically I took American & Howling the same. I enjoyed American, but was never a big fan of it. Always enjoy Naughton (got his record too). The horror-to-comedy has a natural fusion, it's the just the movie story as a whole never sat right with me... something felt disjointed that kept me at bay, an elusive core/heart.

...

Naughton has a record???

HEY! Has anyone else been watching werewolves this week? :danger:

[Sculpt]

Naughton has a record???

A single on record. Was the theme song to a TV show by the same name, in which he starred. Ole Dr Pepper preformed it. Good disco song. Was written by the duo who wrote 'I Will Survive' and 'Reunited'.

?v=91D58RuHyVU

[hammerfan]

A single on record. Was the theme song to a TV show by the same name, in which he starred. Ole Dr Pepper preformed it. Good disco song. Was written by the duo who wrote 'I Will Survive' and 'Reunited'.

?v=91D58RuHyVU

ROFL, I remember that

[hammerfan]

Last night, metternich, ChronoGrl and I watched Ginger Snaps. Not my favorite werewolf movie, but enjoyable. I thought Mimi Rogers did a great job playing the Mom. The two actresses playing the sisters were very good, too. Loved the teeth they gave Ginger.

Yeah, that's all I have. I'm not as good at writing as the rest of you. ::stick out tongue::

[The Villain]

Sorry I wasn't able to participate Chrono. I'm not a big fan of werewolf movies but I actually do like all of those.

[Sculpt]

Last night, metternich, ChronoGrl and I watched Ginger Snaps. Not my favorite werewolf movie, but enjoyable. I thought Mimi Rogers did a great job playing the Mom. The two actresses playing the sisters were very good, too. Loved the teeth they gave Ginger.

Yeah, that's all I have. I'm not as good at writing as the rest of you. ::stick out tongue::
Oh well, guess you'll just have to stick to typing instead.

I'll have to wait till Wednesday to watch Ginger Snaps.

[Sculpt]

I watched Ginger Snaps.

I thought it was OK. The first half was intriguing. Getting to know the two sisters, their relationship with each other & their mom, & young womanhood. Found the last half and ending disappointing.


SPOILERS....................
The slow change to werewolf, relating to puberty, specifically for a woman, was a nifty story device. But a little bit past the midway point, there was very little development, and it got fairly stale to me. Although the older sister (Ginger) continued the change to the obvious outcome (animalistic, in both ways), there was no more reveal, development nor change of the younger sister, nor their relationship. So I was waiting for the end for the last half of the film... which just seemed a bunch of filler of teen angst, smoking & saying f*ck... I was starting to think this was for teens.

Also, I thought the ending was disappointing, as it seemed abrupt, contrived & not a resolution to all the interesting aspects of the film, namely: puberty, sisterhood, daughter-mother. I'm all for 'unhappy' or 'realistic' endings, but it should still be the film's resolution. Film saying menstruation means the end of sisterhood & motherhood relationship, or AIDS is deadly? If the ending attempted to say puberty brings an end to childhood relationships & begins new adult relationships, I'd be fascinated; but I didn't see any attempt at resolution.

Am I expecting too much from a horror film? Maybe, but I got the impression Ginger Snaps was something more, not just something a little different.

[ChronoGrl]

So I never got around to posting about Ginger Snaps, but I thought that Sculpt's review is eloquent and on point - Sculpt outlines what I love about the movie - The relationship between the sisters and the mother - I love the allegory of Ginger becoming a werewolf with puberty...

I do agree about the end in some ways but ultimately this has become one of my favorite werewolf movies - I think it's ambitious and I like that it features two female leads - I still wonder how I would have received it when I was in high school - they're moody and goth - I probably would have idolized them in a bizarre teen angst sort of way...