Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

tavm Between Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein and this one-8 years later-there were no werewolf movies. When this one came out, the world was much changed as there was a Cold War going on and the public was on edge also concerning possible nuclear war. So when Sam Katzman made this one, he had included the possibility of having the creature being injected with a nitrogen that would make him even more dangerous than before. Other than that, the premise is the same-the werewolf kills somebody, people investigate, there may be hope for a cure or at least of finding out the cause, and then comes the climax. This was yet another of the obscure werewolf movies I discovered by looking at the Wikipedia list of werewolf fiction under the heading "films" before finding out it was available online and then just watching it right now. I'll just now say I was as entertained as I could be so on that note, I highly recommend The Werewolf!

GL84 Following a strange accident, a small-town sheriff is forced to believe that the attacks are caused by a stranger passing through town who claims he is a werewolf created in an experiment and try whatever they can to capture the creature before it can do more harm.This one isn't that bad with some solid points about it. One of the best parts to this one is that fact that it has a really great way of making the werewolf a really interesting creature, where not only does this have a unique way of bringing about the change while creating a more era-appropriate style monster. This gives the creature a little extra it might otherwise be missing as being a generic werewolf, and it does have a better a more impressive tone throughout here due to that with how it turns the creature's origin loose on the small-town wilderness. The design isn't that terrible for the time, having the classic look to it with the hair pattern, but the inclusion of much more fearsome and intimidating set of fangs, complete with drool, are a nice touch. What also seems to be a positive is that there's a large amount of action for it, and these here are what make the film an overall enjoyable one with a steady stream of nice scenes. From the opening attack on the mugger to the first chase into the woods as they attempt to track him down, these here are quite fun with plenty to like about it. The finale is the best scene since it travels through the forest, over a mountain, onto a road, down a bridge and into a gorge where the final confrontation takes place, where the relentless chasing of the villagers along the way makes it a really great action scene. Along with the easy pace, these here are the movie's main positive points. This one here doesn't have a whole lot of flaws. The biggest issue is that the werewolf has a lot of traditions changed around. There's the fact that silver bullets don't kill it and regular ones do, especially in werewolf form as regular bullets stop it in werewolf form, which is a big change to the traditions. The biggest ones, though, is that it transforms during daylight hours, which very rarely happens, and although this one does have a real unique way of coming into being, it still gets the powers of a werewolf without the bite or wound. Some of these changes aren't quite that impressive here with some really lame after-thoughts and won't be all that embraced by true fans. Another big flaw is all of the family drama in the film. There's really no need for all of it and it really drags down the film. The big flaw is that this one displays a real piece of stupidity that shouldn't have been with the werewolf locked up. The reason why it's let loose from the cage is a mystery, as it feels likes it's there mainly to stretch out the film a little bit but doesn't even need to be there anyway because of that angle of just stretching out the film by letting the werewolf get loose again to go out on a rampage. These flaws stop the film somewhat.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

snicewanger The Werewolf was released as the bottom half a sci-fi/horror double feature along with Earth Vs the Flying Saucers both helmed by Fred Sears. Sears had acted, directed, and written screen plays in Hollywood for twenty years at an almost assembly line pace. He did them all Western, Mysteries, Comedies, you name it as an actor and director.He specialized in getting the most with the least and brought in his films in on time and under budget The year after this film was released, 1957 to be exact, Sears died of a heart attack at the youthful age of 44. Some say he worked himself to death.The Werewolf was a bare bones, low budget production filmed in the mountainous country of Big Bear California. Nominal lead,6 foot 6 inch Californian Dan Megowan had been considered by Walt Disney for the part of Davy Crockett in the series. As it was he portrayed William Travis in the Alamo portion of series. Megowan would work in westerns and action adventure films and television for the rest of his career. In 1962 he would star in the sci-fi cult classic Creation of the Humanoids which Andy Warhol would describe as his favorite sci-fi film and a big influence on his cinema work. Steven Ritch is the title character in the film. Ritch was a familiar face on television in the 1950's as a guest star, particularly in TV western. In the 1960's he turned to teleplay writing with some success.The Werewolf is a surprising good horror film, although it's as much sci-fi as it is horror. Sears got solid performances from all his cast. Ritch, in particular, gives his character a great deal of pathos. A decent man man caught in a tragic destiny. The make up and F/X is quite effective. An uncredited Clay Campbell did the makeup. Twelve years earlier Campbell had done the makeup for Matt Willis in Return of the Vampire so the werewolf's definitely have a similar look.The Werewolf was a surprise hit. Although it was released in 1956, it was still making the rounds of the summer drive-in circuit as late as 1962. Its been out on DVD for several years and if you, like me, are a fan of 1950's b/w horror films and especial lycanthropy cinema then this is the film for you

Ben Larson Supposedly unreleased on VHS or DVD until now, as part of a compilation, this is a rare werewolf film that almost looks like a Western due to its location.Fred Sears, whose Scifi/horror resume includes Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Giant Claw, directs a cast that includes cowboy Steven Ritch ("The Lone Ranger", "Broken Arrow", "The Rifleman", and many more), Don Megowan (The Creature Walks Among Us, and lots of Westerns), and "Miss Southern California" of 1949, Joyce Holden.Makeup and transformation were really good.This is one that should be required viewing for wolfman fans.