I watched the recently-released UHD Arrow 4k edition and wow the upscaling is just beautiful. I'm glad that I waited for a proper release which showcases the fabulous art direction which occured in the production of this movie.
The acting is great. It's got solid cinematography with lots of close-ups and shock angles before shock cinema was a thing.
There's great screen play and even an appearance by Rik Mayall (rip). The romance between the nurse played by Jenny Agutter and the lead protagonist warewolf; played by David Naughton (in human form) is fabulous and great acting. The chemistry is really there.
The casting is spot-on. It's not a big-budget movie but it is very good with its location and using its areas for maximum effects.
This was when London was far seedier and before it got cleaned-up so there's a porno showcase in a cinema just opposite the Picadilly Circus advertising bilboard.
Now this is not possible as it has closed long ago. However the original buildings remain and these are just now different premises.
It's fascinating to see a historic London and the gorgeous deisgn of yesteryear. I'm 42 and this was made just a year before I was born and the change until now is an awful lot. I'm glad that we can step back in time and see London how it was.
The comedy of the show and the acting and drama and blackness along with the superb make-up department made it thoroughly rewarding. A real gem-of-a-movie and it should be appreciated by generations to come! A classic. 8/10.
The acting is great. It's got solid cinematography with lots of close-ups and shock angles before shock cinema was a thing.
There's great screen play and even an appearance by Rik Mayall (rip). The romance between the nurse played by Jenny Agutter and the lead protagonist warewolf; played by David Naughton (in human form) is fabulous and great acting. The chemistry is really there.
The casting is spot-on. It's not a big-budget movie but it is very good with its location and using its areas for maximum effects.
This was when London was far seedier and before it got cleaned-up so there's a porno showcase in a cinema just opposite the Picadilly Circus advertising bilboard.
Now this is not possible as it has closed long ago. However the original buildings remain and these are just now different premises.
It's fascinating to see a historic London and the gorgeous deisgn of yesteryear. I'm 42 and this was made just a year before I was born and the change until now is an awful lot. I'm glad that we can step back in time and see London how it was.
The comedy of the show and the acting and drama and blackness along with the superb make-up department made it thoroughly rewarding. A real gem-of-a-movie and it should be appreciated by generations to come! A classic. 8/10.