tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post5838145376861489265..comments2024-01-31T18:37:07.424+00:00Comments on The Agitation of the Mind: 13 FOR HALLOWEEN #1: An American Werewolf in LondonNeil Fulwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-87589740707318449772010-10-18T22:10:42.337+01:002010-10-18T22:10:42.337+01:00Good call. That's an almost comic moment until...Good call. That's an almost comic moment until the full emotional import of it catches up with you. It's all the more powerful because Landis underplays it. So many director's would have milked that scene for sentiment. Landis knows exactly how to pitch it. 'American Werewolf' consistently delivers moments like that - some unexpectedly poignant, some patently absurd.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-44575162571313709202010-10-17T19:42:41.024+01:002010-10-17T19:42:41.024+01:00Oh yeah, I mean I'm the king of the typos. I e...Oh yeah, I mean I'm the king of the typos. I even have a little paper crown somewhere I think. <br /><br />That's why I find other typos encouraging. ; )<br /><br />I love that the movie is able to blend scares, laughs, and some real human moment in a way you never really see. <br /><br />I mean that part where he's trying to basically say goodbye to his sister and family for the last time, and she's just completely oblivious. I mean that has to get you.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-62644764262785910362010-10-17T15:20:01.240+01:002010-10-17T15:20:01.240+01:00Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes you look bac...Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes you look back at an old post and think "was I <i>drunk</i> when I wrote that" (which in my case is highly likely!)<br /><br />'American Werewolf' is definitely a movie that grows on you. I didn't quite know what to make of it first time round, particularly the ending which shows David Naughton's bullet riddled body on the ground and Jenny Agutter looking traumatized and then a ridiculously upbeat doo-wop version of 'Blue Moon' kicks in on the soundtrack.<br /><br />It's definitely a movie I've come to love more over time and see more in it. And, hey, it's got a Jenny Agutter shower scene!Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-62556569161023471292010-10-17T14:27:49.376+01:002010-10-17T14:27:49.376+01:00"Dante keeps the chuckles and the chills in p..."Dante keeps the chuckles and the chills in perfect balance."<br /><br />"The word "oops" springs to mind. Duly corrected!"<br /><br />Dude, I do that ALL the fucking time. Sometimes I don't even notice it until like weeks later when I go back and read old shit. So embarrassing.<br /><br />Anyway, nice write-up on AMERICAN WEREWOLF, Neil. Coincidentally I just re-watched this last week. Like Bryce, I didn't really appreciate the movie at first. But in my case it wasn't so much repeat viewings as it was a better understanding of Landis as a director, as well as his influences, that led me to appreciate the movie. And good point about the whole culture clash thing as well.<br /><br />Not my favorite horror/comedy, werewolf movie, OR Landis movie, but one that I really enjoy watching occasionally. Looking forward to this other mystery werewolf post that you're gonna do, although I think I might have an idea. ;)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390842606960468754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-76562475765426955792010-10-17T11:22:47.132+01:002010-10-17T11:22:47.132+01:00The word "oops" springs to mind. Duly co...The word "oops" springs to mind. Duly corrected!<br /><br />Fingers crossed for 'Burke and Haire' - there's real potential in the material and he's got two top actors in Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-84391613726115682092010-10-17T04:20:38.893+01:002010-10-17T04:20:38.893+01:00It's funny, Werewolf is one of those movies th...It's funny, Werewolf is one of those movies that took me a while to warm to. I probably didn't fully appriciate it until my third or fourth time through, but once you get on its wavelength, it's almost impossible not to love.<br /><br />Here's hoping revisitng English Horror with Burke and Haire helps Landis get some of that magic back. <br /><br />Oh and not to be that guy but:<br /> <br />"Dante keeps the chuckles and the chills in perfect balance."<br /><br />I don't think he did ; )Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.com