An American Werewolf in London (DVD)

An American Werewolf in London in a horror movie from the early 80's (1981) which is the time when horror movies were being churned out and most of them were terrible. This is different, written and directed by John Landis, who is also responsible for bringing us Blues Brothers, Michael Jacksons Thriller, Trading Places, Three Amigos and Spys Like Us. The film is actually a comedy horror, but the special effects which it won an oscar for make the werewolf scenes frightening, at the time the film came out they special effects were ground breaking. Also the film has one of the best soundtracks ever, each song has a reference to the moon in the title or lyrics. David ...  Read the complete review

An American Werewolf In London has to be one of my favourite movies of all time, certainly one of my favourite horror movies, anyway...no it IS my favourite horror movie. Probably not too strange then that the DVD was one of the first I bought, but what was strange considering the popularity of this movie is that the original DVD release is actually rather naff, making a neat place to rest your coffee cup but not much in terms of quality or enjoyment. Poor transfer and virtually no extras made it a wasted purcahse. Thankfully, Universal went on to release the Collector's Edition of the movie recently which completely eclipsed Live Entertainment's original piece ...  Read the complete review

Two young Americans, David and Jack, are touring around Europe and end up in a remote part of England. Entering a pub called The Slaughtered Lamb, they are made so unwelcome by the villagers that they make a quick exit...only to be attacked by a werewolf. The villagers, who prefer to keep the existence of the werewolf a secret, arrive in time to save David, but Jack dies. David wakes up some time later in hospital, only to find that his ordeal is not yet over - he has strange nightmares and sometimes sees his dead friend, who tells him that he ought to kill himself before he turns into a werewolf. With the help of beautiful nurse, Alex Price, can David work out what is ...  Read the complete review

This review is for the Universal Pictures 20th Anniversary Edition of the film and no other. 1973 "Live and Let Die", without a doubt one of the coolest films an eleven year old could see. Towards the end of it an unfortunate zombie pops up and has a chunk of it's head blown off by a magnum toting Bond, the zombie rolls it eyes heavenwards, not in a grimace of death but merely as if to examine the wound...How the heck did they do that? A few years later all became clearer when I recognized the name Rick Baker on the "Live and Let Die" credits list. 1981 was the Year of the Rooster, but cinematically, it was the Year of the ...  Read the complete review

American tourists David and Jack are backpacking in Northern England when they stumble across a local pub called The Slaughtered Lamb. Entering the premises, they receive a distinctly frosty reception and soon make their excuses and leave to the joint warnings of "Stay off the moor" and "Beware the moon!" Not long later, the pair find out just why they were warned when they are attacked by a wild wolf. Jack is killed and David mauled shortly before the local villagers arrive just in time to kill the ferocious animal; at which point the body changes into that of a young man. David is escorted to a London hospital whilst Jack's body is transported back ...  Read the complete review