Silver Bullet (DVD)

Fans of Stephen King will remember this film as one of his best movie conversions. Stephen King books are excellent but sometimes the movies can be poor. Silver Bullet is based on Stephen King's novel "Cycle of the Werewolf". The film is set in a small peaceful American town called Tarker’s Mills. In this town everyone knows each other and not much happens from day to day. That is until a mutilated body is found. At first the town think it was a suicide but they soon realise that something more sinister is happening in the town. A pattern soon emerges as a member of the town is killed every month. The film concentrates on the Coslaw ...  Read the complete review

Adapted from kings cycle of the wolf novelette. Small town america is once again under attack this time from a suspected werewolf. When a armed posse fail to bring the critter down it is left up to a wheelchair bound boy (who suspects the identity of the creature) and his sister to do the business.pretty good special effects from carlo (deep red +dune) rambaldi although not on the same page as the howling or american werewolr in london. Its helped by an interesting cast including genre favourites Corey (lost boys )Haim, Gary(predator 2) Busey and Terry (stepfather) Oquin ...  Read the complete review

Silver Bullet is, as the title may giveaway a werewolf film. Not one of the best, but also not the worst. The story is set around a young wheelchair boy, who gets a motor wheelchair made especially by his uncle. He calls his chair "Silver Bullet," hence the title. Anyway, the boy begins to suspect the local vicar of been a werewolf, as you do. Of course nobody believes him, but when he and his sister have an encounter with the wolf, and only escape through firing a rocket in its eye. Its not surprising the next day when the vicars eye is patched. So now the vicar has to kill the boy and his sister to keep his secret, ...  Read the complete review