- Audio CD (30 April 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack, Import
- Label: Hollywood
- ASIN: B000026WCQ
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette | VHS Tape | DVD
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy help make this a better film than it would otherwise be as a very likeable and effective central couple. However, the same problem with Americans filming in Europe occurs here as in so many Hollywood scripts - the locals are all either obscure 'foreigners', or punks or neo-nazis. While this would be good to help build the tension in a horror that was deadly serious, here the director tries to match the comedy/horror tactics of the original, and gets it wrong. There's too much comedy, and Everett Scott's character is made to play it for laughs far too often, the only scene that hits the black humour mark being a predatory scene in a restaurant with a date.
The bad guys are de-mystified far too early in the film, and we see a huge amount of the werewolves FAR too early. It doesn't help that they're CGI, and while they're quite well done, with a stunning fountain sequence a real standout, they don't feel solid and real - and therefore the horror loses a huge amount of it's impact. If the beast on screen doesn't feel like it's really THERE, then the film has little hope.
There are some great moments, including a 'trapped' sequence that was brilliantly done. However the climax and the bad guys are a mess, and you never believe that Everett Scott is truly horrified or losing his mind, the way David Naughton made you feel his David was in the first film. The original's darker, more horrifying and violent tone is mishandled here, replaced by thrills and spills, special effects, and a massive amount more action. As an action film, it's quite good fun and makes for a daft entertaining night in. As a horror film, it doesn't cut the mustard.
The bad guys are de-mystified far too early in the film, and we see a huge amount of the werewolves FAR too early. It doesn't help that they're CGI, and while they're quite well done, with a stunning fountain sequence a real standout, they don't feel solid and real - and therefore the horror loses a huge amount of it's impact. If the beast on screen doesn't feel like it's really THERE, then the film has little hope.
There are some great moments, including a 'trapped' sequence that was brilliantly done. However the climax and the bad guys are a mess, and you never believe that Everett Scott is truly horrified or losing his mind, the way David Naughton made you feel his David was in the first film. The original's darker, more horrifying and violent tone is mishandled here, replaced by thrills and spills, special effects, and a massive amount more action. As an action film, it's quite good fun and makes for a daft entertaining night in. As a horror film, it doesn't cut the mustard.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I decided early on not to compare this to the original, as the two incomparable in virtually every aspect. However, given that this uses the name, it has to be mentioned that this is nowhere near as good, and is just a weak attempt to cash in as much as anything. If it weren't for the cash cow aspect, this would probably be a 3-star werewolf film. Maybe even 3.5. Never 4. I think they should have just done that and abandoned any pretence at this being a sequel to American Werewolf in London.
Obligatory grumble aside, on with the film. Well, it's not that bad on it's own, but it isn't a classic. As a daft, low budget horror, it actually stands up quite well. The goofy humour is about right for this sort of film (but doesn't ever match the wit of the original), and the plot does have a little more to it than the average daft, low budget horror. There are one or two good set pieces (I liked the idea of werewolves in a nightclub, but don't think it was executed very well), but not enough to set it aside as a decent horror... However.
For me, this film (aside from the first para grumble) is let down by the fact that the werewolves look appaling. They are rendered in bad CGI, and look more like neolithic men or bigfoot than werewolves. The movement is bad too. This is very early CGI (I'm not a great fan of it now, let alone back in 1997), and shouldn't have been used, it is that bad. Similar to Alien 3.
I guess the main reason people would watch this was either as a werewolf film, or still looking for another buzz following the first film (and forgetting how bad this was the first time you saw it). Either way, I think, you'll be disapointed. It's 2-3.5 stars, something to watch if you're at a loose end and fancy watching a goofy horror film with a peculiar plot and some awfully animated werewolves, but don't expect anything more.
Obligatory grumble aside, on with the film. Well, it's not that bad on it's own, but it isn't a classic. As a daft, low budget horror, it actually stands up quite well. The goofy humour is about right for this sort of film (but doesn't ever match the wit of the original), and the plot does have a little more to it than the average daft, low budget horror. There are one or two good set pieces (I liked the idea of werewolves in a nightclub, but don't think it was executed very well), but not enough to set it aside as a decent horror... However.
For me, this film (aside from the first para grumble) is let down by the fact that the werewolves look appaling. They are rendered in bad CGI, and look more like neolithic men or bigfoot than werewolves. The movement is bad too. This is very early CGI (I'm not a great fan of it now, let alone back in 1997), and shouldn't have been used, it is that bad. Similar to Alien 3.
I guess the main reason people would watch this was either as a werewolf film, or still looking for another buzz following the first film (and forgetting how bad this was the first time you saw it). Either way, I think, you'll be disapointed. It's 2-3.5 stars, something to watch if you're at a loose end and fancy watching a goofy horror film with a peculiar plot and some awfully animated werewolves, but don't expect anything more.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love movie soundtracks because they can remind you of a great film anywhere. This one certainly does that, with a great selection of songs from the movie. The standout track has to be Mouth by Bush, but the others are all equally worth listening to and evoke much of the atmosphere of the movie, from the humour of 'Loverbeast in Paris' to the serenity of 'If I could' to the panic of 'Human Torch' and 'Break The Glass'. Fans of the movie would probably be well advised to buy this, but it is also a great stand alone, rock/pop album. Perhaps the reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the conspicuous absence of the Smash Mouth song, 'Walking On The Sun', which was played while Brad and Chris were searching for the suicide note in the park. This is one of the best songs from the film and its fun quirkiness sums up the light atmosphere in the film before things start to get really intense. Apart from this one minor complaint, this rates as one of the best movie soundtracks, and well worth investing in as it can be quite hard to find in record stores these days.
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