Un hombre lobo americano en Londres
El hombre lobo en Londres
Director:
John LandisGuión:
John LandisCámara:
Robert PaynterMúsica:
Elmer BernsteinReparto:
David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, Rik Mayall, Frank Oz, John Woodvine, Sydney Bromley, Lila Kaye, Alan Ford, John Landis, Vic Armstrong (más)Sinopsis(1)
Dos jóvenes americanos planean pasar unas vacaciones en Escocia y en los páramos son atacados por un extraño ser. Uno de ellos muere, pero el otro es internado en un hospital de Londres. No tarda en sufrir extrañas transformaciones. (Globe Films S.A.)
Reseñas (6)
Las escenas de miedo son realmente aterradoras. Sólo el metro de Londres... ¡que miedo! Pero el humor las devalúa. Un hombre lobo americano en Londres no es ni una comedia de terror ni una película de terror cómica. Es un batiburrillo esquizofrénico que podría haber sido una excelente y atmosférica película de terror o una divertida comedia paródica.
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If I had to choose between horror and horror-comedy, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second: horror. That said, An American Werewolf in London is such a perfectly balanced blend that I can’t avoid the utmost satisfaction. But even so, I will always remember the scenes in the moors, the underground, the cinema, etc. The make-up and special effects are brilliant, the transformation scene in particular is very memorable. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is one of the best horror films about werewolves ever made.
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This certainly has an atmosphere (mainly in the Yorkshire scenes), it’s nicely tongue-in-cheek and the movie reeks of Landis’ love of old horror movies from Universal. Of course, it can’t touch its aged (1935!) brother from London, although there are a couple (literally) of passages that could easily make it into the werewolf movie hall of fame.
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Black and bloody fun with amazing make-up of the undead Jack, which even trumps the impressive transformation of a man into a monster. Perhaps only the ending was too, um, bland for my taste. What happened happened, and that’s it.
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In a way, I've always been quite attracted to werewolf movies, but, with the exception of Johnston's atmospheric The Wolfman, they’ve always been a complete waste of time. This film, however, delivered the right stuff. It has a great and really chilling atmosphere, a good story, a good amount of blood and really good and scary visual effects on top. I watched it in the evening in the dark and after I went to bed I kept seeing those thrilling scenes in the deserted park and the subway, or the now iconic shots of the transformation into a werewolf, which literally gave me goosebumps. There is no need to worry about the comedy side, the humour is present in an appropriate level and in my opinion it doesn't interfere with the overall flow at all. I would even dare to disagree with J*A*S*M and say that An American Werewolf in London is the best werewolf movie ever!
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Maybe it was the hangover, but I loved An American Werewolf in London. It was funny, the stunts and masks were absolutely perfect, and the main character acts just like Bruce Campbell.)
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