The Wolfman (Extended Edition Steelbook) [Blu-ray]

I have seen this movie three times now. All the actors were really good and brought out the characters parts very well. That being said, the directors cut(cannot speak for the theatrical cut) was very gory ,If you don't like lots of gore in your horror movies do not watch this version of this movie. No sex what so ever-no real need for it anyway. There are romantic moments but those are brief and I do not even remember a on screen kiss. for under $10.00 it was worth it, got all those extra's also which i like.

This reminded me a great deal of the old "Classic" Universal black and white horror movies. While all the actors were good, Anthony Hopkins was great in the part of the father, ambivalent in his relationship with his son. Alternately, ridiculing and praising, he became a character you'd "love to hate."Any horror movie fan knows the story (or should) so there's not much use in synopsizing the plot but the way this screenplay goes about it is very well-done, showing in flashbacks why father and son Talbots are estranged as well as how the death of the second Talbot son (an addition not in the original story) comes about . By placing it in the 19th century instead of the present as originally set, the story is given more of a "legendary" air.Well-acted, we'll-written, Though this movie was released before the advent of Universal's so-called Dark Universe series, it can be added to that lot with no hesitation.

The Wolfman was a worthy addition to the werewolf history. The theme is about a family curse. Sir John Talbot (Anthony Hopkins) is a werewolf and has no problem with it. He passes down the curse to his son Larry Talbot (Benicio del Toro) who wants to end his father. The film becomes about the curse at first, but then the conflict between the father and son.The movie has a very dark and Gothic start. A werewolf kills a man in the woods bringing the long lost son Larry Talbot back to the family manor to re-unite with his estranged father Sir John Talbot. The Talbot mansion is huge, full of shadows, mysteries and basically empty besides the main characters, and the servant Singh (Art Malik). There’s a woman as well, Gwen (Emily Blunt). Plus the family is haunted by the death of the wife/mother Solana Talbot (Cristina Contes), which leads to plenty of flashbacks for both father and son. This is the basis of the feud between them as Larry blames his dad for his mother.The film does a good job of switching back and forth between the family drama and the action of the werewolf. The werewolf scenes are full of great effects and plenty of blood and guts. There’s a period where Larry gets institutionalized as well, which has great imagery that harkens back to the best horror films.In the end, the movie is well worth a watch.

A unapologetically moody Universal monster movie. It's cold, clammy and grey atmosphere that earned it a boring reputation actually worked quite well for me when opposed to the vivid ferocity and exotic awakening Lawerence experiences becomig the Wolfman.It's too fast and too slow in the wrong and right places, so I can see the frustration some people felt when they expected a deep fulfilling thriller of a Wolfman story, but to me this Wolfman excels in what it did not say or do.As a noble and a problem child Lawerence has been restrained and repressed his whole life and finds both freedom and restriction as a contracted theater actor, so returning home to England is almost as much a relief as it is a cathartic purging of his past. The curse of the Wolfman proves to be connected to more than he realizes however when his first encounter with the beast leaves him with feverish hallcinations and primal urges he is sure are his psychosis acting up.All in all understandbly not for everyone, but without turning every great story into an eight part series so every idea or twist can be explored, this movie was a solid reinvigoration of the Wolfman story, and it's refreshing, even if it bites sometimes.

Very Dark, fast paced and gruesome, yet much more of an action film than a suspenseful horror movie…the pace was too fast in some places, and slow in others….certain scenes, as with the gypsies, could have been played out better, as it was, they only played a small part in a very violent and bloody film…the relationship between characters was forced and stale, but if you like special effects and monsters dripping blood…this is for you! Pretty good werewolf!

I was surprised that this movie was a "flop", failing to make a profit. I like this movie and watch it about every other month.The unrated version is better than the theatrical version. This movie pays homage to the original with Lon Chaney in several ways, including a spinning globe at the start just like the old Universal movies. (Only in the unrated version, cut from the theatrical release.)I would like to see a sequel.

beny del toro , what can I say..once you get past the american accent that they merge with the fact that he was leaving in america for sometime...this is a good time passing film....and a great movie night film...I saw it in the cinema and loved it...a nice retelling with slight twists....Anthony Hopkins is always a treat.

I have to say, as a Monster movie fan, especially fond of the classics, I find this film way underrated. Apparently when it was released it was almost universally panned. I think it needs to be reevaluated.First off the actors are first rate, and the gothic horror ambiance, and scenery is very well done. The story definately takes cues from the original, while expanding , and adding so much more.I'm not really into CGI type effects, but they are pretty well done, or tastefully applied to this film, and of course the gore and violence is ratcheted up quite high to accommodate the more modern audience. All and all, I enjoyed this film quite a bit, and it's a worthy addition to the Werewolf movies, right up there with the original, and An American Werewolf In London. I definitely recommend for the monster , and Horror fan.

HERE BE CLICHES .THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF YOU'VE SEEN THE ORIGINAL ALONG WITH OTHER CONTEMPARY AND LATERFILMS YOUR BASICALLY WATCHING MUCH OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE ,A CREEPY OLD MANSION WITH ECCENTRIC INHABITANTS INCLUDING A FAITHFUL OLD RETAINER (INSERT OWN JOKE HERE REGARDING WHAT HIS NAME MIGHT BE),A NEARBY VILLAGE FULL OF HOMICIDAL OCCUPANTS INCLUDING THE DOCTOR AND CLERGYMAN WHO BLAME ALL THE TROUBLE (INCLDING PRESUMABLY THE FAILURE OF THE CROPS ,STILL BORN LIVESTOCK DRY WELLS ETC AS NONE OF US BUMPKINS HAVE A BRAINCELL BETWEEN US )ON THE NEARBY GYPSY ENCAMPMENT. OH I FORGOT TO SAY ALL THIS DO BE TAKING PLACE ON THE MOORS ,BLACKMOOR TO BE PRECISE. ONCE IT'S OBVIOUS EVEN TO A BUNCH OF INBRED KILLER VILLAGERS THAT IT'S NOT THE GYPSIES TO BLAME TTENTION TURNS TO THE SQUIRES SON SINCE HE'S BEEN BITTEN BY UNKLE BIG BAD. WE THEN CHANGE LOCAL TO LUNNUN TOWN WHERE INSPECTOR ABERLINE OF SCOTLAND YARD HAS TAKEN HIM.HE'S (SQUIRES FRUIT OF LOINS NOT ABERLINE ) INCARCERATED IN A DINGY LUNATIC ASYLUM (TELL ME OF ONE SELF RESPECTING HORROR FILM THAT DOS'N'T HAVE ONE OF THESE,GO ON TELL ME). WHERE AN OBVIOUSLY CLEVER BUT ECCENTRIC PROFESSOR IS IN CHARGE(TELL ME ETC ETC)HE OBVIOUSLY KNOWS HIS STUFF & MUST HAVE BEEN TO THE SAME PROFESSORS COLLEGE AS ALL THE OTHER BRAINY PROFESSOR TYPES SINCE HE DOS'N'T TALK NORMALLY BUT SAYS THINGS LIKE "I VILL" & ZIS VAS NOT ZE VAY TO DO ZIS SO HE MUST BE FOREIGN & CLEFFER BUT NOT ZO CLEFFER SINCE HE IS SHORTLY TO DIE AT THE HANDS OF THE MAN WHO HAD JUST TOLD HIM "YOU'RE SHORTLY TO DIE". EVENTUALLY WOLFMAN ESCAPES ACROSS THE ROOF TOPS OF THE BIG SMOKE AND LEGS IT BACK HOME HAVING CALLED IN ON HIS MAIN SQUEEZE , WITH INSPECTOR ALBERT SQUARE OF SCOTLAND YARD IN HOT PURSUIT WHO IS NOW ARMED WITH WHAT EVERY RIGHT THINKING COUNTRY PERSON NEEDS ...THE RIGHT TO ROAM...NO SORRY I MEAN SILVER BULLETS .ONCE HOME HE DISCOVERS HIS FATHER IS THE REAL BEAST AND SO WHILST THE ANCESTRAL HOME BURNS DOWN AROUND THEM DADDY WOLF & THE YOUNG PUP BATTLE IT OUT EVENTUALLY THE NICE WOLF (ALRIGHT ,THE SLIGHTLY LESS NASTY LYCANTHROPE ) PREVAILS CHASES THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE TO THE EDGE OF A HIGHISH WATERFALL HESITATES FOR A SECOND OR TWO MULLING OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO RIP OUT HER GIZZARDS SHE KINDLY SHOOTS HIM & JUST BEFORE HE DIES WHILST HOLDING HER HAND TRANSFORMS BACK TO A HUMAN (SEE I NEVER SAID NORMAL COS WHAT'S NORMAL ,I'M IN TOUCH WITH MY LYCANTHROPIC SIDE I AM)THANKS HER FOR MORTALLY WOUNDING HIM THEN DROPS OFF THE TWIG.FINALLY THE FILM CLOSES WITH INSPECTOR ABERLINE ,WHO'S BEEN BITTEN BY THE WEREWOLF .LOOKING UP AT THE EMERGING FULL MOON .SEQUEL ANYBODY?" REVENGE OF THE WEREWOLF INSPECTOR OF OLD SCOTLAND YARD",JUST ROLLS OF THE TONGUE DOS'N'T IT ? ON THE OTHER HAND IF YOUR NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ORIGINAL YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE THIS CENTURY.

Extended Cut! - I didn't notice any difference though. It's still a rather odd and unsatisfying film in which you cannot identify with anyone or anything they do. Emily Blunt's character is severely underwritten, but then, so is Beniccio Del Toro's and Anthony Hopkins'. It's an altogether mess in terms of script and the rather odd casting of Del Toro as an English aristocrat! Weird! And to top it all they've wedged Inspector Aberline from the Jack The Ripper case into this in the form of Hugo Weaving. The effects are pretty good, but the werewolf, once you see him, looks a bit cuddly to be honest. The music is so-so.The Bluray offers the Theatrical and Extended Cut, with a good selection of extras.

At times the extended version of 2010's The Wolfman is a case of a film failing for all the right reasons: an interesting attempt to mix a classical moviemaking aesthetic and old school production techniques with modern production values that often does a lot right but strangely never quite works as well as it should. Whether that's down to much-publicised production problems and extensive reshoots that saw the budget nearly double while the studio tinkered with it for the best part of a year-and-a-half and ensured that neither the 118-minute unrated cut on DVD or the 102-minute theatrical version that accompanies it on the Blu-ray is a true reflection of the director's original cut is a moot point, but it may simply be that director Joe Johnston took too classical an approach at times. The 1941 version isn't a great film by any means and certainly didn't have the resources this reworking had, but at least it kept things moving while this takes its cue from its house of buried secrets and underplays its hand a little too much at times. Johnston may have talent and an obvious love and respect for old Hollywood and classic filmmaking, but at times you can't help thinking that Anthony Hopkins' could have been talking about him when he says "You have a long way to go yet, my young pup."The first hour of the extended version certainly drags its paws a bit with too many deliberately lifeless domestic scenes until it finally develops some real bite in the second half with a combination of vivid setpieces, be they beastly rampages, rooftop chases or a drug-fuelled nightmare asylum sequence that give great vintage montage straight out of the 40s, and not entirely unexpected plot twists that put a new spin on the troubled father-son relationship of the original film. Most importantly it develops a sense of pace and urgency that carries you along that the first half could sorely have done with. The original Universal monster movies were always tightly paced affairs around the 70-minute mark, and the studio seem to have taken a leaf from their book with the shorter version they eventually released on the big screen, which is surprisingly a huge improvement and a much more satisfying film by far.Most of the cuts are from the first half of the picture, and there are few that you could disagree with. Gone is Talbot's unsympathetic backstage introduction, his half-gypsy heritage and much of Hopkins' silent eccentricities, improving his performance in the process as well as making things move faster and smoother. It's not all good news, with the revamped 40s Universal logo replaced, while some atmospheric shots of Talbot Hall and a cameo with an unbilled Max Von Sydow as a stranger offering a subtle link between the werewolf of this tale and the Beast of Gévaudan hitting the cutting room to keep things moving. Ultimately they're trade-offs worth making, proving the old adage that what you leave out can be as important as what you keep in the editing. That's even more noticeable in one of the deleted scenes on the disc where the Wolfman gatecrashes a society masque where the guests all think he's wearing a costume: while obviously extremely expensive, it doesn't really work and would have slowed the picture to a halt just when it had picked up a full head of speed.In a role outside his usual comfort zone Benicio Del Toro gives an interestingly subdued performance that doesn't play for easy sympathy, Anthony Hopkins similarly tones down his potentially hammy role while a dowdy looking Emily Blunt gives the kind of capable performance that's more her stock in trade than the exceptional ones many critics claim. Even Hugo Weaving is pleasingly understated for once as the policeman on his trail (Inspector Abilene of Jack the Ripper infamy, no less), with the sole portion of ham being served up by Anthony Sher's Jermunn Sykiatwrist in a performance seasoned with a liberal dash of Lionel Atwill.Despite their Oscar win the makeup effects aren't as impressive as they could be, although Rick Baker does make up for the underwhelming first transformation with an especially visceral second one in front of hundreds of assembled doctors and some rather impressive makeup in the finale that makes the actor underneath the hair recognisable even though it's almost certainly a stuntman. Similarly a few other effects are less than impressive, looking like last minute additions to try to beef things up, although the combination of CGi and miniatures does allow our tormented antihero to go on the rampage right in the heart of Victorian London in the best of the film's big three setpieces (the other two, an attack on a gypsy camp by a barely glimpsed beast and Talbot taking on the werewolf who created him as a mansion burns around them are pretty good too). Despite the post-first cut changes, Talbot never turns into a demonic wolf but remains very definitely a wolf MAN, largely walking upright in a surprisingly effective throwback to the original Universal Wolfman cycle.The film is also very obviously influenced by Bram Stoker's Dracula [DVD] [1992], and not just in the casting of Hopkins. Danny Elfman's brooding orchestral score nods to Wojciech Kilar's memorable music for Coppola's film without falling into slavish impersonation that you wonder why the studio ever thought removing it and commissioning an electronic replacement (by Paul Haslinger) was a good idea before they came to their senses and put it back: it's not one of his major works, but it serves the film and its mood well. The early somewhat monotonous tone in the extended cut certainly hinders it and the lack of a convincing love story takes the pathos from the ending, but for all the problems and accompanying bad press, in the 102-minute version at least the film ultimately turned out surprisingly well and easily one of the best monster movie revivals in a long time.You won't find much detail about those problems in the extras on the Blu-ray - along with a trivia track, picture-in-picture featurettes and occasional commentary by Johnston, the accompanying featurettes are of the promotional puff-piece variety, though the studio's uncertainty is very evident in the two alternate endings on the Blu-ray that alter the characters' fates in the final shots: one might have worked had the love story been there but the other simply looks like a cheap bit of sequel baiting. As usual DVD buyers get the short stick, with only the longer cut of the film and the deleted and extended scenes. Bram Stoker's Dracula [DVD] [1992

I watched this DVD armed with numerous reviews and opinions laced with Hollywood expectation. I was pleasantly surprised! It's mixed reception clouded the scope and imagination of this classic re-telling of Werewolf legend, yet once I had pressed play on my DVD player I found myself gripped and taken into the atmospheric world of Victorian Darkmoor Manor and the Curse of the Talbot Family. Impressive make-up effects by Rick Baker and solid direction from Joe Johnston move the film at a good pace. Benecio Del Toro is in good form as Lawrence Talbot and a sinister performance from Anthony Hopkins as Lord of the Manor (Talbot's Father). Hugo Weaving adds Inspector Aberline of Jack the Ripper fame into the scene and gives the role gravitas as the monsters nemesis with Emily Blunt playing Gwen Conliffe the recently bereaved fiancée of deceased Ben Talbot. The film begins with Ben Talbot's grisly murder, and Gwen travelling to London to find his brother Lawrence. She pleads with Lawrence to investigate Ben's disappearance (not realising Ben Talbot was dead) and finds Lawrence dismissive. The story then follows Lawrence Talbot who then decides to try to find out his brothers fate and on arrival at Darkmoor discovers from his Father that his brother is indeed dead. The story thus unfolds with Lawrence Talbot unravelling the gruesome truth of his family secret. Suspenseful and eerie with Rick Baker's superior Lycanthrope transformation scenes and occasional shocks to keep the blood pumping, Some gory scenes are involved giving the film a deserved (15) rating.In short I highly recommend this film to fans of the horror genre and it gets a five star rating from me. If you enjoyed American Werewolf in London you will enjoy this movie.

Good retelling of the classic Universal horror film, The Wolfman. many people had a problem with the style of the Wolfman but i think they missed the point, it was supposed to look like the old black and white style of monster. Maybe the film is a little over long and slow in parts but it's still a very stylised retelling. Great cinematography and a brilliant score by Danny Elfman makes this a definite buy for any fan of the Universal Monster Movies.

I love this film buttttt, this film is meant to be a extended cut but I'm sure there are bits missing, like the way the wolfman starts throwing parts of one of his victims out of a trap bit by bit, Not there, all in all Should have got the standard dvd not one of those crappy cuts kinda film ... they normally mean stuff has been removed or mucked about with to the detriment of the film,,,,, Still love the film though. "You have done terrible things Lawrence, terrible things!", love it...

This Film looks great, And although based on the Lon Chaney version is longer and a more complicated plot. Though the special effects and big budget don't make it a better film. The scenes in London when the werewolf is on the loose were impressive, though I am glad they left out the deleted scenes especially the fancy dress one. The fight between the two Werewolves at the end was a bit disappointing and I thought the look of the wolfmen in this scene could have been better done. If you are looking for a bit of gory light entertainment you could do a lot worse.

this is a good version, of what seems to be another version of wolf man with Lon Chaney, that was a good version for it's day. Maybe this one is a modern turn, on that one" as the story lines are more or less, the same. the special effects are good as well. Benicio del Toro seems to be a good character actor, and suits the part in this one really well. definitely worth a watch.

A good film perhaps a bit long but it holds your attention Anthony Hopkins is brilliant

This is a far better version than the theatrical version released on Blu-ray, DVD, and at the cinema. The extended fight scene is actually included in the main feature and not subject to being kept with the deleted scenes. Why the powers that be thought this exclusion would ever be acceptable is beyond reason. This makes all the difference in the telling and the viewers experience of the movie.

Nothwistanding the bad reviews I read about this movieI decided to buy it and I wasn't disappointed.It might not be the best ever shot but, I gotta sayit has its charme: the plot is solid (it's a remakeyou'd say), acting is good, Hopkins, Del Toro and Weavingas usual, photography's nice, so is the direction and the sfx.The die hard might suggest that Chaney is the real thing,and I might agree but still ...

The best werewolf film I have seen for a long time with a great cast(Benicio Del Toro - Che, Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving). A well paced plot(some may think its a bit slow) with an exciting and well staged finale. If you don't like werewolf films this may not do anything to change that but for the rest of us its a must see.

Personally l really enjoyed this film filled with great actors and a return to the old classic days of hammer horror. Worth a revisit. Great delivery

Really a treat to watch thisAllways love were wolf typesBut most are really low budget bad/awfull acting No graphics/special effectsBut this bought back faith very good film decent story lineEnough gore to keep amused by well worth a watch

great wolfman movie with superb effects and great acting all round.