So much for reminescence.

Decent effects that come across as a bit dated. Quite possibly the longest werewolf transformation I have ever seen, not a good thing actually. Only really interesting part was the hints at a werewolf society living on the outskirts of man, wish they would have delved more into that.

Dante's mostly on-target lycanthrope update, crammed with vet-thesp cameos.

Pleasingly trashy, but inept and dull. Watch it when you're in the mood for it, if you watch it at all. It's always nice to see Kevin McCarthy, though.

Slow to get going, and toward the end, if not sooner, it is drawing more off Invasion of the Body Snatchers than off werewolf legends. Numerous tangential allusions to the subject -- a mention of Wolfman Jack, a can of Wolf's chili, a book of Thomas Wolfe's, Allen Ginsberg's Howl -- add nothing except to our impression of the moviemakers as smart-alecks.

Excellent make-up and special effects. The story and suspense were fairly decent too. I was a little confused by the cameo appearance of Chewbacca at the end though.

It's the flawed, almost fatally dated work of a filmmaker whose mastery of comic horror shows itself in subsequent efforts as The Gremlins films and The Hole -- not in a camp, dumb werewolf movie torn to shreds a short time later by John Landis.

Don't know why this gets such accolades. Dog Soldiers is an "old school" modern werewolf movie that's like 10 times better than this.

Let's not kid ourselves. Skip the credits, the character development, the dialogue and just fast forward to the werewolf transformation scenes. Gotta be some of the best werewolf effects ever filmed.

This movie was a huge step for Joe Dante after reasonably fun but campy Piranha flick, and it opened many doors for him. Movie geekery oozing through numerous references and inside jokes. What I didn't expect is that this movie is so serious. Special effects are great. Characters could have been better, and Dee Wallace's acting is... well, noticeable. One of the better lycanthropy films.

Silly werewolf film with some reasonable effects.The horror fan may enjoy but not such a good film as they go.

The hilarious final scene has to be seen to be believed. Other than that, you get a couple long, boring scenes of the nearly unrecognizable Robert Picardo turning into a werewolf, plus the irritating Dee Wallace doing what she does best: being hysterical. Interesting last gasp for poor John Carradine here too.

Good

This is what monster movies are meant to be. It's genuinely suspenseful. The make-up is of high quality, but it's because you never really get a good look at the beast that it is so intense. Really good!

Suspenseful with freaky fuck werewolves.

Great special effects, well-used monsters, and lots of gore.