While I appreciate the good direction and acting, the story just doesn't go anywhere interesting. 90% of the movie is build up while 10% is Chaney poking his head around trees. Doesn't hold a candle to Frankenstein.

tem seu charme.

83.000

Very atmospheric, with some fantastic photography (especially the scenes in the marsh at night, with the moonlit fog shrouding the trees). Rains is always a joy, Chaney is a bit of a goof but the creature design is strong. Enjoyable.

Not as good as I would have hoped. Claude Rains is always watchable, but Lon Chaney in the lead seems over matched by the material. And while the narrative is an interesting, if simple, one, it's execution leaves nothing to mystery, thus sapping its power to really make an emotional impact. However, having just seen Gran Torino this weekend, I must admit to seeing a distinct similarity between Wolf Man and Clint Eastwood's character there. Grrr.

Mistakes - 1) When Larry is attacked by the werewolf Bella, there are two shots when they are behind a tree when he is actually fighting a man. 2) When Larry is talking to Gwen while Jenny is being told her future by the gypsy, he removes his hand from the tree, but the shot later he is still leaning against it.

Far better than the clumsy remake.

I'm so happy that they eventually figured out movies could be slightly more flexible than stage plays.

I don't like The Wolf Man as much as "Dracula," "Frankenstein," or "The Bride of Frankenstein," but I still like it very much. You can't help but feel bad for Lon Chaney Jr. because he has such a sad face. The movie has a very eerie atmosphere. Shots of that foggy forest will be embedded in my mind forever.

Almost no entertainment value. There are no scares, no laughs, nothing. Blah.

It's not very engaging initially, and the production values fail to hold up today. However, the classic monster movie aesthetic is still enjoyable, the fog-filled scenery is quite atmospheric, and Claude and Maria deliver excellent performances, especially in the thrilling conclusion. If only other parts of the movie had managed to be thrilling, I would have rated it higher.

It draws a dreamy, enveloping sense of dread from its misty woods and psychological turmoil, such that Claude Rains' assault with the cane at the end of the film feels repulsively brutal despite never showing a thing.

It's not just the can't-b-helped chintzy efx that keep this from aging well. It's the lack of follow through on some intriguing ideas, specifically the social-class love triangle btwn Gwen, Talbot & her fiance (Talbot's dad is his boss), which has a depth that should've been explored not ignored. There's also some great subtext suggesting that Talbot & Gwen r being punished 4 inappropriate behavior, which briefly bursts through when the elderly women chide Gwen, only 2 virtually disappear again.

Enjoyable, atmospheric and, while it doesn't do a whole lot with its premise, what it does it does well.

It is well paced, atmospheric--good photography and great use of the fog machine!--but Chaney is miscast as the expatriate son of English aristocrat Rains. Though Chaney is a great Wolf Man--a simple, good-natured fellow who blunders through social interactions and is beyond his depth when confronted with an ancient curse--he doesn't match up with the character Siodmak wrote. (Re-write: Chaney as a self-made U.S. tycoon). The special effects show their age, and the ending seems rushed.

i couldn't get into it, it was waaaay to slow moving and didn't have enough wolf man in it. this movie falls into the same category as "the mummy": only viable because of it's legacy rather than it's quality.

So fucking awesome!

Retrospectively speaking it's a story of mental illness with elements of a Greek tragedy.

Not bad.

Far from a masterpiece but a consistently entertaining movie. Curt Siodmak basically set the "rules" for the entire werewolf subgenre with this one. Lon Chaney is great as usual

Not as good as Dracula or Frankenstein.

Passably entertaining horror film with interesting psychological undercurrents (I would be interested if someone would give a shot for Siodmak's original script), but the big part of enjoyment for me is how great this film looks. I just love the scenery.

"A stodgy Universal thriller."

Mildly entertaining with strong production for a creature feature, but the Wolf Man character doesn't really hold my interest. Rains and Ouspenskaya provide more credibility than the script deserves, Chaney though is thoroughly unconvincing in portraying his emotional struggle.