The Finale: SPOILER ALERT
Greetings and condolences once again. I think it time we get back on track here with some of the regular features I have instituted in the past here on the Blogue. Before we begin, I'll just introduce this segment for the new travelers who have stumbled across my camp on the banks of the Styx. At the onset of the Blogue Macabre I decided there were enough Horror blogs reviewing movies, and while I may occasionally sound off on one from time to time, being a review site didn't appeal to me. So I decided that I would cut to the juicy bits and review the death scenes from various films instead. Now you're up to speed lets get to the task at hand.
As the lead states I'm going to dive into an analysis of the final sequence of THE MIST. If you haven't seen it yet (I'll have to assume you died before 2007 and have just got out of purgatory) I will offer the courtesy of telling you that this Post Mortem is a pretty big spoiler. That said I equally feel that this is one of the crappiest endings in horror movie history and knowing it before actually viewing the movie might make the experience more palpable. As a matter of fact the reason I chose this scene for this segment is because I dislike it so much, but thought I should give it the benefit of a proper post mortem. A fair trial before condemnation I suppose.
Manner of Death: Murder/Suicide. Yes, that is correct, the remaining cast decided to skag themselves in the face of despair and hopelessness. This scene is quite simply there to provide the shock factor and gain media attention hoping to parlay that into bigger box office bucks. Don't get me wrong, blowing your and/or your loved ones gray matter all over the wall is fair game. But there's a time and place for everything, and here just wasn't it. All Hell coming down on you and you drop that match in the pool of gasoline as a final act of defiance, choosing your terms for death and taking scores of evil minions with you, is a good time and place. You and /or your loved one has been bitten by a Zombie, and preserve your/their eternal dignity when the inevitable comes is a good time and place. Sacrificing your life so that your high school sweetheart can survive, even if it means she's likely to knock boots with your room mate after your passing is acceptable too. But because you've run out of gas and don't know what's going to happen next and your afraid that you MIGHT be killed and eaten by a pan-dimensional insect is not a good reason. Hell if it were I'd probably have popped myself a few times by now I figure.
So OK, that said how am I going to score this? Well here is the parameters I have set up for this category way back when...Manner of Death: How did the Character Die? Was it interesting? Creative? Well suited to the story? Otherwise satisfying or disturbing to the audience? . Was it interesting? I have to say no. Creative? I see no real creativity here, so NO again. Well suited to the story? Hmmm, since the Characters spend the previous 123 minutes doing everything imaginable to stay alive including committing cold blooded murder, only to kill them selves 4 to 6 hours later. Yeah they flee the supermarket and drive off into the mist until they run out of gas. I don't know about you, but even with a full tank my car can't run for much longer than 6-7 hours tops. So a HUGE NO here. Otherwise disturbing/satisfying? Well yes I guess they got the desired shock factor so I'll give them two skulls for that. Why two, well because I'm trying to be fair.
Effect on Story: Again here are the parameters... Did the character's death forward the plot of the film in any significant or meaningful way? Did it provide tension, character motivation, a sense of impending doom or vulnerability to the other characters? This is the only Category that will be ranked on it's relation to the rest of the film and not it's individual merits.
That said I truly feel the film would have been better served by leaving this on the cutting room floor. Mind you it does provide definite conclusion to the film and while I feel the story would be better without, I admit I might be writing that without conclusion the film would seem that it was only half completed. While the murder/suicides didn't forward the plot of the film whatsoever, it did alter the audience's perception of the film greatly, it did provide a moment of dread and tension (some of us dreaded the character's impending actions, others of us dreaded the director's choice to cop out on a very solid classic style monster flick up to that point). The sense of impending doom was the point of the scene, but it wasn't there. As I had stated previously, the film makers do not provide enough substance to make it convincing that the characters would choose to act in a manner contradictory to how they had established themselves in the previous two hours of screen time. How it motivated the characters?, well I suppose it would have made the character of David Drayton, the father even more bound and determined to commit suicide, but we didn't get that morsel. But because I have clearly stated that it is the intent of this category to rate it with it's relation to the rest of the movie, in which it fails miserably, I will on the reverse side give back one kadahm to honour the fact that it was apparently the film makers wishes to sacrifice their film for the sake of a shocking conclusion and that it did.
Appearance and/or Visual Direction: You know, I can't fault Frank Darabont for his keen eye and skills behind the camera. In a scene that takes place primarily in the cab of a vehicle surrounded by impenetrable fog the scene looks good (especially in the B&W version, which if you haven't seen, the previous 2 hours in this format is worth the cost of purchasing this film on DVD). His choice to cut to the vehicles exterior while he shoots the trucks occupants and we simply see the muzzle flash illuminate the interior at each retort works really well.
Mood: OK, before I come across as hypocritical here this category is again scene specific, and not scored in relation the the film in it's entirety. Assessing the mood of this scene completely on its own merits apart from the rest of the story...
Acting: OK the players did their part, and the acting of Thomas Jane was better than average.
Tally time. A scene I have clearly established my dislike for, but how does it hold up to the rack? Well final score is 14.5/25 58% or D+.
Gary Macabre
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Post Mortem: The Mist
Monday, October 13, 2008
Post Mortem: Diary of the Dead
Well think again, while the movie was entirely enjoyable in it's own right, I have to admit that there was very little material to base this review on. What no Characters Die? to the contrary a number of significant characters die. But Romero made some interesting choices. Character deaths were essentially zombie maulings and not particularly grotesque ones either. And for the most part their second death at the hands of their peers is not particularly meaningful, nor motivational. Not that this doesn't work for the movie, in fact it works quite well, it truly punctuates a reoccurring theme throughout the movie about us, and by 'us' naturally I mean society as a whole, this being global and not national, losing our humanity and becoming disassociated and distant from reality. Particularly with our modern use and lack of interpersonal relationships due to the modern age of computers. Frankly as far as Romero's political subtexts go, this one really is his best. But it didn't make for great death scenes. Sure there was plenty of gore and zombies to keep us happy, but the character's deaths were rather sanitized, interesting no?
So to choose the one that does the best job in this format, I must go with the death of the focal character,
Jason Creed: from rolling film to final cut.
Manner of Death: You guessed it, attacked by a friend turned zombie (whom he formally criticised for his lousy performance as one of the living dead), bitten and then capped by his girlfriend before he could turn. OK I have to admit up until I typed that last sentence I was about to mark it simply as average, but damn, after reading that, I think I have to rate it a bit higher.
Effect of Death: Although the "heroine" of the film seems more moved by this death than any other, and vows to continue and finish his film (which she presumably does and that is the cut we are told we are watching), it doesn't really motivate the characters into action and certainly provides no conclusion to the film, so in my books (and I feel I am perhaps being a bit generous)...
Appearance/direction: To be honest nothing about this scene really stands out visually. And to be brutally honest, when the rest of the gang catches up with Jay and his attacking zombie the zombie is actually strangling him, (although by the blood apparent on his throat, and that of the zombie at this time we can safely assume he was in fact bitten), and I think I bashed Manchester Morgue pretty hard for not much different (noting however there was no blood present in LDAMM until the following scene). It's the part after the attack and the lead up to his final exit that allows me to rank this a bit higher. That said it too gets no more than average.
Mood: Yeah, you know the part where the zombie gets the sword in the head is great and all, but, if it weren't for the score here the scene really didn't have much mood. Bread and water.
Acting: It was believable and the fact that he was able to utter the line "shoot me" while passing the video camera to his girlfriend as his last and final words without cracking up, gets points in my book. But beyond that I didn't see much that warrants better than average marks.
So there you have it, a solid movie, with acceptable acting, a great director a good story, blood, guts zombies the whole sha-bang. But in the end somehow the most pivotal death clocks in at 15.5/25, C- go figure.
Gary Macabre
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Post Mortem: The Fog
Mowing of the Seagrass:
In my last postmortem, in an unpopular move, I panned Living Dead at Manchester Morgue's initial slaying in "The Mangling of Martin". Well I still stand by what I wrote, as frankly while the movie itself has some charm, that scene was just amazingly unremarkable. This time around I have an example of how the first slaying should go. John Carpenter's work through the late 70's and early 80's was quite frankly brilliant, and the Fog is a shining gem in that crown of work, and the scene where the crew of the Seagrass first encounter the pirate ghosts is a prime example of why that is.
I will make mention that here I have chosen to review the sequence rather than a single killing as it involves the murder of three individuals that occur presumably simultaneously, two of which are on screen at the same time.
Manner of Death:
The crew of the fishing boat the Seagrass encounter a mysterious fog bank, and from the fog appears a great sailing vessel. The crew go on deck to witness and investigate this bizzarre event and find dark shadowy figures have materialized on their deck. Peering though the fog and darkness at the figures, the reason for their boarding the small boat becomes evident. Their only motive is murderous intent, as the first crewman is ran through with a rapier from behind. His surprised gurgle draws the attention of his mate who while witnessing the brutal slaying is himself butchered with a sharp hook. Each man looks on as is close associate dies horribly and slowly as the pirates stab and rake the men. The third crewman still in the boat's cabin is stalked throttled and brutally and repeatedly pierced through the head with a pick of sorts.
This scene was interesting, relatively creative, and I think there is no question that chioces of implements used here were effective in portraying the brutality of the pirates and the fact each was killed with a different, yet character/plot appropriate tool worked well. This scene is guaranteed to leave an impression on any young viewer, and I do believe that young teens were the target audience. So high marks for this category.
Effect on Story:
As is often the case with the first killing in a horror movie the slain characters have very little to do with the plot. Simply they are devices used primarily to set up the audience rather than have any meaningful effect on the story. While there are some questions about the heroine's relationship with the crew of this boat and the fact one member (the only one with a name) speaks of his wife, these ties are not further explored. This I feel is a shame as I do believe this is a relatively weighty category, but it's an understandable and quite common choice whether by design or editing. Either way the scores will suffer.
Appearance/Visual Direction:
The visual direction here is spot on. The lighting and contrast on Deck is stunning, maintaining the appearance of night, yet using the fog to provide enough light that t
he ominous figures to remain dark shadows. The way the ship appears and disappears in the mist and the figure as it enters the blacked-out bridge are extremely well executed. My only problem with this scene is the choices in casting and costuming of the fishermen. The two individuals who go out on deck are far too similar in appearance, both larger men with medium length curly blond hair and short beards, both wearing plaid flannel jackets. As characters it is possible they could be intended to be brothers, and watching one another die would be more poignant. However there is nothing beyond their appearance that might suggest this, and really in the big picture they are simply pirate fodder. The end result of their simultaneous
executions with the camera cutting between them can be confusing as to whom is dying and how. The graphic and agonizing deaths shown here are again a skillful ploy by Carpenter to show the audience this brutality and have it burn into the viewer's mind. With this approach the audience will imagine similarly gruesome deaths for all those who follow without actually having to show any murders. The lack of visual gore and limited on screen violence likely helped this movie both psychologically and in the box office granting it a wider audience. Besides, what people can imagine can often be far more effective than what one can film.
Mood:
With solid directing and excellent visuals it's hard not to hit the mood category running. Carpenter here introduces us to the pirates with a large and mysterious ship that only appears briefly in this scene as we look on in wonder and fascination. Yet here we only experience trepidation. As the dark figures appear surrounding the men with large evil looking weapons in silhouette, fear begins to creep in. Yet it has not had chance to grab hold when the first man (Al) is slaughtered. Here we are caught off guard and are reeling, much like the victims on the screen are as they are gutted before us. Carpenter then skillfully nudges this shock towards suspense and fear as we see the darkened shape approach the last crew member in the boat's cabin.
Acting:
In this sequence there is so much going on, it would be easy for someone to overact, but each player does his part beautifully. I must say I particularly liked how the two individuals silently looked in in shock and disbelief as they saw the other man die a horrible death right before him. Perhaps it says a lot more to the direction as each witness his own death mirrored in the face of the other (again so alike), but I admit I'm not a big fan of reading too much into a scene that may not really be there, so I'll leave things as they are and give props to these guys.
Overall this scene is a great example of what an introductory murder sequence should be. It is not perfect, but solid in most every pertinent aspect. Tying it in with the plot would have been nice, the foundations to do so were there, and it certainly would have elevated the scene in ranking, but in the end not necessary. 19/25, 76% B
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Post Mortem: Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
The Mangling of Martin:
Manner Of Death: Unassuming photographer who is taking photos of flowers at night is strangled/throat torn out by by the film's primary Zombie. It's rather unclear really by the scene we see unfold, it looks as if he's simply strangled to death (which is an exceedingly disappointing way to die at the hands of a zombie), however later we see the "Drowned
Man", aka Zombie #1, with bloody hands and Martin's corpse with a bloody throat. It is clear that the zombie does not have blood on his face, so it is evident his demise is not from a bite. In the greater scheme of things, either way it's not a very good example of zombie carnage. Since this is such an important killing (as I will get to soon enough), the first attack of the movie, which should set the ground work for the film and rev up the audience, and as it turns out the only killing in the first hour of the film (with a run time of 93 minutes), it fails miserably in this category I'm afraid.
Effect of Death: Unquestionably this death has tremendous ramifications to the film, in that everything that follows plot-wise really is as a result of Martin's Demise. The leading characters, George and Edna, that have been thrust together earlier are now trapped with one another because of the police inquiry, and the fact the detective is convinced of their involvement, if not the murderers themselves, even though all evidence is to the contrary.
The truth of the matter is, it's the significance of this death scene to the rest of the movie that I chose to review it. Be that as it may, I honestly can't justify giving this this film full marks in this category solely based on the shortcomings of the movie's writing. More zombie carnage could easily have been written in to keep audience interest (it's not a mystery after all) and be conveniently tied to the main characters to make the police chief's fanaticism remotely plausible, even if the scenes played out as poorly conceived and mediocre at best. After all that's no different than what we're being given already.
Appearance/Direction: So now I'm wondering if director Jorge Grau is really is so acclaimed, then he obviously did not get this honour based on this scene, in fact I'm wondering if he was even there when this was shot. The lighting and setting is poor at best, the acting is atrocious, particularly from the girl who is looking on as Martin is being killed, and the choices of angles (close-up, wide angle, close-up, close-up) and cinematography is dismal. When it comes down to it this could be the worst shot scene in the movie (or any movie for that matter).
Mood: The scene played out so poorly that the mood of the scene was really no better that the Appearance and Direction. Again it is so far from the rest of the film one can only wonder. I'm going to have to watch the Jorge Grau interviews on this set (yes I paid $30.00 for a 2 disk special edition of a pretty weak zombie flick) to see if he explains this scene or even just apologizes for it.
Acting: In that I'm reviewing Jose' Ruiz Lifonte as Martin here since it is his death scene is merciful. Really it was rather poor, as he stumbles around with no more determination or coordination than the zombie he's trying to fend off. But I'll admit I've seen worse (and in this very scene too come to think of it).
Overall this scene falls so short of what it could have been it is tragic. Fortunately for the viewer there are more death scenes and far better ones later in the movie. 9/25, 36% F
It is clear that I don't share B-Sol's views on this film (LOTT D's resident Zombie master) as I feel that even though it's place in zombie film history cannot be denied, compared to Romero's Night of the living Dead, Grau approaches the genre rather timidly even if he does serve up a rather graphic Zombie feast later on in the film. If you would like to read more on this film and B-Sol's review over at Vault of Horror go here.
Gary D. Macabre
Friday, May 16, 2008
Post Mortem
I've decided to try something new this week, I call it the Post Mortem. Instead of reviewing a film in it's entirety I figure I'll cut to the chase and review the juicy bits, the death scenes. As well it should be said that this review is focused on victims and not the final fate of the primary antagonist, monster, etc.
I figure a death scene is comprised of five main components; first and foremost the manner of death, the effect it has on the story and plot, the appearance and direction of the scene, the overall mood of the scene, and lastly the acting.
Here is how I will go about assessing the scenes.
Each of these categories will receive a score on a scale of 0-5
Manner of Death: How did the Character Die? Was it interesting? Creative? Well suited to the story? Otherwise satisfying or disturbing to the audience?
Effect on Story: Did the character's death forward the plot of the film in any significant or meaningful way? Did it provide tension, character motivation, a sense of impending doom or vulnerability to the other characters? This is the only Category that will be ranked on it's relation to the rest of the film and not it's individual merits.
Appearance and/or Visual Direction: Quite simply that. did the scene look good or was it goofy? Was the amount of blood and gore suitable for not only the manner of death, but was it suitable for the overall film, was it "over the top"? Did the director make good or poor choices in the scene's execution (excuse the pun)?
Mood: Related to appearance and direction, this category however is not so much about the visuals as the feelings imparted on the audience. Did the director provide a setting and and overall feeling that let a distinct and desired impression on the audience? Was it creepy, suspenseful, or scary?
Acting: This one kind of goes without saying. Did the actor or actress make the scene believable? Did they transmit their feelings to the viewer? Quite simply, was the acting good, decent or poor?
So for my inaugural Post Mortem I have selected a film which runs the whole gambit;
Post Mortem: American Werewolf in London
Body count: 10 werewolf victims, 6 Nazi monster victims, numerous traffic fatalities.
Jack's demise
Manner: Attacked and mauled by a Werewolf on the Moors of England. Being mauled by a werewolf in a werewolf film may seem predictable so some, but that's what I expect and want to see in such a film. Perhaps falling and impaling himself would have been less predictable, but far less satisfying. Full marks for being mauled by a werewolf.
5/5 (excellent)
Effect: Jack's animated corpse/ghost/embodiment of David's psychosis what have you is integral to the plot of the story.
5/5
Appearance/direction: This scene was shot beautifully wispy mist on the dark moors, only being able to see a few meters (yards) before darkness complete immerses the viewer, especially in a darkened theatre. the amount of gore in this scene was not over the top but rather very much what one would expect from a mauling of a large animal.
5/5
Mood: The lead up with the monster circling them, the suspense of the howling in the distance, fact they failed to heed the villagers' warnings. Led you to know something ad was indeed going to happen, and even then the attack comes out of nowhere as a surprise. I have to admit this could well be the best death scene in horror movie history.
5/5
Acting: Jack's struggle beneath the beast while screaming for help was fantastic, and really the most brutal mauling in the film. But I have to admit the line where he screams "It's killing me!", although I can't say that the line was out of place, it stood out and was a bit redundant. For that it gets a point against it. (that and it helps establish I'm not a pushover on my ratings, I'm actually a tough marker)
4.5/5 (very good)
Overall with a total of 24.5/25 this scene gets an A+. So the bar is set, for my money this is possibly one of the greatest scenes in Horror history.
Nightmares:
OK this was a weird side trip that really was Landis on a tangent. And I loved it. Grind House Exploitation written all over it. Pointless but fun.
Manner: Deformed mutants in Nazi uniforms but in to the family home and kill everyone. I know there are people who hate this scene, but you have to give it credit. In a film where people are getting chewed to bits by werewolves, this scene is unique and unexpected.
5/5
Effect: OK for those of you who hate this scene, you'll like this score. As it has NOTHING to do with the film or his fears of turning into a werewolf, nor move the plot along in any manner whatsoever I gotta' be firm. but I'm giving it a single point as it does shake the audience up and that was it's sole purpose.
1/5
Appearance: OK this is a hard one. Do I rank it based on the fact it was Nazi monsters in immovable rubber masks with bullets flying everywhere and bodies flying away like cartoons, or as ...well it had Nazi monsters in immovable rubber masks with bullets flying everywhere and bodies flying away like in cartoons? In other words was it supposed to be this bad? Well I think it was. If it was a whole movie of this stuff it would be one thing, but as a dream sequence it's quite another.
4.5/5
Mood: Well it definitely served the purpose it was meant for, shock and surprise.
4.5/5
Acting: Even if it was meant to be a bad dream the acting was still pretty poor. More grind house feel IMO, but still pretty bad.
1.5/5
Overall this scene really doesn't benefit from my analysis one way or another. Viewers really need to form their own opinions on this one. But as this is my duty here is the final mark; 16.5/25, 66%, C
First Victims:
Manner: Again shredded by a werewolf in an setting fully appropriate to the film gets high marks. The actual attack does not vary much from the initial attack on Jack and David, and in fact runs the same pretty much through the entire film. So for this fact it was good but not excellent.
4/5 (good)
Effect: Well a werewolf movie without people being eviscerated would be pretty boring, so this scene is a necessity for the story, but does not advance plot or character motivation. That this is David's first kill it gets a bonus to make it a bit better than average.
3.5/5 (better than average)
Appearance/direction: Care free couple on a night out visiting. Dark night on the edge of a park setting looks good, but really not much else as the actual blood letting happens off screen. I do have to say that Landis I feel made the right decision to leave most of the maulings off screen after giving us a very powerful visual in the first attack on the moors. The fact we later see the results in part with a mutilated and severed arm is a powerful and graphic image only upping in the audiences imagination what went on after the cut.
3.5/5
Mood: Well really not much of a set up. Victims step out of a cab and whammo they're eaten by a werewolf. In the context of the film, not every scene needs to be powerful but on it's own merits, which this is all about it's just not there.
2/5 (fair)
Acting: This one is almost not applicable, but I will rate it on it's lead-up and there it is completely average at best. In fact really it seemed they had a few before going out (perhaps based on the couple we later see whom they were going to visit, that is quite understandable). Regardless I'm giving them a hard score.
2.5 (below average)
Overall 15.5/25 This scene comes in at 62% which gets it a passable C-.
Homeless Guys:
Manner: Same as before. Although personally I've always hated the drunks and the homeless hanging out along the paths by the river in Calgary, pissing under the bridges, etc. I always though a large carnivore lurking the banks would be a nice addition and there would be no shortage of prey (yeah so know you get that I'm really not such a nice and charitable guy), so this scene works for me.
4/5
Effect: Without the benefit of being David's first kill this is another monster killing people scene. Hay that's a big part of monster movies, I get that, but that doesn't make it any better than average.
3/5 (average)
Appearance: I really liked the look of this scene and the set up with the dog. Much better than the previous scene with the socialites. But again a cut away left entirely to our imagination and without follow up. Again works in the context of the larger film but really hurts the scene on an individual ranking system.
3/5
Mood: Better mood and lead-up for certain. Again too bad there's no payoff.
3.5/5 (above average)
Acting: All said I like these three I thought they played it pretty well.
4/5 (good)
Overall, for a scene without out payoff perhaps I'm being a bit generous. 17.5/25 is a 70%, B-
Subway:
Manner: You got it folks another off screen cut-away werewolf mauling.
4/5
Effect: The third in a series of brutal slayings on the night. So really nothing new here for effect either. Really if this scene wasn't the best of the trio it would crater pretty hard in this category. It was a good decision to save the best of the three for last.
3/5
Appearance: This scene is completely out of place being in a subway, but the fact it's late at night and the subway is otherwise deserted, it's creepy in itself. So this setting does indeed work. The scene plays a lot longer than the previous ones and the character is actively pursued and stalked in bright light which is quite powerful. Perhaps it is the fact we are all used to busy places like this that it's emptiness is unsettling to us. The stalking and the desperate escape could be from a mugger or a rapist, whatever and it would play the same. Very real and personal to the audience. Landis made great choices in shooting this scene the way he did. Some great shots, especially the overhead shot at the escalator where we actually get a pretty good view of the creature for the first time.
5/5
Mood:You knew this guy was a gonner, but the desperation of the scene was all there.
5/5
Acting: Following up on the Appearance and the Mood, if the acting failed here, if the victim didn't seem sincerely shocked and terrified it would have fallen flat. I have to give this one top marks.
5/5
Overall this was a great scene, cut-away or not. 22/25, 88% or A
Theatre Usher and Manager: OK there's two killings here, but they're so intertwined I'm lumping them together.
Manner: More monster mayhem, and cut-away killings. (if you haven't caught on most of the gore in this film isn't actually filmed while people are being butchered, but in eviscerated body parts and decomposing ghosts. But that's OK there's still plenty of gore to go around.)
The fact the usher is killed immediately after being transfixed, watching David turn into a werewolf in a porno theatre definitely has to get some bonus points in the manner category.
4.5/5
Effect: Well this is the beginning of the climax of the movie, so I suppose I could rank the deaths on that. More to the fact he is right down town in Picadilly Circus when he turns and kills these two than the murders themselves. By this they are more significant to the progress of the story than many of the previous deaths.
4/5
Appearance: Not much to be said for appearance here, it's in a darkened porno theatre. The werewolf discovered ingesting the corpse of one of the men was nice and juicy however.
3/5
Mood: Not much for mood either.
2.5/5
Acting: The usher watching him turn into a wolf was rather amusing, when you keep in mind this guy has probably thought to this point he'd seen everything one could in a smut shack. And the manager showed suitable emotion, but nothing here moved me to score them above average.
3/5
Overall: Well it is what it is, 16.5/25, %66, C
Picadilly Cop:
Manner: The first to be visibly decapitated by the werewolf, infact this is the first on screen mauling sing the intro.
4/5
Effect: None really just creating havoc on the streets. After all at least one person had to get shredded in that crowd.
2.5/5
Appearance: Even though this was the first on screen werewolf killing since Jack's death it really kind of fell flat visually. Perhaps it was for the best that the rest of the murders were cut-away.
2/5
Mood: The public curiosity followed by panic and the screaming cops were good. More action than moody however.
3/5
Acting: Lets scream as wolf grabs at your neck and then we cut to see your head bounce off the hood of a car. Nope not much acting.
2/5
Overall a terribly weak scene but it gets quickly absorbed in the ensuing confusion and we look past it. This is fortunate, as otherwise it would be a big downer on a pretty solid monster flick with respectable death scenes. 13.5/25, 54%, D
There you have it. Feel free to nominate another film or even a scene and we'll put the 'scope to it.
Gary Macabre
