Pluskylang
Great Film overall
Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Spidersecu
Don't Believe the Hype
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Wuchak
RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Daniel Attias, "Silver Bullet" chronicles events in a small town in Eastern America when a ferocious werewolf starts picking people off one-by-one. Corey Haim and Megan Follows play the adolescent brother/sister protagonists, the boy being a paraplegic. Gary Busey appears as the amiable alcoholic uncle while Robin Groves plays the mother. Everett McGill is on hand as a prominent minister while Terry O'Quinn appears as the sheriff.Stephen King wrote both the novella and the screenplay and so the movie has the comic book vibe of movies based on King's works. The townspeople are unsurprisingly cartoonish, but the main family is well done, i.e. realistic. In any case, "Silver Bullet" seems quaint compared to the three werewolf flicks of 1981: "The Howling," "An American Werewolf in London" and "Wolfen" (of course the latter wasn't strictly a werewolf flick, if at all). Nevertheless, I appreciate the old fashioned take on the subject and the warmth of the family members. The werewolf is Grade B when fully revealed, but certainly formidable. The film conveys cinematic stereotypes, like the goodhearted drunk (or prostitute) and the corrupt civic leader, who puts on a fake smile for the community while being a savage beast within. Although there's some truth to these depictions, most of the time a drunkard is an alcoholic because his/her heart is desperately flawed. And the bulk of respected community leaders aren't evil incarnate. Yet I like the way the movie shows how everything is not necessarily as it appears. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 35 minutes and was shot in North Carolina (Burgaw, Leland, Wilmington, Castle Hayne and Carolina Beach). GRADE: B-/C+
PubHound
I definitely didn't expect a masterpiece, but Silver Bullet can sure count on many good and suspenceful scenes, unfortunally weighted down by a few unhappy ones that didn't manage to do them justice. The make up too is rather fickle, but overall the movie doesn't disappoint, being also rather faithful to the beautiful Stephen Kings' short novel.
Rainey Dawn
Silver Bullet is a really fun and pretty darn good werewolf flick. It does focus a bit on Marty Coslaw (Haim) a wheelchair bound boy, his relationship with his sister Meg (Follows) and Uncle Red (Busy) but this threesome will end up finding out who is the werewolf and become almost comical werewolf hunters in the end.What made this film besides the idea of watching a werewolf? Gary Busy as Uncle Red. He put on quite a show and made a really "cool" uncle. He's crazy in this one.Quite a few comical moments, some exciting one's but not a lot of werewolf action until the end of the film yet it's enjoyable to watch from start to finish.8/10
Johnna Goble
I am so confused as to why this doesn't have AT LEAST a 7 or 8 star rating. This is my favorite werewolf movie, and possibly my favorite Stephen King movie. The story line is amazing, the acting is great, and the characters are likable. This isn't a gory, slasher movie. It has depth to it and I can actually say this is the ONLY movie that I have ever liked more than the book ( if you haven't read the book it's not called Silver Bullet, but Cycle of the Werewolf). Also, on a side note, another reason this is my favorite of these movies is because the werewolf looks realistic. I truly abhor the werewolves that have overly pointed ears, exaggerated snouts, and just look overall "cartoonish". So, if you're looking for a good werewolf movie, I would highly suggest this.
