Nonureva Really Surprised!

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Myriam Nys This review is sure to include some spoilers - so, readers beware...Good horror movie in which a more or less mismatched team of investigators tries to find out who is culling the population of a large and modern city. During the course of their examination, the investigators gradually discover that they share the urban landscape with an advanced kind of four-legged predator. Human beings are no longer the most dangerous thing around...I've called "Wolfen" a horror movie, as indeed it is, but it's a horror movie combined with a thriller and a dark, even ferocious satire. The movie excels at building tension and suspense, to the point where the viewer may very well share the protagonists' desire to turn and run away. There's many a "hide under the blankets" moment here... At the same time "Wolfen" has a unique visual flair, which owes much to the scenes "seen" through the eyes of the predators, with their heat-sensitive vision and their rapid movement.As I've said, "Wolfen" is also a dark satire on modern man's disregard both for nature and for his fellow citizens. The city pictured in the movie is a stone jungle full of injustice, inequality and decay ; even schools and churches have been abandoned. The rich cavort while the poor and the broken seek refuge in alcohol or drugs. At least a number of these outcasts could be helped or rehabilitated if care, medicine, housing were provided, but no, it's far easier to let them live and die among the ruins. If man is a wolf to other men, who's going to blame the wolves if they want to behave like wolves to man ?

calvinnme Werewolf movies were big in the early 80's and this is one of the good ones. This horror/thriller has striking cinematography and sound, fine direction, and a good script, and very good Special Effects.A series of seemingly unrelated murders are being committed in New York City, from the penthouses of the super-rich, to the bombed out appearing South Bronx. Burned out detective Dewey Wilson (Finney) and terrorism expert Rebecca Neff (Venora) are brought in to solve the case. Coroner Whittington (Hines) finds a common thread.Wolfen is one of the rare cases where lots of people working on one element improved the film, instead of hurting it. Four people are credited with the photography, six for the script, and eleven people worked on the Visual Effects. James Horner did the score for the film; a theme heard in another film he scored can be heard here, in an understated form.Finney is good as the burned out detective. Venora isn't believable as a terrorism expert, but very believable as someone who doesn't have the sense to stay away from odd noises in the South Bronx. Hines is cynically funny as the coroner."Wolfen"is strong on technique, fair on acting. I'd recommend it.

AaronCapenBanner Albert Finney stars as a New York city cop who, while investigating a series of brutal murders that look like the work of a wolf pack, comes to discover that it may be supernatural in origin, something he has a hard time accepting...Albert Finney was a strange choice to play the detective, but then again, this is a strange film! Some effective direction(though director Michael Wadleigh had it taken away from him by the studio) and a thoughtful script about an urban landscape invaded by nature, but becomes too violent and silly(the climax especially) marring a potentially effective horror/police thriller. Sometimes interesting, but mostly muddled.

bayardhiler "Wolfen" is one of those films that manages to combine different themes and elements. On the one hand, it is a horror film, a cop film, and a murder mystery. On the other hand, it is also a supernatural movie that has a spiritual message that says we are not as powerful as we think we are. The movie begins through the eyes of something non human. We don't know what it is, but whatever it is, it sees things in a different vision and can hear a whole lot better than we can. In the next scene, we see a wealthy big shot, his wife, and bodyguard get brutally killed by the same non-human entity. Needless to say, the killings make front page news. Enters our hero, Captain Dewey (played by Albert Finney) along with Gregory Hines, who plays a coroner's assistant. At first, its believed that terrorists were involved. Soon enough, however, Dewey realizes that only something non- human could have done it. As it turns out, other people in the slums have been killed in similar ways. Dewey eventually learns from the local Native American population (one of whom is played by the great Edward James Olmos) that the culprit he is after is called the wolfen, powerful beings who have lived among the human race, hunting the weak and the sick, who now hide out in the urban jungles. This is a very interesting movie. The point of view of the creatures is very well done, we also have some great shots of the urban decay of New York at that time. And while Albert Finney does not sound like a New Yorker (his British accent does come through here and there) he manages to give a pretty convincing performance of a burned out detective who has probably seen one too many dead bodies in his career. Its also interesting to see Gregory Hines in a horror movie, since I don't believe he ever starred in another one. Never the less, he plays the part well, adding a little bit of comedy. A number of people had issues with the movie, and I'll admit it did drag a little bit in some parts and the ending was just a little weak. However, if you're in the mood for something different from your usual werewolf movie, "Wolfen" would not be a bad way to spend your time. Also starring Diane Venora. 8 out of 10.