They flop due to cheap special effects, incoherent plots, tonal misfires, or all of the above.
You want me to be the monster.
They’re also never scary.
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He resolves to find out the truth about the beast, as well as face the darkness within himself.
It’s a decent if unoriginal premise, brought down by shabby execution.
The lead actors are not bad, but the script gives them frighteningly little to work with.
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The writing becomes increasingly clumsy as the film rolls along, with dialogue and plot developments that strain credibility.
Finally, the wolf effects are subpar, which is why the creature is barely ever on screen.
All told,Dogmanis a snooze-fest, and safely skippable.
The second film in the Twilight film series, New Moon follows Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who is thrown into a deep depression when he vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) breaks up with Bella and moves away after an incident convinces him that he and his family and dangerous to her. As she struggles to cope with her depression and begins forming a closer bond with her werewolf best friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella begins to be pulled deeper into the world of the supernatural despite both Jacob’s and Edward’s attempts to keep her safe.
This exploitation flick combines the unlikely genres of biker drama and werewolf horror.
The dialogue is shaky too, and the acting does little to elevate the material.
Finally, the werewolf elements aren’t even done with much care or enthusiasm.
A few viewers might enjoy the weirdness, but most will be left scratching their heads.
It’s essentiallyThe Wolf ManmeetsThe Terminator, but awful.
Most of the story elements here were played out even whenWerewolves on Wheelswas in theaters.
Consequently, critics rippedSkinwalkersto shreds, with particular ire directed at the acting and the shabby action sequences.
The same cannot be said for its sequels, which quickly degenerated into mediocrity and then outright slop.
All this means the movie feels overlong despite clocking in at just 87 minutes.
The only positive points here are the decent performances by Lee andSybil Danningas the werewolf leader.
All in all,Teen Wolf Toojust comes across like a lazy cash grab.
Critics didn’t like it any more than the audiences.
The movie currently holds a weak 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The characters frequently act without logic, and the actors deliver their corny lives clumsily.
When the beast is revealed, it’s almost laughable thanks to the flimsy CGI.
In hindsight, it would have been better if it had never been shown at all.
The movie is admittedly a direct-to-video affair, but it’s disappointing even by that low standard.
That dubious honor goes to the seventh installment,New Moon Rising, which borders on self-parody.
It’s also shockingly low on werewolves, essentially never showing the creature properly.
The best the viewer gets is some red-tinted shots from the monster’s POV.
Also odd is that many of the actors are real people playing themselves.
That said, some viewers may findNew Moon Risingironically entertaining to hate-watch.
1’Werewolf' (1997)
Directed by Tony Zarindast
You cant outrun the curse.
It will find you.
Claiming the top spot on this list is the imaginatively titledWerewolf(no relation tothe recently releasedWerewolves).
It’s about a group of archaeologists who uncover a mysterious skeleton in the Arizona desert.
Even as an unintentional comedy, it fails to be entertaining.
This is not just a bad filmit’s a complete disaster.
It currently holds an impressively low 1.7 out of 10 on IMDb, based on over 4000 reviews.
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