Production Year: 1994 - Horror - Director: Mike Nichols - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Plummer more
When a mild-mannered, middle-aged book editor gets bitten by a wolf, it gives him a shot of confidence over younger colleagues, highly tuned senses and a few new lycanthropic... more
Wolf DVD
Driving through a stormy night a wolf runs in front of Will Randall's car. Checking to ... more
see if it is okay Will (Nicholson) is bitten and the wolf disappears into the night. From this moment on Will begins to change in subtle ways that he cannot explai...
Wolf [DVD]
Sophisticated to a point, this well-executed wolf-man tale works due to its clever setting ... more
and enormous star power. We all know Jack Nicholson can go nuts but the script makes his character aware of his changes, sometimes for the better, early on. The setting, a publishing house in the middle of a takeover, gives the characters dramatic life before the horror elements kicks in. A senior editor about to get the boot, Nicholson's character becomes a new man after being bitten by a wolf. He takes on challenges at work, lives a more robust life and attracts a new love. But will his new-found energy consume him? Director Mike Nicholson keeps the action alive in the first half but the film peters out at the end with cheap theatrics and the overuse of slow motion. Michelle Pfeiffer has little to do as simply the love interest with a grittier than average personality. Better is James Spader as a smarmy colleague. Nicholson is in fine form, relying on his keen gift to spark interest (a twitch of the head, a look in the eyes), instead of heavy doses of movie make-up. Giuseppe Rotunno's sweeping camerawork sets the mood quite well.Wolfis easy to recommend, with the added feature it's hardly gratuitous.--Doug Thomas
Wolf [DVD] [1994]
Sophisticated to a point, this well-executed wolf-man tale works due to its clever setting ... more
and enormous star power. We all know Jack Nicholson can go nuts but the script makes his character aware of his changes, sometimes for the better, early on. The setting, a publishing house in the middle of a takeover, gives the characters dramatic life before the horror elements kicks in. A senior editor about to get the boot, Nicholson's character becomes a new man after being bitten by a wolf. He takes on challenges at work, lives a more robust life and attracts a new love. But will his new-found energy consume him? Director Mike Nicholson keeps the action alive in the first half but the film peters out at the end with cheap theatrics and the overuse of slow motion. Michelle Pfeiffer has little to do as simply the love interest with a grittier than average personality. Better is James Spader as a smarmy colleague. Nicholson is in fine form, relying on his keen gift to spark interest (a twitch of the head, a look in the eyes), instead of heavy doses of movie make-up. Giuseppe Rotunno's sweeping camerawork sets the mood quite well.Wolfis easy to recommend, with the added feature it's hardly gratuitous.--Doug Thomas
Red Wolf [DVD] [1995]
Director Yuen Woo Ping'sThe Red Wolfis, likeUnder Siege(1992) andSpeed 2(1997), ... more
essentiallyDie Hardon a ship. However, rather than being "inspired by", this movie is virtually a Hong Kong remake of the Bruce Willis action classic, right down to the jump-off-the-roof crash-through-the-window highlight. The setting is New Year's Eve on a cruise liner which happens to be carrying a consignment of plutonium. Gangsters hijack the ship and it's up to an unnamed security officer (Kenny Ho) and tender-hearted pickpocket Lai (Christie Chung) to save the day. Budget limitations are revealed by only having about 60 passengers, and by an almost complete absence of shots of the sea, but the director manages to pack plenty of extremely violent action and by playing things straight generates considerable suspense from the formulaic story. Helping immensely are strong turns from Elaine Lui and Wing Cho as the psychotically ruthless main villains. Some of this film is very nasty indeed, so a tension-shattering detour into slapstick by Chung is simply bizarre, and the finale goes laughably OTT. The dubbing is mediocre butthe blend of furious marital arts andTerminator-style slaughter is still a winning combination for hardcore action fans.--Gary S Dalkin
Production Year: 1980 - Horror - Director: Stanley Kubrick - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
A review by ros145 on Wolf (DVD) August 12th, 2000
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Indifferent to it
Story
Satisfactory
Characters / Performances
Satisfactory
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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this movie made me imagine what would it be like, if i were a werewolf. not a blood-thirsty hound, but a sensitive and passionate wolf. he can use it, he can abuse it, he can and he will suffer from it. the werewolves from horror movies are so funny comparing with this drama. mr.nicholson at his best, james spader and ms.pfeiffer as well. what makes me not to give this movie a 10 is the final fight between both werewolves, which was a kind of going back to the old horror werewolf style, but the epilogue with michelle pfeiffer's eyes becoming eyes of a wolf is truly an impressive experience
Advantages: Great plot, Actors/Characters, special effects Disadvantages: None
...cautiously goes over to the wolf that’s lying in a snow bank, looking dead. Ultimately the wolf bites Randall on the hand.
Next evening, at the office party at the boss’s house, Randall’s Boss Frank Alden (Christopher Plummer) basically gives Randall a choice, take a job in Eastern Europe or be unemployed. To make matters worse he is being replaced by his 30+ protégé, Stuart Swinton (James Spader), who is a total brown noser. Reluctantly, ... ...he is married.
The wolf bite makes him start feeling more powerful and he turns down Eastern Europe. He starts acting more aggressively and starts fighting for his job, especially after catching his wife having an affair with Swinton, whom Randall bites on the hand. This movie doesn’t lack in any area. The plot is terrific from the beginning and keeps getting better through the whole movie. The characters and actors alike interact well with ...
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Advantages: original, interesting, big stars Disadvantages: unbelievable, awkward
...but the man turning into wolf story took second place to the love story involving nicolson and pfeiffer although the two should be interlinked as he should tell pfeiffer about it or at least want too it is not until the end that this happens.
thr acting is perfect with nicolson being his usual brilliant self and michelle pfeiffer does all she can with such little too work with.
most of the film is shocking and gripping but the chemistry that should ... ...to be an awkward will he, won't he tell her moment is'nt this not the stars fault but it is the scripwriters fault.
pfeiffer looks great and can convey emotions but she is'nt given a character and can only play herself however hard she tries.
the film tries to be a gothic horror and romantic drama and it does'nt work until the finale when the two come together and pfeiffer findas the truth ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Seeing Michelle Phiefer at her best Disadvantages: Seeinh Jack Nicholson not at his best
Ok, first things first, this IS a decent film.
I am not going to bore you with the plot as other reviews do this. What I will say is that the two leading characters have mesmerising chemistry, and you will enjoy it if you are fans of them both. If you don't particulary rate them the I would advise against buying this as there are planty more films to see the two leading roles shine in.
The reason why I enjoyed this film so much was because it includes ...
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...Wolf down some Prokofiev with a Sting in the tale
May 29th, 2008
Advantages:
Spitting Image, lots of laughs, great intro to classical music
Disadvantages:
Deflates a little in the middle, wanted more
Recommendable: Yes ..... Wolf down some Prokofiev with a Sting in the tale
May 29th, 2008
Advantages:
Spitting Image, lots of laughs, great intro to classical music
Disadvantages:
Deflates a little in the middle, wanted more
Recommendable: Yes Wolf down some Prokofiev with a Sting in the tale
May 29th, 2008
Advantages:
Spitting Image, lots of laughs, great intro to classical music
Disadvantages:
Deflates a little in the middle, wanted more
Recommendable: Yes ... Wolf down some Prokofiev with a Sting in the tale
May 29th, 2008
Advantages:
Spitting Image, lots of laughs...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful
Advantages: A Good Script, very clever Disadvantages: the accents are not always clear
...Produced in 2005, and directed by Jeff Wadlow, Cry Wolf was released on DVD on 27 March 2006, it can be purchased from around £7.00 to £10.00.
The film has been rated as a 15, which I personally think is totally right for the content.
Running Time - Approx 1hr 25mins
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The cast are as follows:-
Julian Morris - Owen
Lindy Booth - Dodger
Jared Padalecki - Tom (Supernatural fame)
Jesse Janzen - Randall
Paul James - Lewis
Sandra McCoy - Mercedes
Ethan Cohn - Graham
Kristy Wu - Regina
Jon Bon Jovi - Rich Walker
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Bonus Features of the DVD are-
Wolves, Sheep & Shepherds (Casting the Roles)
Enter the Sinister Set...
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Advantages: Spitting Image, lots of laughs, great intro to classical music Disadvantages: Deflates a little in the middle, wanted more
...Introduction:
Sometimes the strangest and most unexpected of combinations can work brilliantly together, so I was really intrigued to see that renowned Italian maestro Claudio Abbado had insisted that his DVD of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" should use Spitting Image puppets!
Somehow it seemed a rather improbable line-up: On one side as a supreme representative of "high culture", we have Claudio with his intense music-making and lofty interpretative ideas, conducting acclaimed recordings and concerts of Mahler, Mozart and Verdi to pick just a few highlighted composers from his long and illustrious career. At the other end of the cultural spectrum we have the Spitting Image team who are best known for their 80's TV series featuring bitingly satirical latex puppet portrayals of anyone famous (and infamous) from the Queen Mum...
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When a mild-mannered, middle-aged book editor gets bitten by a wolf, it gives him a shot of confidence over younger colleagues, highly tuned senses and a few new lycanthropic appetites. Like a clever New Yorker cartoon, this urbane horror film satirizes middle age in New York's cutthroat social and business worlds.
Technical information
Special Features: Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
Professional reviews
Review: "...Nicholson is thoroughly sympathetic...[and] even more compelling after a wolf bite brings out the animal instincts..." (Entertainment Weekly, pp.68-9, 13/01/1995)
"...Coaxes satirical bite from the trio of Nicholson, [Spader and Pfeiffer]..." (Premiere, p.90, 01/02/1995)
"...Nicholson is amazing, finding humor and poignancy....A rapturous romantic thriller with a darkly comic subtext..." (Rolling Stone, p.97-8, 14/07/1994)
"...The fun is waiting for the moment when the eyes glint, the teeth are bared, and Wolfman Jack makes his welcome entrance..." (Sight and Sound, p.52, 01/09/1994)
"...An intriguing thriller...Enjoyable for its humor and sophistication..." (Variety, 13/06/1994)
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