BishopofB&W Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I watched The Howling DVD the other night and it still looks good compared to CGI. What struck me was that I never before noticed the scathing satire in it. Its main target was late ‘70s to early ‘80s self-help gurus and the fad theory that most mental illness was caused by repressed impulses. The Colony was for werewolves in therapy! In the commentary, the writer and director said they were using the werewolves as a metaphor for what happens when no impulses are kept in check. They also said they hated the smiley-face sticker, which is why they had Quist (Robert Picardo) mark his territory with it. Now I have to think about how to draw adventure ideas out of social satire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 When someone mentions Howling, I can only think of Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, Sybil Danning and a big Werewolf orgy. I've been forever scarred by that movie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Originally posted by NuSoardGraphite When someone mentions Howling, I can only think of Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, Sybil Danning and a big Werewolf orgy. I've been forever scarred by that movie... But it was actually better than most of the werewolf movies out there, I'm sorry to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopofB&W Posted January 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Originally posted by NuSoardGraphite When someone mentions Howling, I can only think of Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, Sybil Danning and a big Werewolf orgy. I've been forever scarred by that movie... Audiences will be glued to their seats as Sybil Danning turns into....Naked Sybil Danning! Hey, it did save money on makeup and special effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Originally posted by tkdguy But it was actually better than most of the werewolf movies out there, I'm sorry to say. True. And that makes me very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 That's the truth. Werewolves could be such a cool subject if they were treated with anything akin to seriousness. Sort of like fantasy was never really done well until Peter Jackson did LotR. There may be some little lights in the darkness, but nothing that is really brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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