Review – An American Werewolf in London

This one’s a real darling of many werewolf movie fans. And though I usually count myself as a member of that particular crowd, for some reason this outing just didn’t do as much for me as it should have. My lack of satisfaction might have been due in part to my long-standing antipathy for horror-comedy mixes, particularly when they’re more on the comedy side. Further, the script spends so much time dwelling on the “werewolf rules” that I’d almost swear I was watching a vampire movie. On the other hand, this one’s got several things going for it, not the least of which is a monster that’s obviously neither a big dog nor a guy in a suit. There are also some good scares to be found here, such as the odd Nazi-demon-nightmare sequence. When the movie’s being shocking rather than silly, it’s a lot of fun. If that had just been a little more of the total running time, director John Landis would have been looking at a higher rating for his effort. Mildly amusing