So I've come up with this new concept of doing 'double feature' werewolf movie reviews, which may help me get through this insane backlog of unwatched movies a bit quicker.Tonights theme is werewolf movies from the fifties, starting with The Werewolf (1956) and then a brief trip across the border to find "El Hombre y el Monstrou", otherwise known as The Man and the Monster (1959). What have I learnt from watching these two movies? Primarily, never trust scientists or pianists. Or the devil.
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i watched the werewolf as a new release back in the day, and have never forgotten it. it was both startling and aluring. recently, cable showed it over several nights and i was amazed at the empathy and compassion the nurse, the doctor and other characters had towards the inflicted man. it was actually a subtly moving film.
not 1st rate acting, but earnest acting. a good movie on many levels.
I saw it when it was first released too. It was everything you said. I still think of it as one of the great horror films of the 50s.
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