vchimpanzee Scott, Mitch, Charlie and another man are on a hunting trip. Mitch and Charlie get separated from the others. Something grabs one of the men and he is not seen again. Then Scott is grabbed and we see this terrible creature who doesn't quite look like a wolf, or anything else that exists in nature. Charlie arrives but can't save his friend.Seven years later Mitch is married to Scott's widow Gwen. he is not nice, but doesn't quite qualify as abusive. Gwen's son Derek doesn't accept him as his father. Derek is pledging a college fraternity, and to impress two of the members, he steals the keys to Mitch's cabin in the woods. The other two guys have brought girls, and Derek likes Sam, a biker chick who works in a garage. Sam has an attitude and doesn't take pleasure in spending time with Muffy, Brittany, Biff and Chad (their names are actually Cassie, Melissa, Alex and Jason). It's hard to believe a nice guy Like Derek would like her. Actually, Sam is quite likeable even if she has an edge.The group get lost and asks a man whose truck broke down for help. The guys are eager to help fix the truck but only Sam can actually get it done. But the man refuses at first to give the kids any advice other than turn around and go back. He finally gives in, and the kids arrive at the cabin and have a great time. Cassie has nasty things to say about Alex and they get the bedroom, apparently so they can do what she was talking about. We do get to see her in her underwear before ... you know what will happen. Just not when or how many. And the monster says things like, "Little pig, little pig, let me in!"Derek and Sam are on the news and are being hounded by journalists. The funniest group of reporters are the ones from the university, who want to make a tribute to the deceased, and they harass the kids several times before becoming more important to the plot.Charlie has avoided the family since the earlier incident, but he has a theory. So do Derek and Sam. Charlie secretly meets with the kids and they all investigate the theory, hoping to stop the monster.We do get to meet the monster when he is human. We see signs he is not who we think he is, and ... let me put it this way. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. But he can normally control himself except during a full moon, which there was when the men were hunting, and when the kids were at the cabin. The ending is quite exciting. And ridiculous. Count Basie would be proud. If you are looking for a good horror movie, this might not be it. This might be one of those movies that is so bad it's good. But maybe not, since some of the acting is quite good. I found the mystery interesting and many of the characters and situations entertaining.If anyone can be called a good actor in this film, it is Kimberly J. Brown as Sam. Despite her attitude, she's quite easy to like most of the time, and when she has to in order to get information, she can be quite charming.Another good actor is the one who plays the monster, even when he is human. As the monster, he is actually funny, if you like a sick sense of humor. I don't. I think the credits give away who the actor is, but keep in mind sometimes actors play more than one part. Perhaps Mitch has a twin brother or something. A lot of people are shown in the credits as being responsible for the great job of making Richard Tyson look so good. This movie was cleaned up for TV when I saw it. There seemed to be a lot of bad language, and there were several scenes where something was blurry and red. The violence here is often implied but not for the squeamish. And lots of innocent people don't make it, though if you don't like them, that might not be so bad.I'm not a horror movie fan, but there was a lot for me to like here.

PALADIN12640 For years I have avoided teen slasher movies. I must not have read the jacket, bought this movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I could say anyone but a child would be scared by this movie, like say Dog Soldiers was "scary", but it definitely had some tense moments. And it was funny. A rare combination in the movies I watch. I will definitely recommend this one movie to those who don't watch teen slasher movies. Only nine of ten for the makeup/CGI and the criminal under use of Clint Howard. I think any movie he's in is made better by his being in said movie. And those scenes at the cabin before "Wolfie showed up: ah, sweet memories of youth.

gruffi40 Obviously, this movie is not for everyone. The reviews on this site already mention some of the characteristics that some would frown on. That being said this movie was awesome sauce. Talking werewolf: check. Stupid teens: mega check. Unnecessary nudity: check. This movie is good if you're a fan of campy B-movies. If you're a fan of classic slasher flicks where teens go off on their own only to find death and mutilation, this is definitely for you. Funny one liners, plot twists and good character development make this a fun watch. When I first watched this, I will admit I had low hopes but this was a pleasant surprise and re-watch it fairly often.

darkhome This was a fun horror film. It didn't try to be more than it was supposed to be, but did enjoy itself being all it could be.The werewolf could have done with looking a little more wolf-like in both it's costume and it's mannerisms, and it reminded me of the old wolfman style pre-howling/AWIL.The werewolf had some good lines and worked well with it's attitude overall.The main characters were well acted I thought, and the plot was a nice horror plot that flowed well.Gore, nudity, and naughtiness was all in good supply and didn't feel forced into the story.Don't expect a scary film, or a psychological horror. It is what it is, a fun entertaining film with a few nice ideas and scenes that you don't normally see in films these days.Good potential for a series of films, as the villain and content of the films could work well as such, as long as the production values are maintained.