nightroses This is one of the best werewolf movies out there. The idea of a werewolf community in the middle of a wood, in isolation, is just so scary but awesome. The special effects were ghastly and gruesome. The characters were quite cheesy but it was fun. The werewolf characters are the coolest. The ending was a shock but I won't spoil it!

MonsterVision99 "The Howling" came out around the same time as "American Werewolf in London" and its often compared to the Landi's werewolf film, and I think its kinda of unfair, I enjoy "Werewolf in London" more than I enjoy "The Howling" but "The Howling" still manages to be a really effective and fun horror movie.It may not be as memorable or as riveting as "American Werewolf in London" and it may be dull at times but its mostly entertaining, the effects are amazing, it has good performances, its well directed, well written and its well paced. It takes influence from many werewolf films and blends all those elements together to make something original, something all great filmmakers do.overall, a great werewolf movie, its almost as good as "Piranha", quite amusing and engaging.

b_kite The Howling starts out as Television newswoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) takes some much-needed time off after a traumatic incident with a serial killer. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for The Colony, a secluded retreat where the creepy residents are a little too eager to make her feel at home. Also, there seems to be a bizarre connection between Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo) and this supposedly safe haven. And when, after nights of being tormented by unearthly cries, Karen ventures into the forest and makes a terrifying discovery. Now she must not only fight for her life... but for her very soul!...Based on the novel by Gary Brandner, one has to say the The Howling is one of the best werewolf films ever made and as a horror film is just a pleasant viewing experience from the nostalgic '80s. Joe Dante works his movie perfectly, giving us creepy situations, funny moments to enlighten the audience and a cast of whos who actors mostly cameos from well known genre actors like Dick Miller, John Carradine and a cameo by Roger Corman to veteran actors like Patrick Macnee, Slim Pickens, and Noble Willingham, and you cant leave out Robert Picardo as the psychotic Eddie Quist and the late Elizabeth Brooks as his sultry sister Marsha Quist, also Dee Wallace and late husband Christopher Stone do just fine as our two main leads. But, what really makes The Howling shine is its special effects started by Rick Baker who left for An American Werewolf in London (1981) and finished by Rob Bottin, while most of the stop motion effects used look outdated today, the transformation scene is still nasty and bets the hell out of any CGI crap seen today. The film itself isn't loaded down really with violence, even tho its a horror film its there, but, you can tell they were trying to go into a classic horror format instead of the blood and guts routine, but, there is some good nudity from Elizabeth Banks character. My only complaint about the movie in general is that it takes awhile to get going at the beginning, but, stay with it and I promise you you'll will love it. All in all, The Howling is just a all around good horror film and a great werewolf film, it is often compared with Joe Landis An American Werewolf in London (1981) which probably is a step higher, but, lacks the grittiness as Landis film is meant to be a horror/comedy. Fans of both the horror and werewolf genres should definitely check out both titles, if not your missing and real treat. Also for reading fans I've read the book and it is very good I recommend it if your into reading.

Andrew P At first I saw good reviews, praise for the movie. From beginning to middle movie dragged and later on movie went downhill with the worst acting ever, cinematography and so on.... Main characters seeing werewold did not scream, did not ran, they were blunt as a wood and walked with worst acting ever, car blew up after several shots, silver bullets were magicly reloaded... have no words...Acting 2/10 Costumes 8/10 Plot 5/10 Cheese 2/10Just over hype... There are too many plot holes too... Unnecesery one stop motion scene... Similar transformation to American werewolf in London but much more cheesy...Just pick up another werewolf movie and don't waste your time... really