SanteeFats I wasn't going to write a review of this movie. Then I saw the scene at the out lying hotel/motel. Give me a break. Werewolves that also think, talk, and use weapons? Come on at least stick to the commonality of the stereotypes. You get three female soldiers who get the bug from the Arabs and come back to the US to feed(?). They embrace the the bad and use it to beat up the guys. Talk about reverse misogyny!!!! But then I guess it is about time huh? The good/bad guy with the bug that doesn't take over is eating raw meat and downing hard stuff by the bottle. Adrienne Barbeau's character is the most well developed of the whole movie. She seems to not really know what is up but as the movie progresses her little snippets of insights and lore is the high points of the show.

TheLittleSongbird but War Wolves wasn't necessarily a good movie in my opinion. Although I was dubious about seeing the film, I was intrigued and watched it with an open mind BEFORE reading any reviews of any kind. War Wolves did have some good points, namely the idea, which was interesting and had a lot of potential, and the performances of Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Thomerson and John Saxon were good with great chemistry. I also admired the fact that War Wolves did try to focus on action rather than dull filler. The action was nothing outstanding, it was enthusiastically performed if rather basic and hindered further by clumsy editing, but I have seen duller action sequences before. However, War Wolves also contains some of the worst-looking werewolves I've seen, the story is very all over the place and sluggish and the script is aimless, contrived and doesn't leave the actors much to work with. I have seen far more annoying and stereotypical characters, but I didn't find many of the characters very interesting, and this was disappointing considering that film had a concept this good. The ending felt very rushed and if given more time to breathe would've been less senseless. It was nice to hear Ave Maria, as it is a lovely song, but the way it was used here made it feel cheesy and thrown in. All in all, not a good movie, but I can think of worse ways to waste my time. 4/10 Bethany Cox

MartianOctocretr5 If you can get through the dull first thirty minutes or so, the film picks up a bit. The opening sequence offers nothing to draw you in. It's a set-up for later stuff but it's so poorly done most viewers will shut it off. Some GI's have a boring pick-up football game, then some shooting starts. Then some tribal guy with warpaint and fangs jumps around making weird faces and noises. Then you're suddenly looking at a nerdy grocery store clerk with a geek customer. Hunh? Did they abruptly burst into a commercial? Where's Mrs. Olsen and her Yuban can? No, it's part of the movie, believe it or not. And then more puzzling stuff happens.Dark shadows everywhere, and a loud soundtrack with music that doesn't fit and isn't balanced for tonal quality at all--and this happens several times. There's some ex-Baywatch girl extras creeping around and making trouble at a hick bar. Then some mumbling guy pays cash at a desert motel. So what? What is this for? But about 30 minutes in, something strange happens. The director decides to tell a story. John Saxon, Adrienne Barbeau, and Tim Matheson suddenly show up and save this thing. Adrienne is some kind of prophetess or something. The others are vigilante monster hunters. Pretty cool old school stuff, and the fun begins. The Baywatch girls still can't act, but since they're the baddies--well, you know.The creature effects are weak; were they inspired by the Twilight movies? Egads. But the fights are choreographed and shot well, to compensate for it. The ending isn't bad, and leaves the usual loose ends for a sequel. And they put on one last over-volume record. They might be trying to market the soundtrack CD, but I'm guessing nobody buys a copy.Not great by any standard. But the last 2/3 of it are at least passable.

Scarecrow-88 Young soldiers in a dangerous gunfight in Iraq, encounter Arab werewolves who curse them with lycanthropy, returning home to United States fighting the primal beast which wishes to emerge. Michael Worth directs and stars as Jake Gabriel, a boozing grocery checker in a small town using pills and drink to halt the wolf that is wanting to take control. Meanwhile, his comrades from the military, including lover, Erika(Natasha Alam)wish to find him so that they can form as a collective group which could mean devastating consequences towards innocents who are in their vicinity, particularly when hunger strikes. John Saxon and Tim Thomerson star as Vietnam veterans who are werewolf hunters, Ford and Bergman, with plans to execute Erika and her gang for the threat they pose to the American population. Jake, however, doesn't embrace the wolf, and finds an adversary in a fellow soldier who wishes for him to join them..the more Jake resists, the more his former war buddy pressures him, through combat. Jake also struggles to resist Erika who believes he's vital towards the strength of their group..despite how her sisters, Kacey(Siri Baruc)& Justine(Kristi Clainos), disregard him as a distraction whose resistance risks their well being. Adrienne Barbeau shines as Gail, a charming, likable loon(..the type that believes that aliens, Elvis, among other things exist)who rambles on to Jake, who takes her in stride because of how she took him in, giving him a home. Martin Kove shows up for five minutes as werewolf hunter, Malick, who is quite cocky and loves the sound of his own voice..his babbling costs him dearly. No werewolf transformations in this film(..just the eyes change color, fingernails and teeth extend, ears become pointy, with a knob nose..but no full wolf-beast)which was a bummer, and Worth never really delivers any full-scale action set-pieces involving our hunters and their prey. Some wire-fu as Jake battles his adversary(..it's shot in a rather unexciting way, however, as the two combatants tangle, swing each other around, and connect barely visible blows due to Worth's quick edit style) and a couple minor shoot-outs between Saxon/Thomerson and their targets, which is a shame. Worth also adopts the annoying shaky-cam tactics during action sequences which removes any potential thrills. Sadly, Saxon and Thomerson aren't allowed to blow werewolves away which would've been the draw of such a film as this. Worth gives himself the starring role as the torn hero who just wishes to live in peace without the inner battle that's raging within. It was great seeing genre veterans Saxon, Thomerson, Barbeau, and Art Lafluer(..attending the church AAA meeting) together in the church at the end as the final battle erupts(..although, Saxon and Thomerson, guns in hand, get no opportunity to use their weapons). Thomerson and Saxon have terrific chemistry and seem to get along incredibly well..too bad Worth wouldn't let the old timers kick some ass. The werewolves themselves, basically ferocious humans, rarely engage in combat(..the bar sequence where the were-girls destroy a group of hick thugs doesn't even deliver)which it in itself makes WAR WOLVES a dud. SKINWALKERS, a rather minor, tame werewolf tale fares far better than WAR WOLVES..another werewolf film that fails to provide the necessary thrills.