Post by hawkeyepierce on Feb 13, 2011 15:27:37 GMT -5
'Lycantropus', the last Werewolf film Paul Naschy was creatively involved with behind the scenes, has been uploaded to YouTube. Looks like an official release.
Really excited I finally got to see this one! Paul Naschy is my all time favorite Werewolf and one of my favorite horror filmmakers. Sadly the 1996 film isn't as good as it could have been.
It plays more like a murder mystery than a straight horror film. Naschy is a present day writer, whose family has no idea he 'bears the curse of the werewolf'. Among his vicitims are friends of his daughter.
Sadly the werewolve bits are brief, tame and there are very few of them. Also the dubbing is truly dreadfull. Dramatic pauses are painfull to watch and they really get to you after half an hour, ruining what was left of the film.
But the photography looks great, Naschy is as fab as ever, the makeup is understated (in a good way) and there is a great twist in the end when it is revealed there is a second (non-supernatural) killer on the loose!!! ;D
It's not enough to save the film sadly - no nudity, little gore, none of the pulp fun of the early Naschy's. All the fun and most of the action takes place in the last 10 minutes of the film. Naschy wasn't pleased with this film. There are plenty of scenes which suggest the Naschy signature, but none of them really ever come to life the way they do in earlier successes.
Interestingly, James Desert, a euro-horror producer from Belgium ('Rabid Grannies'), was involved. His films usually feature loads of gore and campy elements which would suit Naschy's style perfectly.
So if your interrested take a look, but if it's your first Naschy you might rather watch some of his 70s films like 'Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman'. Lycantropus looks cool, and Naschy is an admirable leading man but it's not classic Naschy, nor is it great Euro-Horror.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKru_rlxXo
Really excited I finally got to see this one! Paul Naschy is my all time favorite Werewolf and one of my favorite horror filmmakers. Sadly the 1996 film isn't as good as it could have been.
It plays more like a murder mystery than a straight horror film. Naschy is a present day writer, whose family has no idea he 'bears the curse of the werewolf'. Among his vicitims are friends of his daughter.
Sadly the werewolve bits are brief, tame and there are very few of them. Also the dubbing is truly dreadfull. Dramatic pauses are painfull to watch and they really get to you after half an hour, ruining what was left of the film.
But the photography looks great, Naschy is as fab as ever, the makeup is understated (in a good way) and there is a great twist in the end when it is revealed there is a second (non-supernatural) killer on the loose!!! ;D
It's not enough to save the film sadly - no nudity, little gore, none of the pulp fun of the early Naschy's. All the fun and most of the action takes place in the last 10 minutes of the film. Naschy wasn't pleased with this film. There are plenty of scenes which suggest the Naschy signature, but none of them really ever come to life the way they do in earlier successes.
Interestingly, James Desert, a euro-horror producer from Belgium ('Rabid Grannies'), was involved. His films usually feature loads of gore and campy elements which would suit Naschy's style perfectly.
So if your interrested take a look, but if it's your first Naschy you might rather watch some of his 70s films like 'Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman'. Lycantropus looks cool, and Naschy is an admirable leading man but it's not classic Naschy, nor is it great Euro-Horror.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKru_rlxXo
