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Post by Moonreaper on May 14, 2009 19:51:42 GMT -5
Ive been floating around the idea of getting thise movie or not. Im tired of reading reviews thats bring it up and down, i would rather hear it from you guys. Is this movie good and how is it good?
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Post by Marcus on May 15, 2009 3:54:45 GMT -5
I think you mean The Company of Wolves, which is a fair-tale/werewolf film. Where as In The Company of Wolves, is a documentary film about wolves.
If you like Tim burton films you'll like the company of wolves. It's got that kind of dark fair-tale feel to it. It's pretty sureal in places too. Personally I love the film, I think it's one of the best I've seen - but than I'm weird too. The wrap-around story works well, and doesn't feel jaring as they move form that to the individual stories that make up the film.
But, I cannot say that you'll like it or not, due to it's unusuality.
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Post by Werewolf on May 15, 2009 4:19:59 GMT -5
I've seen it a couple of times but it's not one i'd rush out and buy really.... I remember seeing a scene from it as a child and being completely terrified. think it was the scene where the man takes his face off.
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Post by keywolf on May 15, 2009 5:58:32 GMT -5
Bit of a love-it-or-hate-it film this one, much like the writer's (Angela Carter) other work. Personally, I love it. It's kind of arty, dreamlike and surreal, so if you like that sort of thing you can't go wrong.
I'd say see it if you liked: 'Pan's Labyrinth', 'Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural', 'Valerie and Her Week of Wonders', and possibly 'Gothic'.
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Post by Moonreaper on May 15, 2009 15:18:00 GMT -5
Well Tim Burton is my idol so im going to go with that and get the movie. I think ill like it, thanks guys.
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Post by Werewolf on May 18, 2009 13:18:57 GMT -5
Yeah it's a bit like marmite! You either love it or hate it... But if your planning on a complete WW movie collection then it's essential.
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Post by Marcus on Aug 6, 2009 3:52:42 GMT -5
moonreaper, did you buy it? did you like it?
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Post by darkwolfavenged on Nov 6, 2009 8:25:13 GMT -5
I love this film. It's a beautiful and lyrical fairytale allegory for young girls growing in to womanhood and being wary of predatory men. But then I love The Bloody Chamber, the book by the late Angela Carter that this film is partly based on.
"Little Girls this seems to say, never stop along the way, never trust a stranger friend, no one knows where it will end, as your pretty so be wise, danger lurks in every guise, now as then tis simple truth, sweetest tongue hides sharpest tooth."
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Post by wintersnight on Feb 15, 2010 11:41:12 GMT -5
I tried looking for this film for years. I finally managed to buy an ex rental copy from a local video shop. I love this film. It definatly has a Tim Burton/fairytale feel to it. Sometimes if im not in the right mood it can be hard to sit through the entire thing but I feel if your a werewolf film fan this is a must.
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Post by Werewolf on Feb 16, 2010 16:57:57 GMT -5
Darkwolfavenged i had no idea it was losely based on that book. I might try and find it.
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Post by Moonreaper on Feb 16, 2010 21:49:26 GMT -5
I havent been paying much attention to this thread sorry, but yes I did get it and i liked it. I need to watch again because I think I missed out on some deeper meaning. This is a movie that you need to devote full attention when watching it.
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Post by Werewolf on Feb 18, 2010 10:51:07 GMT -5
It is a movie i think you have to watch a couple of times to appreaciate it.
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Post by Moonreaper on Feb 18, 2010 18:38:53 GMT -5
I agree, Ill watch it again with a little less alcohol involved and get back to you guys.
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Post by Werewolf on Feb 19, 2010 17:20:57 GMT -5
I remember the first time i saw it i was quite young and it freaked me out! I was too young to appreaciate it really, mostly i was just left with a "what the............" feeling. But now it's better, although still liable to freak me out after attaining a suitable blood alcohol level.
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Post by Marcus on Feb 22, 2010 10:25:14 GMT -5
When I first watched the film, it made me want to run with the wolf pack. The fairytale forest and the wild hunt. For me, I connected more with the wrap-a-round story than with the individual tales.
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