Skinwalkers (2007)

Two packs of werewolves one that lives to hunt and kill and the other that lives in peace with society are signaled by the moon of the coming of an ancient prophecy. A 13-year-old-boy - half wolf half human - will control the destiny of the species triggering an all-out war between the two packs as the boy's life hangs in the balance.System Requirements:Run time: 110 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 031398214137 Manufacturer No: 21413 Product Description

Terrible now, but could be best worst movie ever.

This is going in my best worst movie category. One memorable scene is the bad warewolves putting on sunglasses and revving their motorcycle engines for probably 15 seconds. WTF!!!! Instant classic. This will become USA network's most played movie. July 22, 2008

Maybe Ok for Werewolf Fanatics

Basically it's a run of the mill werewolf flick that keeps a steady pace, has some ok action sequences and a twist at the end that saves it from being awful. But on the whole I wasn't really impressed.

Maybe good for werewolf junkies who need their next fix, but not for me.

Skip it and watch Dog Soldiers, Ginger Snaps or even Cursed July 20, 2008

"Bad" May Not Be the Correct Adjective for this Movie

This movie was boring, uneventful, and disappointing. It had so much potential. Imagine owning an exotic car and only driving it to the supermarket....great potential, but boring.

This movie has more dialogue than "Pride and Prejudice." Although "Pride and Prejudice" has more action than this movie.

Great cure for insomnia and will not cause nightmares. July 19, 2008

Terrible

I pride myself on loving bad movies, but this one is off-the-charts awful. Save your money and watch The Howling instead. Anything would be an improvement. Including Teen Wolf...

What did I expect? Something a bit unique and cheap, like Jeepers Creepers, Cabin Fever, or The Descent. What did I get? Something that can't decide if it wants to be a werewolf movie, a western, or a messianic free-for-all. That's a shame since the acting is decent, given the material. July 6, 2008

It's Not THAT Bad

I've seen a lot of werewolf movies. In fact, I've probably seen all of them with a few exceptions of the really old ones like Laurel and Hardy Meet the Wolfman. From the reviews, I put seeing this one off, but I was actually surprised.

If you're looking for an in depth plot skip this. In fact, skip any werewolf movie. As much as I love them, very few are strong in the plot department.

Many werewolf movies come in 3 basic flavors. There's the "monster among us" where the creature has to be found out. The "stranded on a snowbound hill" which is a favorite from zombies to The Alien where a group of people are stuck somewhere they can't escape. Of course there's always something trying to kill them, and then there's the chase.

Skinwalkers followed the chase formula.

Pros: It kept a decent pace, and I didn't think it was boring. They kept the chase going and since that was basically all the movie was, the action rolled pretty well. A great deal of it was shooting at each other with mundane guns and trying to stay a step ahead rather than running from werewolves under the full moon. It did keep things moving.

The acting was passable. It's not going to win any awards, but some of these movies make you want to poke your own ears out so you don't have to listen to the horrible acting. This wasn't one of those.

I found it entertaining as long as you take it for what it is.

Cons: Formula plot. It had the usual violence for a horror movie, a traditional dash of sex for no apparent reason, and overall followed a very predictable path. Violence was mild for a horror movie because it was mundane - snapped necks, gunshots, werewolf crunchies and knives. There have been plenty of horror movies which came up with ways to torture and kill people to make the skin crawl. This one wasn't any worse than your average war movie with the exception of the occasional werewolf eating someone in the dark. We were at least spared the rubber guts you see frequently in B grade werewolf movies.

Special effects were fairly pitiful. The make up wasn't all that far beyond the 50's and Lon Chaney Jr. They had some chest plates and a little bit more bone structure and hair, but really ... haven't we come far enough to put a muzzle on our werewolves so they can bite properly? The human mouth, no matter how many fangs you put into it, just doesn't open far enough to rip out a throat. Leave the fangs to the vampires so they can slurp on the victims since they're made for it. Even some of the worst B grade cheese has managed to pull off a more "wolfy" werewolf.

If you're looking for some entertainment which happens to have some fur, a lot of chasing and action scenes then give it a try. If you're looking for hard core plot, FX, and character development then this probably isn't for you.

I've seen better werewolf movies, but I've also certainly seen a lot worse. Overall, I'll watch it again, and don't regret the purchase price at all. June 24, 2008

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