Joe dantes the howling is one of the best werewolf movies ever made but the litter of disconnected sequels running around with its name on their collar are mostly runts. The rebirth takes place over the shortest period in its continuity out of the entire howling series. It was directed by neal sundstrom and is the fifth installment in the howling film series. High def digest reports that timeless media group has announced the howling trilogy is heading for a bluray release on october 19th. No horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling plunges you into the heart of fear. The rebirth continues the downward trend of the howling series. The rebirth which has recently shown up on netflix streaming. Howling v nude scenes 19 images and 3 videos including appearances from mary stavin elizabeth she. The freaks are two of the better sequels in this werewolf nonseries that. I was a freshman in high school in 1981 and some friends and i played hooky from school and went to see the howling. And as we all know, with success comes sequels, and in the case of the howling series, there were a bunch of them. It was produced by allied entertainment and allied vision and premiered in the directtovideo market in the united states on june. It may not be at the same level as the original howling or an american werewolf in london, but howling v is fun and provides a genuinely surprising ending.
The freaks is a usbritish independent horror film of the werewolf horror subgenre. Based on the novel of the same name by gary brandner, the film follows a television newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a near fatal incident with a serial killer, unaware that the residents are werewolves. This particular iteration involves the reopening of a strange hungarian castle, after spending half of a millennia of time sealed away after the events of a horrific slaughter, for the purposes of money from adventurous tourists. It may actually be the flaws that many found in the film the lack of blood, the relatively languid pacing, the complete disregard for any real motivation for whats going on that have caused me to reach for it. The freaks all on a single heavily compressed disc.
Specs and supplements havent been confirmed yet, but. When a group of people from different walks of life converge on a romanian castle sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down. A werewolf stalks an eclectic group of travelers on hand to attend the opening of a longsealed european castle. The original nightmare 1988 tried and horribly failed to remake the excellence of part one while being more true to the book and the howling reborn 2011 was a reboot with a contemporary spin. When a group of people from different walks of life converge in a hungarian castle situated in budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a. The rebirth was better than i expected it to be, but still not a very good film. The camera moves fast so we cannot see any seams or flaws, which might be mildly annoying but serves the film well and adds a level of realism to the wolves. The rebirth is an american horror film of the werewolf subgenre. The howling is a 1981 american horror film directed by joe dante and starring dee wallace, patrick macnee, dennis dugan, and robert picardo. For the best experience please update your browser.
It is the eighth film and a reboot of the howling film series. The rebirth is the fifth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose continuity. A franchise made up of films that are seemingly only connected through the presence of a werewolf or two, each film has told its own disparate and dubiously imagined story. The freaks is a 1991 directtovideo horror directed by hope perello, from the screenplay by kevin rock, starring brendan hughes, bruce payne, michele matheson, sean gregory sullivan, aka sean sullivan and carol lynley. Weiss, antony hamilton, susanne severeid and lamya derval. It stars phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole, and william shockley. Despite the lousy cover of this dvd double feature, howling v. A group of tourists visiting an ancient and spooky hungarian castle dont realize that theyve somehow brought in a bloodthirsty werewolf. I dont know about you, but when i watch a werewolf movie i hope to actually see the werewolf from time to time. It was produced by artisan entertainment and allied vision ltd. With phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole.
Its easily among the top five werewolf movies ever made. The wolf suits are impressive, though it is hard to top the creative force that is rob bottin from the original film. The original nightmare 1988 tried and horribly failed to remake the excellence of part one while being more true to the book and the howling reborn 2011 was a reboot with a. The rebirth 1989 tt0097534 when a group of people from different walks of life converge in a hungarian castle situated in budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down. The rebirth 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Id like to say that i dont know exactly why or how i became oddly captivated by the fourth sequel to the 1981. Elizabeth shows her bare butt from behind as well as her right breast from the side before she lowers herself into the pool.
Howling v the rebirth 1989 1080p bluray x264 youtube. The rebirth was surprisingly watchable, and for me its the best since the original easily, most likely the best of the sequels and the only one of the sequels certainly up to this point of the franchise to be above mediocre at best. Reborn is a 2011 teen horror film directed by joe nimziki and starring landon liboiron, lindsey shaw and ivana milicevic. Time to examine the fifth entry in the howling series. Starring phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole, and william shockley. The rebirth is a 1989 directtovideo horror film directed by neal sundstrom from the screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner, and filmed in budapest, hungary. The film was directed by hope perello with a script written by kevin rock. The original nightmare is a 1988 directtovideo horror film directed by john hough from a screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner. Its a genuine classic, a film that melds horror and humor with an ease that few in cinemas history have. A group of strangers visit an ancient hungarian castle and bring along a werewolf. The movie is loosely based on the howling series of novels by gary brandner. The rebirth is a 1989 directtovideo horror film directed by neal sundstrom from the screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner. After about 10 minutes i was so scared, that i actually found myself wanting to go to math class. Dantes film is full of suggested terror, although once he shows you, he never lets up.
Artisan has recently released two of the later entries in the series. Joe dantes werewolf classic, the howling, is one of the best horror films of the eighties. Its a mighty fine example of atmospheric mysteryhorror. By the howling sequels standards though, howling v. The rebirth is an english movie directed by neal sundstrom released in the year 1989. This movie had phil davis, victoria caitlin, clive turner, in the lead roles of the film. The rebirth for the life of me, and theres no reason i should find it as comforting as i do. The rebirth you are looking for bleak, serious and suspenseful movies about with werewolf, snow, crimes, vengeance, mutant, supernatural and investigation themes of horror genre shot in uk or hungary. When a group of people from different walks of life converge in a hungarian castle situated in budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down. The rebirth 1989 is a 1h 36minute uk horror sequel to the howling 1981 and is only loosely based on the howling series and the gary brandner novels.
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