Whannell's "Invisible Man" scared the absolute crap outta me. I'll have to temper my expectations since January is usually when studios dump their garbage. One of Redlettermedia's catchphrases is, "F*** you, it's January!" The trailer certainly looks good. Great watchalong! 10/10 fricheks
@@AntoniaCarlotta i think it’s just so it can be the best movie out of all those January releases. It’s aiming to be one of those movies appreciated over time
I am getting an influence of the whole zombie era of the past 20 years in popular culture. Especially, with the choice of words like "sick" and "infected."
Totally. I might be mixing up my zombie movies, but when they’re running up to the house toward the beginning of the trailer, I think it reminded me of Night of the Living Dead
I hope we don't shy away from the monster. Werewolf horror is just as much body horror as it is monster horror. I hope we get a decent amount of "the father's reaction to his own body turning into a beast."
I just pray he will be sympathetic. That was the problem with Werewolf of London. Dr. Glendon was so crabby that there wasn't much difference between him as a scientist & him as a werewolf! Nor did you care! Larry Talbot was written likeably, & Chaney absolutely nailed it! You rooted for him all the way. And now that I've seen a werewolf, I can settle down to have a good sleep, preparatory to my graveyard shift tonight! 😏 🐺
Did you notice the truck at the beginning of the trailer. The company name on it was PIERCE.Has to be a tribute to the great Jack Pierce. Anyhow looking forward to this, Nosferatu and Del Toro’s Frankenstein 💀
I also think the shirt he is wearing at the start of the trailer could be a nod to Lon Chaney and his attire in The Wolf Man. Should be fun seeing how many other easter eggs to previous werewolf history are in the rest of the film 💀
Yeah, movies that "bomb" on release often look a lot better ten years or so later. I just watched this last night, and it was ok. It's main problem was that it was such a downer - I know that horror films are tragedies but this one could really have used a little humor, better supporting characters, and some glimmer of hope at the end. The gore quotient was way high too, relative to most classic monster remakes. Compare to Coppolla's Dracula or Branagh's Frankenstein (neither made by Universal) - both of these films had their problems but they tried hard to stick to the tone of the original Universal horrors.
Reserving judgment until we see the picture, but we certainly hope it's a huge hit! We like a strong monster genre...looking forward, can't wait for your German expressionism video. Caligari, Nosferatu, Golem and others. Very important and often dark works (and Directors!) Thanks, Carlotta!🎃👻
Between this, James Wan’s Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein - I’m feeling pretty good about the Monsters right now!
I don’t know about this one to be honest. A werewolf has to look like a werewolf. You should also be able to see the man beneath the makeup. I did not like the creature they showed a few weeks ago. I hope I am wrong as it is my favourite monster. 🤞 This is a better trailer than the first though 😀
I'm with you on this one. Maybe they're just not revealing his full werewolf form? The arm that breaks the glass in the beginning looks pretty werewolfy.
I must have missed (or blacked out) the version they showed a few weeks ago. It’s a good thing - I would have come into this trailer with a LOT more skepticism 😅
There have been so many great interpretations of the werewolf theme, including An American Werewolf in London which, although a comedy, really ramped up the nature of the transformation with Rick Baker's amazing work on display. Another great variation on the theme is Dog Soldiers about a group of soldiers who are stalked by werewolves while on a training exercise in Scotland.
Thanks, great review of the trailer! One thing that occurred to me while watching it was it reminded me of another old monster movie--"The Werewolf" from 1956. It's more sci-fi than classic horror, but it's also about a husband/father who becomes a werewolf as a result of an experiment done on him by unscrupulous scientists. Much of the movie deals with the reaction of his wife and young son as they try to cope with what has happened to their husband/father. Wonder if it was an inspiration for this movie? Anyway, thanks again!
I just got done watching The Wolf man(1941) and House of Frankenstein and now this trailer comes out (perfect timing ). there could be 2 werewolves in the movie. the husband and the one who bit him. hopefully we get a good fight between the two. my only hang up is the movie is being released in January, but that won't stop me from seeing it.
Saw the trailer a couple of days ago and really enjoyed hearing your take on it. I liked the Benicio del Toro version a few years ago, which had disappointing results, but this seems to be done in a more contemporary serious, personal style. Hope they pull it off without making the character bland. Thank you for these videos, always a treat listening to a true monster fan. 😎👍🏻
I would love to see this. In my opinion nothing beats Lon Chaney’s Wolfman and I enjoyed your video on this. Have you seen the Benicio Del Toro remake, I think it was really good.
You're right about this being released in January. Its the unofficial dumping ground for movies they don't think will be successful. They obviously dont want to compete with Nosferatu.
The orginal release was oct. 25th. But later change it to jan 17. Not sure why. But most moves release in jan. Are not expected to be that good. Hopefully im wrong about wolfman!
It's looking promising, not a remake in any way at all, a re imagining if anything. Pierce trucking!!!!! I agree with the German Expressionist influences, can't wait for your German Expressionist show as I do love the genre & have noticed so many influences & continuations from those movies in Universal horror, film noir, modern movies too. The use of colour, those greens & the red in the confrontation scene looks to have been digitally manipulated, but it does give a great effect, expressionism used shadows to great effect, if there had been colour in those days then they might have done this too
I read the synopsis amd it mentions that Blake( Christopher Abbott's character) father goes missing so I'm guessing Blake's father is the werewolf that scratches Blake and he's the one to give the curse to Blake, also I'm guessing Universal didnt release Wolf Man this month because this month is already packed with movies like Joker Folie A Deux , Terrfier 3 , Smile 2 , Venom The Last Dance, and Your Monster like this month is stacked and i couldn't see Universal releasing Wolf Man in November or December either so January probably was the best option.
Definitely a better format for reviewing a trailer. When you chop it up and analyze things first, the videos lack flow. Decent trailer The movie has potential, but I always reserve judgement until I see the movie.
I think it’s a shame really when they do these updates they just throw away any of the old romance of the old films.would be interesting for examples if if they used Siodmarks original script. The Ginger snaps was a phrase for periods in the film as it’s became symbolic of women’s time of the month I don’t know if it will become a thing I’n this film.
I think Siodmak’s story is so beautiful, especially when you know some of it was inspired by his escape from Germany, and “being forced into a fate [he] did not want.”
Great job pointing out the vibrant greens, I would have totally missed that. Once you brought it to my attention, I wondered if the green trees and grass was for Nature and when he is shown wearing a green shirt it is him reverting to his natural, animalistic self? I'm not sure I'm going to like the movie. It looks like it is triggering people's anxieties about the pandemic and watching a loved one get "infected", coupled with triggering people about domestic abuse. Domestic abuse needs to be responsibly discussed and called out, not used as a scare tactic. I could be missing the thread on this, just what I got from the trailer.
That could make sense about the greens! Someone also mentioned reading a synopsis where Christopher Abbott's dad has been missing, and a theory that he's the wolf man who attacks at the beginning. If so, I could see it all being an allegory for generational trauma or something like that.
I got confused I feared that Ryan Gosling was going to be in the pic. Thank goodness he is not . Why? Because I have Obsession - Celebrity, Syndrome, disease. I'm addicted to him so I got to abstain from all his social media photos and films . Until I get back to normal .
I don't know what to make of the trailer, but the new Wolf Man can't be any worse than the previous remake. I read a script for that. It was rewritten for Anthony Hopkins which just ruined it. Obviously that's not a problem here. Love your videos, Antonia.
Is Hollywood purposefully not adapting things correctly to piss us off. All that aside hopefully this is a more fitting role for Julia garner then silver surfer
My birthday is January 17, and hoping this new Wolf Man movie becomes my favorite. Love this site and you, Antonia, you are becoming more successful as time progresses.
i have just seen a picture of the wolfman in this version and it looks absolutely awful so i am not that confident in the film i hope i am proved wrong
Problem is the casting - this series of reboots has struggled enough - you're going to need a very good script to sell tickets without a name on the marquee. Julia Garner is sort-of known (sort of) but she's not playing the title character. Also the movie looks small - I don't see a lot of money up on the screen. Universal Monster films should be fairly epic with a full cast and good locations. This one looks too much like an indie horror film with minimal actors and sets. Sorry to be a bummer but those are my first impressions.
Looks kinda like a rip-off of Emily Blunt's A Quite Place who by the way was in a decent remake with Benico Del Toro & Anthony Hopkins. This one gets 3 weeks in the theaters and straight to video.
So before here u have stop the trailer x times to talk when u havent watch it urself? Omg...please show ur emotions when u watch it the first time...and please talk only after u watch it
Why is a family involved? Why is a child character in it? This is political; this film caters to family values. Your father's studio is using children to manipulate adults to see this film. Hollywood has produced too many movies with spoiled brats. Why could it have been about adults only having this problem and no children? This has been typical of Hollywood since Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1910.
I don’t mind a trope here and there … like, a car not starting is more exciting than the car starting like normal. Though of course if the car started it could leave room for a more creative scare…. I guess you can’t win them all
The truck rental company is Pierce. An obvious (and very cool) salute to Universal legendary make-up artist Jack Pierce.
The Wolfman was my favorite Universal horror movie.
Whannell's "Invisible Man" scared the absolute crap outta me. I'll have to temper my expectations since January is usually when studios dump their garbage. One of Redlettermedia's catchphrases is, "F*** you, it's January!" The trailer certainly looks good. Great watchalong! 10/10 fricheks
I agree, the January release date is really throwing me off.
@@AntoniaCarlotta i think it’s just so it can be the best movie out of all those January releases. It’s aiming to be one of those movies appreciated over time
Times have changed - the movie world has changed! I do like a good movie in winter!
I am getting an influence of the whole zombie era of the past 20 years in popular culture. Especially, with the choice of words like "sick" and "infected."
Totally. I might be mixing up my zombie movies, but when they’re running up to the house toward the beginning of the trailer, I think it reminded me of Night of the Living Dead
Is good idea with virus infected and not supernatural
I hope we don't shy away from the monster. Werewolf horror is just as much body horror as it is monster horror. I hope we get a decent amount of "the father's reaction to his own body turning into a beast."
I just pray he will be sympathetic. That was the problem with Werewolf of London. Dr. Glendon was so crabby that there wasn't much difference between him as a scientist & him as a werewolf! Nor did you care! Larry Talbot was written likeably, & Chaney absolutely nailed it! You rooted for him all the way. And now that I've seen a werewolf, I can settle down to have a good sleep, preparatory to my graveyard shift tonight! 😏 🐺
Did you notice the truck at the beginning of the trailer. The company name on it was PIERCE.Has to be a tribute to the great Jack Pierce. Anyhow looking forward to this, Nosferatu and Del Toro’s Frankenstein 💀
Oh wow, good eye! Ya no doubt that's a subtle reference.
HOW DID I MISS THAT?! You’re so right.
I also think the shirt he is wearing at the start of the trailer could be a nod to Lon Chaney and his attire in The Wolf Man. Should be fun seeing how many other easter eggs to previous werewolf history are in the rest of the film 💀
So you're like a expert on the universal monster movies
Leigh Whannel will probably twist our expectations. He shows the dad got infected. Not bit or scratched but infected.
He was scratched. Didn't you watch the trailer?
Lovely trailer so thanks for ahowing this.
The 2010 film was underrated.
I'm told the Extended Cut is excellent. I need to hunt down a copy.
Yeah, movies that "bomb" on release often look a lot better ten years or so later. I just watched this last night, and it was ok. It's main problem was that it was such a downer - I know that horror films are tragedies but this one could really have used a little humor, better supporting characters, and some glimmer of hope at the end. The gore quotient was way high too, relative to most classic monster remakes. Compare to Coppolla's Dracula or Branagh's Frankenstein (neither made by Universal) - both of these films had their problems but they tried hard to stick to the tone of the original Universal horrors.
Reserving judgment until we see the picture, but we certainly hope it's a huge hit! We like a strong monster genre...looking forward, can't wait for your German expressionism video. Caligari, Nosferatu, Golem and others. Very important and often dark works (and Directors!) Thanks, Carlotta!🎃👻
Between this, James Wan’s Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein - I’m feeling pretty good about the Monsters right now!
I don’t know about this one to be honest. A werewolf has to look like a werewolf. You should also be able to see the man beneath the makeup. I did not like the creature they showed a few weeks ago. I hope I am wrong as it is my favourite monster. 🤞 This is a better trailer than the first though 😀
I'm with you on this one. Maybe they're just not revealing his full werewolf form? The arm that breaks the glass in the beginning looks pretty werewolfy.
I must have missed (or blacked out) the version they showed a few weeks ago. It’s a good thing - I would have come into this trailer with a LOT more skepticism 😅
That design you saw was trashed now!
There have been so many great interpretations of the werewolf theme, including An American Werewolf in London which, although a comedy, really ramped up the nature of the transformation with Rick Baker's amazing work on display. Another great variation on the theme is Dog Soldiers about a group of soldiers who are stalked by werewolves while on a training exercise in Scotland.
Thanks, great review of the trailer! One thing that occurred to me while watching it was it reminded me of another old monster movie--"The Werewolf" from 1956. It's more sci-fi than classic horror, but it's also about a husband/father who becomes a werewolf as a result of an experiment done on him by unscrupulous scientists. Much of the movie deals with the reaction of his wife and young son as they try to cope with what has happened to their husband/father. Wonder if it was an inspiration for this movie? Anyway, thanks again!
I just got done watching The Wolf man(1941) and House of Frankenstein and now this trailer comes out (perfect timing ). there could be 2 werewolves in the movie. the husband and the one who bit him. hopefully we get a good fight between the two. my only hang up is the movie is being released in January, but that won't stop me from seeing it.
Saw the trailer a couple of days ago and really enjoyed hearing your take on it. I liked the Benicio del Toro version a few years ago, which had disappointing results, but this seems to be done in a more contemporary serious, personal style. Hope they pull it off without making the character bland. Thank you for these videos, always a treat listening to a true monster fan. 😎👍🏻
Did You see “The WOLFMAN” from 2010 🐺❓ What were Your Thoughts❓
I would love to see this. In my opinion nothing beats Lon Chaney’s Wolfman and I enjoyed your video on this. Have you seen the Benicio Del Toro remake, I think it was really good.
I haven’t, but I know it’s another data point I need to see before this one comes out!
Looks ok but nothing will beat An American Werewolf in London or The Howling.
There is an 8-year difference between Abbott and Garner. That's not that bad.
It’s not bad, but he looks his age and she looks so young. Maybe with more setup in the movie I won’t notice it so much.
I was thinking the same thing, I thought his wife was his daughter at first.
You're right about this being released in January. Its the unofficial dumping ground for movies they don't think will be successful. They obviously dont want to compete with Nosferatu.
Please, not the old "the car won't start" cliche...
I think it’d be more realistic if when she starts the car she hit the gas too fast that makes the car dies and has to restart the car again.
The orginal release was oct. 25th. But later change it to jan 17. Not sure why. But most moves release in jan. Are not expected to be that good. Hopefully im wrong about wolfman!
It's looking promising, not a remake in any way at all, a re imagining if anything. Pierce trucking!!!!! I agree with the German Expressionist influences, can't wait for your German Expressionist show as I do love the genre & have noticed so many influences & continuations from those movies in Universal horror, film noir, modern movies too. The use of colour, those greens & the red in the confrontation scene looks to have been digitally manipulated, but it does give a great effect, expressionism used shadows to great effect, if there had been colour in those days then they might have done this too
This movie was supposed to be released Oct. 25th 2024. Now Jan 2025. The studio is just dumping this in Jan.
I read the synopsis amd it mentions that Blake( Christopher Abbott's character) father goes missing so I'm guessing Blake's father is the werewolf that scratches Blake and he's the one to give the curse to Blake, also I'm guessing Universal didnt release Wolf Man this month because this month is already packed with movies like Joker Folie A Deux , Terrfier 3 , Smile 2 , Venom The Last Dance, and Your Monster like this month is stacked and i couldn't see Universal releasing Wolf Man in November or December either so January probably was the best option.
You get a standing ovation, you're literally one of a small handful of people to finally get that point
Definitely a better format for reviewing a trailer. When you chop it up and analyze things first, the videos lack flow.
Decent trailer The movie has potential, but I always reserve judgement until I see the movie.
Awesome. I haven't heard any complaints otherwise, so I'll probably stick to this format. Thanks!
The second remake of a horror film that does not focus on adults.
I think it’s a shame really when they do these updates they just throw away any of the old romance of the old films.would be interesting for examples if if they used Siodmarks original script. The Ginger snaps was a phrase for periods in the film as it’s became symbolic of women’s time of the month I don’t know if it will become a thing I’n this film.
I think Siodmak’s story is so beautiful, especially when you know some of it was inspired by his escape from Germany, and “being forced into a fate [he] did not want.”
@@AntoniaCarlotta Iforgot he was Jewish guess that’s where the Star of David thing came from .
Great job pointing out the vibrant greens, I would have totally missed that. Once you brought it to my attention, I wondered if the green trees and grass was for Nature and when he is shown wearing a green shirt it is him reverting to his natural, animalistic self?
I'm not sure I'm going to like the movie. It looks like it is triggering people's anxieties about the pandemic and watching a loved one get "infected", coupled with triggering people about domestic abuse. Domestic abuse needs to be responsibly discussed and called out, not used as a scare tactic. I could be missing the thread on this, just what I got from the trailer.
That could make sense about the greens!
Someone also mentioned reading a synopsis where Christopher Abbott's dad has been missing, and a theory that he's the wolf man who attacks at the beginning. If so, I could see it all being an allegory for generational trauma or something like that.
Very interesting characters and you vidéos
In this movie they won't have some type of an old gypsy lady like in the first classic? 😮
I hope so.
I got confused I feared that Ryan Gosling was going to be in the pic. Thank goodness he is not . Why? Because I have Obsession - Celebrity, Syndrome, disease. I'm addicted to him so I got to abstain from all his social media photos and films . Until I get back to normal .
I don't know what to make of the trailer, but the new Wolf Man can't be any worse than the previous remake. I read a script for that. It was rewritten for Anthony Hopkins which just ruined it. Obviously that's not a problem here. Love your videos, Antonia.
Why does the "Wolf Man" look like a reject from the Hills Have Eyes?
Is Hollywood purposefully not adapting things correctly to piss us off.
All that aside hopefully this is a more fitting role for Julia garner then silver surfer
What would "correctly" mean to you?
@@AntoniaCarlotta the wolfman looking like he did in 1941
I’m fine with the new story but grandpa isn’t universals wolfman
My birthday is January 17, and hoping this new Wolf Man movie becomes my favorite. Love this site and you, Antonia, you are becoming more successful as time progresses.
It’ll be the perfect birthday present if it’s good! 🤞🏼
i have just seen a picture of the wolfman in this version and it looks absolutely awful so i am not that confident in the film i hope i am proved wrong
Problem is the casting - this series of reboots has struggled enough - you're going to need a very good script to sell tickets without a name on the marquee. Julia Garner is sort-of known (sort of) but she's not playing the title character. Also the movie looks small - I don't see a lot of money up on the screen. Universal Monster films should be fairly epic with a full cast and good locations. This one looks too much like an indie horror film with minimal actors and sets. Sorry to be a bummer but those are my first impressions.
I think it looks like Leigh Whannell is screwing up another Universal monster movie.
Looks kinda like a rip-off of Emily Blunt's A Quite Place who by the way was in a decent remake with Benico Del Toro & Anthony Hopkins. This one gets 3 weeks in the theaters and straight to video.
You so pretty and sweet lady.I can't wait to watch this movie.
PG and r R-rated movies have spoiled brats when it is produced in Hollywood these days.
Are you an actress?
I was excited to see this until I saw the trailer. Does the man even turn into a wolf? From what I've seen, this looks worse than the earlier remake.
So before here u have stop the trailer x times to talk when u havent watch it urself? Omg...please show ur emotions when u watch it the first time...and please talk only after u watch it
Why is a family involved? Why is a child character in it? This is political; this film caters to family values. Your father's studio is using children to manipulate adults to see this film. Hollywood has produced too many movies with spoiled brats. Why could it have been about adults only having this problem and no children? This has been typical of Hollywood since Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1910.
The car won't start trope.🙄🙄🙄
I don’t mind a trope here and there … like, a car not starting is more exciting than the car starting like normal. Though of course if the car started it could leave room for a more creative scare…. I guess you can’t win them all