{"id":4515,"date":"2023-10-18T14:45:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockvideorental.com\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:07:53","slug":"oct-18th-an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockvideorental.com\/?p=4515","title":{"rendered":"Oct. 18th: An American Werewolf in London (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)<\/div>
Directed by John Landis<\/div>
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Werewolves have been in horror for a super long time.\u00a0 If I was a better blogger and movie reviewer, I\u2019d look up the first instance of a werewolf in film, but here I am, father of two with a full time job and ain\u2019t nobody got time for that.\u00a0 My guess is Werewolf of London? Anyway, this is my favorite werewolf movie.\u00a0 It is a great blend of comedy and horror with awesome effects.\u00a0 I got to see this on the big screen this month, so what better time to cover it.\u00a0 Also, how did I cover the shitty sequel before this?!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0An American Werewolf in London follows two college guys backpacking acrossed Europe.\u00a0 They\u2019re in Northern Ireland and are warned to stick to the roads and off the moors, of course they don\u2019t listen.\u00a0 They are attacked by a werewolf.\u00a0 One guy dies, the other lives only to carry the werewolf curse.\u00a0 Now the surviving guy must deal with the consequences.\u00a0 He sees his dead friend multiple times during the movie, each time in a different state of decay.\u00a0 He tells him that he must kill himself to put his soul at rest and end the bloodline of the werewolf.\u00a0 Naturally he thinks he\u2019s crazy and doesn\u2019t do it, which leads to even more deaths and visitors.\u00a0 Now he battles for his life and the literal beast within.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The acting in this is great! Griffin Dunn is an actor that deserves much more credit than he\u2019s given. He plays Jack, the friend that dies. He\u2019s comedic timing is great, he\u2019s so sarcastic and irritated with David the werewolf friend. David Naughton plays David, he\u2019s a likeable guy and you truly feel for him, but at the same time he\u2019s a little frustrating because dude just off yourself bro. He falls in love with his nurse Alex, played by Jenny Agutter, she\u2019s kind, funny and gorgeous. She truly falls for David and struggles with ending his curse as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The special effects, my lord what a masterpiece. This movie is from 1981 and still has the best transformation scene I\u2019ve ever seen in a werewolf movie. Hands down, nothing touches it and that was proven when I saw The Howling 1.5 hours after this. You get the sense in this one that the transformation is incredibly painful. David Naughton acts his ass off in those scenes, the pain and grimacing on his face is gut wrenching. The transformation, the gore, the full body walking werewolf are all amazing!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you haven\u2019t seen this movie, then you need to like right now. It is a masterpiece of a werewolf movie. I can\u2019t give this anything less than an A. It isn\u2019t too long, the comedy is funny and the special effects are incredible. Still the top werewolf movie in my opinion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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