User Reviews for Werewolf by Night

xaliber

5/10 2 years ago

If you plan to watch this because everyone keeps saying how this film is "different" from MCU films, stop right here.

That's a false advertisement. It's not a "black and white monster film from the '40s". _Werewolf by Night_ is an MCU film through and through. There's nothing "different". Let me list:

- Kind-hearted protagonist with hidden powers
- A reluctant badass jerk secondary character with a heart of gold
- Enemies die easily after such a menacing buildup ("Your kill count is 57!? Amazing!" *then proceeds to die in one hit in the next scene*)
- Quips
- Clumsy character doing clumsy physical jokes
- Scary creatures having average American name (Eldritch horror named Ted? Ha ha so funny 420/10 will laugh again - yeah I know it's Ted Sallis, but they could've went with something less in your face if they wanted to actually wanted to nail the horror theme, like, I don't know, Dr. Sallis? Theodore?)
- Characters somehow bonded in very short span of time
- Convenient solution to every problem as the plot requires it ("oh look a key in a tomb!" "oh monster can kill enemies in one hit!")

And those are just from the top off my head. Sure you can find more if you're observant.

Well, sure _Werewolf by Night_ is dressed in black and white but that's about it. It's a gimmick. It's not even trying to capture the essence of classic black and white films _The Artist_ (2011) did it or build the atmosphere like _Sin City_ (2005) did it. People saying this film is "different" from MCU needs to get their eyes checked and watch more films.

If you just wanted to watch an MCU, sure you get what you asked. But if you expected more, then whatever you heard about this film is a big fat hoax.

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Reply by bigwillthechamp

2 years ago

@xaliber Very cynical look at this film. I think that, just because that is the takeaway from a large group of viewers, it doesn't necessarily mean that was the intent of the filmmakers. I look at it more as a mash-up. Taking two genre's and making a marriage between two styles. We all know what Marvel movies try to be, but they're really NOT that much different from what's done in the comics. I mean, opinion on effects notwithstanding, people complain about the She-Hulk show, and yet, I don't feel the tone and storylines are much different from the 90's comic. For this, they took a concept from the old Marvel days and brought it to the screen with modern effects. Sometimes it's ok to enjoy something and not look for the bad in it. Especially when you know the formula already. I check my expectations at the door for anything MCU related because it's NEVER going to live up to the hype for some people. Temper expectations and you will enjoy these things much more. I hope the Marvel movie and TV era lives on for a long time. Especially when we get these niche side projects that my young comic loving eyes could never dream of seeing them.

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Reply by xaliber

one year ago

@bigwillthechamp different stroke for different folks; but sorry for saying that I wish MCU (not Marvel) films and TV dies soon ASAP and a painful one at that, though I know that's not gonna happen. Hollywood blockbusters have always been formulaic, sure, but MCU is just the more-or-less same storytelling with different coating to sell merchandise, and studios are still racing to be the next MCU even in 2022. Disney's business model makes it even worse but I'll spare you my essay. In 2017 we had Logan, in 2011 we had First Class, in 2008-2012 we had Dark Knight trilogy, and in early 2000s we had Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. You see the diversity in tone and storytelling? But with MCU-infested era, supes films and TVs will always be what some people derogatorily call as "capeshit" and nothing more. Even the more serious one is pretentious, safe-bet of trying-to-look-political-without-actually-being-political nonsense, like Black Panther, because Disney has to appeal to audience as wide as possible, which is a waste of an IP (I welcome political storytelling when it actually is). The Boys is refreshing, but even The Boys attract people who watch it for the capeshit nonsense and not its storytelling. EDIT: I forgot, about the intent of the filmmakers? Yes, pretending to be a monster film is surely the intent here. Read Giacchino's interview on Men's Health and go watch the trailer. It's crystal clear.

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