Werewolf vs Wolfman vs Wolfhound

[slayrrr666]

So, this is something that is going on at another forum, and it pretty much has split the place pretty evenly.

When it comes to werewolf films, which style do you like the most?

Is it a werewolf?


Pretty straight forward, a mixture of a man and a wolf, though you can tell that the wolf features take dominance in the form.

Best examples-The Howling, An American Werewolf in Paris

A Wolfman?


Another straight-forward one, only instead the human aspect is more center-stage. Very little about a wolf is present except for lots of hair on the face and fangs, otherwise it's very human-like.

Best examples-The Wolf Man (1941), The Wolf Man (2010)

Or the Wolfhound?


Now, it's a term invented by the one on the forum who started this, and is pretty much just having the man in question simply portrayed by a real-live wolf. No costumes, just a real animal.

Best examples-The Company of Wolves, Blood and Chocolate.

Now, keeping in mind that the effectiveness of the style isn't what's asked, but merely the style and look as a whole. Give your answers, please.

[Heineken Skywalker]

I went with "werewolf". Loved the look of them in the original THE HOWLING.

On that note, just read this over at imdb:

The Howling is Reborn

The 1981 werewolf movie The Howling is getting a second shot to find an audience. A remake is in the planning stages and tentatively scheduled to go in front of cameras next February. It could even be out in theaters by Halloween 2010.

Two movie producers known for their indie films are responsible for shepherding this new Howling. They are Joel Kastelberg and Etchie Stroh and they've got a director by the name of Joe Nimziki who used to work as a marketing executive for studios. He's written a screenplay called The Howling: Reborn, which is very appropriate since the six Howling sequels that followed the original not only stunk up the franchise, I would dare say that an entirely new stinky odor was created.

The original Howling had three great things working for it: strong direction by Joe Dante (Gremlins, the upcoming thriller The Hole 3D), a tight, serious script by John Sayles and werewolf transformation makeup by Rob Bottin that may be just a step under the perfection that Rick Baker showed us in An American Werewolf in London. And there was nudity. Plus Slim Pickens and David Carradine turned into werewolves too!

[slayrrr666]

Eh, not surprised at all. It was only a matter of time, so I'll see it on DVD when it's released.

But I think that some of those sequels are pretty good, including part IV, which is almost at the top with the original as a really great entry in the genre. Both are much better than AAWIL, which I just never really got the appeal of. It was a good film, but I never got classic from it.