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“The Wolfman” takes a new bite at the original…and fails

Written by Chandler Clemens

March 3, 2010

When the full moon rises, either take out a life insurance policy or buy a batch of silver bullets because he’s coming. That is “The Wolfman.” Dunh Dunh Duhhhhhh.

Time and time again I question why Hollywood deems it necessary to remake a classic that needn’t be tinkered with, yet, they refuse to listen to their subconscious screaming “BAD IDEA!”

Remaking “The Wolfman” was yet another bad idea. THough it is less hokey than the original, it lacks substance; even with the impressive CGI effects, the wolfman is unable to provoke even the smallest of frights.
If you thought Benicio Del Toro was improperly cast as the Wolfman, than yes, you thought correctly. Not only is he not frightening, he lacks any depth as an extremely one-dimensional character named Lawrence Talbot, the films supposed protagonist whose welfare I could have cared less about.

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