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• Lee ?

  
  Slow and too talkative early on and not quite as atmospheric as other early Universal horror. It does have some effective moments though and some pretty decent effects for its time including the earliest depiction of a CCTV camera that I've seen which obviously wasn't… More
  Slow and too talkative early on and not quite as atmospheric as other early Universal horror. It does have some effective moments though and some pretty decent effects for its time including the earliest depiction of a CCTV camera that I've seen which obviously wasn't invented and put into use for a good few decades afterwards.

• Bruce B

  
  This film is just what it is a 1935 werewolf film. What can you expect for special effects in 1935. Overall a good story line. Also has a few comical parts. Done by Universal Studios, part of a double feature by Universal Studios. 3 Stars

• AJ V

  
  Sometimes entertaining, but sometimes unbelievable and silly. I had a hard time rating this movie. Overall it's okay.

• Randy T

  
  Though worthy of it's status as a bona fide horror classic, <i>Werewolf of London</i> is far too genteel to be overtly frightening. Stuart Walker is no James Whale, Henry Hull is no Boris Karloff and Warner Oland is no Bela Lugosi. Still, it's a landmark film… More
  Though worthy of it's status as a bona fide horror classic, <i>Werewolf of London</i> is far too genteel to be overtly frightening. Stuart Walker is no James Whale, Henry Hull is no Boris Karloff and Warner Oland is no Bela Lugosi. Still, it's a landmark film that, for it's time, revolutionized special effects and elevated the werewolf to screen infamy.

• E.J. B

  
  (Review coming soon)

• Byron B

  
  This one predates the Lon Chaney Jr. version. According to the Monster by Moonlight! documentary provided on Universal's The Wolf Man Legacy Collection this script started heavily based on Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde with some of The Invisible Man mixed in to it. I can see these… More
  This one predates the Lon Chaney Jr. version. According to the Monster by Moonlight! documentary provided on Universal's The Wolf Man Legacy Collection this script started heavily based on Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde with some of The Invisible Man mixed in to it. I can see these elements clearly. I am discovering that since the werewolf legend is not based on any single novel like the other classic Universal monsters there is no fixed mythology, though a couple ideas would be carried over from this story to Siodmak's creation. Warner Oland, most famous for playing Charlie Chan in a long string of mysteries, plays a doctor and werewolf who bites botanist Dr. Glendon (Henry Hull) early in the movie. Dr. Glendon, the botanist, somehow manages to take a specimen of a rare plant home to his laboratory in England. And Warner Oland, as Dr. Yogami, survives to follow him in hot pursuit. The two doctors have a one on one chat about the curse of werewolf-ism. Turns out the nectar of this plant is a temporary cure to prevent a man from turning into a murdering satanic beast. Too bad it is rare, the blossoms are stubborn about blooming, and there is definitely not enough to go around for two werewolves in the same part of town. Dr. Glendon's first transformation is pretty darn amazing for the year it was made especially since it is done while he is moving "outdoors." And Rick Baker's comment on the documentary about this being known as the Elvis werewolf is funny. In the meantime, Dr. Glendon's wife is reconnecting with an old childhood beau. Combine this with the doctor's long work hours and irritability over trying to manage this curse and it looks like marriage problems are on the way. The special properties of silver are never mentioned, an ordinary bullet seems to do the job. It is a big surprise that this werewolf speaks, at least as he is breathing his last. There are many plot holes and the studio executives had to keep the horror from being too graphic so overall it is still fairly weak.

• Alice S

  
  Not scary, but really fun (perhaps not so much due to the werewolf story as to the social mockery).

• Dimitris S

  
  The Wolf Man / Chaney connection embraces the romanticism of the folkloric legends (hence why the remake was made) but it remains an undisputed fact that Werewolf of London possesses a staggering chill throughout its menacing aura, for the most accolades should go to Henry Lull's… More
  The Wolf Man / Chaney connection embraces the romanticism of the folkloric legends (hence why the remake was made) but it remains an undisputed fact that Werewolf of London possesses a staggering chill throughout its menacing aura, for the most accolades should go to Henry Lull's exceptional intensity as the titular scientist who transforms himself into a creature of the night. And yet, moronic children prefer teen slashers for their entertainment, oh brother....

• Anthony V

  
  Good werewolf drama.

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