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Big Bad Wolf

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4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Two hunters are out in the woods near their cabin when one of them is killed by a werewolf and the other one survives. Eight years later meek Derek Cowley (Trevor Duke) talks his pierced gal pal "Sam" Marche (Kimberly J. Brown), on a trip with some other college kids up to the cabin owned by Derek's family, even though it is strictly verbotten by his step-father Mitchell Toblat (Richard Tyson). It turns out Derek is the son of the man killed by the werewolf. At this point you should think that you know exactly where "Big Bad Wolf" is going. But there are a couple of surprises with this 2006 horror film. The first is that everything you think is going to happen is pretty much going to happen, but in the first act. The second is that when the werewolf shows up again, not only does it start killing the characters whose names we cannot remember, it makes a bunch of really lame jokes, including the old bit about huffing and puffing. This is one strange werewolf movie.

Once the second act begins, Sam gets to the crux of the matter, which is to figure out who the werewolf happens to be. Actually, that does not take that long, but having seen a werewolf rip apart their acquaintances, Derek and Sam are insisting on being able to prove their suspicion. So this movie ends up going the "Hamlet" route, where Derek and Sam "know" who the werewolf is, but they fall into the trap of wanting proof so that they really "know" what they already "know." Of course, this procrastination will end up killing people along the way, but that is what happens when the main part of the movie does not start until a half hour into the film. But then we know full well that Act III is going to be played out back at the cabin in the woods, so nothing that happens while the sun is up really matters here.

Unnecessary comic relief is provided by a television news crew that keeps trying to ambush Derek and Sam to find out what really happened out in the woods. Reporter Nick Baxter (Adam Hendershott) wants to know what the kids are hiding and why they survived when the others died. The police report must indicate that they jumped in a car and drove away, with the "animal" smashing a window and destroying a door. But for the sake of argument let us pretend this is a legitimate journalistic question: why does this jerk reporter think might be a better explanation? Does he think they are hiding the fact that the killer animal was a werewolf? Are they assuming the kids survived because they are virgins? Yes, I know, the whole idea here is to make the kids nervous and it has nothing to do with legitimate journalism, but this is what happens when a movie fails to engage your brain. Besides, the reporter needs to bring the desert menu for the werewolf's last meal.

To be fair, "Big Bad Wolf" does try to avoid being totally predictable. A talking werewolf is rather different, although the makeup makes the creature look more like an ugly ape than a werewolf. The werewolf in human form also has a few creepy moments as well during the second act. As for the gore it is your basic clawing and dismemberment with a decided emphasis on excess. The most shocking scene comes early on in a sick little in-joke regarding the only female virgin among the doomed students. At the end I was starting to think of bumping up the rating on this one a bit, mainly because I like the character of Sam, but then she finds her weapon of choice and a silly little speech about deciding to live or to die gets punctuated by an unsurprising violent punch line and I gave up such thoughts (a judgment confirmed by the rather obvious ending that is not an ending). The more you like over the top monster movies, the more you will like "Big Bad Wolf," because this film ends up being all about the one-liners.

Too bad good acting was overshadowed by a gorilla suit. The werewolf character was insulting on so many levels. I'm amazed he wasn't clamoring to join the frat brothers rather than eat them. The plot was good, and that's the hardest part. Maybe it can be salvaged in a remake.

Save your money and if you want to watch this movie then wait for it to appear on television. The acting is dire, the plot is lame and the special effects weak. One of the worst horror and werewolf films I've ever seen, avoid like the plague.

I like werewolves. Out of all the horror creatures and monsters I've always enjoyed werewolves the most. I have watched just about any movie with a werewolf in the story or on the cover. Unfortunatley, most werewolf movies suck. Some notable exceptions are: "Ginger Snaps", "the Howling" "Wolfen" and of course "American Werewolf in London". I was hestitant to pick up Big Bad Wolf because I have been let down often in the past ("Bad Moon" and "Cursed" come to mind) but Big Bad Wolf delivered. I never expected the werewolf character to talk and deliver diabolical one-liners. And also didn't expect the werewolf to be a horny SOB that rapes his female victims. Fortunately both angles work well and make this werewolf story both unique and memorable.

Richard Tyson always plays an effective bad guy and does it again in this movie even though he is covered in a werewolf suit for some of the movie. The story ain't perfect but the effects are decent and all in all its a good movie thats a satisfying mix of horror and camp. I'm looking foward to more carnage, perversion and one-liners from the Big Bad Wolf in the future.

This is indeed a different type of werewolf movie. I enjoyed the different turn it takes. Very solid performances by all the main players with a few of the incidental characters over or under acting a bit. This is a true B movie in all it's glory.

Very good and nice and original story line. Story begins in West Africa with the murder by the werewolf to obtain another persons wife. Unlike any werewolf story I have ever seen. Very good story line.

B grade to be sure, but a little bit better than most of the recent werewolf films.
I actually didn't mind this movie as it doesn't take itself seriously for one minute and although it is strictly by the numbers story wise, it does have an outrageous sense of fun about it and some really quirky lines.

I have to say I was surprised by this werewolf movie. I didn't think it was going to be any good. Shows how much I know.

Entertaining horror flick for teens with some nice slicing, dicing, and shredding from the big bad wolf. He even talks and cracks jokes as well.

This is a movie that doesn't take itself seriously and neither should you. Give it a look see why don't you.

I found the screening I attended of this over-sexed horror comedy immensely entertaining. Once again the fright-fan in me was a' mighty pleased with Lance Dreesen & Clint Hutchison's creation; the flick proves to be even more irreverent than their debut genre outing TERROR TRACT. Blood flies. Boobs bounce. Plot twists prompt gleeful, "Did I just see what I thought I saw?" exclamations. The laughs compliment the carnage.

H & D created yet another solid B horror film, a flick that works concurrently on several layers and keeps the audience happily engaged, and most importantly (for me) a film that eschews the current trend in 'torture-porn;' BIG BAD WOLF's aim is more to create a blood-soaked B roller-coaster full of hot naked girls than a grim, socio-political slaughter-fest, and it succeeds.

-Sean Decker, Fangoria Magazine

Well, to be very simple: this film is a half-step off from being a porno flick, with buckets of blood, an implausible story -- modestly good to dreadful acting -- and the scriptwriter, and producers should be left on a hillside for the next busload of zombies. I'm embarassed to say I did watch it; but the time would have been better spent cleaning the bathroom... or praying for the whole lot involved.