Universal is stepping up the presence of The Wolf Man. They opened that new Universal Monsters Legacy site, which rules, and then last week they sent me a DVD of the original Lon Chaney film (which I of course already owned, but hey, it’s cool for the rest of the websters who aren’t up on the classics. Now let’s see if these Baby Bloggers give a black and white movie a chance). Now they’re crowing about the film’s newest achievement: getting an R rating.
And not just any R. This R is for ‘bloody horror, violence and gore,’ so this version of The Wolf Man won’t be pulling any punches. Or any claws or fangs, for that matter. I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten a blast email from a publicist telling me the rating of a movie before, but this is a film that needs to be buzzed up in a big way.
Side interesting note: The rating means Universal has decided on a cut of the film. It tested last month with two cuts of different lengths. I’m assuming the longer one was the R rated one, but it’s hard to say for sure. But they’ve made their decision, and all the rehires, reshoots, re-edits and whatnot are behind them. They have a movie and they have a rating and now they have to start convincing you to come see it. And judging from the reaction to this news on Twitter, people are ready to see The Wolf Man.
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I'm ready to see The Wolf Man.
WAYYYY more pumped to see this than Avatar.
Sherlock Holmes, This, and Clash of the Titans are the only movies I'm excited about right now. Avatar is a big non-issue for me. Hope IM2 trailer gets me pumped for that.
Bravo Universal…it took nards the size of the Wolfmans to do the right thing and not compromise on such a great movie…I have gone from disgusted with this films treatment to highly hopeful…way to turn around a sinking ship!
Devin can't write one article without attempting to slam one of his FELLOW writers. No class Devin at it again
…and "Mark" can't read an article without becoming some half-assed online crusader with nothing really to say.
This movie is giving me serious Sleepy Hollow vibes, which was R too….And I think that's a good thing. I think.
Saw this a month ago; the gore was the best part of the movie. I've give it 3/5.
When did ratings become an indicator of quality? And what was the Lon Chaney WolfMan rated? . . . Don't get me wrong: I am looking forward to this. But not because of the MPAA.
Right on, David Sohl. Still interested in seeing this, though, but the original has a place in my heart.
Avatar will skull fuck The Wolf Man…
There's been toys for the Wolfman at Blockbuster for a little bit now where he's torn through his shirt and all bloodied up. Wonder how long they've been sitting on the rating.
Count me in…
Went from little to no interest to genuine interest. Might we finally get a werewolf movie that deserves to sit alongside An American Werewolf in London?
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