It’s not so much that The Wolfman screams laugh out loud comedy. The point here is that there are a few (or more than a few) moments in the film that could be interpreted as inadvertently funny. As in Ha! Hmm. Was that supposed to be funny?

Accidental comedic moments are obviously not what the filmmakers were going for with this film, and that’s why they merit a mention here. There were quite a few folks snickering here and there in sections of my local theater. There were one or two moments that got solid group laughs also. When a suspense becomes an accidental comedy in certain key moments, you might be watching a film that strays wide of it’s intended mark.

Without giving too much away to the folks who haven’t seen the film yet, the last scene with Benicio is a bit of a howler. From where I sat, it was played way too over the top, and came across as accidentally funny as a result, as did a few other moments scattered throughout the film.

You’ll have judge for yourself of course, but if you disagree, we’d love to hear more from you. Maybe there are a few folks out there who completely agree with you. We’d love to hear from them, or anyone else who has thoughts on the film.

So, let’s hear it folks. What’s your take on The Wolfman? Solid suspense, or maybe something else?

Thanks for the comments, and the compliments! I especially liked the part about me being eloquent! I’ll take a nice, juicy one any day of the week Tom, so thanks again.

To deepseadiver: The day when some idiot remakes the Star Wars and/or Godfather Trilogies will be a sad day indeed. What’s scary is that someone probably will hatch one or both of those lame duck ideas eventually. Then, some tool of an executive will probably green light the project, in a pathetic effort to make dumpster trucks full of cash. I’ll be glad if I don’t have to live to see the day when it all goes down, but that goes without saying.

All this talk of film remakes brings to mind the question of which film remakes were actually solid efforts. Any one out there have any films they’d like to nominate for that unique honor?

Whatever your thoughts are on The Wolfman, or film remakes, we’d love to hear em’ so fire away!

BTW, your review of A Single Man was eloquent and showed your ability to understand the complexities of the human condition.

Howling Mad,

deepseadiver