Review: Bad Moon
Director: Eric Red
First of all, let me tell you that this one looks like a bad made-for-tv werewolf film. And even in this category he isn't ranking high.
The first five minutes are by far the most mysterious, violent and ... laughable.
A photographer and his girlfriend are off in some tropical forest for an assignment. And while they waste only seconds to indulge in the horror cliché of sex with imminent death as a result an ominous 'creature' comes to stage. Roar, roar (the typical demon beast samples) , slash, slash (vibrant red paint).
No one is exactly sure why, the wolf continues to attack the half-naked girl and lets the guy get away with a mean claw at the shoulder. But after some vanity the photographer he brings in the old shotgun, splattering the big bad wolf with a single shot. - It goes downhill from here....
The only thing I found scary, or rather unpleasant to watch, was Mariel Hemingway. There is something with her face that makes it much uglier than that ridiculous mupped of a wolf. - And no, I don't mean that as a complement. There are some pretty bad gaps in the film. While the 'tormented' werewolf claims that a werewolf doesn't need a full moon to transform, it's always a full moon during the movie. Also, he didn't get bitten by the wolf, but scratched.Another good question would be regarding the the not-so- authentic -looking medieval Book of Werewolf Lore. How can one come to the conclusion that 'family love' can cure the curse of the werewolf after reading this book ? Correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't believe that 'family love' was a common prescription in the dark ages. He takes a blood-test, and that's it. No herbs, no spells, not even a silver bullet or a beheading. I think he wasn't took keen on losing his furry coat.
And one might wonder how this creature of savage strength can shred humans with great ease but can hardly give a german shepherd a scratch or two after attacking him, two or three times - including throwing him against the sealing, into a lamp and through a first story window. Don't get me wrong the dog was about the best actor and most interesting character of the entire picture !
Basically Bad Moon can be best described as a werewolf film for the entire family. Since they nag more about 'family love' than wolves. The carnage is timid and actually on one occasion neatly hung from branches. That's right the beast is quite neat it seems.Bad acting, bad creature, awful script. The stupid kid basically continuously yells variations on 'Good boy Thor, Come here Thor, What's wrong Thor...etc etc...' Which almost makes you think they thickened the plot by inserting autism. But no, that would be wishful thinking. The only thing that was missing here was a goldenretriever and I would have been absolutly sure that it actually was an overseize episode of Full House. Hell, it even has a glimmer of Free Willy to it.
The end is lame. The end is topped off with yet another crystalized cliché, which is executed poorly at that.
I must advise everyone to avoid this one. You would be better off eating the money you would waste on renting it and the result would be the same, without wasting your eyes - crap.
The moral of the story is ; always have a german shepperd near you house so you won't have men with furry suits and an anamatronic wolfmask in your yard. - I rest my case.
Reviewed by: LordLeviathan, added July 29 2006
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