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Bad Moon (1996)

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oldmanster	Bad Moon (1996)	Lead	[-]
Dec 31 07 11:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The wife and I escorted the Old Year out with this film. I know there have been references to it in other, werewolf-oriented threads, but I went back through all 18 pages of this folder and there is no specific thread title that jumps out. Monster Pal recommended this film based on my extreme satisfaction with the Ginger Snaps trilogy, and I gotta respond with a resounding THANK YOU. I've read the Wayne Smith novel (Thor) that is the basis for the film, but somehow never got around to viewing the treatment. What a fine little picture. There is so much to like about the movie -- clever dialogue chock full of double entendres; a menacing turn by underrated Michael Pare; and some terrific special effects that don't shy away from full bodysuit werewolf action. In fact, this film is one of the few werewolf treatments that doesn't try to hide the monster with quick cuts, or half-body shots. I guess there is a bit of CGI thrown in (maybe stop-motion?) during the one major transformation scene, but that doesn't hold a candle to the rest of the monster presentation. Good sound and lighting help out, along with a soundtrack that accentuates suspense and violence. I found the film on a new Warner Bros. 4-film/2-disc release that also includes Wolfen, the Abel Ferrara version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Coma. Very nice package, a four-pack for $16. One of the better entries in the werewolf subgenre. ... Reed
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Joe Karlosi		#1	[-]
Jan 1 08 9:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We agree on this one, Reed. I haven't seen BAD MOON since it was first released, but I was pleasantly surprised. From what I remember, it also had a very '50s-movie feel to it. I'd have to call it one of the best of the more recent werewolf movies.
oldmanster	The Good, the Bad, and the Moonly	#2	[-]
Jan 1 08 10:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm not necessarily a Michael Pare afficianado, but based on this along with Eddie and the Cruisers (and to a lesser extent, Streets of Fire), I gotta wonder why his star didn't rise higher. Drugs, probably, which is what I've heard was the problem with Michael Biehn's career as well. But Pare is really good in this little picture (I also confess that I've never had a problem with Mariel Hemingway either). According to imdb, writer/director Eric Red has been silent in between this film and the remake of The Hitcher (which I'm in the minority for enjoying). His genre credentials are pretty impressive: screenplays for Near Dark, Blue Steel, the first Hitcher. He seems to be regaining some steam, however. A new film he's written and directed entitled 100 Feet is scheduled for release this year. Interesting premise (I guess) -- woman under house arrest for killing her abusive husband is limited by an ankle bracelet while fighting off the vengeful ghost. Sort of a variant of Disturbia, also with Famke Janssen. How many other werewolf films actually showed full-body action -- The Howling? But most of that was filmed in darkness. An American Werewolf in London or Paris? Can't remember. Bad Moon puts the werewolf up front and personal in numerous shots, and damned if they don't work. I think that's a very bold move for a small-budget picture. ... Reed
Jeffrey Allen Rydell		#3	[-]
Jan 1 08 11:16 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oldmanster wrote: I'm not necessarily a Michael Pare afficianado, but based on this along with Eddie and the Cruisers (and to a lesser extent, Streets of Fire), I gotta wonder why his star didn't rise higher. Drugs, probably, which is what I've heard was the problem with Michael Biehn's career as well. But Pare is really good in this little picture (I also confess that I've never had a problem with Mariel Hemingway either). According to imdb, writer/director Eric Red has been silent in between this film and the remake of The Hitcher (which I'm in the minority for enjoying). Speculation and gossip for Pare and Biehn, but no mention of the horrific thing that went down with Red? - Jeff
oldmanster		#4	[-]
Jan 1 08 1:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Speculation for Pare. Educated information from a solid genre author/bookstore owner and friend for Biehn. I don't know anything about Red except some vague memories of scandal of some sort. Clue me in. ... Reed
JimPV		#5	[-]
Jan 1 08 1:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oldmanster wrote: Educated information from a solid genre author/bookstore owner and friend for Biehn. ... Reed Huh, Michael Biehn had/has a drug problem? Didn't know that.
Jeffrey Allen Rydell		#6	[-]
Jan 1 08 3:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oldmanster wrote: Speculation for Pare. Educated information from a solid genre author/bookstore owner and friend for Biehn. I don't know anything about Red except some vague memories of scandal of some sort. Clue me in. ... Reed This falls under the heading of YIKES!. - Jeff
oldmanster		#7	[-]
Jan 1 08 9:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yikes! is right. Thanks for the post. It's interesting that this event occurred nearly half-way between Bad Moon and his re-emergence in 2007 with the remake of The Hitcher. He was out of action for 4 years before this disaster happened. ... Reed
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TomWeaver999		#8	[-]
Jan 19 08 1:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	<< I'm not necessarily a Michael Pare afficianado << I couldn't pick him out of a lineup, don't know anything about him -- except for the fact that when I was in my local diner a couple years ago, some folks at the very next table were engaging in icky Hollywoodspeak, and one of 'em kept saying things like, "Fans are wondering right now what Michael Pare will do next," "I think the next move Michael Pare ought to make....", blah blah blah. "WTF?", I thought to myself, trying to do my newspaper's crossword puzzle and ignore 'em. Finally the one who keeps mentioning Michael Pare Michael Pare Michael Pare Michael Pare says something that makes me realize -- he IS Michael Pare!! It was all very icky, and I wished I couldn't hear them at all any more after that. Last Edited By: TomWeaver999 Jan 19 08 3:56 PM. Edited 1 times.
oldmanster		#9	[-]
Jan 19 08 1:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Pare jumped into (near)genre limelight with Walter Hill's The Warriors, a real cult favorite (also brought Diane Lane into view for the first time for many, and her rocket ascended quite a ways). But Pare sorta faded into B-, then C-, and then mostly dregs in the genre. Some post-apocalyptic stuff if I remember correctly. That's sorta why Bad Moon stands out so much -- a well-written, nicely-directed little genre entry in which Pare offers a pretty good performance. My opinion, of course. ... Reed
Doctor 1313		#10	[-]
Jan 19 08 3:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Pare jumped into (near)genre limelight with Walter Hill's The Warriors Sorry, Reed, but you're thinking of Michael Beck, who did THE WARRIORS and went on to kill his career with XANADU. Michael Pare from BAD MOON came to the public attention with EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS and has done several genre films. Michael Pare says something that makes me realize -- he IS Michael Pare! I have a friend who met Trent Lott and said he kept referring to himself in the 3rd person all the time, too, so I get the feeling a lot of people in public do it. Still kind of weird, though. DOCTOR 13
oldmanster		#11	[-]
Jan 19 08 4:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	D'oh! (slaps forehead). I are corrected. Thanks, Doc. Eddie and the Cruisers came close to genre, but unfortunately veered away. The one film that I was hoping to see some variant of George R.R. Martin's Armageddon Rag. ... Reed
jamish23.incrediblehulkd...		#12	[-]
Dec 6 12 8:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was like a blend of the Howling and American Werewolf in London with the tall big ear lean two legged wolf and fierce yellow eyes and fangs. The werewolf unlike the ones in the Howling that were in complete darkness was in bright light and graphically exposed, fx guys weren't afraid to show off what they created. It's probably the coolest werewolf I've seen, it felt realistic in design and was imposing as Predator.
Eddie the Head		#13	[-]
Dec 17 12 12:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've never seen this movie, I remember when it was released and it was a big flop. But from what everyone says about it, I'll have to check it out now. I am the Shadow Man, and I never harm the person whose bed I live under.
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