An American Werewolf In Paris [1997]
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Entertainment in Video Release date: Monday 29th of October 2001
Starring:
Tom Everett Scott, Julie Bowen, Julie Delpy, Phil Buckman, Vince Vieluf,
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Format: PAL,
Number of discs: 1
Region code: 2
Running time: 94 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
On the strength of his Hitchcockian-thriller debut, Mute Witness, writer-director Anthony Waller was hired to direct this belated sequel to the 1981 horror comedyAn American Werewolf in London but lycanthropy in the City of Light just ain't what it used to be. The movie offers plenty of gruesome make-up and special wolf-transformation effects and there are some effectively spooky moments in the plot involving an underground population of hungry Parisian werewolves. One of them is seductively played by Julie Delpy, who is rescued from attempted suicide by an American tourist (Tom Everett Scott, from That Thing You Do!) but ultimately can't hide her dual identity when darkness falls and the full moon shines. The movie begins well but gradually succumbs to nonsense and mayhem, prompting critic Roger Ebert to observe that "here are people we don't care about,doing things they don't understand, in a movie without anyrules". In other words, you'd have to be a die-hard horror buff to give this one the benefit of the doubt.--Jeff Shannon
AN ENTERTAINING SEQUEL
Review date: 2007-08-08 Rating: 8 out of 10
On break for summer, friends Brad, (Vince Vieluf) Chris, (Phil Buckman) and Andy (Tom Everett Scott) are having fun as they travel Europe looking for the next big stunt to commit. Coming up on Paris, Andy decides to pull the ultimate stunt: bungy jump off the Eiffel Tower. As he prepares for the jump, he inadvertently saves a woman, Serafine (Julie Delpy) from killing herself, but ends up severely injuring himself. He wakes up in a hospital and desperately wants to find her again. He sends Brad and Chris out to find her and they return with her address. After begging, they go out on a date and she ends up having to save him from several barflies. Serafine runs away in shame, but Andy goes after her and runs into the mysterious Claude, (Pierre Cosso) who invites them to a party that his club is having at a secret location. When Andy, Chris and Brad show up, they notice Serafine is not there. Chris goes after her, and finds her locked up inside her house. Freeing her, she travels back to Cloud's party and rescues him from a werewolf, although she herself is a werewolf. Ducking into the narrow passageways under the building, Andy is able to escape, but runs into another werewolf. Escaping from that one, he winds up in Serafine's house. She tells him that he is a werewolf, and they have to work together to find a cure for their disease, and they have to get through Claude and his army of werewolf followers.
The Good News: The one shot that really impressed me was the opening shot of the Gothic castle in a heavy rainstorm. The darkness of the castle, the way the rain falls around the building, and the way the camera moves around it, in a sort of Argento-esquire manor, are all brilliantly messed together in a marvelous and breathtaking scene. I even got the impression that it was shot in the same square that Argento shot the dog-attack scene from 'Susperia.' I even noticed another nod to Argento in the overall presentation of the scene. With both the unseen attacker as well as the accompanying opera with the action in the scene gives it an extremely Italian feeling to the scene. The beginning really is one of my favorite parts of the movie. I was also glad that the film had a small amount of comedy thrown in. when Andy wakes up in Serafine's house and Chris tries to get him out, I really thought that was a pretty funny scene. The two arguing corpses were the best parts of the film. They did have some great jabs at each other and at wandering the Earth for eternity. The film also had a very high gore factor. There was plenty of limb dismembering, blood splatter, a few bloody and cut-up corpses, and lots of cut marks on bodies. There is more, but I don't feel like revealing it. All in all, this is actually a very good werewolf movie. It gives even a few good jumps as well, always a good thing in modern movies and an interesting storyline.
The Bad News: I can tell that the main problem people have with this movie is that the werewolves are so obvious, even to a two-year old, that they are CG. They look and move nothing like real wolves, and are nowhere near as threatening. Picture what the original in 'London' looked like if it was created for a 15 movie in a computer and you have the werewolves in this film exactly right. They were completely terrible-looking and did not serve any real to the characters.
The Final Verdict: If people would learn to ignore the fact that the wolves in here look atrocious, this is actually a very decent werewolf film. It doesn't tread any new ground, but it is very refreshing to see a werewolf film in modern day. It does have enough redeeming factors to make it a strong recommendation. It is recommended for werewolf fans and for those who like seeing old concepts in new places.
Reviews
Film review
Review date: 2006-06-29 Rating: 8 out of 10
I disagree with most of the views here. The first film An American Werewolf in London was alot of tounge in cheek and a bit silly, but this film was great and scared the pants of me. Lots of gore and a much better story line. If you like Werewolf films you will love this one.
Very entertaining but no classic
Review date: 2006-04-23 Rating: 6 out of 10
A light and entertaining piece not as inventive (nor as pretentious and disjointed) as Landis' original but a cut above some of the competition.
Many of the wolves are clearly CGI but due to the pace of the sequences where they appear this may be overlooked (and remember the technique was still in its infancy)... besides which, physical effects are not always more convincing nor as dynamic IMHO.
Unlike the original American Werewolf, there is a happy ending. Whether you consider this favourable or not is purely subjective.
Its not a brilliant film but it's no turkey either. Just fun. Enjoy.
So good, it's scary!
Review date: 2003-09-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
For some reason, Paris seems to be regarded almost as the poor relation of the American Werewolf films, which is a reputation completely undeserved. The humour is completely different to the original film, but as funny, if not more so. Paris has a much faster pace and more physical comdey, and pulls it off brilliantly with an inspired cast and a kick ass soundtrack. Its differences rather than its similarities to London are what make it so good, after all, what would be the point of just making a clone of the first film? This has been one of my favourite films since the first time I saw it on its release, and is most definitely not forgettable.
Funny but not scary
Review date: 2001-12-18 Rating: 6 out of 10
In all a bit of a let down. Sequel to the classic "An American Werewolf in London", this loses much of the appeal by becoming more a slightly gory slapstck comedy than its far more frightening predecessor. That said, it is actually quite funny and carries a goofy charm with it, making it very watchable, if utterly forgettable. The special effects are sometimes impressive but mostly just look computer generated. A definate step down from Waller's last effort, the frankly brilliant "Mute Witness".
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Tom Everett Scott
Julie Bowen
Julie Delpy
Phil Buckman
Vince Vieluf
Creators:
Tom Everett Scott (Primary Contributor)
Julie Delpy (Primary Contributor)
Anthony Waller (Producer)
Anthony Waller (Writer)
Alexander Buchman (Producer)
Jacques-Eric Strauss (Producer)
John Landis (Writer)
Tim Burns (Writer)
Tom Stern (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video Manufacturer: Entertainment in VideoEAN: 5017239191220Binding: DVDNumber of items: 1Format: PAL, Release date: 2001-10-29Number of discs: 1Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and overRegion code: 2Running time: 94 minutesTheatrical release date: 1997-12-25Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
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