Best and Worst Werewolf Transformations

[LeroyLahood]

My picks:

BEST
1. American Werewolf in London
2. The Howling
3. The Wolfman remake (although I hate most CGI)

WORST
1. Blood and Chocolate
2. Van Helsing
3. Twilight

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I liked the bone crunching, painful to look at transformation of the Lycans in the first Underworld. The rest were never successful to recapture that, though.

 

[ob1al]

Best transformations

1. American werewolf in London
2. The Howling
3. The Wolfman (remake)

Honourable mention to 'Dog Soldiers'. It doesn't really feature any out and out transformation scene, but it's too good a werewolf film to leave off any list.

Worst transformations are too numerous to list.

 

[the_batdemon]

The Howling also has one of the worst....Dee Wallace's at the end.
Worst- American Werewolf in Paris.

On the best, I'd add Micheal Jackson's Thriller (after the post production sound effects, of course). A lot the credit is due to Rick Baker's work.

 

[LeroyLahood]

Agreed about the Dee Wallace transformation. It's like they ran out of money and decided to put an Ewok mask on her.

 

[rodneyfaile]

Does "Manimal" fit in here? lol

 

[ob1al]

Actually Dee Wallace insisted she would only do it if they made it look like an ewok.

Well, not exactly, but she wanted it to look different than the rest of the werewolves in the film. Bad call.

Eddie's transformation scene rocks though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGt8e7BpTXA

Still not as good as AWIL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgh1Wuzubiw

 

[Detronyx]

I haven't seen many movies containing werewolves, but I'm gonna have to say that Teen Wolf was pretty bad, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was really well done.

 

[Jeyl]

lol. Here's the worst.

LINK

Than go to 7:30 for the rest of it.

 

[DarkHelmet]

For me

AWIL
The Wolfman
The Howling
and because it scared the crap out of me as a kid....Curse of the Werewolf.

When Leon transforms in the jail cell and then turns towards the camera, made this six year old crap his pants and have nightmares.

 

[Shingouki28]

I always liked the transformation of the Groom in The Company of Wolves. The effects are a little dated on the puppets now but it's still quite horrific:
YouTube - Company of Wolves Young Groom

 

[Cpl Potter]

sancturary , for the worst werewolves period , and american werewolf in london for the best , what rick baker did in that movie was amazing , and i still dont see why they went with cgi on the new wolfman , when they had the master working for them

 

[DarkHelmet]

and i still dont see why they went with cgi on the new wolfman , when they had the master working for them

I felt the same way before seeing the movie, but the CG transformation was very well done and was very complimentary to Rick's makeup. It was very subtle and not over the top.

 

[MooCriket]

Another vote here for the original Howling as one of the best. Teen Wolf was awful! I remember thinking "oh great it's Chaka from the Land Of The Lost".

 

[ob1al]

I always liked the transformation of the Groom in The Company of Wolves. The effects are a little dated on the puppets now but it's still quite horrific:
YouTube - Company of Wolves Young Groom

Yes, good call - that film has some excellent moments.:thumbsup

 

[Supa troop]

the Lon Chaney Jnr transformation has to be right up there surely!!!

im being serious, movie technology ahead of its time that set a standard/ benchmark for all future Transformation's

 

[ob1al]

I love the original Wolfman Simon - one of my all time fave movies.

By today's standards, it's very clumsy, but in it's day it was cutting edge.

Respect to Jack Pierce.thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[SSgt Burton]

Twilight

They weren't werewolves you know.


Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending Tweenlight (can't stand that crap). Just that they weren't werewolves (giving werewolves a bad name). They were shapeshifters who assume the form of wolves.


Kevin

 

[Supa troop]

I love the original Wolfman Simon - one of my all time fave movies.

By today's standards, it's very clumsy, but in it's day it was cutting edge.

Respect to Jack Pierce.thumbsup:thumbsup

Definately Al, and although not part of this Threads subject matter there is the very old Movie Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde transformation too.

i think American Werewolf in London is the best by far.

How about Thriller pretty good for a pop video and very Forgetable is Leviatán (Monster Dog) featuring non other than Alice Cooper, its so awful its .............. nahhh its very bad :lol

 

[PantheraGem]

Best slow and painful transformation has to go to the "Ginger Snaps" series.