tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post1670343219778432130..comments2024-01-29T23:21:15.584-08:00Comments on Creature Cast: The Wolfman by Jonathan MaberryCreaturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-29713550201006187682012-03-16T12:15:18.861-07:002012-03-16T12:15:18.861-07:00I actually enjoyed the movie. Granted, I interact ...I actually enjoyed the movie. Granted, I interact with horror on a only-for-this-class basis, so my saturation in the genre at my point of viewing was nonexistent. But I liked the movie. After reading the book, though, I realized that It could have been done a lot better. Or at least it works better as a novel. So much of the story works as internal thought that the movie really does lack that intense self-view that we get from Lawrence. One thing that I liked better in the movie than the book, however, was Aberline. Hugo Weaving is just great. Their characters were near identical, but Hugo's acting made the detective come alive for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-43460656458572562932012-03-16T12:08:19.673-07:002012-03-16T12:08:19.673-07:00I agree with Cody, I thought Maberry did an excell...I agree with Cody, I thought Maberry did an excellent job with setting. I didn't care for the movie when it came out. However,after reading the novel and watching it again,I had a greater appreciation for the subtleties of theme and story.<br /><br />I disagree that the novel fell short and there were many missed opportunities.I don't think the prose style of the novel could be improved. Every word Maberry used contributed to the setting or overall theme of the work. The way Maberry strung the words together created a multi-layered thematic piece that addresses many different things including love, grief, complicated family relationships and the ultimate struggle of good and evil. This novel reminded me a lot of "Frankenstein" because it was more than just a story. It was a commentary on the human condition and whether or not motive plays a role in determining what is good and evil.<br /><br /><br />I also agree with Cin. I don't care what other people see me reading. My differences stand out so much anyways, I might as well read what I enjoy.If people can't appreciate that I see the world in a different way or that I prefer reading things that aren't mainstream, then they just aren't worth my time. I don't know. It's how I feel.Nicole Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905197406416813063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-63197119856221898342012-03-15T19:37:29.976-07:002012-03-15T19:37:29.976-07:00I also enjoyed the novel much better than the movi...I also enjoyed the novel much better than the movie. I am a huge werewolf fan. It's actually what I did my first Master's on. I have seen every major werewolf movie, which both helped and hurt my experience with the remake as I saw all of the allusions and nods that were introduced. Much of feel of the movie holds more to "The Curse of the Werewolf" than "Wolf Man."<br /><br />I also liked the gory slaughter scenes. They are usually fun to write, and fun to read. There is an element of the gross-out and the glorifying in something so despicable in real life.<br /><br />The Goddess thing was an interesting touch at first, but I felt it got old. But the original had that old saying that everyone in the movie says at one point or another.<br /><br />I think it would be difficult for this book/movie to change your perspective of werewolves as the original was the formative text for werewolves in our culture. I did like "The Curse" and "Ginger Snaps," but they wouldn't be the movies they are without their forebears.J.L. Benethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510625281837911090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-91699842207566565922012-03-14T04:49:48.067-07:002012-03-14T04:49:48.067-07:00I thought it was better than the movie as well. I...I thought it was better than the movie as well. I wasn’t very impressed with the film when it came out; maybe I had high expectations. In either case, I thought Mayberry did a good job overall with taking that tale and giving us something entertaining. As you stated, the whole, Goddess of the Hunt was a new and refreshing take on the whole thing. I thought he did great with the setting. I like werewolves when they are done well, and this iteration of the beast was almost spot on with what I enjoy. And on a side note, I saw Ginger Snaps and that was a cool flick.C. R. Langillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871362471219209440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-68083045034651069572012-03-12T21:19:43.302-07:002012-03-12T21:19:43.302-07:00I gotta admit, I saw the movie and I enjoyed it. Y...I gotta admit, I saw the movie and I enjoyed it. Yeah, so slap me and may I have another. :) And I really enjoyed making movie and novel comparisons, as well as researching the story origins.<br /><br />I loved your description of subway riding. It made me nostalgic, because that was how I got all of my reading in when I was studying Public Health at GWU. In D.C., the Metro is much the same as you described the crowd in New York. Literary novels abounded in concert with the Washington Post and upscale magazines. That's part of why I knee-jerked against reading "The Lovely Bones." There was a time on the Metro that the book was everywhere. But New York must be a different animal (maybe rougher/more critical) because I never cared what the Metro audience caught me reading. It gave me secret pleasure to read books like "Rumo" in a tube filled with politicians and college professors. Hopefully they became curious and gave Walter Moers a try. If they did, then they learned a thing or two.<br /><br />I liked your comparison to the werewolf and human nature. What lurks within us that is dying to get out? What untamed spirit lies just beneath our skin? I also think it's funny that the moon is described as female and all of the werewolves in the story are male. Perhaps it's also meant as an analogy of how women bring out the animalistic tendencies in men? Hmmm...Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-25986087416999029342012-02-10T15:40:13.365-08:002012-02-10T15:40:13.365-08:00It helps that I really don't remember a goddam...It helps that I really don't remember a goddamned thing about the movie aside from my terrible apathy for the whole thing. <br /><br />The book is better. It isn't a chore. Expect more neutered sex-role dynamics, though. Maberry is good, but the story is a sex story. Going to him off of Barker is like going from smoking crack to smoking melted gummy bears.Creaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380665968912689179.post-83703804843683407742012-02-10T09:01:20.961-08:002012-02-10T09:01:20.961-08:00You know, that's *exactly* how I felt about Br...You know, that's *exactly* how I felt about Breeding Ground--one giant missed opportunity by someone who couldn't get a grasp on her own subject matter. I haven't actually read The Wolfman yet (I did see the movie), so I'm not expecting to be blown away. So little werewolf literature/film does that, but yeah, Ginger Snaps was one. I'm glad this book is better than the movie; my reservations about reading it have abated, at least a little bit.<br /><br />Also, "Ironic facial hair" is my new favorite phrase.Jennifer Loringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140138618841118386noreply@blogger.com