Big Bad Wolf (2006) User Reviews

Horror / Comedy

[Attila_Krieger · 6/10 · 13 May 2007]

I had a great time watching this movie, the actors are OK, some are great.(most B movies have bad actors this one has a very nice cast believe me)

It is definitely an Horror/Comedy, i laughed a lot through out the movie! Some scenes/dialogues are really hilarious, simple but effective(a very positive point here)!

One thing i would like to point out, there's a transformation scene where CGI is used(full body transf.)....thats the only bad part for me, not in the beginning but at the end of it(if you see the movie you will know when). Didn't bother me much though cause it was kinda quick.. =)

And the Big Bad Wolf literally eats ladies from top to bottom (lol) got the point? xD

If your looking for an entertaining movie check this one out DO NOT EXPECT primal fear/horror...unless your under 16 or something or sensible to bloody scenes. There's gore in it, yes, not over the top gore. but some(quite good at times, well done)

You will jump once or twice too hehe(sure did got me!).

Gave an easy 6/10 !

Cheers (and sorry about my rather RAW English ;)

A talkin n rapist werewolf. Fun werewolf film though.

[Fella_shibby · 6/10 · 6 June 2018]

Saw this on a dvd in 2007. Revisited it recently on a dvd which I own. The movie starts in some African jungle wher a hunter is attacked brutally by a creature. Cut the scene n we get to c a group of teens heading for a cabin inspite of being warned by a stranger not to go there. There is sufficient gore n a lil bit of nudity but the scares were zero. There is no tension n the worst part is the transformation scene. It looked like a cartoon from the 80s. In fact the transformation scene from An American werewolf in London is still one of the best. There is a scene where a man is supposed to retrieve the stolen report n jus run away but the level of stupidity is annoying when he jus keeps on lingering in the place knowing there is a werewolf around.

Werewolfs one-liners

[mrguugelballer · 5/10 · 23 May 2007]

It's the Big Bad Wolf, and it has some "funny" phrases for it's victims. That's almost all you can say about this werewolf-flick. The main idea with the writers seems to have been the misleading start, which is a nice surprise, but after that the movie limps in a tarpit for a while, until the clihcé ending. Even though there's some innovative (but corny) scenes, it doesn't save the fact that it's not believable. It tries hard to be believable but f.e. the whole marriage abuse thing...c'mon. There is gore, and its good at times. There is a werewolf cracking black jokes. And there's teens in trouble. The plot is somewhat mediocre, and I can believe that the writers have worked it. But it always amazes me why they tend to forget the police forces from this kind of movies. And you'll understand what I mean if you watch this movie. Acting is at time to time good, but the main character is really, really one dimensional.

So 5 stars and thats because of two reasons. First of all, werewolf-movies are a rare breed in 21-century so i'm kind of supporting the fact that these are even made and second of all, the gore is fine.

wretched

[quinnox-1 · 1/10 · 3 July 2007]

I hated this, it reminded me of some made for TV horror movie, it was that bad. The makeup for the creature was super cheap looking and the werewolf jokes were stupid and unfunny. This movie failed in both departments of horror and comedy. Big Bad Wolf made me yearn for a true B class horror movie which would have been a big step up for this mess, it was like a lousy TV movie that looked like it was made on the cheap in a couple of days. The actors were obviously there for a paycheck and to get through it as quickly as possible. Who can blame them, certainly no one who read the script beforehand. The special effects were lame, the plot absurd, with no suspense or one decent scare. As I was watching it what came to mind was this would be a good candidate for that show where they would lampoon the worst science fiction and horror movies made. At least then this movie would have some entertainment value. Barring that Big Bad Wolf is another example of low-grade movie making in the horror genre.

Most fun I've had with a werewolf film since Dog Soldiers.

[theNomadz · 7/10 · 17 May 2007]

He's hairy crude and he's a big bad wolf, and he'll be your monster for the duration of this movie.

Plots barely worth going over for this its your typical 'group of friends go to a cabin to spend a wild weekend blah blah...'

It's been done so many times but if you go into this film with the sole aim of being entertained, you'll easily get your moneys worth. Even though it's not got an original bone in its hairy body you'll laugh so much you'll forgive it that.

Its got a wicked sense of humour with lots of tits'n'ass and blood'n'gore a plenty, and a very retro 80s feel.

"Lets go to the cabin, and get in a little beastiality" a furtastic 7/10 from me. Would be awesome if the people involved came back quick with more comic/horror gold.

Goremongral's Movie Review: Big Bad Wolf

[ChiefGoreMongral · 4/10 · 7 June 2007]

Big Bad Wolf is another in a long line of attempts to make a good werewolf movie. This film tries to give us a slightly different twist. Instead of an all animalistic werewolf we get a werewolf that knows who he is, what hes doing and can shoot a wisecrack back atcha with well...lets just say he tries to be funny.

The beginning starts with a hunt in Africa where a group of hunters are attacked by the wisecracking canine. From there we flash forward years later to find out that one of the guys killed had a wife and son who are now being taken care of by one of the guys on the hunt. Said son decides to steal some keys to his step dads cabin only to have most of the beginning cast get slaughtered by the Big Bad One.

Thinking no one will believe them they decide to stick to a story about a wild animal killing them until the boys uncle, who was also on the hunting trip begins to come back into his life and confirm with him his worst fears...the killer was a werewolf.

BBW tries its best to rise above mediocrity even throwing in some all to brief cameos from horror veterans Clint Howard and David Naughton. It has a nice start to the film but when we get to the story you will have figured out the werewolf way before the middle act and your left with a lot of stupid decision making by some of the characters to pad the running time (ex. DNA testing). We do get an OK conclusion to this one but unfortunately for some viewers it may be too little too late. Also let's also not forget the trash talking, chick raping werewolf who tries to be funny and at times may give you a slight chuckle but more than likely will give you a feeling of uhhhhhhh.

In the end we do get a couple of nice gore sequences, a solid turn in from Richard Tyson and Kimberly Brown but in the end it just doesn't make the grade for me. Though the film generally uses prosthetics and blood packs there is one transformation sequence that uses CGI and is not very convincing. Those who are into Freddy Kreuger style killers or just love their Werewolves may want to try this out as a rental as it is worth that. All others can skip this one by.

My final score 4/10: Below Average: though I did like that they limited the CGI and that there was some decent gore here and there some of its own hokeyness and middle act bogged this one down enough for me not to recommend this one to the horror masses but the select few who can overlook its shortcomings.

Just When You Thought Beastiality Couldn't Be Fun!

[McQualude · 7/10 · 22 May 2007]

At best I was expecting a campy B movie with a little T & A and well, Big Bad Wolf delivered in spades. Derek Cowley steals the key to his step-dad's cabin in an effort to impress the local cool kids and get a little party action on. Derek's friend Sam, a leather wearing tomboy on a motorcycle, on whom he has a not-so-secret crush, is talked into going along. On their way to the cabin the teenagers meet a local who warns them to stay away from the cabin but of course the warning is unheeded. It doesn't take long before animal passions are running wild and I don't just mean the sex crazed teenagers.

Once the initial action and gore is over, something unusual for a direct to video movie happened... an interesting and engaging story broke out about Derek's abusive step-dad, Mitchell, the effect on his mother, his relationship with Sam and the truth about his father's death. A visit from Uncle Charley leads Sam into a situation that jeopardizes her relationship with Derek while uncovering the truth about Mitchell and putting all their lives in danger. Don't get me wrong, you won't see this picture mentioned at the Oscars, but the acting and direction are competently done and the special effects are really fantastic. Even more amazing when you learn what a short time-span they had to put everything together and learn their roles. Just because some of you will want to know... the girls are cute and all but one have real breasts.

I would recommend this highly to fans of campy horror like Feast, Slither and Shaun of the Dead. Don't expect to be scared or particularly grossed out (unless you have a weak stomach) but do expect to be entertained.

Groan-worthy

[ThrownMuse · 2/10 · 30 September 2007]

A bunch of horny teens having a hot weekend at an isolated cabin get viciously attacked by a werewolf. The group wussy and his mechanic gal-pal soon learn that finding the identity of the beastly perp may lead to answers that hit a little too close for comfort. Meh. I know this one has its fans, but I couldn't get into it. I felt like I was watching a mash-up of a bad "Sci-Fi Original" with The OC or some such wretched teen show. There's loads of ridiculous dialogue ("Shut up and put your clothes on!" being a highlight), incredibly bad CGI, and a villain that spews one-liners like Freddy Kreuger (but less funny.) I thought it was borderline unwatchable.

Gory and funny but the werewolf make up sucked

[jawtooth · 7/10 · 23 May 2007]

Great little horror flick with very gory death's and some laugh's along the way. By no means a cheap waste of time and in places rather good.The idea of a wise cracking werewolf was new but the biggest draw back of the film for me was the werewolf make up.It totally sucked.The whole face was like a stiff mask with only the mouth moving.Bit like trying to be scared of a fancy dress costume.Why do that????

Its not the best horror film in the world and by no means the worst.I have seen much much worse.The actings good, the actions good and the whole thing looks like a great production, not a home made gore flick.

The little bits of CGI were fun.

If you want a no brain, gore fest which is easy to watch and follow, this is the film for you.

Well, what were you expecting?

[severin72 · 5/10 · 16 December 2010]

On the minus side of the ledger Big Bad Wolf is crass, crude, formulaic, exploitative, cheap and ultimately tedious. On the plus side, other than perhaps the tedious bit, that's exactly what it sets out to be. That, and a couple of middling-to-good performances. I would write a summary of the plot but once I reached the "teenagers go up to cabin" part I'd lose the will to continue. Points of note: the werewolf talks (chiefly so that it can spout a dreary series of corny one- liners whilst engaged in acts of rape and murder) and David Naughton was talked in to a cameo. The latter brings us to the fact that the producers had the sheer gall to claim during production that their film would have better effects than American Werewolf in London. When you see their actual results you'll at least have to award points for shamelessness. Ultimately this is typical, contemporary, straight-to-DVD, B movie horror. It's not awful. It just aims cynically low and then walks away.

exactly what a teen slasher film should be ...

[squireson2002 · 8/10 · 23 July 2007]

Let me explain the 8 of 10 rating . I'm rating this as a teen slasher film and it does that very well. The virgin , the goof ball guy , the insensitive jock and our hero / heroine the slightly off guy and girl who are still California beautiful. The violence gets a little bit of cheese to it --- AS IT SHOULD in a teen slasher. There's a bit of nudity and some table dancing, two rape scenes and gore aplenty. Lets face it slasher films are not for those who are sensitive or for those moods where one might be looking for anything remotely like intellectual stimulation.

The acting was good at points bad at others ... par for the course on this genre. Overall it was what I expect and a bit more.

Gore and Black Humor in an Entertaining Movie

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 22 February 2008]

In Cameron, a group of hunters is attacked by a wild animal, and Charlie Cowley (Christopher Shyer) survives but sees his brother Scott (Andrew Bowen) dying. Seven years later, his teenage nephew Derek Cowley (Trevor Duke) steals the key of his stepfather's cabin in the isolated Fire Road 13 and travels with four classmates and his friend Sam (Kimberly J. Brown) to spend the weekend having a party with booze and sex. However, they are attacked by a Beast that kills his friends in a sadistic way. Sam and Derek survive, and they suspect that his stepfather Mitchell Toblat (Richard Tyson) is a werewolf. When Charlie meets Derek and Sam, they decide to collect evidence to prove that Mitchell is the Beast and kill him, but Mitchell discovers their plot and chases the trio.

"Big Bad Wolf" is a surprisingly good werewolf movie, with gore and black humor. The beginning with teenagers going to an isolated cabin and finding a monster is not original, but the sadistic attack of the werewolf, specially the virgin girl, is hilarious. The situation of Sam collecting DNA sample is also funny. The special effects are great for a B-movie and in the end "Big Bad Wolf" is a very entertaining movie and recommended for fans of the genre. My vote is seven.

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Big, yes. Bad, definitively. Wolf..well duh.

[thesar-2 · 3/10 · 6 February 2010]

After watching the "Cheezy Horror" preview discs Vol 1 & 2, I've been in the mood for Cheese Horror. First up was Shark Attack on the Mediterranean – and that more than fit the mold. Next was this overly clichéd werewolf story. but with one catch: It really wasn't that bad. Yes, all elements were there, the characters you knew were gonna get it and in which order and the predictable (no spoiler) door left open for Bigger, Badder Wolf. But the performance from Sam, the change from normal wolf-man to talking, pants wearing creature and a mild subplot of how he came to be. Yes, the movie was bad, but the efforts involved, makes it overall, really not that bad. I've seen a lot worse, a lot worse werewolf movies (see Howling II-XXVII). Worth watching on "instant" than waiting for in the mail.

Terrible but I can't bring myself to hate it

[doc_hartman · 4/10 · 31 December 2007]

On the list of werewolf movies, "Big Bad Wolf" ranks pretty low but still manages to stay above "Arizona Werewolf." I encourage you to get to a Redbox and rent this movie but don't blow $3.50 at Hastings for it.

Richard Tyson brings a great presence to the film but overshadows the two leads (Trevor Duke & Kimberly Brown). Duke obviously couldn't hang with Tyson in their scenes together and looked genuinely intimidated but not in a good way. One wonders if Tyson didn't push him around off camera as well. Brown's character was just wrong, wrong and pointless and she and Duke didn't have anything between them chemistry wise. After the initial encounter with the beast I was in denial that Duke was the hero of the movie.

At any rate, the movie was entertaining and you gotta love the idea of a werewolf that rips your lungs out through your mouth and talks trash while he does it. The extras all made for great werewolf chow but I wish the finale had let us see a bit more kills. They loaded up the scenes with wolf fodder and we only got to see two gory deaths while the rest were implied. That's okay though, I laughed, I said "Ewwww" out loud and at the end of the film I didn't feel ripped off.

P.S. Kudos to the producers for the extras on the DVD. Films like this don't usually get that kind of treatment.

Shape-Shifting cheese but lots of fun!

[CHUDtheBUD · 7/10 · 10 May 2007]

In the deepest jungles of Africa soldiers are being torn apart by an unseen foe. Heads roll and limbs fly! Seven years later we witness a group of friends getting ready to spend a weekend at a remote cabin in the mountains. What should have been a fun getaway turns into a howling night of terror. Bite me! Lance W. Dreesen's lycanthropical fable is quite amusing that doesn't take itself too seriously. The action is tight (when needed) and the gore supplies. Notes should also go to Richard Tyson for playing the sleazy and violent. One can easily see he had fun with his part, but he should definitely work on those one-liners. Rating this 8/10 because I had a good time watching.

More crap

[harryplinkett14 · 1/10 · 2 June 2017]

What is the ratio of good werewolf films to bad ones? It has to be one to fifty. This film is another bad entry. Now, the basic idea for the plot is not so bad, although it is needlessly convoluted and with subplots that go nowhere. Also, the werewolf is quite adequate. Many werewolf films have bad looking werewolves. This one is just a guy in a suit, and not a very expensive one, but it works for a film with a comedic touch. I also liked the idea that the werewolf talked. Too bad it only spouted rather lame one-liners.

The problems with the film are numerous, from poorly written characters, to unnecessary characters, to zero character development, to poorly written dialogue, to serious problems with pacing, editing, music, and overall tone. It shifts from drama to horror to comedy, and it does so in really awkward ways. Ultimately this is what buries it. You simply have no idea what you are watching, why the tone keeps shifting, and how you should interpret a scene. It is simply not fun to watch this mess. Oh, and the big action scene in the climax was not well done at all.

I cannot recommend this to anyone.

Better than you would think

[Heislegend · 7/10 · 19 May 2007]

Typically for me werewolf movies rank right between roots canals and a colonoscopy in terms of desirability. Since they're all based around a centuries-old legend, there's generally not much room for originality without fans crying foul because "that's not what werewolves do!" (like werewolves are real and do anything at all). However I decided to give this a shot as it didn't look like your typical werewolf flick and I'm glad I did. The title alone (which is pathetically mundane) made me think it would be another "so bad it's good" kind of movie. While it does fall prey to some of the cheesy pitfalls of many horror movies, it is surprisingly entertaining and able to hold your attention throughout. It may also be the first time I've ever seen a werewolf that engages in witty banter with his victims, so props for originality. Don't watch it expecting Oscar material, but enjoy it for what it is...a slightly campy but ultimately very enjoyable horror/comedy. Sit back and let you mind go...preferably with liberal amounts of beer to make it just that much funnier.

Monster movie with merit...

[poe426 · 5/10 · 2 September 2007]

What's not to love about a wise-cracking werewolf? Richard Tyson, doing his best Paul Naschy, is great as the title character (critter?). Sure, he likes doing it doggie-style- but what would you expect from such a... uh... bestial creature...? When it comes to low-budget fright films, there's tolerably bad (HELL HAS COME TO FROGTOWN) and then there's really, truly bad (SNAKES ON A PLANE)... BIG BAD WOLF, chiefly by virtue of its humor and the performances of its leads- not to mention its surprisingly solid strapped-for-cash film-making tricks of the trade-, ranks higher than most such no-budget fright fests. (Certainly Paul Naschy himself never appeared in anything anywhere near as good- at least, not that I've ever seen.) Like the cgi monsterpiece HOODWINKED, BIG BAD WOLF rates a look.

A fun, well made low budget werewolf flick

[argonfire · 7/10 · 30 July 2007]

I really enjoyed this movie. It's professionally made, well paced, shot and edited with proper actors of decent quality. Richard Tyson as the bad guy step dad/werewolf is actually rather good as is Kimberley Brown as Sam.

I thought the story was pretty good and didn't quite go the way I was expecting it to. I imagined it was just another 'teens go to a cabin in the woods and get killed one by one' movie, but it isn't. There is actually a plot and some subtext here. The director says this film is an attempt to use the beast as a metaphor for struggling with addiction and as a representation of the id and the beast within. This is why this werewolf can talk and likes to taunt people, and why he doesn't just kill, but enjoys a spot of rape and torture - and it works just fine in the context of the film. It's also a retelling of the classic mythological story of the son having to confront the father figure to finally become a man. The director acknowledges major story elements owe a lot to the movie The Stepfather (the sheriff is named after that films director, Joe Rubin), and even Shakespeare's Hamlet. The film is also filled with homage's to great movies by Hitchcock, Spielberg and Landis. I won't say what they are, but see if you can spot them or just listen to the interesting and informative commentary.

Having said all that, there is still plenty of gratuitous nudity, humour and some nice gore. The make up and CG FX are actually quite good. The wolf is of a decent design and about as well done as you get with standard makeup FX (no animatronics - just man in suit).

What I liked most about this film was its take on the werewolf as a representation of the darkest, nastiest and innermost human desires. The villain, while always a pretty nasty guy, had been struggling to control his 'problem' and had actually been quite successful until the daft teens got involved.

This is of course a very low budget film. What makes this far superior to similar low budget efforts is that the writer/director had a clear vision of the type of story he wanted to tell and actually spent time on the script and in casting some decent actors.

Not brilliant or a classic, but much better than I expected.

The bad points overshadow the good.

[poolandrews · 4/10 · 31 March 2008]

Big Bad Wolf starts in Cameroon as brothers Charlie (Christopher Shyer) & Scott Cowley (Andrew Bowen) are on a big game hunt, however the hunters become the hunted as a big Werewolf like creature kills Scott... Jump forward 'Seven Years Later' in the US & Scott's widow Gwen (Sarah Aldrich) has married Mitch (Richard Tyson), Scott's son Derek (Trevor Duke) & Mitch don't get on & in order to impress some school mates he steals the keys to his stepfather's isolated log cabin so they can have a party there. Unfortunately while there they are attacked by the same Werewolf creature that killed Scott, only Derek & his friend Sam (Kimberly J. Brown) escape alive. Hearing about the attack Derek's uncle Charlie reveals his suspicions that Mitch is the Werewolf & that they have to kill him once & for all...

Written, produced & directed Lance W. Dreesen I am in two minds about Big Bad Wolf. Now, I am not a fan of low budget straight-to-DVD horror films shot on a camcorder & edited on a PC but this one actually started off quite well. The opening twenty odd minutes features some gore, a Werewolf, some nudity & a massacre but then it slows down to a snail's pace & becomes incredibly predictable as it goes around in circles to pad the running time out. The biggest problem is that we, the audience that is, are always fully aware of who the Werewolf is so there's no mystery or intrigue element & watching Charlie, Derek & Sam trying to figure it out is rather tedious & one might say unnecessary as we already know. We don't see the Werewolf for ages as we have to sit through several sub soap opera melodramatic sub plots. The way that Mitch killed Scott so he could marry Gwen is a good case in point, however if that was the case why does Mitch treat her so badly? Why all the rows? Why the obvious hate between the two? It just renders the plot point rather pointless in my opinion. The character's aren't great & include a pointless group of students who have no purpose other than to get killed at the end although I did quite like Sam as her character had some attitude & was pretty spunky & there is no explanation given as to why or how Mitch became a Werewolf. The film ends much the same way as it starts with teenage kids getting killed in the same log cabin & like the start only Derek & Sam survive.

Director Dreesen does alright here, the film looks reasonably good without ever being outstanding. There are obvious references to other (better) horror films including a log cabin straight from The Evil Dead (1982). The Werewolf creature looks OK but the CGI computer transformation scene looks rubbish. Unlike most Werewolf films the Werewolf in Big Bad Wolf can actually talk & is a right Freddy Krueger type as it spouts horribly unfunny one-liners as it kills people, mostly teenagers. This is one aspect of Big Bad Wolf that I really didn't like at all, the Werewolf mask's mouth doesn't move properly either so besides sounding silly it looks it. There are one or two decent gore scenes here, legs are ripped off, there are decapitated head with one shown being twisted off, there are guts, there's blood splatter, the Werewolf claws someone's throat & a scene in which the Werewolf rips a guy's head in half. There is also a short scene which implies the Werewolf has raped a teenage girl.

Technically the film is good enough, it's no masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it's reasonably well made considering the budget must have been pretty low. The acting isn't going to win anyone any awards but I have seen worse. David Naughton & Clint Howard make small cameos.

Big Bad Wolf is an OK way to pass 90 odd minutes, I can't say that I overly liked it because of the talking Werewolf & an all to predictable & obvious plot which feels padded. Could have been but it could have been better, worth a watch if your a Werewolf fan but there are much better horror films out there.

A fun horror

[darkhome · 8/10 · 23 July 2009]

This was a fun horror film. It didn't try to be more than it was supposed to be, but did enjoy itself being all it could be.

The werewolf could have done with looking a little more wolf-like in both it's costume and it's mannerisms, and it reminded me of the old wolfman style pre-howling/AWIL.

The werewolf had some good lines and worked well with it's attitude overall.

The main characters were well acted I thought, and the plot was a nice horror plot that flowed well.

Gore, nudity, and naughtiness was all in good supply and didn't feel forced into the story.

Don't expect a scary film, or a psychological horror. It is what it is, a fun entertaining film with a few nice ideas and scenes that you don't normally see in films these days.

Good potential for a series of films, as the villain and content of the films could work well as such, as long as the production values are maintained.

Decent Werewolf Flick

[rstef1 · 7/10 · 19 March 2008]

Movie opens with Scott Cowley (Andrew Bowen of Mad TV) on a hunting trip in Cameroon with his brother Charlie. A creature comes out of the jungle and rips Scott's leg off. Charlie can only watch him die.

Present day, Scott's wife (Sarah Aldrich of Port Charles) is in a new, unhappy marriage with Scott's friend Mitchell (the under-appreciated Richard Tyson of Two Moon Junction and Hardball), who was also along on the hunting trip years before. Son Derek (Trevor Duke) doesn't get along with stepdad Mitch, and things only get worse when he steals the key to Mitch's secluded cabin and heads out with some frat buddies, their girlfriends, and his pal Samantha (Kim Brown of The Guiding Light). Just when things are heating up at the cabin, a werewolf bursts in and kills everyone but Derek and Sam, who narrowly escape. The two lie about what happened at the cabin to the local sheriff (David Naughton of American Werewolf in London), thinking that no one will believe that a werewolf was responsible for the killings.

Derek and Sam have suspicions about Mitch, but don't know how to prove them. Enter Uncle Charlie, who has suspicions of his own ever since the Africa trip. He and the kids set out to prove that Mitch is the werewolf. A clever cat and mouse game ensues, that leads to a final confrontation back at the cabin.

This was well written for a relatively low budget horror flick. There is some actual character development and some welcome bits of black humor. The directing and acting are uniformly good, also unusual for a teen oriented film, and the characters are all pretty likable and behave in an intelligent manner to deal with the problem, for the most part. Richard Tyson shines in an admittedly limited role as the sinister stepdad/beast. Trevor Duke as Derek fares less well as the wishy washy, ineffective hero for the bulk of the movie. The gore special effects are more than adequate, though the werewolf transformation sequences leave something to be desired.

All in all, Big Bad Wolf moved along at a good pace, was interesting if nothing new or special, and had a good conclusion. Maybe not in the same league as the Universal Wolfman, or Brotherhood of the Wolf, it's still way better than most of the recent crop of werewolf flicks.

Big Bad Wolf

[Scarecrow-88 · 4/10 · 15 June 2007]

Derek(Trevor Duke)really wants to make a fraternity so he gets a duplicate key made for his step-father's cabin and allows some college students(two dudes and their chicks)to hang out there to booze and have sex. He really doesn't fit in with them and begs a biker chick/female mechanic Sam(metal-faced Kimberly J Brown), a friend from high school he carries a torch for, to come with him. That night, when they finally make it to the cabin, all but Derek and Sam are ripped apart by a blood-thirsty, werewolf who can talk human and cracks wise! What's even worse is that Derek finds out his step-dad, Mitch Toblat(Richard Tyson, not the greatest actor but at times, in this role, quite menacing)might very well be the werewolf that attacked the university kids that night. When Uncle Charlie(Christopher Shyer)tells Derek about how his father REALLY died(he was told by mama that he perished in a "hunting accident", but we see in the opening that it's a massive werewolf), Sam aides him by trying to seduce Mitch so that they can collect DNA samples from his hair..she's able to do so, but it has to be from his nether region! Meanwhile, Derek wishes for his mom to escape a verbally abusive marriage while gaining some guts of his own. When often confronting Mitch, it's clear he's just too weak, both mentally and physically. I mean he's kind of a prissy, puny pretty-boy who depended on the more butch Sam to fight his battles in school(..if you watch this film, they are paired through the screenplay to wind up as a couple, but both look as if they need to come out of the closet..it's kind of a joke in itself). When Mitch wises to their scheming, he'll aim to silence Derek, Sam & Charlie if it means his werewolf secret will remain hidden.

At times, this B-movie is pretty decent, but it often shifts gears from serious terror tale to outrageous monster movie. A werewolf tossing quips, forces it anally on one helpless female, doesn't waste possible tattletales in Derek and Sam right away, plus hearing him speak face-to-face with victims seems awfully awkward. Yet, in the middle of the film, it takes a more serious tone. I couldn't really get a grip on where the director wanted to go with it. The werewolf costume, at times, almost drew chuckles from me instead of gasps and the supposed pairing of a feminine, girlish Derek and butch, beer-swilling, foul-mouthed Sam seems quite far-fetched and unreasonable. He's too much of a sissy..she'd chew a guy like him up and spit poor Derek out. And, the idea he'd really stand a chance against Mitch in werewolf form, when he gulps as the human step-dad approaches him is a bit of a stretch as well. And, the kids who get picked off at the end was merely put in the flick so that we could see more fresh meat for the werewolf. I'm sure many will appreciate that, but it rather detracts from the suspenseful show-down between Derek and Mitch quite a bit. The flick really is quite a howler.

watch if last resort

[kawasakizx7 · 4/10 · 16 June 2007]

this film was pretty bad i have to say.It was so corny from start to finish it made me and the missus cringe.I would give the acting a 5 out of ten,Afterall they could only do so much with a script like that! plot was none existent and as a werewolf movie fan was disappointed.want a good werewolf stroke comedy then dog-soldiers ticks the boxes that this film did not.Every move was so predictable it was pathetic,i mean a joke cracking werewolf come on!!!! the only good part of the film was the eye candy,and this is where so many low budget movies fall short,trying to cover up the shitty acting,bad plot and overall poor movie up by this. anyway watch this flick with comedy in mind and you might not be as disappointed as me.....good luck.

Overall Not That Bad But Some Parts Were A Bit Hairy

[Jordy_K · 6/10 · 26 October 2008]

First off I am a teenager, but take my word for it, i'm not one of those teens who liked Prom Night!

This film was not half as bad as I thought it was, the story was done before but were you expecting something completely original?

The pacing of the film was unique however i thought it seemed to drag a bit in the middle, some of the acting was good minus the male teenager lead. The gore in this film was pretty good. Nothing really jumps out at me I've seen most of it before; teen cast, gore, some jumps, some funny parts (sometimes I didn't think they were supposed to be taken as funny though) but overall i enjoyed it.

Bad Parts This film was extremely cheesy, but i like that kinda thing, but some others may not. EG. The wolf talks! he does things like "I'll huff and i'll puff and i'll RIP YOUR GUTS OUT!" I did like the wolf costume but his lips didn't really move when it was talking and the cgi when he was turning in a wolf was pretty bad.

Spoilers Ahead ( LOOK AWAY NOW IF YOU Don't WANT TO SEE ).

You can pretty much guess whats going to happen throughout the whole film. I you know who would survive and die by the first 5 minutes in. They have the typical characters who you know are going to get picked off. Sluts, jocks, drunken teens but I really don't mind it as it's the same in every horror film. One part I remember the most is the sort of gold digging, slutty virgin girl gets humped by the wolf (Laughing into myself as i type) and her boyfriends says "She was a virgin..." and the wolf replies "Well she ain't' anymore!"

With things like that happening you know your gonna have a pretty fun and time passing little film thats completely forgettable but really enjoyable. So thats why i would give big bad wolf 6 out of 10. For good gore effects and some laughable moments, big bag wolf would be a perfect film for watching on Halloween night with some friends.

-Jordan :D

I recently bought Big Bad Wolf in HMV for £4 (Not in the sale) its also on play.com for £2.99 in the price massacre collection so if you want to see this little cool film its not gonna break the bank.