War Wolves (TV Movie 2009)

War Wolves: Directed by Michael Worth. With John Saxon, Tim Thomerson, Michael Worth, Adrienne Barbeau. A special forces unit heads back to the USA to hunt down a soldier infected with a werewolf virus. Little do they know that three of the female soldiers serving in the unit have also been infected and transformed into she-wolves.

“If you can get through the dull first thirty minutes or so, the film picks up a bit. The opening sequence offers nothing to draw you in. Itu0026#39;s a set-up for later stuff but itu0026#39;s so poorly done most viewers will shut it off. Some GIu0026#39;s have a boring pick-up football game, then some shooting starts. Then some tribal guy with warpaint and fangs jumps around making weird faces and noises. Then youu0026#39;re suddenly looking at a nerdy grocery store clerk with a geek customer. Hunh? Did they abruptly burst into a commercial? Whereu0026#39;s Mrs. Olsen and her Yuban can? No, itu0026#39;s part of the movie, believe it or not. And then more puzzling stuff happens.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDark shadows everywhere, and a loud soundtrack with music that doesnu0026#39;t fit and isnu0026#39;t balanced for tonal quality at all–and this happens several times. Thereu0026#39;s some ex-Baywatch girl extras creeping around and making trouble at a hick bar. Then some mumbling guy pays cash at a desert motel. So what? What is this for? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut about 30 minutes in, something strange happens. The director decides to tell a story. John Saxon, Adrienne Barbeau, and Tim Matheson suddenly show up and save this thing. Adrienne is some kind of prophetess or something. The others are vigilante monster hunters. Pretty cool old school stuff, and the fun begins. The Baywatch girls still canu0026#39;t act, but since theyu0026#39;re the baddies–well, you know.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe creature effects are weak; were they inspired by the Twilight movies? Egads. But the fights are choreographed and shot well, to compensate for it. The ending isnu0026#39;t bad, and leaves the usual loose ends for a sequel. And they put on one last over-volume record. They might be trying to market the soundtrack CD, but Iu0026#39;m guessing nobody buys a copy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot great by any standard. But the last 2/3 of it are at least passable.”