Verflucht (2005)

Verflucht: Directed by Wes Craven. With Portia de Rossi, Mya, Shannon Elizabeth, Kristina Anapau. A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill it in order to avoid becoming werewolves themselves.

“Iu0026#39;ve been waiting to see Cursed for a very long time, probably more than a year, since the first time I heard about it. I expected a great movie, with Wes Craven at the helm why wouldnu0026#39;t it be a great film? I went to the opening day matinée showing and this is how I sum it up.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCursed fails to capture the audienceu0026#39;s attention for a few main reasons. First and foremost, it follows too much standardized formula and fails to think outside the box. Watching Cursed, you can almost predict exactly what will happen and when it will happen. The script could have been improved with a few minor changes which would have changed the entire direction of the film. Instead you have an A-Typical werewolf film with the protagonists fighting to save them selves from the u0026quot;curseu0026quot;. Sorry folks, this story has been done in other horror films more times than I can count, and not just in werewolf films! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne element I didnu0026#39;t care for was when the brother, Jimmy, suggests being a werewolf could be cool. This is exactly where the story should have gone from that point onwards. But as quickly as he says being a werewolf could be cool, he falls back to the standard u0026quot;gotta kill the head werewolf and end this curseu0026quot; attitude. The movie would have been better if Jimmy had welcomed his u0026quot;curseu0026quot;. Had that one change in plot occurred the story could have gone off in several darker and more interesting plot lines. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t fault the CGI effects for a change. I am strong opponent of CGI technology as the effects usually look awful.In Cursed the effects are better than normal, although they are still no where near the traditional u0026quot;An American Werewolf in Londonu0026quot; make-up and prosthetics quality. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI did enjoy the humor in the film. Cursed does offer several very funny moments and a few corny ones too. Without the humor the movie would have been an utter waste of time. The humor helps detract from the poor plot line which you can tell was attempting to be clever like Scream, but failing miserably. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI wonder if Wes Craven was even on the set when this film was made. It seemed to lack of the trademark qualities of a Craven film. Whatever the case may be it is obvious he did not do his research in what makes a great werewolf film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWerewolf films, to be effective, must have several good transformation scenes, graphic mauling and mutilations and an innocent protagonist who is seduced by the curse. Cursed really has none of these qualities. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall I did enjoy the film, but I also expected the movie would fail to u0026quot;wow meu0026quot;, which it did. It seems to me that the problems with Cursed were mostly script and plot related. Donu0026#39;t expect to be scared, but try to have a little fun with what it is. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRemember, werewolf movies are almost never scary…especially if they throw in a happy ending!”