Why am I only just hearing about this?

[naomi_jay]

Apparently some bright sparks are remaking The Howling.

And, oh God! It sounds terrible.

On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive Eliana Wynter. But he also discovers a dark secret from his past… that he is about to become a werewolf. Now, in an effort to fight destiny and save their love as well as their lives, they must battle not only Will’s growing blood lust but an army of fearsome beasts bent on killing them… and then, us all.

Save their love? Fight destiny? Battle bloodlust? Isn't this just Twilight with no vampires, and possibly less sparkling? Doesn't it just sound like this is going to be aimed solely at Team Jacob members? Anybody else want to take bets that the lead actor will be adorably broody and have a silly fringe?

It certainly doesn't sound like a horror film, which is what the original The Howling was. Alright, granted, it wasn't the scariest film ever and it's certainly not the best werewolf film ever, but it wasn't a watered-down joke either (please, nobody mention Howling III: The Marsupials). Every now and then I get really worried that monsters are becoming too defanged and cuddly to be taken seriously as monsters anymore, and this synopsis is not helping me.

 

Comments

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

Ummmm, yeah. I'm not impressed with the synopsis either.

This defanging reminds me kind of how the Victorians tamed fairy tales for their kids. Before that they were violent and dark because they were more for adults. Then the scientific revolution made thinking about fantasy kids stuff, so as I said it was tamed.

This is different of course, different motivations, but it's a similar taming of dark and dangerous monsters for a younger audience, which is really frustrating. I'm a big, big fan of horror.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Me too, and yeah, it's incredibly frustrating to see Hollywood A) constantly remaking films that don't need remaking and B) remaking them for a non-horror audience.

[craving-vintage.livejournal.com]

Yea, that remake does kind of sound like Twilight without the vampires.

I haven't seen the original The Howling in so long that I can't remember much about it.

But for some reason, I do remember Howling III: The Marsupials (yes, I had to mention it), I think because it was that bad.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, yeah, possibly the less said about Marsupials, the better. The original is by no means an awesome film but it's a cool little cult classic, and it makes me sad to see Hollywood messing around with it.