18/04/13
Went to see Edgar Wright
introducing An American Werewolf in
London (as his Screen Epiphany). The film holds up well as a comedy (it's
very funny), but perhaps less well as a horror (it's not very scary) – though
the transformation effects are still very powerful (there's a beautiful
physicality to them). There's an interesting element to the film concerning the
weight of guilt, but it feels a little underdeveloped. As a whole, the human
drama doesn't convince – I barely believed a single moment of it. Unfortunately
this leads to a lack of real engagement (which might be why the film isn't
scary), but there are some moments which do really work, such as the crash sequence.
There's also some very fine (and early) steadicam work. Edgar Wright's intro
was a lot of fun – very effusive, and it helped to highlight the elements that
make it such a cult film. It was definitely the right way for me to see the
film for the first time.
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