by Peter Woods

Jan 25, 2000

If you think that Batman and Robin is the corny movie ever, Think again. An American Werewolf in Paris is more then a horror movie and it turn out to be a comedy and it is funny because of the bad computer graphics. That makes the picture boring no fun out of this awful picture.

Rating:No Stars

 

by Adam Johnson

Jan 25, 2000

Overall, An American Werewolf in Paris is a fun spoof of the monster movie genre. Although generally acted towards a 20 ish audience, the movie does showcase good artistic characteristics. The death scenes aren't needlessy gorey, and the love scenes aren't needlessly graphic (although some nudity is portrayed). Certain humorous themes pervade the movie. The anti-American sentiment held by the French in the film seem amplified by the extremely American behaviors of the 3 tourists. If you're looking for character development, a moving emotional appeal, or a children's movie, this isn't it. If you're looking for good entertainment, don't pass "An American Werewolf in Paris" up.

 

by Jason Whyte

Jan 25, 2000

OK. Again, I will ask: Where do people get the money to make this crap?? Why is it, with the 300-plus movies released every year, that somehow they get financed? "An American Werewolf In Paris" raises that dying question over and over again, in this long and boring so-called sequel to "An American Werewolf In London", one of the most campiest films in history.

This film stars Tom Everett Scott, great from "That Thing You Do" as a tourist who meets a beautiful french girl who turns out to be a werewolf. The film has one redemming quality that at the same time doesn't redeem it one bit: the gorgeous Julie Delpy as the girl. What is she doing here, though? The plot in front of your eyes. But somehow it takes 97 minutes to tell this story; this would be a two minute commercial if the filmmakers were smart.

"Werewolf" is just proof that you don't even have to be talented behind a camera anymore. You just have to shoot whatever and throw a little dust here and there, spend ten million on marketing and ads, and poof! You make the respected audience throw away eight dollars, an unreturnable eight dollars. The screening I saw of "Werewolf" (luckily I won a pass) actually booed the film as the end credits ran. I joined in happily.

Grade: F

Tech Review:

Picture: 1 A problematic picture with all the colors and hues all out of whack.

Sound: 2.5 Some good surrounds in Dolby Digital, and even a few split surrounds, but the whole mix is still too noisy to pass as realistic. The sound mix seemed, at least to me, too rushed.

Photography: 2 Shot in the painful matted 1.85:1. Though there are some good shots in the opening sequences, that's it.

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by George Jobson

Sep 16, 2003

This film is a sequel of the much better 1981 film titled "An American Werewolf in London" by John Landis. the problem with "An American Werewolf in Paris," is that it not entertaining. The classic music that made the first (Many song in the first film has something to do with moonlights. "Bad Moon Rising" is one song) is replaced with ugly rock music that wouldn't see the light of day on a Top 40 radio. There's nothing to like. See the 1981 version instead.