2/10
This 1972 film is not known by many, and I can really see why. It is a boring, poorly made piece of crap that has next to no redeeming qualities to it(other than the Wolfman himself).
This movie begins extremely slow, and with little direction at all. Basically a college professor named Waldemar Daninsky finds out his wife is cheating on him, and he becomes completely crushed. While this sets the movie up somewhat well, the scenes are kind of scattered and hard to follow. Then the scene gets good when Daninsky turns into a werewolf and mauls his wife and lover. Soon after, Daninsky gets killed after trying to run away. I think while this scene was good, the problem is that soon after it became dry again.
After the death, a scientist named Ilona brings Daninsky back to life, and she's uses him as a guinea pig. Daninsky then begins to terrorize the entire town as a werewolf, and a true chaos begins. This plot is somewhat interesting I guess, but it's nothing original, and it's kind of absurd.
By now, many of you have probably figured out that I really love my B-Movies, but this one is just bad. I honestly think this one broke boundaries in absurdity, with its lack of direction and emotion, and the fact that the majority of the movie is uneventful. I also find it laughable that the writing tried to sound complex, but it was so stupid. It doesn't make any sense that someone became a werewolf from a yeti bite, unless yetis are somehow also wolves?
The only thing that I found good at all was Paul Naschy as the Wolfman. He had a very cool appearance, and when him and his wife face off, it is pretty neat. But being these scenes are only about five minutes of the whole movie, it isn't enough to save it at all.
Do not waste your valuable time watching this dumb movie. Other than one costume/actor, this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and I highly recommend that you stay away from it. There are plenty of great werewolf movies, and this isn't one, so choose Lon Chaney's "The Wolfman.
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