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Loved the werewolf costumes


I loved the werewolf costumes in this movie. I'm not opposed to CGI in movies, but I would much rather have cool practical effects like this, if they are done well.

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I agree. I'm watching this for the first time and the effects are great! The werewolves look amazing and scary! I'm very impressed. The scene with the chopped off hand was great too.

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The werewolf design has this creep imposing presence being tall and thin with long ears especially them in silhouette.

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Yea the costumes were good but this wasn't the best werewolf though. The best werewolf had to be Michael Jackson from his Thriller video. I rate that werewolf slightly better than Lon Chaney Jr and Michael J Fox

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They were an astonishing effect, I’d agree. Probably the best looking werewolves in film.

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This movie simply took too much of a backseat to American Werewolf in London and I just felt the Werewolf FX when it came time for Eddie to transform, it took it's sweet time and was in no hurry to finish and YES, Practical FX will always Reign Supreme over CGI

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'I loved the werewolf costumes in this movie. I'm not opposed to CGI in movies, but I would much rather have cool practical effects like this, if they are done well.'

Ditto. I love the practical werewolf costumes in Dog Soldiers too.

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