For whatever reason, I'd never seen The Howling, so I figured I'd mix things up and go old school.
It's not bad at all, though nowhere near the level of the top horror movies from it's era. The beginning had me psyched, with the hot lead and the sex shop and the sex/werewolf mythology, but it kind of drags in the middle and seems sort of directionless for a spell. Still, the effects are a good combination of gross and cheesy, and the lead werechick is absolutely smoking.
The showdown at the end is sloppy and goofy but is good for a laugh, and the final scene is so silly you can't help but enjoy it.
A mix of They Live and The Wolfman, The Howling is a tongue in cheek gore fest with a side order of sexual tension. Nothing earth shattering, but still a good ways above what passes for horror these days.
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