The Compant Of Wolves

The Company Of Wolves (1984)
Seen on DVD 6th August 2008

1. Never stray from the path
2. Never eat a windfall apple &
3. Never trust a man whose eyebrows meet

So i had been looking for this movie EVERYWHERE after seeing it in a club one night on a little T.V. on mute. It took a lot of research to track it down and when i finally knew what it was and asked about it, I was told it was no longer available in the country. Guess what... I FOUND IT!

It's an amazing movie. An amalgamation of the classic Little Red Riding Hood story, and a nice dark warewolf movie. I want to finish another sentence with the word movie.

STORY: 6/7 - (I don't come from Hell, I come from the forest)
Rosaleen is a young girl whose granny has told her MANY stories about the creatures of the forest. She explains that while there are wolves who are hairy on the outside, the ones that are hairy on the inside are the most dangerous. After the telling of many different warewolf "fairy tales" one of them starts to take place.

ACTING: 5.5/7 - (They say seeing is believing, but I'd never swear to it)
Sarah Patterson is quite amazing in this movie. She could almost be a tiny little Helena Bonham Carter. Of course... there's also the wonderful Angela Landsbury! How can you say no?

*Sarah Patterson and Angela Landsbury*

CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4.5/7 - (it seemed like a good idea at the time)
Yes, that was a hannibal refference. Of course, that's where my mind goes any time that someone TEARS THEIR OWN FACE OFF! Heck yes there's some face-tearing. Also, as you can see on the DVD cover, the wolves burst out of their human bodies. TOTALLY SWEET!

SCORE / SOUND: 5/7
Eerie, haunting, beautiful.

SONGS: N/A


OVERALL: 6/7

(They say the Prince of Darkness is a gentleman. And as it turns out, they're right; a fine gentleman)

It's not that it's the most brilliantly made movie ever, it's just that it's absolutely brilliant to watch. It's gorgeous and memorable and simply brilliant.

*Rosaleen and the hunter*



Interesting facts -
- Based on a short story by Angela Carter
- Angela Carter wrote the screen play
- Terrence Stamp cameo's as satan