the howling is waaaayy too long and looks mechanical better to move more quickly if you can't make it look completely real john landis nailed it in awil
American Werewolf had the edge with better effects, and competent direction from John Landis. Rick Baker deserved the academy award for Best Effects! AWIL is more like a classic Universal horror in which you feel sorry for the lycanthrop, and it delivers the shocks!
personally I like the transformation in American werewolf better, but I think the werewolves in the Howling were better...and the werewolf in Bad Moon was SICK!...but that was cgi
Both have been the all time great for me. Seeing them back to back I'd have to say that American Werewolf comes out on top. Alos LaraCroftClone good point.
Anyone comparing CGI stuff to the old school latex has to be stopped. These guys (Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Rob Bottin) can't be compared or lumped in with these new CGi horror flicks. It's apples and oranges.
Girl: I wonder if I should be running away or not...hmm, let me just stand here and think about it while that guys finishes up changing shape...he should be about done by now..
having just seen the Howling transformation here i still think American Werewolf trumps it be being truly painful and by being brightly lit, it almost invites you to look for the join
Personally, I believe that there isn't a movie in existance that has perfected the werewolf transformation. But, the closest to perfection is most definately an American werewolf in London. It's just missing the tail =\
if i was that girl i dont think id be just standing there watching a werewolf transformation i just run the fuck out of there while hes taking his sweet fucking time transforming
You have got to ADMIT....the crap CGI transformations absolutely CANNOT touch the OLD SCHOOL of latex FX and cable controlled robotics of werewolf transformations because film production companies these days wanna save cash and CGI is a very cheap way out. These old school FX costs lots of money but the realism old school FX is unbeatable!!!!!!! 1997 American Werewolf in Paris....horrible CGI FX and the werewolves looked like gorillas!
You got admit that Rob Bottin's effects were trumped by Rick Bakers. Time has proved Rick made the right decision to quit production on Howling to work on American Werewolf. Universally recognised as THE best Werewolf transformation on celluloid
Not only are the effects better in american werewolf, its a whole better directed scene. The effects are not hidden in shadows either. Its a brightly lit scene. Some of the effects in howling look great but drag on a bit
It was meant to be out of place. Watch the whole movie, it blends comedy and horror. You'll see a lot of other scenes that juxtapose the two genres the same way.
im a werewolf fan but I just have to say that at 1:24 exactly the werewolf looks GOD DAM FUNNY hahahaha i know its supposed to be scary but dam look at that face
the howling is way better, american werewolf in london goes to quick and in the howling he looks way more freaky while he transforms. just my opinion, bye x
I dunno, maybe I'm a pussy but I thought the Howling one (especially from 1:09 onwards) was actually really fucking freaky. I think it's safe to say that I'd shit my pants if that shit was happening in front of me.
the Howling rly looks spooky after my opinion :b they took time to show the werewolf transform :b but an american werewolf in london :b thats just grose :p didnt like it all :(
I Think Some Of The Best Hollywood FX For Werewolf Movies are These Movies. True CGI Is Today's FX, But These Films Raised The Bar Compared To Universal's Wolfman Films Of The 40s. Long Live The Werewolf Films THE HOWLING and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON.
The Howling werewolves are shapeshifters. True lycanthrope are cursed and have no choice. Lycan are arguably most powerful of all underworld creatures. Ironically of coarse with the greatest weakness, it's human side. A lycan is vulnerable in human form which is most of the time. There is a full moon for three days in every month and the lycan is only at it's full untoachable powers for one of those three days when even a silver bullet can not kill it. The rest of the time it's totally killable.
Personally I was more disturbed by the Eddie (The Howling) transformation because he was an innately evil character, and the metamorphosis reflected that. He loved being a lupine killer.
ok well...lets see if I can explain it a bit. Although I believe it was to show off the fact that these producers and "SFX" guys could do a style like this is the main reason. But imagine your whole skull having to reshape and grow to match your animal form. The muzzle is the longest part, so your bones have to break, snap and remold to get to that point.. Thats the only way I could think of for it to go on that long. Hope I helped. ^_^
the howling one was pretty good but it seemed to drag on and he wasnt really showing that he was in pain, i mean have you bones distorted into a different shape must be painful.
But the american werewolf in london tranfomation also seemed to drag on and his hands looked much to long , the screaming got anyoing as well.
In The Howling transformation was supposed to be release on more than one level---the bestial side, unbridled sexuality, lust, and the desire to kill. The American Werewolf in London was supposed to be horrific and about pain because the character was damned.
I wish the film of the Howling was as good as the transformation. The only really enjoyable werewolf film I've ever seen is Dog Soldiers. Which is a total shame because werewolves are sweet as shit and deserve to be in better movies.
the ripping the skin off in van helsing was just lazy and stupid and for people who haven't seen the Howling she was in a colony of werewolves so running at any point wouldn't have made a difference
Meh, the girl was so paraylzed to run away. U'd be more curious in fear to watch a man change then just run off...besides, she probably spoiled never having such issues XD Howling looked real, but American Wolf was better cept less real...so it evens it out
Honestly they both sucked I mean seriously how smart do you have to be to run away from the mother fucker who's transforming. That lady is dumb as hell cuz I wouldve been out that bitch.
i liked the Howling transformation better because 1 it wasn't so graphic and 2 the guy wasn't screaming in agony the whole time. But OMG that must be so PAINFUL!!!
jeez the howling transformation is good i've seen it before how come i don't remember it that werewolf looks heaps more dangerous and scary than american werewolf in london's. also is that dee wallace the chick from the hills have eyes and cujo
u tink that Dee Wallace's character should've ran off while the guy was transforming, especially since that transformation was the LONGEST F---ING TRANSFORMATION EVER.
Perhaps she was paralyzed with fear and/or had nowhere to run. I think the length of the transformation added to the horror and intensity (respectfully).
I'm so glad she just had two minutes to sit there and watch that happen. Wow whatever would I do with 2 minutes to get away from a bubbly rubber face guy?
I don't understand it either. Her reaching for some sort of acid totally throws me off. If she's capable of doing that then she should be more than capable of turning around and running.
CGI creatures (and transformations) are little more than glorified cartoons. Show me something more real and tangible. That's my bumble, unhiased opinion.
Van Helsing has some of the worst special effects of the last decade. Every character looked like it was right out of a video game and not realistic whatsover. Draclula and Dr. Hekyll/Mr. Hide were so bad it was hard to watch them. The entire movie looked like an animated cartoon with human characters in it. It's funny how primitive special effects like American Werewolf in London look 100 times better and more realistic than something that came out 25 years later like Van Helsing.
I never understood why the "victim" just stands there and watches and never runs away before the final transformation takes place, then it's too late. Gotta love horror movies. LOL.
I haven't seen the Howling transformation since I first saw the movie back in the 80's. I forgot how good it was. I can't choose. They are both superb in there own way, and very similar in other ways. The techniques are very similar, this is long before computer graphics was used. Some of the shots are similar, like the ear growing to a point, the profile growing out to a snout. Those shots have since become the standard.
American Werewolf In London hands down has to be the best werewolf transformation it has all this emotion behind it ylou can feel his pain. Plus it looks more realistic and may I add this transformation won an Academy Award. How many horrer movies won Academy Awards,Its very rare.The howling was good but it's transformatin can't hold a candle to American Werewolf In London's transformation.
Lycanthrope. Its actually a real disease, where the victim grows hair all of their body, thus where the legend of the werewolf came from. but if youre talking about underworld, yes.
agreed. I think the pulsating skin irked me the most, as well as the stone-like expression Eddie had.
Also, I understand being paralyzed by fear but you'd think Karen would have started running sooner or at least attempted to get away before the TF finished. Ah well.
if you want to see a real werewolf go to google and add dogman you will see them he is call the michigan dogman and i saw them be good or he will kill you he is god
Gotta defend The Howling. The guy transforming has been a werewolf for quite some time, and he's a serial killer. He enjoys being a werewolf and relishes the power it brings him. That's why he's smiling. In all the other werewolf movies I've seen, the transformation is of a "new" werewolf, and they're all "OMG, I'm turning into a monster"!!11! I have to say it's kind of refreshing to see the werewolf more or less getting off on the bone-cracking transformation.
amarican werewolf is(in my opinion) the best transformation ever pure perfection if you concider how old the movie is and that they didnt used any of tha play station quality CGI kids are used to now a days
ps:the 1º time I saw the film the mickey mouse made me lol XD
Karen White's performance is a bit cheesy. She's just standing there like "wtf where did I leave my purse?" If I saw that thing transforming in front of me, I'd shit twice and die.
Both films are classics though. Thanks for posting. :)
The closest I've ever considered a werewolf transformation was American werewolf in paris. It's suppost to be freaking painful, not pleasurable or anything like that.
I mean come on, your bones are breaking, twisting, enlarging, elongating. Your joints are popping. Heat everywhere. Your organs are getting moved around, I mean it sounds painful.
Writers write the change right, but in all the movies they make it seem like a snap. Underworld did pretty good justice to the Lycan gene though.
the first transformation takes to damn long and its a half-ass design and in the second one the poor guy looks like he's having a baby and get butt-raped at the same time.
Fuck you you dumb fucking kid.Those are two great scenes (though I agree the Howling's is a bit too long and half assed). The second won many awards and is better than any of your ritalin fueled CGI driven piece of shit scenes. You fucking pussy ass kids can only view things in 30 second clips on YouTube or you lose interest. I'll fuck your mom.
american werewolf wins just because his face didn't look like it was about to pop like a bunch of pulsating zits and it was shorter more believable transformation... and the dude had a hot body lol
I hate the pulsating effect in the Howling transformation... seems rather pointless. The stretching in American Werewolf, however, is amazing. It looks painful and it's well done.
Everyone keeps commenting about the girl in The Howling. You know, some people freeze when they're scared. I know I would.
Agreed. You'd think that most people would run,but if you witnessed something that totally defied what you knew was real, you'd be transfixed. A human version of "Deer in The Headlights" idea if you will.
That lady in The Howling had enough time to call 911, make a sandwich and plan an escape route while that guy was transforming!
Alot of 80's horror movies made little sense. However, many movies these days take themselves very seriously and replace fantasy and emotional aspects with realism. Because of that, current Hollywood productions are generally unimaginative and less stimulating.
So, even though many 80's movies were ridiculous and over the top, at least they were entertaining.
Okay... the clear winner is A.W.I.L for 3 reasons. Number 1: It was shown in full perspective. Number 2: Way better make-up. And number 3: There was no bitch in the back-round looking like a dumb-ass the whole time. Suck on that Dee Wallace-Stone and the cast of The Howling.
The Howling transformation was like watching a bag of popcorn go around in the microwave. The first couple times it pops your like "Yeah alright!" Then after two minutes of just waiting for it you're like, "Come on and finish up already!" But the effects were pretty good. If that werewolf was smiling at me I'd piss and shit myself. Though what is up with that woman and not doing ANYTHING the entire time?
AWIL wins. I think it WOULD hurt and the music just makes it funny. Mickey Mouse FTW!
the howling's transformation was kind of stupid.......American werewolf wins by a longshot, it's genius and both the transformation and wolf come out looking more realistic and alot cooler than that of the howling
The howling was ok, but AWIL was great. I liked it beacuse transformed into a wolf. Old middle ages storys of werewolfs is that they transform into a very large wolf.
Bill Schnoebelen (Ex-Vampire) says that :"...The Brotherhood(In Trieste Italy) brought in an ACTUAL WEREWOLF to shoot this here seen in The Howling..."
the howling is waaaayy too long and looks mechanical better to move more quickly if you can't make it look completely real john landis nailed it in awil
scottfilm 2 years ago
American Werewolf looks better, but the Howling is more creepier.
DoomDarenxbourg 2 years ago
the howling transformation sounds like popcorn =S
shadowkepper 2 years ago
why didnt she just run away?
thesilentblackrose 2 years ago
thats wat idve dun!!! lol!
ChokeslamKing 2 years ago
haha yeah me too!
thesilentblackrose 2 years ago
American Werewolf had the edge with better effects, and competent direction from John Landis. Rick Baker deserved the academy award for Best Effects! AWIL is more like a classic Universal horror in which you feel sorry for the lycanthrop, and it delivers the shocks!
monster4josh 2 years ago
Rick Baker won the Oscar for Best Make-up that year!
DoomDarenxbourg 2 years ago
egg-zactly!
monster4josh 2 years ago
Yeah she looks mildly worried,think anyone with an ounce of sense would be running thru brick walls to get the hell out of there,top acting,NOT!
IronblockV8 2 years ago
takes him a while to transform doesnt it, stupid 2nd generation werewolves
kiddbuu22 2 years ago
why isnt the lady running? O.o
wolfpaw999 2 years ago
ew the howling one was all bubbly. i like cgi transformations, you can do so much more.
wolfpaw999 2 years ago
the howling werewolf looks retarded O.o so does the other one XD
hannadragonslayer 2 years ago
the howling transformation look evil with the smile
agoddamnname 2 years ago
2:49 that looks like a bloodthirsty, mutated kangoroo on steroids.
Gab2671 2 years ago
my vote goes to An American Werewolf in London transformation
doylebelin 2 years ago
personally I like the transformation in American werewolf better, but I think the werewolves in the Howling were better...and the werewolf in Bad Moon was SICK!...but that was cgi
BatTracBart 2 years ago
van helsing
TJ42O 2 years ago
TOTALLY! 100% van helsing
wolfpaw999 2 years ago
long fingers on a werewolf sucks
flespure 2 years ago
yea there really nasty and crap. i like the ones in van helsing! that and professer lupin and Cursed. best transformations ever!
wolfpaw999 2 years ago
yeah me 2 but i like the new moon wolves 2
flespure 2 years ago
they both beat twilight
TheAlexcross 2 years ago 7
Yeah!
TheDodec 2 years ago
it because twilight sucks
agoddamnname 2 years ago
yea its nasty XD
wolfpaw999 2 years ago
Damn, those lasted forever. They're pretty cool though:p
PwnedByPhysics 2 years ago
American Werewolf still looks the best, its a better film.
punkoid76 2 years ago 3
The Howling, hands down.
brassflower 2 years ago
Both have been the all time great for me. Seeing them back to back I'd have to say that American Werewolf comes out on top. Alos LaraCroftClone good point.
Boonetube 2 years ago
That was awesome. Their both great. I like the howling. I liked that back then they used robotics, for stuff like that. Now they use CGI.
soadfan33 2 years ago
1:32 that was freakey
GUSZILLA87 2 years ago
the howling -he enjoys it.
an american werewolf in london- he don want to
LaraCroftClone 2 years ago
team jacob !
StePhStAr1111 2 years ago
oh man and his howl in american werewolf in london is the scariest werewolf howl ever
laurlaur2die4 2 years ago
uh... why the hell didn't that lady bolt out of the room? he took forever to transform, she totally had the chance!
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ZainClaw 2 years ago
1:24 lol XD
Ioriyaotome 2 years ago
all that for nothing lma0o
SN00PY746 2 years ago
Anyone comparing CGI stuff to the old school latex has to be stopped. These guys (Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Rob Bottin) can't be compared or lumped in with these new CGi horror flicks. It's apples and oranges.
Gossage54 2 years ago
At 1:57, what is that thing? And why is he smiling, this must hurt right???
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
AWIL looked painful and is very good, the howling.. the guy looked like he was enjoying his transformation.
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
its creepy and freak theyre bot grows
orel567 2 years ago
Both gave me boner. But...I think they should look more wolf like...not mutated monkey like.
Groudonmaster687 2 years ago 2
lol. .
^_^
van helsing also has a nice werewolf transformation scenes. .
lorenz319 2 years ago
Girl: I wonder if I should be running away or not...hmm, let me just stand here and think about it while that guys finishes up changing shape...he should be about done by now..
animationeer 2 years ago
having just seen the Howling transformation here i still think American Werewolf trumps it be being truly painful and by being brightly lit, it almost invites you to look for the join
Jez32uk 2 years ago
Personally, I believe that there isn't a movie in existance that has perfected the werewolf transformation. But, the closest to perfection is most definately an American werewolf in London. It's just missing the tail =\
limeyman1992 2 years ago
if i was that girl i dont think id be just standing there watching a werewolf transformation i just run the fuck out of there while hes taking his sweet fucking time transforming
ScoobWRX04 2 years ago 2
a-freaking-men to that.
tvirus101 2 years ago
i think i just followed through pheeerp
jellytots1972 2 years ago
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jurkis1 2 years ago
uuumm... what was that at 1:36 was that a penus
transformerfreak657 2 years ago
I think that his ear.
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
o. tanks
transformerfreak657 2 years ago
looked like something in his back to me
but im not certain
LordXenocide 2 years ago
bad moon transformation was way better than howling
larosco 2 years ago
Bad moon was mostly cgi when he transformed. You can't even compare them.
jurkis1 2 years ago
lol 0:25 she just sits there how fuckin dumb is that
larosco 2 years ago
the howling looks funny:D
TheDodec 2 years ago
You have got to ADMIT....the crap CGI transformations absolutely CANNOT touch the OLD SCHOOL of latex FX and cable controlled robotics of werewolf transformations because film production companies these days wanna save cash and CGI is a very cheap way out. These old school FX costs lots of money but the realism old school FX is unbeatable!!!!!!! 1997 American Werewolf in Paris....horrible CGI FX and the werewolves looked like gorillas!
in2theabyss17 2 years ago
You got admit that Rob Bottin's effects were trumped by Rick Bakers. Time has proved Rick made the right decision to quit production on Howling to work on American Werewolf. Universally recognised as THE best Werewolf transformation on celluloid
hermankatnip 2 years ago 3
Not only are the effects better in american werewolf, its a whole better directed scene. The effects are not hidden in shadows either. Its a brightly lit scene. Some of the effects in howling look great but drag on a bit
hermankatnip 2 years ago
I think they overdid the inflatable air bladders on the face makeup for howling. Almost like they thought it looked awesome so over used it
hermankatnip 2 years ago
lol mikey mouse :-D
DaKook14 2 years ago 3
AWIL transformation is funny and also scary. that music is very out of place lol
DaKook14 2 years ago
It was meant to be out of place. Watch the whole movie, it blends comedy and horror. You'll see a lot of other scenes that juxtapose the two genres the same way.
Gossage54 2 years ago
im scared of things, but for some reason sharks and werewolves not
iclickable 2 years ago
Howling is terrifying! It looks so real ! thanks to Pino Donaggio music.
krauck 2 years ago
Dude, 1:25 creeps me out, it's like he enjoys transforming.
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
im a werewolf fan but I just have to say that at 1:24 exactly the werewolf looks GOD DAM FUNNY hahahaha i know its supposed to be scary but dam look at that face
OutOFSpiN1 2 years ago
As a werewolf fan, these 2 movies along with the movie, "Wolfen", help change the horror genre as far as special effects and gore in the 80's.
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Redzombie13 2 years ago
waaaaaaay better than New Moon transformations
Trashcanham 2 years ago 7
haha, what transformation? you mean suddenly just becoming a wolf in the blink of an eye?
essay383 2 years ago
I like both of them, but why are the hands the first to transform?
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
I think they both fit in with their respective movies. AWIL is a little more fun, while the Howling's was much darker and more frightening.
hellachrisok 2 years ago
the howling is way better, american werewolf in london goes to quick and in the howling he looks way more freaky while he transforms. just my opinion, bye x
KejmIsAcucumber 2 years ago 2
I dunno, maybe I'm a pussy but I thought the Howling one (especially from 1:09 onwards) was actually really fucking freaky. I think it's safe to say that I'd shit my pants if that shit was happening in front of me.
Aseund 2 years ago 2
the american werewolf in london was way better
claytonwitmer 2 years ago
jajaaj the face the face!!!
pingamania 2 years ago
lol 1:24 smiling like a jackass.
maybeyourtheonexxx3 2 years ago
american werewolf in london has the best transformation :D
mrhorroguy95 2 years ago
I would watched too! then run!
CandyBoyGavin 2 years ago
cool!
khalia1239 2 years ago
Seems to look like it hurts to transform if your a werewolf
Vincent2456 2 years ago
the Howling rly looks spooky after my opinion :b they took time to show the werewolf transform :b but an american werewolf in london :b thats just grose :p didnt like it all :(
nesteaisgohood 2 years ago 2
it looks like it hurts to be a werewolf lol
Bryon414 2 years ago
howling was better
Shade2270 2 years ago
I Think Some Of The Best Hollywood FX For Werewolf Movies are These Movies. True CGI Is Today's FX, But These Films Raised The Bar Compared To Universal's Wolfman Films Of The 40s. Long Live The Werewolf Films THE HOWLING and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON.
elpaz79903 2 years ago
The Howling werewolves are shapeshifters. True lycanthrope are cursed and have no choice. Lycan are arguably most powerful of all underworld creatures. Ironically of coarse with the greatest weakness, it's human side. A lycan is vulnerable in human form which is most of the time. There is a full moon for three days in every month and the lycan is only at it's full untoachable powers for one of those three days when even a silver bullet can not kill it. The rest of the time it's totally killable.
sr48hx 2 years ago
looked like the chick in the howling was bout to light up a cigarette and find a seat lol
1986supernova 2 years ago 2
Just wait till the wolf man comes out. Game over rick baker in the house.
goober81 2 years ago
hmm i think the howling won...
Erikgutten9 2 years ago 2
the howling transformation sucks.
santoroyerdeantorcha 2 years ago
The Howling werewolves are different from the ones in AWIL. They can control their shapeshifting. David was cursed.
TheGreaterGood80 2 years ago 5
american werewolf wins all the way... the howling didnt really get to my enjoyment. altho it was funny when he had that maaasive grin XD
lilgoorah 2 years ago
I think the American Werewolf one was better and more realistic looking. Hes screaming in pain too, which makes it more disturbing.
greasyfetus69 2 years ago 8
@greasyfetus69
Personally I was more disturbed by the Eddie (The Howling) transformation because he was an innately evil character, and the metamorphosis reflected that. He loved being a lupine killer.
Rick Baker had a bigger budget for AWIL.
Both Bottin and Baker are geniuses, regardless.
Wytchfinde 2 years ago 4
Does anybody else wonder why the first guy's muzzle extends like THREE times?
ColonelVomit 2 years ago
ok well...lets see if I can explain it a bit. Although I believe it was to show off the fact that these producers and "SFX" guys could do a style like this is the main reason. But imagine your whole skull having to reshape and grow to match your animal form. The muzzle is the longest part, so your bones have to break, snap and remold to get to that point.. Thats the only way I could think of for it to go on that long. Hope I helped. ^_^
AndrewTArmstrong 2 years ago
aawil wins
redwolfkide 2 years ago
the howling one was pretty good but it seemed to drag on and he wasnt really showing that he was in pain, i mean have you bones distorted into a different shape must be painful.
But the american werewolf in london tranfomation also seemed to drag on and his hands looked much to long , the screaming got anyoing as well.
Other than that they were both pretty good.
(wow that was alot XD)
AliceG14 2 years ago 5
@AliceG14
In The Howling transformation was supposed to be release on more than one level---the bestial side, unbridled sexuality, lust, and the desire to kill. The American Werewolf in London was supposed to be horrific and about pain because the character was damned.
Totally different takes.
Wytchfinde 2 years ago 7
ah good point
AliceG14 2 years ago
I wish the film of the Howling was as good as the transformation. The only really enjoyable werewolf film I've ever seen is Dog Soldiers. Which is a total shame because werewolves are sweet as shit and deserve to be in better movies.
RansomII 2 years ago
Dog Soldiers is badass!!! Although The Howling is another fave of mine.
hottierottie 2 years ago 2
the ripping the skin off in van helsing was just lazy and stupid and for people who haven't seen the Howling she was in a colony of werewolves so running at any point wouldn't have made a difference
bigjimswafflehouse 2 years ago
Meh, the girl was so paraylzed to run away. U'd be more curious in fear to watch a man change then just run off...besides, she probably spoiled never having such issues XD Howling looked real, but American Wolf was better cept less real...so it evens it out
NonRtarded 2 years ago
Honestly they both sucked I mean seriously how smart do you have to be to run away from the mother fucker who's transforming. That lady is dumb as hell cuz I wouldve been out that bitch.
DaddyMack1 2 years ago
Nah defiantly Howling better transformation
whydid666 2 years ago
i liked the Howling transformation better because 1 it wasn't so graphic and 2 the guy wasn't screaming in agony the whole time. But OMG that must be so PAINFUL!!!
800BillionDollars 2 years ago
The Howling's transformation sucks.
TheBatman1939 2 years ago
jeez the howling transformation is good i've seen it before how come i don't remember it that werewolf looks heaps more dangerous and scary than american werewolf in london's. also is that dee wallace the chick from the hills have eyes and cujo
ZigZagRunner 2 years ago 2
I always thought that the whole 'looking at your hand as it transforms' is getting really old.
Marcello777 2 years ago
u tink that Dee Wallace's character should've ran off while the guy was transforming, especially since that transformation was the LONGEST F---ING TRANSFORMATION EVER.
F1315NJ 2 years ago 3
Perhaps she was paralyzed with fear and/or had nowhere to run. I think the length of the transformation added to the horror and intensity (respectfully).
shoutinshannon 2 years ago
true. even so, its still as if shes begging to die right then and there
F1315NJ 2 years ago
I'm so glad she just had two minutes to sit there and watch that happen. Wow whatever would I do with 2 minutes to get away from a bubbly rubber face guy?
thedrewreese 2 years ago
fuckin Mickey Mouse LOL
MultipleScrotum 2 years ago
Another good transformation is in Being Human. For a TV show it's really convincing, only bad part is the finished product.
flurble33 2 years ago
I don't understand it either. Her reaching for some sort of acid totally throws me off. If she's capable of doing that then she should be more than capable of turning around and running.
walker1984 2 years ago
fuck that. in my opinion van helsing's was the best werewolf transformation so far. rippin skin off and everything. shit was awesome
briannabn4984 2 years ago
CGI creatures (and transformations) are little more than glorified cartoons. Show me something more real and tangible. That's my bumble, unhiased opinion.
shoutinshannon 2 years ago 5
Van Helsing has some of the worst special effects of the last decade. Every character looked like it was right out of a video game and not realistic whatsover. Draclula and Dr. Hekyll/Mr. Hide were so bad it was hard to watch them. The entire movie looked like an animated cartoon with human characters in it. It's funny how primitive special effects like American Werewolf in London look 100 times better and more realistic than something that came out 25 years later like Van Helsing.
ryanseabass 2 years ago 5
American Werewolf in london won a Oscar for best make up
IssenKai 2 years ago
I think their both good but I think AWIL's sequence has better direction. Actually it's not even a contest.
FanzReviews 2 years ago
I never understood why the "victim" just stands there and watches and never runs away before the final transformation takes place, then it's too late. Gotta love horror movies. LOL.
dingleberrytoejam 2 years ago 2
and o ya iam 13
werewolf22221 2 years ago
Would the best time to attack the werewolf be at the start of the transformation as it takes a little while?
mjkrhino 2 years ago 2
yes
MultipleScrotum 2 years ago
his got real bad acne!!!hahahaha
aquariusIII34 2 years ago
I haven't seen the Howling transformation since I first saw the movie back in the 80's. I forgot how good it was. I can't choose. They are both superb in there own way, and very similar in other ways. The techniques are very similar, this is long before computer graphics was used. Some of the shots are similar, like the ear growing to a point, the profile growing out to a snout. Those shots have since become the standard.
fukimotoz 2 years ago
American Werewolf In London hands down has to be the best werewolf transformation it has all this emotion behind it ylou can feel his pain. Plus it looks more realistic and may I add this transformation won an Academy Award. How many horrer movies won Academy Awards,Its very rare.The howling was good but it's transformatin can't hold a candle to American Werewolf In London's transformation.
Darkwind89 2 years ago
Hold on i thought the proper word for werewolf was Lycan.
DanteSparda08 2 years ago
Lycanthrope. Its actually a real disease, where the victim grows hair all of their body, thus where the legend of the werewolf came from. but if youre talking about underworld, yes.
kilar277 2 years ago
agreed. I think the pulsating skin irked me the most, as well as the stone-like expression Eddie had.
Also, I understand being paralyzed by fear but you'd think Karen would have started running sooner or at least attempted to get away before the TF finished. Ah well.
Caelstraz 2 years ago
if you want to see a real werewolf go to google and add dogman you will see them he is call the michigan dogman and i saw them be good or he will kill you he is god
werewolf22221 2 years ago
The best werewolfs are from Underworld.
But as far as horror go's. The Howling was beter.
BBOYxAxDOX 2 years ago 2
Gotta defend The Howling. The guy transforming has been a werewolf for quite some time, and he's a serial killer. He enjoys being a werewolf and relishes the power it brings him. That's why he's smiling. In all the other werewolf movies I've seen, the transformation is of a "new" werewolf, and they're all "OMG, I'm turning into a monster"!!11! I have to say it's kind of refreshing to see the werewolf more or less getting off on the bone-cracking transformation.
Nicolletta13 2 years ago 4
why is it smiling at 1:24 lol
shaf2k8 2 years ago
amarican werewolf is(in my opinion) the best transformation ever pure perfection if you concider how old the movie is and that they didnt used any of tha play station quality CGI kids are used to now a days
ps:the 1º time I saw the film the mickey mouse made me lol XD
herej3freak 2 years ago
Karen White's performance is a bit cheesy. She's just standing there like "wtf where did I leave my purse?" If I saw that thing transforming in front of me, I'd shit twice and die.
Both films are classics though. Thanks for posting. :)
Me4Remedy 2 years ago 2
Lol the Music xD in American Werewolf xDDD
nusucker 2 years ago
The Howling transformation was by far the longest and ugliest transformation ive seen.
AmericanHawkTY 2 years ago
The closest I've ever considered a werewolf transformation was American werewolf in paris. It's suppost to be freaking painful, not pleasurable or anything like that.
I mean come on, your bones are breaking, twisting, enlarging, elongating. Your joints are popping. Heat everywhere. Your organs are getting moved around, I mean it sounds painful.
Writers write the change right, but in all the movies they make it seem like a snap. Underworld did pretty good justice to the Lycan gene though.
AutumnKrystal 2 years ago
Dude in the second one he screams and if my bones were breaking and twisting and elongating i would scream and i do
kankuro006 2 years ago 3
the first transformation takes to damn long and its a half-ass design and in the second one the poor guy looks like he's having a baby and get butt-raped at the same time.
6318374 2 years ago
Fuck you you dumb fucking kid.Those are two great scenes (though I agree the Howling's is a bit too long and half assed). The second won many awards and is better than any of your ritalin fueled CGI driven piece of shit scenes. You fucking pussy ass kids can only view things in 30 second clips on YouTube or you lose interest. I'll fuck your mom.
Jboxton 2 years ago 6
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Darkwind89 2 years ago
american werewolf in london is realer cause no one can become a werewolf without struggling
FvpmSuper 2 years ago 2
American werewolf in London was way better the howling made the guy look really really nasty
RobdaMaverick 2 years ago
AAWIL defently, the fx are more realistic wit the screaming, and u gotta love the contrast of the happy music
GMMReviews 2 years ago
Yeah....that second one does look pretty painful....and I always thought it would be cool to be a werewolf.
texasguy0421 2 years ago
I would love to know why she never ran away. She had the time!!!
18Whitewolf 2 years ago
It's all very nicely done, but why don't werewolves ever look like wolves??
0SweetRevenge0 2 years ago 3
because there half human.
stone141971 2 years ago
American Werewolf In London. No question ask about the transformation.
Mr2099MAY 2 years ago
american werewolf wins just because his face didn't look like it was about to pop like a bunch of pulsating zits and it was shorter more believable transformation... and the dude had a hot body lol
boogilish 2 years ago 2
I hate the pulsating effect in the Howling transformation... seems rather pointless. The stretching in American Werewolf, however, is amazing. It looks painful and it's well done.
Everyone keeps commenting about the girl in The Howling. You know, some people freeze when they're scared. I know I would.
edi88ness 2 years ago
Agreed. You'd think that most people would run,but if you witnessed something that totally defied what you knew was real, you'd be transfixed. A human version of "Deer in The Headlights" idea if you will.
GraphiteManiac 2 years ago
...transformations
wackybait 2 years ago
the best thing about these movies- no cgi
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jurkis1 2 years ago
That lady in The Howling had enough time to call 911, make a sandwich and plan an escape route while that guy was transforming!
Alot of 80's horror movies made little sense. However, many movies these days take themselves very seriously and replace fantasy and emotional aspects with realism. Because of that, current Hollywood productions are generally unimaginative and less stimulating.
So, even though many 80's movies were ridiculous and over the top, at least they were entertaining.
Bloodyquill 2 years ago 6
whys he all bubbly
micdan8000 2 years ago
Okay... the clear winner is A.W.I.L for 3 reasons. Number 1: It was shown in full perspective. Number 2: Way better make-up. And number 3: There was no bitch in the back-round looking like a dumb-ass the whole time. Suck on that Dee Wallace-Stone and the cast of The Howling.
FroshtySeanyBoy 2 years ago
The Howling transformation was like watching a bag of popcorn go around in the microwave. The first couple times it pops your like "Yeah alright!" Then after two minutes of just waiting for it you're like, "Come on and finish up already!" But the effects were pretty good. If that werewolf was smiling at me I'd piss and shit myself. Though what is up with that woman and not doing ANYTHING the entire time?
AWIL wins. I think it WOULD hurt and the music just makes it funny. Mickey Mouse FTW!
TheRcanmeananything 2 years ago
I have to admit I the Howling one is better than I remembered, but AWIL is still the better of the two, and a far better movie.
musicajuro 2 years ago 2
American werewolf wins hands down
bong4200000 2 years ago
the howling's transformation was kind of stupid.......American werewolf wins by a longshot, it's genius and both the transformation and wolf come out looking more realistic and alot cooler than that of the howling
NefariousDreary 2 years ago
The howling was ok, but AWIL was great. I liked it beacuse transformed into a wolf. Old middle ages storys of werewolfs is that they transform into a very large wolf.
18Whitewolf 2 years ago 2
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18Whitewolf 2 years ago
yeah..but he turned into a wolf!...howling wolf walkin' on two legs will draw the shit right outta me!
Michaelknowshisshit 2 years ago
"I didn't mean to call you meatloaf, Jack!/...lol..AMIL was funnier...howling is always more creepier to me!
Michaelknowshisshit 2 years ago
Bill Schnoebelen say (and you can google the "Interview" : WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE HOWLING IS REALLY HAPPENING WHILE YOURE WATCHING IT !..."
TonyNashville 2 years ago
Bill Schnoebelen (Ex-Vampire) says that :"...The Brotherhood(In Trieste Italy) brought in an ACTUAL WEREWOLF to shoot this here seen in The Howling..."
TonyNashville 2 years ago
I kept wondering why that lady didn't run out of the room while he was transforming. Heck, even her expression was a bit too relaxed for a moment.
immutabledude 2 years ago 3
she was fascinated.. couldn't take her eyes off it... ehehe
sirlordwhitman 2 years ago