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While I must admit I'm not the biggest fan of what the MCU has been doing the past 5 years, I am undoubtedly a huge Hulk fan. If it wasn't for some hulk plots blending in with this I may not bother watching . Theres still something about this version of "Captain America" or so they call him that just doesn't do it for me . Nothing against Anthony Mackie as it's more about how Feige is writing this new iteration and imposing certain undertones . That's not to say this film isn't entertaining and visually stunning because at times it is. I will say it's at least more intriguing than anything in awhile in the MCU imo. It's nice to see Harrison Ford shining in a renaissance type of role and I think that's the best part of this besides the hulk aspects . Overall it's solid but nothing that will reignite the MCU from its somewhat idling property .

It's no surprise that Christopher Landon was behind this in the story/ production because the first thing I thought when seeing the trailer is how the tone and look of this screamed happy death day. Well this is basically the same thing with minor tweaks in story and visuals to have that Valentine theme . Not to say it's not passable but it just seems so recycled. The comedy aspect I think is what I have the the most problem with. It's all so forced and unnatural . I miss when horror had moderate amounts of comic relief instead of now alternating jokes with kills. The horror factor loses its luster due to this . Now I will say the brutality is quite effective and the pace is well done. Overall it's forgettable but somewhat intriguing .

Leigh Whannell is truly one of the most underrated directors/writers around and it baffles me how he's still not mentioned as one of the tops of the genre. People also somehow still don't know he's partially responsible for Saw and insidious franchises. His more recent films ; Upgrade and invisible man are still some of the best films of the past 10 years. As you can tell, I'm a bit of a fan and have been since Saw. So when news broke that he was going to be helming the wolf man, I was ecstatic to see his vision .

Now that it's finally here, I'm not afraid to say this the best werewolf movie in my honest opinion of all time as far as sheer visceral terror, and body horror for the mythical legendary man beast . Even if you don't wanna put it above classics like American werewolf in London or many others over the years you have to recognize its absolute onslaught of brutality and creature chaos . While he does give some different sort of visuals that might be less traditional. It makes the body horror aspect, all the more frightening and disturbing.

The story also has breakneck speed, and intensity that never lets up. The cast at first seems run-of-the-mill, but towards the end, you won't want it any other way as their performances were very well executed . I believe the true star of the show were the phenomenal creature effects both practical and digital which these days is few and far between to find a working balance between the two. The realism and true animosity to this newer wolf , I just cannot get over. Along with brilliant bleak settings and masterful lighting throughout. The environment created for this film is also amazing. Whannell seems to always get some of the best cinematographers to work with him.

Overall, I think people will go into this thinking it's just a run of the mill January dump off Blumhouse horror film, but this is so much more. Hopefully it will garner some good word of mouth because for the classic monster horror , it breathes a huge new howl into the genre and lore of the werewolf. Would absolutely love to see them continue to create new takes on the classic horror. Monsters may be creature of the black lagoon. Frankenstein could also be next.