Finding the Silver Lining in the “Silver Bullet”
The 1985 horror film “Silver Bullet” is cherished by horror enthusiast and widely criticized by film critics. The movie, “Silver Bullet” is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This classic horror film has created a cult following that has also received negative attention and criticism. “Silver bullet” is one of the greatest, most entertaining werewolf movies of the eighties. Stephen King’s, “Silver Bullet” is a film greatly misunderstood by film critics alike. Stephen King’s impeccable script and Daniel Attias’s flawless directing makes this film a diamond in the ruff. Critics overlook the film’s genius performance of mixing hair-raising moments and feel good lessons. …show more content…
Marty Coslaw appears to be the most unlikely of hero’s to defeat the town’s plague of a werewolf invasion. However, Stephen Kings perfection of writing, places emphasis on a young boy overcoming his hurdles to save the one’s he loves. “ “Silver Bullet” is not just a typical terrifying film but a story with a lesson about overcoming your fears and trusting in one another. Top film critics however, view “Silver Bullet” as a flop and label the film as a “B” movie. Film critic, Roger Hurlburt criticizes the film in his article, “Never mind King’s Touch, ‘Silver Bullet’ Is a DUD”. In the article written for the Sun Sentinel, Hurburt expresses his distain for the movies cheap special effects and boring action. Hulburt’s review tears apart the effectiveness of the werewolf and criticizes the story line calling it “confusing”. Hurlburt views Silver Bullet as a thoughtless silly movie with cut-rate props and a predictable main theme, developed from “Cycle of the werewolf”, a novel by Stephen king that offers dull action and confusing conversation (Hulburt 1). The review provides negative under tones regarding the main characters and at one-point calls Gary Busey’s character “repulsive”. He refers to …show more content…
Silver Bullet is not another gory, terrifying, horror film that leaves an ominous feeling among the viewers. No, silver bullet is a movie that leaves the viewer feeling relieved, safe and intrigued. Stephen King was brilliant to add a mix of comedy to lighten the mood of the film. Renowned Film critic Roger Ebert reviewed the film on his website just after it’s release. In Ebert’s review of Silver Bullet he stated that the film was in the wrong genre and should be labeled a comedy. Ebert himself uses a comedic undertone to describe the film and gives the film three stars. Roger Ebert claims he gave the film three stars because of how entertainingly hilarious the movie was. The overall tone of Ebert’s review sounded as though he was simply making fun of the film. “Silver Bullet” is either the worst movie ever made from a Stephen King story, or the funniest”, states Ebert (1). Ebert’s review continues to make light of the film pointing out that he himself laughed through the entire film. He refers to the film’s scenes and story line as predictable and tasteless. “It is bad in its own awesomely tasteless and bubble-brained way-so bad,” exclaims Ebert, “that I think every laugh was put in lovingly, by hand”(1). Roger Ebert recommends viewers watch the film stating it is somewhat enjoyable and entertaining. He brings his review to a close advising however, that if
The 1985 horror film “Silver Bullet” is cherished by horror enthusiast and widely criticized by film critics. The movie, “Silver Bullet” is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This classic horror film has created a cult following that has also received negative attention and criticism. “Silver bullet” is one of the greatest, most entertaining werewolf movies of the eighties. Stephen King’s, “Silver Bullet” is a film greatly misunderstood by film critics alike. Stephen King’s impeccable script and Daniel Attias’s flawless directing makes this film a diamond in the ruff. Critics overlook the film’s genius performance of mixing hair-raising moments and feel good lessons. …show more content…
Marty Coslaw appears to be the most unlikely of hero’s to defeat the town’s plague of a werewolf invasion. However, Stephen Kings perfection of writing, places emphasis on a young boy overcoming his hurdles to save the one’s he loves. “ “Silver Bullet” is not just a typical terrifying film but a story with a lesson about overcoming your fears and trusting in one another. Top film critics however, view “Silver Bullet” as a flop and label the film as a “B” movie. Film critic, Roger Hurlburt criticizes the film in his article, “Never mind King’s Touch, ‘Silver Bullet’ Is a DUD”. In the article written for the Sun Sentinel, Hurburt expresses his distain for the movies cheap special effects and boring action. Hulburt’s review tears apart the effectiveness of the werewolf and criticizes the story line calling it “confusing”. Hurlburt views Silver Bullet as a thoughtless silly movie with cut-rate props and a predictable main theme, developed from “Cycle of the werewolf”, a novel by Stephen king that offers dull action and confusing conversation (Hulburt 1). The review provides negative under tones regarding the main characters and at one-point calls Gary Busey’s character “repulsive”. He refers to …show more content…
Silver Bullet is not another gory, terrifying, horror film that leaves an ominous feeling among the viewers. No, silver bullet is a movie that leaves the viewer feeling relieved, safe and intrigued. Stephen King was brilliant to add a mix of comedy to lighten the mood of the film. Renowned Film critic Roger Ebert reviewed the film on his website just after it’s release. In Ebert’s review of Silver Bullet he stated that the film was in the wrong genre and should be labeled a comedy. Ebert himself uses a comedic undertone to describe the film and gives the film three stars. Roger Ebert claims he gave the film three stars because of how entertainingly hilarious the movie was. The overall tone of Ebert’s review sounded as though he was simply making fun of the film. “Silver Bullet” is either the worst movie ever made from a Stephen King story, or the funniest”, states Ebert (1). Ebert’s review continues to make light of the film pointing out that he himself laughed through the entire film. He refers to the film’s scenes and story line as predictable and tasteless. “It is bad in its own awesomely tasteless and bubble-brained way-so bad,” exclaims Ebert, “that I think every laugh was put in lovingly, by hand”(1). Roger Ebert recommends viewers watch the film stating it is somewhat enjoyable and entertaining. He brings his review to a close advising however, that if