Out of all the attempts that Universal has made in bringing back the Universal Monsters, the 2010 Wolfman is the best and most respectable to the classics. The fact that it is a gothic, atmospheric HORROR film and not popcorn action movie schlock like the predecessors by Stephen Sommers alone is worth points.
the only problem i have with the movie is the goddamn awful cgi, it would have been such a delight to see the hospital transformation in just classic make up fx, paying tribute to his own 1981 work in An American Werewolf in London. Shame the execs always butcher a genius creativity.
@@schizofrito In my opinion, I wish they just could have put more time and effort into the CGI-shots, most notably the morph scenes, like adding a few more shadows, lighting and reflections to the flesh, eyes, and fur, but seeing how the deadlines were all very tight and how the film had to be pushed forth constantly year after year, we unfortunately got the rushed results we see in the final film today. After all, CG:d monster transformations can honestly look really good if enough time and effort is put into them (look up Remus Lupin's werewolf morph scene from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, for example. That film is almost 20 years old, and a lot of the CGI still blows me away for being released in 2004.)
@Jerrol Hale as you can hear his dialogue with a no brain producer, theres money to spend, but the producers are fixated on the action!just like Guillermo Del Toro about making Mimic!u remember that movie?filthy Harvey Weinstein came up to him and asked what the hell is that bad guy!a monster bug?he produced only comedies, action and dramas till that point, a bit later they did Phantoms a year later in 1998
Honestly the unrated version of The Wolfman is pretty decent. I enjoy this movie. It felt like a hammer horror with the old universal vibe. That's a beautiful marriage.
I'm especially curious to see what Landis would have to say considering most of his other films are comedies. Bet him and Joe would have an illuminating conversation.
This is an extremely underrated horror film. It had all the gothic dark elements of the original Universal horror films. And DeTorro brought about the troubled angst and tortured soul that Chaney Jr displayed in the original but took it to a deeper level. And the plot twists with Hopkins' character just blew me away, I didn't see it coming. I bet if this film were to be viewed in black and white, it would still be amazing
MrShanester117 lots of people talk about him and thankfully he is very acclaimed and appreciated both critically and by audiences. You are wrong by saying nobody talks about him
The Wolfman is unquestionably one of the BEST werewolf movies ever made. Easily up there with The Howling. Its a near-perfect gothic horror film of the old-school. It absolutely nailed the aesthetic. Truly underrated horror movie. I wish universal made a whole series of this type of horror flick.
I love all the old black and white monster movies. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, Creature of the Black Lagoon. This remake of The Wolf Man was the best remake yet. I’ve watched it about 10 times. Awesome.
I could listen to Rick Baker talk movie effects ALL DAY LONG! The creature effects he can make happen are yet another form of art, like writing or painting or photography. Will anyone else ever even come close to his level of legendary skill?
The 2010 wolf man reatelling was my first step into modern horror films and OMG that film frightened me too DEATH! So incredibly well done even tilll this day it’s truly under the radar and more need to view it.
THANK YOU This is how you know Rick is a standup guy that just loves movies and film and horror. "I love CGI because we can use it to do things that we couldnt do with rubber." THANK YOU. Frankly the best films should and do have both working in tandem with each other. Thats how you truly make things look real. You get the best people at their craft and use each craft where it fits in the best.
I enjoyed Wolfman, and I also feel “ Wolf “ starring jack Nicholson is underrated as well. His and James spader were awesome in it, and their fight was awesome
This breaks my heart that someone can put there soul into there work and create magic and then be treated like someone who doesn't know what there doing with there time and effort but im a carpenter so I feel this pain , and I cant imagine being asked about the hair , your so awesome.
I remember seeing rick for the first time on a show back in the day called MOVIE MAGIC... fell in love then and there. The man is a magician and a treasure!!!!!!
Jt the great We have all been there. I had a buddy who watched zombie land soooooooo many times that he could have been in the movie and hit the mark on all the lines playing any of the characters. All bc he didn’t have cable or internet
Freaking love that movie. I think it’s great. People talk about it like they were expecting a masterpiece or something. It’s good and the atmosphere, music, cgi, acting is so good.
The unedited version is so much better than the butchered theatrical version. I never understood why that version was released by the studio into theaters, listening to Rick Baker one would assume the studio sabotaged the end product.
Rick Baker (AKA "Monster Man") haunted the forum at Pixologic's ZBrush for many years, filling the galleries full of his extraordinary CG creations. It's not the medium, it's the artist and the supreme master craftsman who will always show through.
@@ishitrealbad3039 No they didn't you idiot! Lol It's simply a fucking terrible movie. Shocking acting/casting. Hopkins phones in his performance. Poor script. Wolf scenes are decent but that's it.
@@geminisundone I thought the acting was great, is it the best movie ever? no, but i think its an enjoyable flick for monster lovers, i don't think we get many monster movies like wolfman anymore
When you have Rick Baker. As your makeup artist and special fx master, you walk away and let him do his job and you will win Academy Awards he's proven it multiple times.
The movie was absolutely amazing I wish they’d take the chance again and continue it (only saying as they some how continued the LC jr version) and if you really want the dark universe it means taking the chance on GOOD versions like this (yes the wrestle match at the end was crazy but it made del Toro a tragic hero which is what the Wolfman was...always a tragic character)
The film industry has been very good to you? How about Rick Baker has been VERY good to the film industry?! The man gave kids like me iconic characters that define my childhood, & great material I can share with my kids. Thank you Rick!!!
The epitome of stupidity is having the greatest makeup artist on your movie and not having him do what he does best. It's like having De Niro be in the background in a movie.
When this came out I was living with my sister. She went to this movie with her husband after I recommended it HIGHLY. So they came back, they loved it. Their bedroom was on the third floor of the townhouse we were living in, so they were upstairs watching TV in bed and I slithered up the stairs on my belly like a snake. Her bed was on a platform so it was tall. I crouched at the base and sprung up screaming rrrraaaaaaaaa. They both levitated off the bed, my brother in law only has a fight response so while he was in mid air he was punching and kicking the air. It was the funniest thing EVER!!!!!
This is the perfect example of a conversation between a creative person and a non creative person. Too often movies turn to shit because of what producers want, all the while not having a creative bone in their body, they think their stupid ideas are gold. Rick Baker has reason to complain about the industry, his work speaks for itself and when you hire a person like him, you let him do what it is he's good at.
Wow I love his passion and child like excitement for his work. He is a true master and yet has to deal with moronic executives who know nothing about filmmaking.
The transformation scene rocked ... The best results in my view seem to be when practical effects and CGI are mixed with a nuanced approach ... Peter Jackson with Lord of the Rings grasped this ... and the people who worked on this movie understood it too. The scene may not be as iconic as American Werewolf in London ... but that was also 1981 .. Baker was ahead of his time. The CGI in this one wasn't perfect .. but I still really love what they did in this movie.
In jurassic park. They used cgi for the full body of the creatures on screen. But they never used cgi for close ups. They used puppets. Thats filming at its best.
It's such a fantastic movie!!! The Wolfman looked similar to the classic. Anthony Hopkins did an outstanding job as Sir John Talbot. Benicio was the perfect lead character as well. It's such a great cast. The gypsies were right on point. Rick Baker is a powerhouse to have in a horror movie. I'm so glad he did the movie justice with the marvellous artistry of FX makeup. It's amazing to watch a movie that's not heavily laden with CGI. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 I have so much respect for people like Rick Baker, who turns a movie into something you want to watch more than once. A movie with all the right people in it makes a huge difference. Another great movie in my library! 😜😂 ❤❤❤❤❤ Much respect and admiration from a fan of yours Sir! 👌🙌❤️😊
love Dave and Lou . i got to know he when i worked at millenium fx a total love . first time i was at t shop i got to pay with left over prosthetics from it too happy times
@@FU1LMOON I mean typically it was but it hit almost the same notes that it seemed like a remake. A shitty CGI version remake that some how looked worse than the one made 20 years before it
Benicio is fanatical about getting is roles right. During the filming of The Usual Suspects he would call Brian Singer all hours of the night whenever he had an idea about his multi-ethnic character and the background to it.
Out of all the attempts that Universal has made in bringing back the Universal Monsters, the 2010 Wolfman is the best and most respectable to the classics. The fact that it is a gothic, atmospheric HORROR film and not popcorn action movie schlock like the predecessors by Stephen Sommers alone is worth points.
If they had done the rest in that style, it would have been great but as usual, these studio execs don’t know what the hell they’re doing.
the only problem i have with the movie is the goddamn awful cgi, it would have been such a delight to see the hospital transformation in just classic make up fx, paying tribute to his own 1981 work in An American Werewolf in London. Shame the execs always butcher a genius creativity.
@@schizofrito In my opinion, I wish they just could have put more time and effort into the CGI-shots, most notably the morph scenes, like adding a few more shadows, lighting and reflections to the flesh, eyes, and fur, but seeing how the deadlines were all very tight and how the film had to be pushed forth constantly year after year, we unfortunately got the rushed results we see in the final film today.
After all, CG:d monster transformations can honestly look really good if enough time and effort is put into them (look up Remus Lupin's werewolf morph scene from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, for example. That film is almost 20 years old, and a lot of the CGI still blows me away for being released in 2004.)
Van Helsing Hugh Jackman. My personal favorite Werewolf
Yes agreed
The Wolfman is probably one of the most underrated Victorian horror movies ever made.
I totally agree ; I fell in love with the established setting and all the music. Truly underrated
OMG!! Its so good!
Definitely spot on
💯
I love the movie it's so good
Rick Baker is a genius/artist, we don’t truly appreciate his talent.
@Jerrol Hale as you can hear his dialogue with a no brain producer, theres money to spend, but the producers are fixated on the action!just like Guillermo Del Toro about making Mimic!u remember that movie?filthy Harvey Weinstein came up to him and asked what the hell is that bad guy!a monster bug?he produced only comedies, action and dramas till that point, a bit later they did Phantoms a year later in 1998
Honestly the unrated version of The Wolfman is pretty decent. I enjoy this movie. It felt like a hammer horror with the old universal vibe. That's a beautiful marriage.
The unrated version is much superior to the theatrical cut.
@@corytaylor2901 it’s amazing what a few extra minutes can change the movie
I consider "the wolfman" to be VERY underrated and nearly as good as 92's bram stokers dracula.
And both feature Anthony Hopkins.
Garrus1995 one of the best parts about them!
Agreed.
kris guntner yes, for some reason it reminded of Dracula.
You know what else is underated? The most recent Dracula. I thought it was very solid
The wolfman is such a good movie I can’t believe how underrated it is.
It’d be great if they could get Benicio del Toro on the podcast.
Absolutely. John Landis and Joe Dante would be great too.
I'm especially curious to see what Landis would have to say considering most of his other films are comedies. Bet him and Joe would have an illuminating conversation.
It's time for Keanu.
You never ask Rick Baker questions on a film, you let him go to work. LEGEND!!
This is an extremely underrated horror film. It had all the gothic dark elements of the original Universal horror films. And DeTorro brought about the troubled angst and tortured soul that Chaney Jr displayed in the original but took it to a deeper level. And the plot twists with Hopkins' character just blew me away, I didn't see it coming. I bet if this film were to be viewed in black and white, it would still be amazing
Nobody talks about Benicio Del Toro. He is probably my favorite actor
plenty of people talk about him
MrShanester117 lots of people talk about him and thankfully he is very acclaimed and appreciated both critically and by audiences. You are wrong by saying nobody talks about him
Alan Smithee they just want a reason to feel special lol
He is awesome in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
†HΣ DΣV¡LS ЯΣJΣC† ya I know. He’s literally won an Oscar
The Wolfman is unquestionably one of the BEST werewolf movies ever made. Easily up there with The Howling. Its a near-perfect gothic horror film of the old-school. It absolutely nailed the aesthetic. Truly underrated horror movie. I wish universal made a whole series of this type of horror flick.
It’s a soulless crapfest
@@AndrewWolf-n8t Madness.
I love all the old black and white monster movies. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, Creature of the Black Lagoon. This remake of The Wolf Man was the best remake yet. I’ve watched it about 10 times. Awesome.
I could listen to Rick Baker talk movie effects ALL DAY LONG! The creature effects he can make happen are yet another form of art, like writing or painting or photography. Will anyone else ever even come close to his level of legendary skill?
Someone will surpass him eventually. Our lives are an eye blink.
Rick Baker= Legend.
Loved the movie, Benicio and Rick Baker are legends
The 2010 wolf man reatelling was my first step into modern horror films and OMG that film frightened me too DEATH! So incredibly well done even tilll this day it’s truly under the radar and more need to view it.
It’s inspiring to see some one so enthusiastic about their work and still be after so many years.
Baker's work on Gremlins 2 absolutely makes that movie.
THANK YOU This is how you know Rick is a standup guy that just loves movies and film and horror.
"I love CGI because we can use it to do things that we couldnt do with rubber." THANK YOU. Frankly the best films should and do have both working in tandem with each other. Thats how you truly make things look real. You get the best people at their craft and use each craft where it fits in the best.
I enjoyed Wolfman, and I also feel “ Wolf “ starring jack Nicholson is underrated as well. His and James spader were awesome in it, and their fight was awesome
I like ''Wolf'' with Jack Nicholson, too. An awesome, underrated werewolf movie.
"Wolf" was a different movie when I was twenty. Now I see it as a divorced middle aged man and it takes on a whole new meaning.
This breaks my heart that someone can put there soul into there work and create magic and then be treated like someone who doesn't know what there doing with there time and effort but im a carpenter so I feel this pain , and I cant imagine being asked about the hair , your so awesome.
Love Baker's gentle voice. Reminds me of Bob Ross
I remember seeing rick for the first time on a show back in the day called MOVIE MAGIC... fell in love then and there. The man is a magician and a treasure!!!!!!
honestly not that bad of a movie i remember having it on dvd and not having cable for a little watching it like once a week
Just that fact that it was only watched because of lack of cable makes me laugh lol
Jt the great
We have all been there. I had a buddy who watched zombie land soooooooo many times that he could have been in the movie and hit the mark on all the lines playing any of the characters.
All bc he didn’t have cable or internet
Aaron Fram the struggle foo
I actually enjoyed the film
Me too. 😊👍
Good, still not a great movie.
as a massive werewolf fan, i really loved this film, Hollywood doesn't do any werewolf movies anymore
@@SmokeymcJoint420nice opinion
What ever happened to the movie "The Howling"??? That movie had one of the best werewolf transformation scenes ever.
hell yea!
Nothing happened to it, it still exists
Underrated movie.
Luis Rodriguez The Hunted (2003) is also underrated. I feel like no one talks about it.
@@CasperTheCoolCat Indeed, most realistic hand-to-hand combat in a studio movie. A spiritual remake of First Blood.
I have this "man" and I'm gonna turn him into this "Wolfman" lol
The Thing prequel suffered from the choice of CG over practical.
Benicio is an absolute genius. he is gonna make an epic film soon. soon. hope its inspirational.
Freaking love that movie. I think it’s great. People talk about it like they were expecting a masterpiece or something. It’s good and the atmosphere, music, cgi, acting is so good.
The Master wolfman maker. "I'm sorry I called you a meat loaf, Jack"
So happy I met this man. :) I got to thank him on behalf of my generation getting our minds blown as kids by him, Tom Savini, Rob Bottin, etc.
The latest Wolfman movie was so good ' Benicio was great in it same for sir Anthony Hopkins ' such a underrated film ' I see it every holloween
I absolutely love this version. The makeup/ transformation is phenomenal! Rick Baker and company just hit it outta the park.
Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, The Wolf-Man, three awesome gothic horror movies to binge watch.
Luuuuuuuv sleepy hollow. Watch it every halloween
The unedited version is so much better than the butchered theatrical version. I never understood why that version was released by the studio into theaters, listening to Rick Baker one would assume the studio sabotaged the end product.
Dog Star Studios really? Thats interesting. Is it really that different?
Where can I watch the unedited version?
Rick Baker (AKA "Monster Man") haunted the forum at Pixologic's ZBrush for many years, filling the galleries full of his extraordinary CG creations. It's not the medium, it's the artist and the supreme master craftsman who will always show through.
Great movie. Never understood the criticism it got. I watch it still to this day. One of my favorites.
people hated it because they don't like mystery monster thrillers.
People either like brain dead action movies or boring horror flicks.....
@@ishitrealbad3039 No they didn't you idiot! Lol
It's simply a fucking terrible movie.
Shocking acting/casting.
Hopkins phones in his performance.
Poor script.
Wolf scenes are decent but that's it.
@@geminisundone I thought the acting was great, is it the best movie ever? no, but i think its an enjoyable flick for monster lovers, i don't think we get many monster movies like wolfman anymore
I liked that movie, I thought it ended too soon. I wanted more
When you have Rick Baker. As your makeup artist and special fx master, you walk away and let him do his job and you will win Academy Awards he's proven it multiple times.
Just watched it recently strangely enough. Really enjoyed it to be honest.
The movie was absolutely amazing I wish they’d take the chance again and continue it (only saying as they some how continued the LC jr version) and if you really want the dark universe it means taking the chance on GOOD versions like this (yes the wrestle match at the end was crazy but it made del Toro a tragic hero which is what the Wolfman was...always a tragic character)
Wolfman special effects were awesome! "I'm going to kill all of you"
@@frameofmind229 Thine might shall rein thy end.
@@frameofmind229 please kill me!
The film industry has been very good to you? How about Rick Baker has been VERY good to the film industry?! The man gave kids like me iconic characters that define my childhood, & great material I can share with my kids. Thank you Rick!!!
This man is a legend!! He gave so much... Awesome interview! Congrats!
I love the wolman movie myself and i'm glad it was made and own it on dvd.
I swear this dude is awesome.
You have to do another like the first one. Updated and out of control. That was awesome
Best werewolf transformation scene is American werewolf in London.still stands today
This version is a fantastic classic in it's own right.
I think Dog Soldiers is very underrated
Brandon Kohlmeier only thing good about that movie is the design of the Werewolves. That movie is such poorly written and directed crap.
Descent is better film
@@inhaledfarts4221 it's just low budget
@@inhaledfarts4221 nah fam, that film was CoD zombies with werewolves, plus the british humour was quite good
@@inhaledfarts4221 Your user name is accurate. You sound high on your own gas.
The film is super underrated. I really enjoy it every time I watch it.
This dude needs to do asmr his voice is so damn relaxing
The epitome of stupidity is having the greatest makeup artist on your movie and not having him do what he does best. It's like having De Niro be in the background in a movie.
I'm not into the scary movie genre, however "The Wolfman" is one awesome movie that is sooooo underrated.
this is an underrated guest, only 90k in JRE ! Come on , seriously!
Thank you Rick at 6.00 for the mention!!
When this came out I was living with my sister. She went to this movie with her husband after I recommended it HIGHLY. So they came back, they loved it. Their bedroom was on the third floor of the townhouse we were living in, so they were upstairs watching TV in bed and I slithered up the stairs on my belly like a snake. Her bed was on a platform so it was tall. I crouched at the base and sprung up screaming rrrraaaaaaaaa. They both levitated off the bed, my brother in law only has a fight response so while he was in mid air he was punching and kicking the air. It was the funniest thing EVER!!!!!
This is the perfect example of a conversation between a creative person and a non creative person. Too often movies turn to shit because of what producers want, all the while not having a creative bone in their body, they think their stupid ideas are gold. Rick Baker has reason to complain about the industry, his work speaks for itself and when you hire a person like him, you let him do what it is he's good at.
This remake has become my favorite
werewolf film of all-time. I'll never
understand all the negativity that
surrounded it.
Just rewatched the wolf man last night. I love the dark tone, creepy Talbot estate and the hints Sikh gives Lawrence.
One of my favorite movies I've never seen. Honestly!
I loved it. I got what i paid for. Can’t say that much about what is coming out these days.
Great movie
Cheers
The Director`s cut of this film is actually quite good.
I saw this in the theater and I loved it even then.
Where can you watch it?
@@Monthegreggs It was included on the initial Blu-ray & DVD release.
Yes baby benicio del Toro
Such a good interview!!
I for one love The WOLFMAN 2010 movie.
His book Metamorphosis is INCREDIBLE! A masterpiece
Wow I love his passion and child like excitement for his work. He is a true master and yet has to deal with moronic executives who know nothing about filmmaking.
One of my childhood heroes with stan and tom
I absolutely love the wolfman 2010!
I watch this every Halloween
Loved that movie, highly underrated
I fuckin love The wolfman 👌
HE'S A GENIUS & I LOVED THIS MOVIE
👍👍👍👍👍
The transformation scene rocked ... The best results in my view seem to be when practical effects and CGI are mixed with a nuanced approach ... Peter Jackson with Lord of the Rings grasped this ... and the people who worked on this movie understood it too. The scene may not be as iconic as American Werewolf in London ... but that was also 1981 .. Baker was ahead of his time. The CGI in this one wasn't perfect .. but I still really love what they did in this movie.
I actually loved this movie a lot
He looks like Greg popovic in the thumbnail.
I’d love to see him on here. Shortest podcast ever
In jurassic park. They used cgi for the full body of the creatures on screen. But they never used cgi for close ups. They used puppets. Thats filming at its best.
It's such a fantastic movie!!! The Wolfman looked similar to the classic. Anthony Hopkins did an outstanding job as Sir John Talbot.
Benicio was the perfect lead character as well.
It's such a great cast. The gypsies were right on point. Rick Baker is a powerhouse to have in a horror movie. I'm so glad he did the movie justice with the marvellous artistry of FX makeup.
It's amazing to watch a movie that's not heavily laden with CGI.
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 I have so much respect for people like Rick Baker, who turns a movie into something you want to watch more than once.
A movie with all the right people in it makes a huge difference.
Another great movie in my library! 😜😂
❤❤❤❤❤
Much respect and admiration from a fan of yours Sir! 👌🙌❤️😊
Wish Rick got to do more with the transformation sequence cause the biggest complaint I had with the remake was it felt way to reliant on subpar CGI
love Dave and Lou . i got to know he when i worked at millenium fx a total love . first time i was at t shop i got to pay with left over prosthetics from it too happy times
Such a good movie straight up!
Joe "I love monster movies. Only mentions American Werewolf" Rogan
i legit havent heard of this but if its practical and not cgi then i want to watch it
I really enjoyed that movie...
I liked wolfman, it had a cool throwback classic vibe
Wolfman 2010 was pretty good film, now i know why.
Joe “and all that Jazz” Rogan
Joe "now we have to talk about DMT" Rogan.
Rerelease this film now. I would love to see this in the theater. Maybe a double feature with American Werewolf in London.
His voice... 🤤
I wonder what he thinks of "The Thing" remake
NadaIvan it was more of a prequel
@@FU1LMOON bingo; it tricked the audience and the remake trend. A genius move.
@@FU1LMOON I mean typically it was but it hit almost the same notes that it seemed like a remake. A shitty CGI version remake that some how looked worse than the one made 20 years before it
i gotta catch up on these werewolf movies!! they look GREAT
Benicio is fanatical about getting is roles right. During the filming of The Usual Suspects he would call Brian Singer all hours of the night whenever he had an idea about his multi-ethnic character and the background to it.
Great movie
I WATCH THIS FILM EVERY HALLOWEEN TOP FILM
Rick is adorable. He's also a genius
The directors cut of the film is significantly better than the theatrical. I enjoyed the film overall, and appreciate its honoring the original.