Carnivore: Werewolf of London

Why is it that most werewolf movies are terrible? The concept is solid so why can so few creators actually make something even remotely original or entertaining?

Carnivore: Werewolf of London tells the story of a couple who rent a cottage in the middle of nowhere and come under attack from a werewolf. That's basically it.

I don't know why they called this Werewolf of London, I can only assume it was some desperate attempt at cashing in on the name of the somewhat more famous film of a similiar name.

With sound editing that left me scratching my head, a plot so generic a 10yr old could have written it and very little actual content this is truly a mess.

Oh did I mention how bad the werewolf looks? Now I prefer practical sfx and am glad it wasn't some poor cgi embarassment but if you're going to stick a guy in a suit then at least make it look decent. This werewolf looks like a guy in a gorrilla costume but with a supermarket wolf mask on instead.

Bad bad stuff.

The Good:

Erm, setting wasn't bad I suppose

The Bad:

Some of the worst sound editing I've ever heard

Werewolf looks terrible

No originality at all

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Jumping into a bathtub provides you protection from werewolves

Rolling pins are effective weapons agaibst lycans

A sex hungry couple leave London for a break in the country, renting out a cottage in the middle of nowhere. Problem is, in addition to the unfriendly owner, there is a guy lurking outside wearing a laughable hairy costume. Well, it's meant to be a werewolf but looks more like something off an amateur pantomime set. The DVD cover is incredibly misleading. For a start the vast majority of the film takes place in the countryside, not London. Secondly it says "very similar to Dog Soldiers". I think not. It's completely the other end of the spectrum. " Brutal gore shots ". More like very cheap looking effects, blink and you'll miss them. The script is terrible. As is the acting. Why do British film makers think it necessary to have American characters? Sadly the actress who plays Abi couldn't do a convincing American accent if her life depended on it. Partly why I scored this so low, it really irritates me. I picked this up cheap from the supermarket and didn't expect much from it. But my advice is save your time and money, this rubbish is possibly the worst werewolf movie that I have seen.

It's bad, what a shame. It wasn't a bad idea and the lead actor did well. The lead actress though was terrible, and as a character she was annoying and stupid. In addition the monster costume was clearly a suit.

I have very forgiving standards when it comes to werewolf movies. Usually it's only the ones where the filmmaker's cast themselves as badass werewolves that I get really offended. But wow, did this one really test me.

The title alone should tell you what you're in for; trying to ape off the best werewolf movie ever.

Even without confirming it in the trivia, you can tell this was shot on a rental property they weren't allowed to damage. The premise of being trapped in a house with a werewolf outside loses all tension when it's painfully obvious the filmmaker's aren't allowed to even break a window.

The tension is further deflated when you quickly realize there is no supporting cast. Of the dozen credited actors, more than half of the them are only in the final scene of the movie. The vast majority of the film is just two people and a werewolf, which means there's no one to pick off and kill.

There are a handful of decent horror shots, but those are easily outnumbered by dead ends where the film making is foreshadowing things that don't pay off, and loose ends of potentially interesting character drama that never goes anywhere.

There's next to no blood until the last 5 minutes of the movie. Until the final 10 minutes of the movie, I don't think anyone even raises their voice.

This movie has no worth other than to see how not to write a werewolf movie. If you do happen to watch this and chase it with Bad Moon; a werewolf movie with a short running time and a tiny cast that is actually good.

Why did they take the Werewolf in London title and put it on this piece of trash. Seriously it's the worst werewolf movie I've ever seen and in general one of the worst movies ever. Terrible acting, the werewolf looks like my grandma's blanket. The guy and the girl are as good on acting as I am at quantum physics.