★ 5 / 10
A slight disappointment even with some positive points
kannibalcorpsegrinder
Struggling to get through life, a photographer comes into contact with a strange puzzle-box lorded over by a cult of followers loyal to a figure in the city's…
Struggling to get through life, a photographer comes into contact with a strange puzzle-box lorded over by a cult of followers loyal to a figure in the city's underground, rumored to be a werewolf, and must fight to save those around him from being turned into the creatures.This was a pretty disappointing if still watchable genre effort. One of the better features with this one is the way that this tries to interject a new mythos into werewolfism that attempts to change the creatures into something different yet still entirely plausible. The idea of this one looking at werewolves as being capable of being summoned like demonic creatures through a specific ritual involving a sacred puzzle that holds sacred value to a cult of creatures under the employ of a fanatical ruler who presides over the London underground. This idea of the werewolves being more of a supernatural entity that can be called upon and summoned, while still maintaining enough of a creature aesthetic to everything, creates a somewhat intriguing setup that does something new to the creatures, for better or worse. There's also some rather fun work to be had here, with the final half going for a series of encounters with the werewolves coming into play far more. Featuring some solid scenes of the seemingly supernatural creatures going around using their powers to help others who have gone through hardship in their lives, the ambush attacks and action scenes come together rather nicely. From appearing in Gothic churches to a congregation of followers, going through the streets of the city to tempt potential followers to their cause, or attacking those who have wronged a follower, this has a nice bit of cheesy, low-budget charm on display to give this a bit more action and bloodshed that all make for some positive aspects. The film does have some big issues with it that bring it down. The main drawback with this one is the immensely convoluted and overbearing storyline that has way too many moving parts for its good. This has way too many characters in it's orbit, featuring a photographer trying to come to terms with the death of his friend who has given him the device that summons the werewolves, a gay burn-out with a fractured parental relationship who tries to rebuild his similarly-fractured relationship with his sister who has problems with her drug-dealer boyfriend, and a third woman who's carrying the child of a co-workers' rape that she can't tell her boyfriend about. Dropping at least one of these stories for a sense of streamlining this one in general would've been greatly appreciated. The other issue with this one is the low-budget limitations that make this one wander along in some unexpected aspects. The most troubling part of this is the filming style which is quite flashy and extravagant in places where it's hard to tell what's going on, with the big scenes in the gay nightclub supposedly featuring nightmarish hallucinations yet it never settles on what's going on as other scenes here are so dark and difficult to make out it's sometimes impossible to tell what's going on. The werewolf make-up work is terrible with the rubber masks being so obvious when the individual is standing around doing nothing, yet maintains the same expression throughout, which comes off silly and goofy when it's not trying to be, all of which come together to be the factors holding it down.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and clothed sex scenes.
Read full review
★ 2 / 10
Oh dear God...
paul_m_haakonsen
I have to admit that I was initially lured into watching the 2024 horror movie "Lord of Wolves" on account of it being a werewolf movie that I hadn't already…
I have to admit that I was initially lured into watching the 2024 horror movie "Lord of Wolves" on account of it being a werewolf movie that I hadn't already seen, nor actually ever heard about. Sure, the movie was just the right amount of cheesy to make me stop and take notice. And with it being a movie that I had never heard about, I had literally no idea what I was in for. So I suppose Charlie Steeds had every opportunity to entertain and bedazzle me.Writers Jerome Reygner-Kalfon, Sebastien Semon and Charlie Steeds put together a script and storyline that fell utterly short of entertaining me. Imagine my surprise when I found myself in for what could best be described as a dysfunctional family drama with director Charlie Steeds going to great lengths to put emphasis on the gay part of the storyline. Yeah, this movie was not really a werewolf movie. So don't get your hopes up.The only familiar face on the cast list was actress Nicola Wright. Yeah, I've watched enough dubious low budget horror movies to be familiar with her. The acting performances in the movie were actually fair."Lord of Wolves" has some questionable special effects. The werewolves in the movie were nothing more than rather inarticulate rubber masks, that actually looked more like hyenas than wolves.Do yourself a favor and give "Lord of Wolves" a wide berth. It just simply isn't worth the effort.My rating of director Charlie Steeds's 2024 movie "Lord of Wolves" lands on a two out of ten stars.
Read full review
★ 10 / 10
Classic which gives american warewolf a new genre
ajscent-70553
I did not know what to expect when I sat down to watch this film , I knew it had the title Lord of Wolves but knew little else. I sat at my HD tv and pressed…
I did not know what to expect when I sat down to watch this film , I knew it had the title Lord of Wolves but knew little else.
I sat at my HD tv and pressed play on my VCR recorder ( i had transcribed it to betamax format since it is prefered method to view the picture )
As the opening sequence began I knew I was getting into a quality film , the actors were superb , the setting the music and the ambience all began to absorb the evening.
I opened a packet of my new popcorn I had bought earlier in the day. As I munched the film began to unveil its intricate storyline.
I was reminded of a Romereo classic film , it beat American warewold in london since this was so much more complicated with better acting.
It was riveting .
As the credits came up I knew I had watched a classic , one which will be remembered and talked about in the decades to follow. It was classic.
Read full review
65%
AUDIENCE
2.6/10
180
•••
I thought we were talking movies here.