The Howling: Reborn

2011

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 17% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 19% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.1/10 10 4292 4.3K

based on novel or book sequel high school graduation werewolf

Please enable your VPΝ when downloading torrents

If you torrent without a VPΝ, your ISP can see that you're torrenting and may throttle your connection and get fined by legal action!

Get Expert VPΝ

Plot summary

On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive Eliana Wynter. But he also discovers a dark secret from his past... that he is about to become a werewolf. Now, in an effort to fight destiny and save their love as well as their lives, they must battle not only Will's growing blood lust but an army of fearsome beasts bent on killing them... and then, us all.

Director

Joe Nimziki Photo
Joe Nimziki

Top cast

Mark Camacho Photo
Mark Camacho as Principal Larouche
Ivana Milicevic Photo
Ivana Milicevic as Kathryn / Kay
Erica Deutschman Photo
Erica Deutschman as Pill Popping Party Girl
Landon Liboiron Photo
Landon Liboiron as Will Kidman
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
846.33 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 3
1.7 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchak 7 / 10

***A “teen wolf” becomes a “lost boy” at

***A “teen wolf” becomes a “lost boy” at “twilight”*** Sixteen years after the previous Howling sequel we finally get “The Howling VIII: Reborn” (2011). As far as technical filmmaking goes, this is the best of the sequels, but I prefer the stories & characters of “VI: The Freaks” (1991), “V: The Rebirth” (1989) and maybe even “IV: The Original Nightmare” (1988) which, admittedly, was almost ruined by its rushed, awkward ending. It was a good call to switch the setting to a big city high school and the premise of a teen discovering that he's a werewolf (Landon Liboiron), which hadn't been done yet in the series and is reminiscent of “Teen Wolf” (1985), but without the colorful amusement. There are also elements of “The Lost Boys” (1987), “Twilight” (2008) and “An American Werewolf in Paris” (1997), not to mention the protagonist looks like an older Harry Potter in the first half. On the female front, Lindsey Shaw is an impressive actor as the protagonist’s possible babe, not to mention she’s appealing in her school uniform. Ivana Milicevic is cool, but kinda scary as an older woman with secrets. Some quality effort was put into the script and it contains some surprising insights about the human condition and the coming-of-age years. The score and soundtrack feature some good material, including Gus’ unique take on “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” The budget was cut severely right as filming was to commence, which explains some weaknesses (e.g. a couple gargoyle-looking werewolves and the limited environment, the latter of which really hampers the movie). Yet there’s enough good here to recommend if you have a penchant for the Grade B Howling sequels. At least “Reborn” is different from all the other installments and stands on its own. The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes and was shot in Quebec with shots of the Atlanta skyline and establishing shots of Manhattan. GRADE: B/B-
Reviewed by

Reviewed by Hellmant 5 / 10

'TWILIGHT' with werewolves!

'THE HOWLING: REBORN': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

This reboot to the 1981 Joe Dante cult classic is sort of like 'TWILIGHT' with werewolves. It's not quite that horrifying but it is definitely aimed at the teen youth market with a lot of the same styled gimmicks. It's full of attractive young actors and the star (Landon Liboiron) looks a lot like 'Harry Potter' (Daniele Randcliffe) actually. There are some cool visuals and effects (the werewolves actually don't look half bad) but it's still got all that cheesy teen angst and melodrama. Not quite as poorly done as the 'TWILIGHT' films but it's still pretty bad.

Liboiron plays Will Kidman, an insecure nerd crushing on a popular hot girl at school, Eliana Wynter (Lindsey Shaw). He lives with his father Jack (Frank Schorpion) and has been brought up under the impression that his mom died giving birth to him. Oddly Eliana is impressed by his stalker like obsession with her and invites him to a party one night. Once there Will is drugged by a popular clique of creepy guys and believes he's being pursued by a monster he thinks is a werewolf. Will goes to his friend Sachin (Jesse Rath), a media school nerd working on a horror project, the next day at school and asks him what he knows about werewolves. He soon believes he is becoming a 'teen wolf' himself and also learns that his mother may not be dead after all.

The story has nothing to do with the other films in the 'HOWLING' franchise and is a reboot by all senses of the word. It's credited as being based on 'The Howling II' novel and was written and directed by first time filmmaker Joe Nimziki. I haven't seen any other chapters in the 'HOWLING' series except this and the first one so I can't say how it compares to the entire franchise but it definitely doesn't live up to the beloved original. The production values are impressive for such a low budget film it's just a shame they're all spent trying to cash in on the 'TWILIGHT' craze. Fans of that series will probably be more than pleased with this but I doubt die-hard fans of the werewolf franchise it's attached itself to will be happy. Overall I'd say it pretty much matched my pretty low expectations (maybe even exceeded them). I found it mildly amusing and definitely would say this is one time when the rip-off is better than the material it's knocking off (I'm referring to the popular teen vampire series of course).

Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd0S1srQ9T8

Read more IMDb reviews

1 Comment

Be the first to leave a comment