This movie was just bad even for a low budget production with terrible acting along with a script that was badly written however it did have some funny moments plus the sound was of uneven quality. The fight scenes were also badly choreographed and the special effects were just awful for the most part especially the werewolfs. About the only things that were good about this movie was that the sound track was great and the cinematography was decent but some of the scenes were filmed in low light conditions which made it hard to see what was going on plus there was nudity from the actresses.
14 Reviews
About as Low Budget as it gets
Joe-Kenneth-Eggett3 October 2022
The original "Curse of the Wolf" story might be entertaining enough in the form of a book or novel, but the poor quality of this movie makes a mockery of the storyline.
Within the first five minutes of watching Curse of the Wolf, it was painfully obvious that it was not going to be very scary or entertaining. The acting, special effects and filming of this movie were of way too low quality to take seriously.
Lanny Poffo was a great entertainer in the WWE, but is not a great actor in movies.
This movie is so bad sometimes I wondered if they just gave up on making a quality film and turned it into a joke.
Sadly, the only entertainment value of this movie is in getting a good laugh out of how poorly it was made.
Within the first five minutes of watching Curse of the Wolf, it was painfully obvious that it was not going to be very scary or entertaining. The acting, special effects and filming of this movie were of way too low quality to take seriously.
Lanny Poffo was a great entertainer in the WWE, but is not a great actor in movies.
This movie is so bad sometimes I wondered if they just gave up on making a quality film and turned it into a joke.
Sadly, the only entertainment value of this movie is in getting a good laugh out of how poorly it was made.
Was it supposed to be a comedy?
honorundying16 January 2008
First of all, i understand that this was low budget horror. As such i wasn't expecting a great film. But they could have at least found more than 1 person who could act better than a retarded Koala bear. Aside from Renee Porada, the "actors" seem as though the only experience they have is from porno movies...and not even well-written porno movies. The dialog seems to have been written in 5 minutes, or worse..Ad-libbed by the actors. The stunts were somewhat impressive but they hardly save the movie from its stupidity. All in all, if you are planning to see this film and expect a great werewolf action flick, keep your distance. But if you are looking from some cheap laughs, i highly recommend it.
As bad as they come.
poolandrews16 February 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Curse of the Wolf starts as reluctant Werewolf Dakota (Renee Porada) manages to escape from her 'pack' & into the city where 6 months later she is working in a vet's. The rest of Dakota's pack are unhappy & want her back, their leader Michael (Todd Humes) says she will come back to them but fat Werewolf Franklin (Brian Heffron) picks her scent up & the pack decides to force the issue & get her back using her affections for her human friends including her boyfriend Danny (Dennis Carver). Can Dakota save Danny & finally rid herself of her Werewolf pursuers? I doubt you will care...
Executive produced, written & directed by Len Kabasinski who also had a fairly large role in the film as Stick I was dreading watching Curse of the Wolf since Kabasinski was the man behind Swamp Zombies (2005) which is surely one of the worst films ever made, ever. Unfortunately my worst fears were confirmed & one has to say that Curse of the Wolf is a truly horrible film in every way, both conceptually & technically. Curse of the Wolf is the sort of film where the low budget dictates what happens & the script rather than the script dictating the budget. You get the impression that everything was written & conceived to take advantage of the few sets & actor's they had, you can almost imagine the makers saying we've got a few actor's, some basic equipment & a couple of locations so lets make a horror film around them. The story is awful (Michael finds the location of Dakota by looking at a large dog two women are taking for a walk), the character's are awful (a big fat Werewolf guy who farts a lot), the dialogue is awful (just about every line in the thing) & there's never any motivation for anything that happens (why are the pack so desperate to get Dakota back?), people just do seemingly random things & since director Kabasinski's background is in martial arts he insists in inserting lots of random martial arts fight sequences into the plot. No offence but this is meant to be a horror film not a martial arts one, isn't it? In fact apart from the presence of a few Werewolves you would be hard pushed to describe Curse of the Wolf as anything approaching a horror film. At almost two hours in length it feels like it goes on forever & is so slow & uneventful it's just not funny.
Director Kabasinski was obviously working on a low budget but film-making this bad should be a crime. There's no continuity between shots, the fight scenes look awful & are so poorly staged it's untrue & it's sometimes impossible to follow what's going on be it because of the choppy editing & poor camera angles or the fact that it is sometimes so dark that you literally can't see a thing. Seriously there are times during Curse of the Wolf where the screen is totally black & you can't see a thing, I would hate to have to sit through this watching it on a fuzzy low resolution VHS. The sound is awful too, you can hear the wind & breeze against the microphone! There are also lots of other unpleasant & unwanted ambient sounds during just about every scene. Did the production actually have any lighting gear while making this? It doesn't feel like it. The special effects mostly consist of Werewolf mask's that look like the sort of thing shops sell at Halloween for the kids, basically they look awful.
Technically Curse of the Wolf is as bad as they come, I'm sorry because I know this had a low budget but it's truly horrible to sit through & try to garner some entertainment from. This is high school film student quality, I'm sorry if that sounds unkind but it's a fact. The acting is, well you can probably guess so I'll stop myself right here before I say something else negative, I mean I've done enough of that already & I really take no pleasure in it.
Curse of the Wolf is terrible, both conceptually & technically this is a real chore to sit through. Curse of the Wolf is the type of film where while your watching it time seems to stand still, it's the type of film that lasts for almost two hours yet feels like two years. One of the worst films you or I am ever likely to see, definitely one to avoid.
Executive produced, written & directed by Len Kabasinski who also had a fairly large role in the film as Stick I was dreading watching Curse of the Wolf since Kabasinski was the man behind Swamp Zombies (2005) which is surely one of the worst films ever made, ever. Unfortunately my worst fears were confirmed & one has to say that Curse of the Wolf is a truly horrible film in every way, both conceptually & technically. Curse of the Wolf is the sort of film where the low budget dictates what happens & the script rather than the script dictating the budget. You get the impression that everything was written & conceived to take advantage of the few sets & actor's they had, you can almost imagine the makers saying we've got a few actor's, some basic equipment & a couple of locations so lets make a horror film around them. The story is awful (Michael finds the location of Dakota by looking at a large dog two women are taking for a walk), the character's are awful (a big fat Werewolf guy who farts a lot), the dialogue is awful (just about every line in the thing) & there's never any motivation for anything that happens (why are the pack so desperate to get Dakota back?), people just do seemingly random things & since director Kabasinski's background is in martial arts he insists in inserting lots of random martial arts fight sequences into the plot. No offence but this is meant to be a horror film not a martial arts one, isn't it? In fact apart from the presence of a few Werewolves you would be hard pushed to describe Curse of the Wolf as anything approaching a horror film. At almost two hours in length it feels like it goes on forever & is so slow & uneventful it's just not funny.
Director Kabasinski was obviously working on a low budget but film-making this bad should be a crime. There's no continuity between shots, the fight scenes look awful & are so poorly staged it's untrue & it's sometimes impossible to follow what's going on be it because of the choppy editing & poor camera angles or the fact that it is sometimes so dark that you literally can't see a thing. Seriously there are times during Curse of the Wolf where the screen is totally black & you can't see a thing, I would hate to have to sit through this watching it on a fuzzy low resolution VHS. The sound is awful too, you can hear the wind & breeze against the microphone! There are also lots of other unpleasant & unwanted ambient sounds during just about every scene. Did the production actually have any lighting gear while making this? It doesn't feel like it. The special effects mostly consist of Werewolf mask's that look like the sort of thing shops sell at Halloween for the kids, basically they look awful.
Technically Curse of the Wolf is as bad as they come, I'm sorry because I know this had a low budget but it's truly horrible to sit through & try to garner some entertainment from. This is high school film student quality, I'm sorry if that sounds unkind but it's a fact. The acting is, well you can probably guess so I'll stop myself right here before I say something else negative, I mean I've done enough of that already & I really take no pleasure in it.
Curse of the Wolf is terrible, both conceptually & technically this is a real chore to sit through. Curse of the Wolf is the type of film where while your watching it time seems to stand still, it's the type of film that lasts for almost two hours yet feels like two years. One of the worst films you or I am ever likely to see, definitely one to avoid.
So bad it's goo.......who I'm I kidding it's just bad, not even entertainingly bad...
Mikel37 November 2009
There are not to many films I have considered "unwatchable". This is one of them. From what I could tell before I had to finally turn it off. The acting is terrible, the plot is boring and poorly written, and the photography is annoying. I usually try to cut low budget films a lot of slack, but this film was just a total waste.
There is only one way I can figure it's getting the few positive comments I see here. They must be from people associated with the production in some way.
Do yourself a favor and avoid this like you would a steaming pile of werewolf dung.
There is only one way I can figure it's getting the few positive comments I see here. They must be from people associated with the production in some way.
Do yourself a favor and avoid this like you would a steaming pile of werewolf dung.
The cinematic equivalent of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
soulexpress30 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
What can I say about this film that hasn't already been said about explosive diarrhea? Sure, it's a low-budget production, but that does not excuse the sheer horridness on display.
But before I get into all that, here's the storyline: Dakota (Renee Porada) is a young werewolf who discovers a medicinal way to keep her lycanthropy under control. When she leaves her pack to start a new life in the city, they are determined to bring her back into the fold. To free herself of her former compatriots, Dakota enlists the aid of Logan (Lanny Poffo), a thuggish barroom-owner, and his heavily armed minions.
Writer/director Len Kabasinski apparently couldn't decide if he wanted to make a horror movie or a martial arts film. So he incorporated both elements, loading the movie with poorly edited fight scenes between human and werewolves, all of whom appear to have black belts. Forget silver bullets-if you want to take down a werewolf, kick him in the face and chest a bunch of times.
I don't know which format this was filmed in, but the end result is grainy as hell. And it appears to have been made without a single piece of lighting equipment. In more than one instance, you literally can't see the action because it's so goddamned dark on screen. The dialogue is at times inaudible because the actors are too far away from the microphone. And the lack of a windscreen makes the breeze quite audible on more than one occasion. Plus, in classic bad-movie style, it's nighttime at one moment and broad daylight the next. Since werewolves only come out during the full moon, that's kind of awkward.
And I haven't even gotten to the acting, if you can even call it that. Kabasinski managed to find a cast who uniformly deliver their lines in a style that one could charitably compare to an autistic walrus. And given the start-to-finish awfulness, I sincerely hope it was ad-libbed; I can't imagine that many badly written lines crammed into a single screenplay. Not one of the performances here is salvageable, but I'll give special attention to Todd Humes as Michael, the head werewolf who is determined not to let Dakota go. His performance is straight out of the William Shatner school of pauses and over-emoting. He's also not a fan of contractions.
A quick mention of the soundtrack. It is rife with original AOR songs that make Journey sound like the Sex Pistols. It also features shrilly sung acoustic folk numbers that play during the not-infrequent sex and nude scenes. If you like to stare at beautiful women with their boobs out...find a better film than this one. All the tits in the world aren't worth subjecting yourself to 105 minutes of this goddamned thing.
Finally, the werewolves. The actors wear masks and gloves that make the monster costumes in "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" look meticulously done. And do I even have to tell you, no other body parts except the heads and hands become hairy?
To call CURSE OF THE WOLF one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen is not doing it justice. Rarely have I seen a film that ascends--or rather, descends--to such a level of awfulness, I want to ask my lawmakers to forbid its crew from ever again coming within 1,000 feet of a movie set.
But before I get into all that, here's the storyline: Dakota (Renee Porada) is a young werewolf who discovers a medicinal way to keep her lycanthropy under control. When she leaves her pack to start a new life in the city, they are determined to bring her back into the fold. To free herself of her former compatriots, Dakota enlists the aid of Logan (Lanny Poffo), a thuggish barroom-owner, and his heavily armed minions.
Writer/director Len Kabasinski apparently couldn't decide if he wanted to make a horror movie or a martial arts film. So he incorporated both elements, loading the movie with poorly edited fight scenes between human and werewolves, all of whom appear to have black belts. Forget silver bullets-if you want to take down a werewolf, kick him in the face and chest a bunch of times.
I don't know which format this was filmed in, but the end result is grainy as hell. And it appears to have been made without a single piece of lighting equipment. In more than one instance, you literally can't see the action because it's so goddamned dark on screen. The dialogue is at times inaudible because the actors are too far away from the microphone. And the lack of a windscreen makes the breeze quite audible on more than one occasion. Plus, in classic bad-movie style, it's nighttime at one moment and broad daylight the next. Since werewolves only come out during the full moon, that's kind of awkward.
And I haven't even gotten to the acting, if you can even call it that. Kabasinski managed to find a cast who uniformly deliver their lines in a style that one could charitably compare to an autistic walrus. And given the start-to-finish awfulness, I sincerely hope it was ad-libbed; I can't imagine that many badly written lines crammed into a single screenplay. Not one of the performances here is salvageable, but I'll give special attention to Todd Humes as Michael, the head werewolf who is determined not to let Dakota go. His performance is straight out of the William Shatner school of pauses and over-emoting. He's also not a fan of contractions.
A quick mention of the soundtrack. It is rife with original AOR songs that make Journey sound like the Sex Pistols. It also features shrilly sung acoustic folk numbers that play during the not-infrequent sex and nude scenes. If you like to stare at beautiful women with their boobs out...find a better film than this one. All the tits in the world aren't worth subjecting yourself to 105 minutes of this goddamned thing.
Finally, the werewolves. The actors wear masks and gloves that make the monster costumes in "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" look meticulously done. And do I even have to tell you, no other body parts except the heads and hands become hairy?
To call CURSE OF THE WOLF one of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen is not doing it justice. Rarely have I seen a film that ascends--or rather, descends--to such a level of awfulness, I want to ask my lawmakers to forbid its crew from ever again coming within 1,000 feet of a movie set.
Worst Werewolf movie ever
lovettstough26 September 2020
THE ABSOLUTE WORST WEREWOLF MOVIE I'VE EVER LAID MY EYES ON!
WolfTheLycan5 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This is an absolute disaster! I'm a huge fan of the werewolf genre. This just feels like an insult to people who love werewolf movies. Horrible lighting, makeup looks bland, there are scenes that made me uncomfortable, and the acting is garbage. I just hate this movie! If you are a fan of werewolf movies, just watch David Hayter's Wolves; that movie is way more fun and thrilling compared to this supposed "comedy".
Entertainingly trashy low-budget werewolf horror/action flick
Woodyanders22 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Reluctant young werewolf Dakota (a solid and sympathetic performance by the lovely Renee Perada) finds a way from transforming into a fanged and hirsute lycanthrope by taking a special medication for dogs. She defects from her wolf pack and flees to the city to start a new normal life for herself. Alas, the wolf pack tracks her down. Writer/director Len Kabasinski relates the engrossing story in a hopped-up flashy and dynamic style while pouring on plenty of grimy graphic gore, staging a bunch of fierce martial arts fights with rip-snorting muscular aplomb, and further spicing things up with a generous sprinkling of tasty female nudity and even a dab of seamy soft-core sex. The thespians cast as the wolf pack play their parts with deliciously wicked relish: Todd Humes as the cocky, vicious leader Michael, beefy wrestler Brian Heffron as clumsy, gross slob Franklin, sultry Katie Russell as the lusty, sarcastic Harley, and Alex Bolla as the obsessive James. Moreover, there are nifty turns by the always smoking hot Darian Cane as formidable tough chick Ivy, Pamela Sutch as equally scrappy broad Star, Lanny Poffo as rugged bar owner Logan, and Leon South (a.k.a. Kabasinski himself) as two-fisted karate expert Stick. The werewolves look pretty gnarly and ferocious; the scenes with these nasty suckers tearing folks apart are every bit as brutal and gruesome as they ought to be. The rough, grainy cinematography adds to the movie's considerable scuzzy charm. Jess Burchill's spirited shuddery score and the thrashin' hard rock soundtrack both hit the rousing rockin' spot. My sole major complaint is that at 105 minutes this movie seems a tad too long; the pace drags in spots and there are a few dull stretches throughout. That criticism aside, this picture overall sizes up as a very enjoyable piece of sleazoid junk.
THEY'LL BE BACK
nogodnomasters19 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The film starts out rather bad, but then grows on you. I liked the idea for the film in spite of the bad execution. Dakota (Renee Porada) wants to leave her pack of werewolves. She has been able to control her changes by injecting herself with some medication she steals from the vet she works for. However, the pack insists she stays with them for some reason, and will kill anyone who comes in their way.
Dakota ends up making friends with Logan (Lanny Poffo) who along with his lackeys fights the werewolves. The film starts out with black and white footage, but then changes to color like the "Wizard of Oz" but this one didn't have any rhyme or reason. The special effects was "rubber mask" bad. The fight scenes ranged from very well done to LOL campy. The man who played Stick, was also the writer and director of this low budget, shot in Erie, Pa., production.
On the plus side was the original soundtrack which had music and lyrics that were appropriate for the scene. Too often low budget films use one song over and over again. Thanks Len. The acting fell into the negative column. The dialouge was hit and miss. They threw stuff at you fast and I didn't know if it was intentional or not. For instance, several of the words spoken by the werewolves were one word dog commands such as "sit" or "stay." Was this meant to be funny or did it just work that way? The name "Stick" fit into a few places, like when they said "WTF Stick." Is Kabasinski a "B" movie cult genius waiting in the wings as the next Peter Jackson, or is he just another Ed Wood impersonator?
Parental Guide: F-bombs, sex, nudity (Pamela Sutch, Katie Russell) full frontal nudity (Darian Caine who has been in several Misty Mundae films)
Dakota ends up making friends with Logan (Lanny Poffo) who along with his lackeys fights the werewolves. The film starts out with black and white footage, but then changes to color like the "Wizard of Oz" but this one didn't have any rhyme or reason. The special effects was "rubber mask" bad. The fight scenes ranged from very well done to LOL campy. The man who played Stick, was also the writer and director of this low budget, shot in Erie, Pa., production.
On the plus side was the original soundtrack which had music and lyrics that were appropriate for the scene. Too often low budget films use one song over and over again. Thanks Len. The acting fell into the negative column. The dialouge was hit and miss. They threw stuff at you fast and I didn't know if it was intentional or not. For instance, several of the words spoken by the werewolves were one word dog commands such as "sit" or "stay." Was this meant to be funny or did it just work that way? The name "Stick" fit into a few places, like when they said "WTF Stick." Is Kabasinski a "B" movie cult genius waiting in the wings as the next Peter Jackson, or is he just another Ed Wood impersonator?
Parental Guide: F-bombs, sex, nudity (Pamela Sutch, Katie Russell) full frontal nudity (Darian Caine who has been in several Misty Mundae films)
I liked it.
UK_Zombie14 July 2013
Warning: Spoilers
A great follow up to Swamp Zombies. Really spirited effort and again with lots of arse kicking in the form of martial arts. Some good music again following on from Swamp Zombies (Victoria Galinsky inspired...) Can't stop singing Cat Lady, just one tune from several good themes in the film. Going dutch tonight was another. Loved the scene with BH's underpants... The sense of humour in these films is very fetching and add light and shade to what could have been a rather sombre tale. Acting OK, camera work OK and production values generally OK. Would help if this could have been shot on film rather than video, but given the budget I suppose that was not possible. Keep up the good work.
action, nudity, horror!
deb-27014 May 2007
Lots of action, nudity, hard rock soundtrack, and some truly funny moments. Loved it. The writer/director also stars in the movie and the cast he picked for his movie is beyond what you expect from an truly low-budget film. Shot in, of all places, ERIE, PA? I was honestly impressed with the writing. The acting is somewhat over the top and at times it's hard to tell if it's intentional (for laughs) or if some of the actors are truly trying to seem menacing? I loved Blue Meanie and the lead actress. This movie is just what you think it will be....campy horror at it's low-budget best. I don't know where you can pick up the 3 DVD set anymore...amazon maybe? the set also included a CD with the soundtrack...which i loved.
Great Film
tcoll329 January 2007
This film was great. It was really well written and well acted. This is the type of movie that makes me love low budget horror. All of the heart goes into the story because they don't have the money to worry about expensive special effects and big Hollywood type egos. It is fast paced and moves with good speed. It takes a look at both sides of the issue of being cursed with lycanthrope. The cast was excellent with Lanny Poffo as a nice surprise as the leader of the hunters. Some may say the effects are cheesy but it is a low budget horror film so all of the work went into the story and acting. Wrestling fans will love the Blue Meanie as one of the werewolves. Just go to Amazon and order it. I know I didn't have any regrets.
A great and terrible movie
continuumx25 January 2023
This is one of those movies that I feel like I have to give 2 scores.
For normies- For the average movie watcher, this is movie is really terrible. It's really low budget and looks it. The acting is terrible. The story and character motivations don't make a lot of sense. There's nudity. People fight. S%$t blows up. Then it's over. It's a 3/10 at best.
For people who like B-grade drive-in theater fare- This movie is F#@king great. It has all the boobs, beasts and blood you want in a movie like this plus a bunch of martial arts fights and things blowing up. The characters are all gloriously absurd. The plot doesn't make much sense and it doesn't matter. Why is the werewolf pack so determined to get Dakota back? I don't know and who even cares? Writer/director Len Kabasinski appears under the fake name Leon South as a character called Stick which may or may not be a Daredevil reference that makes no sense. Unlike many writer/directors. He does not cast himself as the unstoppable badass who bangs the hot chick. He plays a henchman who spends half of the movie getting his a@* kicked and it's hilarious. I don't think he wins a single fight in the entire movie. This is prime, weapons-grade B movie schlock.
For normies- For the average movie watcher, this is movie is really terrible. It's really low budget and looks it. The acting is terrible. The story and character motivations don't make a lot of sense. There's nudity. People fight. S%$t blows up. Then it's over. It's a 3/10 at best.
For people who like B-grade drive-in theater fare- This movie is F#@king great. It has all the boobs, beasts and blood you want in a movie like this plus a bunch of martial arts fights and things blowing up. The characters are all gloriously absurd. The plot doesn't make much sense and it doesn't matter. Why is the werewolf pack so determined to get Dakota back? I don't know and who even cares? Writer/director Len Kabasinski appears under the fake name Leon South as a character called Stick which may or may not be a Daredevil reference that makes no sense. Unlike many writer/directors. He does not cast himself as the unstoppable badass who bangs the hot chick. He plays a henchman who spends half of the movie getting his a@* kicked and it's hilarious. I don't think he wins a single fight in the entire movie. This is prime, weapons-grade B movie schlock.
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