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The Howling: Reborn

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  • 20112011
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  • 1h 28m
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The Howling: Reborn (2011)
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A teenage outcast discovers he is a werewolf, and must battle a pack of the brutal creatures when they threaten him and his new girlfriend.A teenage outcast discovers he is a werewolf, and must battle a pack of the brutal creatures when they threaten him and his new girlfriend.A teenage outcast discovers he is a werewolf, and must battle a pack of the brutal creatures when they threaten him and his new girlfriend.
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3.7K
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  • Director
    • Joe Nimziki
  • Writers
    • Gary Brandner(based on the book "The Howling II" by)
    • James Robert Johnston
    • Joe Nimziki
  • Stars
    • Landon Liboiron
    • Lindsey Shaw
    • Ivana Milicevic
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  • Director
    • Joe Nimziki
  • Writers
    • Gary Brandner(based on the book "The Howling II" by)
    • James Robert Johnston
    • Joe Nimziki
  • Stars
    • Landon Liboiron
    • Lindsey Shaw
    • Ivana Milicevic
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    • 44User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
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    Lindsey Shaw and Landon Liboiron in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw and Landon Liboiron in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
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    Landon Liboiron and Kristian Hodko in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Landon Liboiron in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Ivana Milicevic in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw and Landon Liboiron in The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    The Howling: Reborn (2011)
    Lindsey Shaw and Landon Liboiron in The Howling: Reborn (2011)

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    Landon Liboiron
    Landon Liboiron
    • Will Kidmanas Will Kidman
    Lindsey Shaw
    Lindsey Shaw
    • Eliana Wynteras Eliana Wynter
    • (as Lindsey Marie Shaw)
    Ivana Milicevic
    Ivana Milicevic
    • Kathrynas Kathryn…
    Jesse Rath
    Jesse Rath
    • Sachinas Sachin
    Niels Schneider
    Niels Schneider
    • Rolandas Roland
    Frank Schorpion
    Frank Schorpion
    • Jack Kidmanas Jack Kidman
    Kristian Hodko
    Kristian Hodko
    • Tribeas Tribe
    Sean Mercado
    • Pierceas Pierce
    • (as Sean David Mercado)
    Sacha Charles
    Sacha Charles
    • Roddickas Roddick
    Erin Agostino
    Erin Agostino
    • Reginaas Regina
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Principal Laroucheas Principal Larouche
    Cecile Cristobal
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Adrian Burhop
    • Picardoas Picardo
    Erica Deutschman
    Erica Deutschman
    • Pill Popping Party Girlas Pill Popping Party Girl
    Danny Blanco Hall
    • History Teacheras History Teacher
    Sean Tucker
    Sean Tucker
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    Michael Stewart Grant
    • Stalkeras Stalker
    • (as Michael Grant)
    Mary Beth McDade
    • Anchor Womanas Anchor Woman
    • Director
      • Joe Nimziki
    • Writers
      • Gary Brandner(based on the book "The Howling II" by)
      • James Robert Johnston
      • Joe Nimziki
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    • Trivia
      Landon also plays a werewolf on the Netflix original series hemlock grove
    • Goofs
      (At around 1 hr 24 mins) A computer displays "TRANSMITION COMPLETE" with an obvious spelling error.
    • Crazy credits
      No actual werewolves were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
    • Connections
      Featured in Movie Nights: Howling VII (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Wake Me Up (When The World's Worth Waking Up For)
      Performed by Kyle Vincent

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    2/10
    Not For Fans of the Original - More like Teen Wolf Reborn
    There is a theory of film study which asserts that an important factor in how a film is experienced is the time and setting in which one sees it. It's especially true for horror films. Teens who see films like the original Texas Chainsaw and The Howling for the first time decades after they were made will compare them to films like Saw and other films they've seen earlier. People who saw them when they first came out got the full impact of the new ground they were breaking at the time.

    The Howling: Reborn breaks no new ground. It does however break one of the cardinal rules of screen writing: avoid voice-over as much as possible. This film is plastered wall-to-wall with the pretentious observations of a "teenaged mind." The main characters are like rejects from an MTV dramedy, slinging pseudo-pithy ruminations of teen angst that only a pre-adolescent could find intriguing.

    It's not all bad though. There is Lindsey Shaw to look at. And the lighting is top notch. Unfortunately the cinematography is lost in a flashy mess of music video after effects and choppy editing, apparently used to cover up the less-than-state-of-the-art CG work.

    The original Howling was a notable entry in the horror genre. Aside from the fact that it was genuinely scary and atmospheric, it featured the first truly impressive "real time" full body on screen transformation of a man into a werewolf. (Yes American Werewolf had good efx too, if you found it impressive to see one hand transform at a time.) And this was before CG, when make-up artists had to figure out complex robotics combined with masterful sculpted skins.

    And while the original Howling drew you in with realistic situations and characters, Reborn starts off with a few unreal clunkers. One is a security guard in charge of a school lockdown system that would be the envy of any maximum security prison. The second is when a high school student is pushed against a locker and has a three inch blood-gushing gash sliced across his jugular, and shrugs it off as if the school bully just rubbed a booger in his hair.

    Not long after that we find ourselves immersed in a wannabe feature length MTV video with standard rock video efx like color desaturation, flash cuts, and worst of all, a string of songs with sappy vocals that make the mickey mouse orchestral score even more mickey mouse.

    In the end, the bombastic direction and flashy editing fail to make up for what this film lacks: substance.

    Kids will probably like it though. Fans of the original hoping for a state-of-the-art update will be sorely disappointed.
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    • Aug 22, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Howling VIII
    • Filming locations
      • Canada
    • Production companies
      • Anchor Bay Films
      • Moonstone Entertainment
      • Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $180,871
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      1 hour 28 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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