The narration was not necessary

Actually, the characters were way more developed on film than in the book. In Cycle of the Werewolf, the beast was the main character which was kind of awkward. I agree that the narration was out of place though. It's as if they were paying homage to To Kill A Mockingbird or something. That's one major flaw with the film. It comes across as a mixture of genres: family drama, horror, and dark comedy(the hunting scene). The book was solid horror.

Brady's dad died in the swamp. He says "Start backing up Andy..real slow.." and then is pulled down under the fog, before his head re-emerges, now severed from his body. The whole scene with Marty speculating it might be some kind of monster sounds typical of a child trying to make sense of a brutal murder. He can't imagine a normal person doing it. A monster is the most reasonable explanation, and the scene sets up to further reinforce for Uncle Red that its all in Marty's head, not that he'd believe him anyway, but he had it in his mind before that this was just Marty's way of coping with losing his best friend to a murder. I didn't mind the opening and closing narration, it feels a little forced in the middle though it saves the other characters from having to provide further exposition.

i never thought it unnecessary , though it always makes me raise an eyebrow when the narrator says :-

"This is tarkers mills , where i grew up. And this is how it looked that spring. A town where people cared about each other , as much as they cared about themselves"

Right :/ ............


Immediately after that is uttered , she claims Marty is the "cross she had to bear"
Which then cuts to a scene where Jane gets a snake thrown at her , then tells her brother she hates him.

Then some guy leaves a woman crying and pregnant , denying all responsibility . The same woman then takes pills in a suicide attempt , claiming she doesn't care , despite being pregnant.

Uncle red is an alcoholic (as is Arnie western ,who gets killed on the tracks at the start)

Jane calls her brother a cripple

Tammy's father suggests all "cripples" should be electrocuted (also potential alcoholic)

The guys in the pub just shout at each other, call each other fat and look for fights.

Oh and the local reverend is a werewolf

This is not a town "where people cared about each other , as much as they cared about themselves"


:p

Probably the most useless narration in any film I've ever seen.


Like all of my friends, he was a poor judge of character.

Useless or not, I liked the narration. It gave the film a unique feel when compared to other '80s werewolf films.

I've seen this a few times but not for years now. I watched it this evening on Amazon and enjoyed it as much as ever. The narration, though, was always an important element to me. It grounded the whole film, bringing a context to the characters that otherwise would not have been manifest.

Without the narration it would have been another good horror film. With the narration it became a more personal film. I like it.

it's based on a Stephen King story and he uses the same "adult narrator talking about some crazy stuff that happened to him as a kid" plot device a lot.

Shows what you know (diddley)!



I got news for 'em. There's gonna be hell to pay. 'Cause I ain't Daddy's little boy no more.