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I can proudly say that I called who the wolf was.

posted 12 years ago by Vaajraath
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Yeah, so I went with a friend to see this on a whim shortly after it came out. Not the very worst I've seen, but I've definitely seen much better.

Anyways, my crowning achievement was calling he the wolf would be from near the begining. About 15-20 minutes in, we both decided to make a call on who the wolf turned out to be.

My thought process was, 'Okay we've got a bunch of really obvious suspects, so clearly it's none of them. That means love interests A & B are out as well as Grandma. (Not sure if creepy preacher guy had shown up by that point, but he got his fair share of suspicion cast his way, so I knew he was out as well) It's got to be someone vague in the background who has been seen at least once, but really hasn't contributed much if anything at all important to the plot. Hmmmm... well, I gotta go with dear old dad.'

And what do you know? I was right! That alone, made it worth my money to see this flick. Okay... not really, but at least I got some satisfaction from knowing I guessed right.

[–] Guavo 12 years ago

I actually correctly guessed who the wolf was when I first saw the commercial one night. And then my friend's dad had me watch it and I was very pleased to see that I was correct.

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

I actually correctly guessed who the wolf was when I first saw the commercial one night.

LOL!

I used Roger Ebert's "Law of Economy of Characters" (something like that) on this one.

A certain distance into the film take the highest billed actor who up to this point has hardly done anything in the movie and he/she will have done it...in this case being the wolf. Worked a treat for me.

[–] Rena_Mahone 10 years ago

A certain distance into the film take the highest billed actor who up to this point has hardly done anything in the movie and he/she will have done it...in this case being the wolf. Worked a treat for me.

Indeed, not very smart to put the wolf between the first 3 names in the opening credits. They should have put it at the end of the actors' list... "and *insert actor name here*". Same goes for films about serial killers and the like. It kills the suspense completely.

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[–] Rena_Mahone 10 years ago

lol, same here, since Billy Burke's name appeared, and yet he doesn't even appear in the trailer. Duh.

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[–] Rena_Mahone 10 years ago

I was right too  but unfortunately, it's really hard to enjoy a movie, especially a generic and cheesy one, when you already know who the culprit is.

🐺 Boycott movies that involve real animal violence (& their directors) 🐾

[–] SenoritaTorres 10 years ago

I can honestly say I was shocked. I thought it was Peter at first, then Henry, then the Priest, then the Grandma. I never once suspected who it really was.