Product Description

David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Lila KayeDirector: John Landis

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5963 in DVD
• Brand: Blu-ray Horror
• Released on: 2009-09-28
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, French Canadian, German, Korean, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Greek
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 97 minutes

DVD Description
Special Features:

Beware the Moon: Remembering an American Werewolf in London
Rich Baker: I Walked With a Werewolf
Making an American Werewolf in London
Feature Commentary with actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
An Interview with John Landis
Make Up Artist Rich Baker on an American Werewolf in London
Casting of the Hand
Outtakes
Storyboard Photograph montage

Synopsis
In John Landis' (THE BLUES BROTHERS, ANIMAL HOUSE) dripping black comedy, two American students (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) on a European vacation wander into a creepy local pub in Northern England and are quickly thrown out. Stranded and alone in the dark countryside, the pair get lost in their search for warm lodging. Little do they know that they are about to be changed forever by an ancient terror as they walk along the moors on a moonlit night. Only one of the students survives a deadly attack by a supernatural beast--at least he thinks he survived, until the next full moon rolls around. Terrific makeup effects (by Oscar winner Rick Baker), clever editing, and raunchy tongue-in-cheek humor made this suspenseful and thrilling horror effort an instant classic.

Customer Reviews

Beware The Moon, Stay On The Path
One of my all time fave films is finally available on Blu Ray.

I will cut the film review part, I am sure if you are reading this, you know the film and you just want to know the quality.

Picture
Very grainy, think the recent Ghostbusters Blu Ray in terms of the grain. Intrusive at first but once your eyes adjust it feels quite clear. It is lot brighter than the grainy and dark VHS/DVD transfers. You can see a lot more. But you get a lot more grain.

Audio
A new English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround track (48kHz/16-bit) has been produced for 'An American Werewolf in London.' The film has always possessed a rather effective mix for a 1981 horror picture, and it has been upgraded nicely here.

Surround deployment is impressive considering the film's age. The rears are active for the big scare moments, particularly the creepy wolf sound effects, and general atmosphere. Charles Bernstein's underrated score is also nicely balanced, which gives a decent heft to the soundfield. Dialogue is pretty crisp and intelligible, with only some of the hushed tones and British accents a bit muffled. Low bass isn't particularly impactful (the mix sounds a bit brittle, particularly high-end) but it's strong enough to give some kick to the wolf attack scenes. Again, considering the age of the material, I was happy with this mix.

Extras
This is where the film marks high for me. Paul Davis's "Beware The Moon" is a fanboy geekgasm of a documentary, and a feature length one at that. He gathers the thoughts of everyone worth hearing from involved with the film and visits the locations. I didnt want this to end. The rest of the special features bassically mirror the 2001 DVD (Outtakes without sound, casting the hand etc) but "Beware The Moon" makes this Blu Ray worth the purchase.

Grain, grain go away
Quick question: what do the following Blu-rays have in common? Zulu, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, The Prisoner and The Italian Job. Answer: they all pre-date An American Werewolf in London by more than a decade and yet have a pristine visual quality.

Grain is a characteristic of film and a small amount of it is desirable: it's what differentiates celluloid from video. However, it's present here in such abundant quantities that it becomes a massive distraction. "Busy" doesn't begin to describe this picture transfer. It's a shame, as there are hardly any other print artefacts and this could have been so much better.

On the plus side, exclusive to this Blu-ray is a 90-minute, exhaustive documentary that goes some way to justifying this purchase. In addition, all the bonus features from the previous DVD release have been ported over. I'm deducting a couple of stars for the presentation and not the content; after all, it's a cult classic that still delights.

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
I WOULD RECOMMED THIS FILM ON BLU-RAY TO ANYONE,THE PICTURE QUALITY WAS AMAZING,EVERYTHING ABOUT THE FILM WAS TOP,ME AND THE OTHER HALF LOVED IT.