The Plot: A lonesome, bearded Australian running from his past wanders into a dusty American town looking for work. The local saloon hires him on, but his checkered history soon comes to...no...I can't do it. I have no idea what the plot was. No one does. Let me just get to the commentary.
The Commentary Sigh. In what is surely one of the worst crimes against cinema, writer/director Clive Turner cruelly subjects his audience to a series of line-dancing home movies and clips from the previous "Howling" films. "Howling: New Moon Rising" wastes a solid three-quarters of screen time on corny jokes, excruciatingly long and unnecessary drinking scenes, and flat dialogs between a priest and a policeman. With the plot completely lost in the shuffle, the final minutes of the film consist of a massive info-dump told through "flashbacks" of "previous" scenes, some of which had yet to be shown. The ending leaves the viewer confused, hurt, and angry. One is left with the feeling of having been tortured.
While there are some laugh-out-loud bad moments in the beginning of "Howling: New Moon Rising" they fall thousands of light-years short of making this an enjoyable cinematic experience. Even die-hard fans of B-movies should beware this film--"Troll 2", "Hobgoblins" and "Leprechaun 4" all seem bright shining examples of human achievement compared to "Howling: New Moon Rising".
The previous films in the "Howling" series, however, are certainly worth a viewer's time, especially for fans of schlocky horror--check out any of the previous six, but stay away from this one.
The Commentary Sigh. In what is surely one of the worst crimes against cinema, writer/director Clive Turner cruelly subjects his audience to a series of line-dancing home movies and clips from the previous "Howling" films. "Howling: New Moon Rising" wastes a solid three-quarters of screen time on corny jokes, excruciatingly long and unnecessary drinking scenes, and flat dialogs between a priest and a policeman. With the plot completely lost in the shuffle, the final minutes of the film consist of a massive info-dump told through "flashbacks" of "previous" scenes, some of which had yet to be shown. The ending leaves the viewer confused, hurt, and angry. One is left with the feeling of having been tortured.
While there are some laugh-out-loud bad moments in the beginning of "Howling: New Moon Rising" they fall thousands of light-years short of making this an enjoyable cinematic experience. Even die-hard fans of B-movies should beware this film--"Troll 2", "Hobgoblins" and "Leprechaun 4" all seem bright shining examples of human achievement compared to "Howling: New Moon Rising".
The previous films in the "Howling" series, however, are certainly worth a viewer's time, especially for fans of schlocky horror--check out any of the previous six, but stay away from this one.