Well, after the abysmal run of parts 3, 4 and 5, then I was dreading sitting down to watch "Howling VI: The Freaks", but still did so, as I was bingewatching the franchise.
Turns out, luckily enough, that "Howling VI: The Freaks" from director Hope Perello was actually starting to turn the franchise back on right track. Mind you, "Howling VI: The Freaks" from 1991 is by no means equal to the 1981 first movie "The Howling", not even by a long shot.
The make-up and special effects in "Howling VI: The Freaks" were sparse and not really overly great. That was a shame, because a movie that includes werewolves and vampires should have great effects. Sadly, "Howling VI: The Freaks" didn't have that, and the movie was suffering from that. And the lack of proper werewolves, which was replaced by a hairy guy, didn't really do much to promote the enjoyment of the movie. You want to see proper werewolves when you watch a werewolf movie, duh!
The storyline in "Howling VI: The Freaks" was rather simplistic, as it has actually been throughout the entire course of the franchise. This isn't rocket science, ladies and gentlemen. You know exactly what you are getting yourself into when you sit down to watch a movie such as this.
It was nice, however, to see Bruce Payne in a movie such as this, just a shame that the character he was portraying was such a shallow and unimaginative one, because he didn't get to put his wits and charm to much use here.
All in all, "Howling VI: The Freaks" gets a four out of ten stars from me. For a werewolf movie, it was less than mediocre.
Turns out, luckily enough, that "Howling VI: The Freaks" from director Hope Perello was actually starting to turn the franchise back on right track. Mind you, "Howling VI: The Freaks" from 1991 is by no means equal to the 1981 first movie "The Howling", not even by a long shot.
The make-up and special effects in "Howling VI: The Freaks" were sparse and not really overly great. That was a shame, because a movie that includes werewolves and vampires should have great effects. Sadly, "Howling VI: The Freaks" didn't have that, and the movie was suffering from that. And the lack of proper werewolves, which was replaced by a hairy guy, didn't really do much to promote the enjoyment of the movie. You want to see proper werewolves when you watch a werewolf movie, duh!
The storyline in "Howling VI: The Freaks" was rather simplistic, as it has actually been throughout the entire course of the franchise. This isn't rocket science, ladies and gentlemen. You know exactly what you are getting yourself into when you sit down to watch a movie such as this.
It was nice, however, to see Bruce Payne in a movie such as this, just a shame that the character he was portraying was such a shallow and unimaginative one, because he didn't get to put his wits and charm to much use here.
All in all, "Howling VI: The Freaks" gets a four out of ten stars from me. For a werewolf movie, it was less than mediocre.