It stars phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole, and william shockley. The rebirth horror no horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling again plunges you into the heart of fear. Occasional bits of dialogue were a bit tough to decipher, howling v. A franchise made up of films that are seemingly only connected through the presence of a werewolf or two, each film has told its own disparate and dubiously imagined story. A collection of the howling, 19812011 series includes. Your sister is a werewolf 1985, howling iii 1987 howling iv. Upstairs, conversation between anna and richard over the fitfully sleeping marylou reveals the orphaned state of many of the castle visitors, and although she maintains her faith in the count its just a feeling i have anna is finally forced. There are zero extras, but both films look fine this refers to timeless media group dvd. It was directed by neal sundstrom from the screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner, and filmed in budapest, hungary.
Howling v is pretty predictible and the characters arent killed off fast enough, so it moves kind of slowly. Here, the series provides a story with a solid premise but dull execution. The rebirth comes up the loser, where dialogue is a bit flat and hollow sounding. Sand serpents group of special forces led by lieutenant richard stanley jason.
Like most of the other the howling films, it is only loosely based. The howling ii is the only sequel in the series that features a plot that directly follows the original films events. The howling is a werewolfthemed horror series that includes three novels and eight films. The rebirth is the fifth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose continuity. Only true horror fanatics would be interested in them at all. The howling series got howlingly bad pretty quickly. The series began with the 1977 horror novel the howling by gary brandner, which was in 1981 adapted into the film of the same name, directed by joe dante. Its a mighty fine example of atmospheric mysteryhorror. The howling is a 1981 werewolf horror film directed by joe dante and scripted by john sayles, loosely based on the book of the same name by gary brandner after a bizarre and nearfatal encounter with serial killer eddie the mangler quist robert picardo, television anchorwoman karen white dee wallace is left traumatized and in dire need of a rest her psychiatrist dr. A franchise made up of films that are seemingly only connected through the.
Space probe taurus 1965 nbtv four astronauts travel in space encountering alien species. A group of strangers visit an ancient hungarian castle and bring along a werewolf. The film was directed by hope perello with a script written by kevin rock. The rebirth takes place over the shortest period in its continuity out of the entire howling series. No horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling plunges you into the heart of fear.
The rebirth 1989 takes place in a romanian castle that has been sealed for 500 years. The freaks are two of the better sequels in this werewolf nonseries. I remember watching this when i was a kid and it was on late at night and i remember being scared of the ending. The freaks are two of the better sequels in this werewolf non series that currently has eight entries, all selfcontained stories. The howling franchise, aside from the first film, one of the worst series in. If you enjoyed this video then please click like, leave me a comment, and click. I do wish they would remake some of them with more complex effects and story so new generations can enjoy them as well. When a group of people from different walks of life converge on a romanian castle sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down.
Sure, its may be lacking in the werewolf action and gore to be but its a pretty decent as compared to an episode of dark shadows. The howling 1981 is part 1 of 8 in the howling series. The rebirth is a 1989 directtovideo horror film directed by neal sundstrom from the screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner. Howling 5 the rebirth howling 6 the freaks dvd, 2003 at the best online prices at. It obviously failed to do that, as it lands almost dead last. When a group of people from different walks of life converge in a hungarian castle situated in budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down. A group of kids and a werewolf are its sole inhabitants, and what follows is a supernatural take on agatha christies ten little indians. Night of the living dead 1968 night of the living dead is a classic from 1968. The rebirth 1989 is a 1h 36minute uk horror sequel to the howling 1981 and is only loosely based on the howling series and the gary brandner novels. It was produced by allied entertainment and allied vision and premiered in the directtovideo market in the united states on june th. Its completely reasonable to be skeptical about the claim that the fifth entry in the howling series is a pretty damn good flick. Your sister is a werewolf, howling iii, howling iv. A mysteriously selected group of people are stranded.
Andy muschiettis the howling remake coming to neftlix. Brandner was critical of the original 1981 film, which was only. It was produced by artisan entertainment and allied vision ltd. Often thought of as the best of the sequels, this one has a lot to like about it. Rebirth 1989 i love the optimism presented by this title, as if part freaking five of the howling series was going to represent a fresh start where the series would quit sucking. Heavy rain and thunder sounds black screen, dark screen, relaxing, relax, sleep, white noise, study duration. The only worse horror series i have encountered is the children of the corn series.
While most of the films take place over several days, howling. Howling trilogy the marsupials iii the rebirth v the. It is the sixth installment in the howling film series and follows howling v. Time to examine the fifth entry in the howling series. At this point, stockholm syndrome sets in and we find a howling sequel that we can actually enjoy. This is a missed opportunity that only delivers a bad plot with a bad cast of actors that really sink this film and makes the howling franchise, aside from the first film, one of the worst series. With phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole. The rebirth 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Howling iii is an interesting twist on the series with the action moving to australia with the creatures being given some peculiarly australian traits with even dame edna getting involved. Unfortunately, the story he concocted is even more pointless and dull, and director neal sundstrom codirector of the mst3k favorite space mutiny does little to. The rebirth paul doro march 14, 2016 no comments 454 views 0 likes. Despite the lousy cover of this dvd double feature, howling v.
The movie is loosely based on the howling series of novels by gary brandner. Other than the fact that nothing much happens, theres nothing terrible about howling v at the onset. The rebirth is the fifth entry in the series of seven standalone films with loose. The setting is brilliant, a beautiful old castle that makes me feel like im watching a hammer dracula film, its also unique given that most of these films are set in towns. The original howling also led to several sequels, including howling ii. The second howling film, directed by philippe mora, stars christopher lee, reb brown, marsha hunt, and sybil danning. The rebirth is a 1989 directtovideo horror film directed by neal sundstrom from the screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner, and filmed in budapest, hungary. The rebirth is an american horror film of the werewolf subgenre. Just as mora saw howling iii as a way of making up for howling ii, writerproducer turner may have come up with 1989s howling v. This particular iteration involves the reopening of a strange hungarian castle, after spending half of a millennia of time sealed away after the events of a horrific slaughter, for the purposes of money from adventurous tourists. While most of the films take place over several days, howling iii 1987 and the rebirth are the outliers the former taking place over a period of two decades, the rebirth in a span of less than twentyfour hours. The rebirth 1989 and you call yourself a scientist. Starring phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole, and william shockley. The former is a fun little horror flick, full of selfreferential injokes and genuinely scary sequences.
Its hard to remember the reason i even watched it in the first place. The problem with the howling series is that theyre made on extremely low budgets and in extremely short time frames so, instead of being reined in by narrative, theyre reined in by money or a lack thereof, more specifically. The rebirth is the fifth entry of the howling series of englishlanguage werewolf films and was released to theaters in 1990. I like the howling series, but this is not one of my favorites. The rebirth carries on the proud tradition of all the. No horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling again plunges you into the heart of fear.
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