It just wasnt able to achieve that potential as a true horror or horroraction flick. It is the eighth film and a reboot of the howling film series. The movie was written and directed by joe nimziki and cowritten by james robert johnston. Joe dantes original film, titled simply the howling, is a certifiable classic in the werewolf. He also appeared on the syfy series defiance playing the role of alak tarr, being human as robbie malik, and on supergirl as brainiac 5. Sep 16, 2011 on the eve of his high school graduation, will kidman landon liboiron finally catches the eye of the girl hes longed for these last four years. A mysteriously select group of people are stranded in a. Putrid, rank, and infernal are more apt descriptors. Reborn lindsey shaw landon liboiron ivana milicevic 2011 heir to a line of werewolves, a teenager landon liboiron battles a pack of beasts and his own lust for blood. Jesse rath born february 11, 1989 is a canadian film and television actor. Weiss, antony hamilton, susanne severeid and lamya derval.
I thought the series died with the dreadful part 7, new moon rising, but turns out that was not the case and wishful thinking. The howling ii is a 1979 horror novel by gary brandner. On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable will kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive eliana wynter. Andy muschietti has confirmed that hes bringing a remake of the 1981 cultclassic werewolf film the howling to netflix the. Shot on red one, the howling reborn looks incredibly polished. Reborn is a 2011 teen horror film directed by joe nimziki and starring lindsey shaw, landon liboiron and ivana milicevic. Its more like a missed opportunity, a cynical string of nonsense that does nothing but reinforce the series tarnished reputation. Sixteen years after the last directtovideo sequel to the howling was dumped into video stores across the nation like a dirty diaper the series is getting a reboot with the howling reborn, coming. The series began with the 1977 horror novel the howling by gary brandner. See more ideas about werewolf, horror movies and film. See also howling film series for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles. Reborn is a 2011 teen horror film directed by joe nimziki and starring landon liboiron, lindsey shaw and ivana milicevic. It thankfully went into hibernation for 16 years until it returned with the howling reborn.
This isnt a film that will make much of anybody care. It had a compelling plot even if they couldnt bring the writing and production up to the level. It may be a new decade, but the era of remakes is a strong as ever. Reborn dec 08, 2011 eight entry in the howling series is an unimpressive, poorly constructed entry that makes you realize that by now, the studios are just making the. Oct 17, 2011 the howling series does come from a brief shapeshifters golden age that also gave us american werewolf in london.
The former is a fun little horror flick, full of selfreferential injokes and genuinely scary sequences. The original nightmare is a 1988 directtovideo horror film directed by john hough from a screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner. The troubled series has seen marsupials, freakshows, and even bigbreasted sibling werewolves. Nov 06, 2009 we lost count of exactly how many sequels there were to the werewolf classic the howling. Reborn or from now on h8 is a sad excuse for a horror film. Landon also plays a werewolf on the netflix original series hemlock grove.
Reborn is a great sequel in the howling series and it is the best out of all the sequels in the howling series this is in line with the original joe dante classic. The howling reborn is unfortunately in the second category, it fails to match the suspense and thrill of the original and only loosely bases itself in the original howling universe, if i had never seen the original howling series of movies i may have been less critical of this movie. A group of strangers visit an ancient hungarian castle and bring along a werewolf. Kathryn kidman is attacked and apparently killed by a werewolf. Reborn is a 2011 werewolfthemed horror film directed by joe nimziki and the eighth installment in the howling film series. With christopher lee, annie mcenroe, reb brown, marsha a. Will kidman landon liboiron discovers a dark secret from his past.
But on a more personal note, thus also ends a series of a series of movies, as one of our group has passed on from this world dfw and gone on to. Then, a couple weeks later, i was with a friend at walmart and saw the movie on dvd. Reborn is a 2011 teen horror film directed by joe nimziki and starring landon. Eighteen years later, kathryns son will is living with his father jack and is. The howling reborn lurks to bluray loaded with pristine, glossy avc1080p encode and an aggressive, atmospheric dolby truehd 5. 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.
Landon liboiron, lindsey shaw, ivana milicevic, joe nimziki. The howling is an american werewolfthemed horror media franchise that includes three novels and eight films. It was the seventh film in the howling film series, and the last in the original continuity the next, the howling reborn, was a continuity reboot. The series spawned by joe dantes classic 1981 werewolf outing is resurrected with this moonstone entertainment production helmed and scripted by joe. The film stars landon liboiron, lindsey shaw and ivana milicevic. Horreur en 2011 par le streaming megavideo breve reborn joe nimziki reg the howling le synopsis. He starred in the television series 18 to life as carter boyd and as ram on aaron stone. One of the most admired horror franchises in screen history is about to run wild again and this time, it aims is to grab an even wider audience.
The film was released direct to video on october 18, 2011. No horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling again plunges you into the heart of fear. The howling series has never been known for quality. A viewing guide to the howling series wicked horror. No horror series has delivered more bloodcurdling chills and this fifth installment of the howling plunges you into the heart of fear. The novel was later republished under the alternative titles the howling ii. The howling series does come from a brief shapeshifters golden age that also gave us american werewolf in london. It tells the tale of an about to graduate from high school student named will kidman. It was produced by anchor bay films and moonstone entertainment and was released. Thus ends this 8 movie howling series, an incredibly strange and diverse series of related films if there ever was one. A teenage outcast discovers he is a werewolf, and must battle a pack of the brutal creatures when they threaten him and his new girlfriend.
Reborn kickstarted this series for me when i saw a hilariously silly clip of 2 werewolves fighting like prowrestlers on bloody disgusting. On the eve of his high school graduation, will kidman landon liboiron finally catches the eye of the girl hes longed for these last four years. It is the eighth installment in the howling film series, but has no connection to the previous films other than the title and concept. Oct 10, 2011 the howling reborn lurks to bluray loaded with pristine, glossy avc1080p encode and an aggressive, atmospheric dolby truehd 5. The howling is a werewolfthemed horror series that includes three novels and eight films. With landon liboiron, lindsey shaw, ivana milicevic, jesse rath. With phil davis, victoria catlin, elizabeth she, ben cole. It is the first sequel to his 1977 werewolf novel, the howling. Reborn is an american independent horror film of the werewolf subgenre. A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the united states and eastern europe. Season 1 beautiful creatures codebreaker complete series. The original nightmare is the fourth entry in the series of. One that falls into the former category is the series that sprung from gary brandners the howling, published in 1977 and billed as a bloodchilling novel in the shocking tradition of salems lot and a terrifying tale of the occult on the cover of its first paperback edition. The howling november 804 1981 saw the release of two werewolf movies that are now considered classics of the genre an american werewolf in london and the howling.