Cursed (Unrated Version) [DVD]

I have loved the movie Cursed since it came out. It was a movie I used to watch at my best friend house during our "girls' night" while eating ben and jerry's half-baked ice cream. I grew up watching Christina Ricci and Joshua Jackson movies and I remember being so excited to watch them together in this movie when it first came out. One of my favorite bands Bowling for Soup also make a camo in Cursed which always makes me giggle every time I see them in it because I know how fun they are to watch live. For years I looked for this movie on blu ray because I needed it for my horror movie collection and could never find it. I settled for watching it on tv when it occasionally aired over the years for Halloween. Needless to say, I was excited when I was alerted to the preorder for this and quickly bought it. It's just as fun as I remember it being.

With Wes Craven at the helm, how can we expect anything but an excellent, superior werewolf movie? What is interesting is that we don't know the identity of the main werewolf until near the end. The werewolf is well-realized with superior effects. If it has set its sights on you, you are pretty much doomed as it can leap over cars and break through elevator doors.Some may complain that we do not see the actual werewolf in many scenes. This, I think, adds to the suspense and focuses more on the brother and sister who have been wounded and may eventually become another deadly creature themselves. One mildly amusing scene is when the brother howls at neighborhood dogs barking at their house. The dogs freeze (in a freeze-frame shot) and then haul ass in all directions down the street. Another amusing scene is when the sister is walking down a hallway at work, sniffing at a scent of blood. A co-worker who has just walked past her sniffs his own armpit in the background because he thinks she may have been sniffing him.I bought the UNRATED edition, so I don't know what is shown here that is not in the rated version. No nudity is shown, but it may be the scene where a girl whose car is struck by the car driven by the brother and sister is torn in half by the as-yet unseen werewolf. Add this to your werewolf collection that should include AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS, along with Hammer's CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF.. Enjoy.

i recently watched cursed, and i must say it left me wondering: why does this movie engender so much hate? is it because of all the press preceding its' release, that production was troubled? is it more of the boring backlash that old horror masters seem to get because they make movies differently, now that they are forty years older? or was it simply fatigue at yet another dimension flick, and its' slick portrayal of self-aware characters, who are in on the joke? whatever it was, i really liked this movie, and it showed me that wes craven and kevin williamson's partnership extends beyond scream.basically, the story concerns a brother and sister played by the ever awesome christina ricci and jesse eisenberg, who are bitten by a werewolf. what ensues, of course, is the two sibs experiencing the strange precursors to going full wolfy, like smelling blood, waking up nekid in the yard, sudden animosity from the family dog, and a pentagram suddenly being on their palms. but what's more interesting is the classic williamson whodonnit that pervades this movie. who is the werewolf? where did the curse begin? we are given many possibilities. additionally, cursed takes one tired and true trope of movies involving outcasts and turns it upside down. very nice. it also makes a few interesting contributions to werewolf mythology.the cast is fully entertaining, from the two leads, to supporters judy greer, who is, of course, bitchilly hilarious, the mysterious and likeable joshua jackson of fringe fame, and bit supporters like portia di rossi in the requisite fortune teller role, and horror fave shannon elizabeth as an early victim. ricci and eisenberg work well together, one ready to accept what is happening to them, the other in denial. this conveniently mirrors their family lives, so, you just know that the catharsis of turning into slobbering beasties will bring them closer together.craven directs this movie with great smoothness. it's amazing to think he started with last house on the left, because his camera has really evolved into something graceful, fluid and, more surprisingly, beautiful. i think craven deserves more recognition for how gorgeously he can construct a shot, and, as he has gotten older, i think this has become one of his hallmark. cursed isn't meant to be a grueling exercise in terror; craven is fully aware that he is directing light entertainment, and he succeeds admirably. i wasn't bored or uninterested for a frame of this movie. it fits neatly into a ten-year horror block of dimension films, including the scream movies, the faculty, h20, teaching ms. Tingle, phantoms and others, that I really enjoy.and a word on the visual effects: rick baker is obviously the master of many things, not the least of which are werewolves and apes. further, he has effectively (see the wolf man) blended practical make-ups with cgi, which is how it should be done, in my opinion. cursed provides uneven results. the werewolves themselves look great, very american werewolf in london-y. the transformations are somewhere in the middle, the practical parts looking great, the cgi stuff looking a little cartoony. the werewolf movements were also a little hokey when done by computer, but gorgeous in close-ups. overall the effects do more to help than harm this entertaining flick. additionally, homages abound, from wax figures of freddy kreuger to lon chaney's wolf man. The silver tipped cane that was his undoing in 1941 even makes an appearance.cursed is fully engaging entertainment that proves the werewolf is still a viable, entertaining, and sympathetic movie monster. as with my soul to take and scream 4, don't believe the hate: craven still rocks. see this one for yourself.

Good acting and good special effects

Just a good old fashioned movie for Halloween. Good interpersonal humor, very little political correctness crap. Order a pizza and dim the lights, this one is worth watching.

Hace ya tiempo que la quería comprar.Pelicula de Hombres Lobos bastante entretenida audio y video de 10

Bought on inpulse - Wes Craven, Christina Ricci? Worth a go....Glad I did as I found it to be a rip roaring hooror/werewolf movie, with a good plot (of course just a bit cliched, but it is almost impossible to avoid some cliche, and if well done...?). Rick Baker's werewolf is very scary and Craven sensibly doesn't go full on til near the end. There is a mystery element as to "WHO" is the wolf. Ricci is excellent and the rest of the cast (Scott baio in particular as himself) are very good. The climax is a bit too long but exciting. If you want a fast moving unpretensious horror, well acted and directed - give this a go. No classic but fun. Good quality pic and sound and subtitles.

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Lo más interesante, es todo lo sucedido detrás de esta película; en el 2021, Patrick Lussier habló sobre la problemática producción de Cursed:Originalmente, Wes planeaba hacer el remake de una película Japonesa del 2001 llamada Pulse, ya había escrito el guion, tenia a su equipo listo y estaban a ocho semanas de ponerse a trabajar cuando Bob Weinstein retira de la agenda el proyecto y convence a Craven de hacer primero Cursed.El guion de Craven para Pulse fue re escrito completamente por otro escritor Ray Wright, y el remake fue dirigido al final por Jim Sonzero en 2005. Cuando Lussier fue traído a bordo de Cursed, supuestamente trabajaría por solo seis semanas, pero terminó trabajando por 19 meses.Para cuando Lussier fue contratado, Cursed estaba finalizando los 2 largos meses de filmación con solo 6 días para grabar el final que consistía en una batalla entre Joanie y Scott Baio, lo cual nunca ocurrió después de que los Weinstein pararan la producción.Los primeros re shoots duraron 40 días, los segundos re shoots 20 días, y los terceros 10 días. El final original del primer re shot era más trágico y emocional. De todos los finales que fueron mostrados a audiencias de prueba, este era el que tenía mejor puntaje, pero a los Weinsteins no les gustaba ese final y demandaban otro similar a Scream, en el que el novio terminara siendo el villano.La película originalmente iba a ser Clasificación R, pero el estudio insistió en que el gore debía ser eliminado para hacer una versión PG-13, y así abarcará más público. Aún así, la cinta fue un fracaso de taquilla y crítica.Cuando los fans preguntaron a Patrick Lussier sobre el corte original de la película, dijo que aún tiene las 3 versiones que fueron hechas: el primer corte tiene un elenco completamente diferente, efectos de Rick Baker y el final incompleto; el segundo corte tiene efectos de KNB y el final trágico; y el tercer corte es la versión sin censura con todo el gore el cual tampoco fue incluido en esta versión Unrated, pero quien sea que tenga los derechos de esta película no está haciendo nada por lanzar esas versiones, pese a pedido de los fans de Craven quienes siguen pidiendo el corte original.No cabe duda que de las 2 versiones la mejorcita podría ser la versión Unrated.El Blu-ray de Shout Factory tiene audio y subtítulo en inglés.NO tiene audio ni subtítulo en español.

Je ne me rappelle plus du film mais c'est un bon film...