Skin Walkers

[Dr.Evil]

Arrived yesterday, I think it went straight to DVD as I only notice it advertised on a DVD.

A 12-year old boy suddenly finds himself at the center of a battle between two clans of warring werewolves; one sworn to protect him, the other to destroy him. His mother must find out why her son is at the center of this conflict before time runs out!

Actors   
Jason Behr ; Elias Koteas ; Rhona Mitra ; Natassia Malthe ; Kim Coates ; Sarah Carter ; Shawn Roberts ; Rogue Johnston ; Barbara Gordon ; Tom Jackson

Director   
James Isaac

Year   
2006

Languages   
English

Duration   
110 Minutes (approx)

[Bungle]

Straight to DVD? sounds promising friday entertainment

[Bungle]

Worst movie of the year!, 13 August 2007
Oh my goodness... I wanted to see a good horror with some werewolves, instead I got to see horrible acting, horrible costumes and the dumbest plot I have ever witnessed. The movie had so many things wrong with it I have no idea where to begin. First of all, that kid was so stupid, he should be dragged outside and put to rest, and at the end where the uncle pulls the chain out of the wall, how dumb is that, are you seriously telling me that he CAN'T get out of there as a werewolf, but when he needs his gun to shoot someone he rips the thing out of the wall like its made of rice-cakes... that was the stupidest thing I have ever seen! The werewolves looked kinda like Klingons from Star Trek, I was just waiting for Captain Jean-Luc Picard to come out of a spaceship and call his troops back!

I will say there was 1... yes count it ONE good thing about this movie. The scene where the bird flies into the windshield was hilarious, I almost soiled myself laughing at that! I wish all the characters would fly into windshields and DIE!!

All I can say to the cast and director is LAY DOWN! THATS A BAAAAAAD DOG!

this review seems better:

Another Disappointment to the Werewolf Genre, 21 July 2006
Author: mike13241 from California

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Tonight I had the opportunity to get a sneak peak at the movie "Skinwalkers;" a new film by creature effects guy James Issasc's. He is probably best known for his work on "The Fly" and "Enemy Mine." I had heard about this film a few months back when I had the pleasure of attending a screening of "Alien" at the wonderful Arclight in Hhe creature effects were supposedly a twist on the usual werewolf film. So when a ticket for this film passed my way, I jumped at the chance.

The story (which I was in the dark about before) is about a 12 year old boy caught in the crossfire between two warring werewolf clans. One consists of werewolves happy to feed on humans, while the other camp believes they're cursed and are trying to find a way to become fully human again. They look to a 12 year old boy, who was prophesized (never made totally clear by who) to have something within him that would cure them of their terrible burden. But the catch is he has to live until his 13th birthday, and while that seems simple enough the werewolves who want to remain that way don't want to see that happen. Three days prior to his 13th birthday, the moon turns red, signaling that the prophecy is going to come true. So the whole movie is basically this race to keep him alive to break the curse.

Stating it simply the movie unfortunately is not very good. I've seen the standard werewolf films, like "The Howling" and "A Werewolf in London." Both of which I thought were great for different reasons I won't get into here. Then I've seen ones I really didn't like...ehem... "Cursed." So I was hoping for a lot here knowing that Stan Winston was involved. The problem with this film is it has trouble finding itself. You don't know if this is supposed to be serious, or one big joke. Parts that are not meant to be funny are funny because they're so absurd, and then parts that are meant to be lighthearted leave you confused and wondering if you just missed a laugh.

The acting was very mixed across the board, but no one hit any major high notes with me. I had a hard time seeing Jason Behr, who plays the leader of the "we love to be werewolves gang," as being very villainous. Elias Koteas, who leads to good guys, was fine in the role but his performance was just bland and didn't stand out much. Then you have Rhona Mitra, who I loved on "Boston Legal" and on "Nip/Tuck." She was perfectly fine, if anything I thought she was too good for some of the annoyingly badly written lines she was uttering. The child actor was just that, a child actor, 'nough said.

I was hoping that the creature effects if anything would be the highlight, but even those left something to be desired. I was looking forward to a great transformation scene, something akin to "A Werewolf in London." So I waited...and waited...and was left empty handed. The transformed werewolves did look somewhat different then ones I'm more accustomed to. As opposed to simply being big dogs, these were more human in appearance. Imagine Michael at the end of "Underworld" but much harrier, and there you go. The female werewolves were probably the most different then anything I'd seen before. Usually you can't tell a female werewolf from a male one. But these kept a more feminine figure when they transformed, and their faces became more elongated then the males. Point being, it was very easy to distinguish.

Even though I didn't have high hopes for this film, I was still hoping the creature effects would save it. But they weren't enough to carry this film to the end, and had I paid for it I would have felt cheated out of $10. There wasn't anything that distinguished this film from any others similar to it that I've seen. So my recommendation when this film hits a theater near you is rent "A Werewolf in London" and be thankful for it.

[Dr.Evil]

Into the first 35 Min's and It's very good so far.
It doesn't show you a lot in the first change so far, it was dark-ist and from a distance and they don't look like Klingons, they are more like the old style werewolf's, think universals The Wolf Man with Lon Chaney Jr.
Only got a good look at a male's face after the change so far.
In the fight in the town just before it starts, they added a bit of humour that I liked, not over the top funny but just right I thought.
If this is how it goes all the way through then it is worth watching and better than most.

I enjoyed Cursed so that might be why I like this one so far.

EDIT: Finished watching it.
Quite good, more gun action then fang and claw and you don't really see them going through the change.
I'm happy enough that I bought it and it's worth renting for a nice action flick.

[Bungle]

EDIT: Finished watching it.
Quite good, more gun action then fang and claw and you don't really see them going through the change.
I'm happy enough that I bought it and it's worth renting for a nice action flick.

Thats a good enough recommendation for me... I like "blood and chocolate".... and I picked up all the "ginger snaps"... maybe i'm a werewolf addict  :icon_wink:

[Caerban]

I very much doubt anything will compete with the works of genius that are American Werewolf in London and Dog Soldiers.

[Hawkins]

Yup Were Wuffies is where its at     :icon_cool:
My alltime fav is Silver bullet.

[Caerban]

Corey Haim in a wheelchair one?

[Hawkins]

no idea who was in the wheelchair, but ya the little kid in the wheelchair:)

[Dr.Evil]

I'm not saying it's as good as American Werewolf in London or Dog Soldiers, but it's a lot better than some of the cra other werewolf films I have seen.

What is Blood and Chocolate like, I have noticed it but the bit about it didn't sound too good.

[Bungle]

I'm not saying it's as good as American Werewolf in London or Dog Soldiers, but it's a lot better than some of the cra other werewolf films I have seen.

What is Blood and Chocolate like, I have noticed it but the bit about it didn't sound too good.

think White wolfs VTM with werewolves that change into wolf form only.. rigid society structure and don't like outsiders.

Nice scenery...

thats about it

[Dr.Evil]

How's this for daft pricing.

Underworld / Underworld Evolution / Blood And Chocolate (3 Discs) £9.99
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3508509/Underworld-Underworld-Evolution-Blood-And-Chocolate/Product.html

Blood And Chocolate £10.99
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3336815/Blood-And-Chocolate/Product.html

It's cheaper to buy the three disc set than the single film...  :icon_scratch: