Werewolf by Night (2022) Review - Monster Madness 

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I liked how human Jack Russell’s Wolf Form looked keeping in with that classic Wolf Man look the character is supposed to have

Knowing how much you love halloween and the traditions that come along with it, it must feel cool to know that Monster Madness is now a halloween tradition for so many of us. You did it buddy. Thanks.

It makes total sense to me that nobody uses the name “Man-Thing”, since that’s a super rude thing to call your friend Ted. They could’ve put it into the mouth of one of the other hunters but it would have been really weird for Jack or Elsa to call him Man-Thing

I took the Wizard of Oz reference as a sign that we've now entered a whole new world we haven't seen yet.

Thanks James. It’s been a tradition now for a few years, Halloween and Monster Madness

Fun fact: Rick Wasserman voiced Thor in Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes from 2010-2012

Crazy fun fact the guy with the beard is the same guy with the boom box on the bus in Star Trek IV The Voyage Home

I hope Marvel puts more focus on projects like this one. This was such a breath of fresh air. I've grown tired of the superhero genre over the years, but I always appreciate it when we get more experimental stuff where these movies are mixed with other genres (like Werewolf by Night being like a classic Universal Monsters horror movie, or The Batman being a Hitchcockian neo-noir film, or Logan as a neo-Western).

I would also love to see the MCU’s take on Dracula 🧛‍♂️, The Mummy, and Frankenstein.

Man-Thing's head can also be seen on the tower in Thor: Ragnarok. He was one of the champions.

This is the Cinemassacre content we know and love.

Monster madness is the reason october has become my favorite season.

I love werewolves and the wolf man design will always have a special place in my heart if done right as it is very simple choice to make instead of a normal werewolf one

Loved this show. I actually liked that you didn’t see the wolf until late. Was a nice build up and reminded me of the pacing of hiding of the creature, kinda like Jaws. Makes it that much more special when he finally turns into the wolf.

I know James is not really into marvel stuff so I wondering if he was gonna check this out

This literally its going to make my night better! gonna get something to eat and watch this. Thanks man. There is no Halloween without Monster Madness.

I loved this special. In my opinion, it's the best thing that Marvel released this year.

I was 100% sure that you were going to absolutely hate this special. Don't get me wrong I thought it was great too, I just thought it wouldn't be for you, glad you liked it

I really was loving the Universal monster vibe

Jo Bob Briggs - Howling 7 makes Howling 3 look like Casa Blanca. 😂👍,So true.

Didn't really like the Werewolf, the design and interpretation of it. The design looked too human (even more human then the Wolfman) and he even fought like a super-human, similar to a hairy version of Spider-Man. I was hoping they would embrace the monster aspect of it. Especially since they seemed to get Man-Thing right.

While I’m not too bothered by the lack of more werewolf action here, it would be cool to see more of this in the MCU. Though I’m not really expecting that to happen anytime soon either. Though it would be very much needed as the MCU needs more varied content like this here. Especially horror focused stuff.

Jack Russel. Jack Russel Terrier. The Werewolf is named after a dog lol

I love how classic movie monster 1930's it looked, i hope there's a sequel next halloween

Say, that reminds me that Tomb Of Dracula and Monster Of Frankenstein were actaully already adapted into animated movies, in Japan by Toei. Guess Toei and Marvel had a deal together back then, just like how they were allowed to make their own Spider-Man series.

Easily the best and most underrated project of Marvel phase 4

This was my favorite thing from the MCU phase 4

Funny enough, Werewolf by Night appeared in an alternate ending for Blade: Trinity.

A passion based horror movie by a composer who can play in the Marvel toolbox while mirroring horror works of the past? Shocking that James enjoyed it. 😋

Man I love this videos, the reviews. You're amazing James.

It’s just not Halloween without James

The Abominable Dr. Phibes ended with "Over the Rainbow", maybe it's that reference, but most likely not.

I enjoyed this special very much. Its different then what marvel has traditionally done. I hope to see more with these characters in the future.

I could swear that transformation was done with classic animation, like how Dracula changed into a bat in the Abbott & Costello film.

Definitely a review I was anticipating!!

The devil will be ice skating to work before Disney gets another dime from me, but that Vertigo game looks really cool.

Can we appreciate the serendipitous nature that a werewolf has the name Jack Russell?

Halloween wouldn’t be the same without Monster Madness. I grew up on these videos

I watched it reluctantly because I didn't think I'd like it, but then I actually did end up enjoying it a lot.

Man, I hope marvel does more of these!

Great review James. I really enjoyed it also. Hopefully marvel does more of these monster movies.

You really got me interested in this! Seems like the best product Marvel come up with for this year. I'll watch it later tonight.

Oh man, look at what AVGN has done to my mindset: When James said what he did at 10:20 I pictured a skit of him as a kid looking around his house and his mother asking "Hey Jimmy, what are you doing?" and he going "I'm looking for my shit, I just lost it".

As soon as the trailer for WWBN dropped I was hoping Monster madness would cover it

Even in a more experimental side project like this, they still have to shoehorn in those silly quips that deflate tension from the action scenes. Not to mention that ridiculous ending.

Considering how lackluster Phase 4 has been for the MCU, this really was a breath of fresh air and really hope we get some more supernatural elements in the future.

Just watched Suspiria (1977) and I actually really enjoyed it. Haven't enjoyed a horror movie in ages

With this and the upcoming Blade reboot, we'll inevitably get an adaptation of Marvel's horror Avengers, The Midnight Sons.

Just gotta say I absolutely LOVED this special, and absolutely LOVE Ulysses's mechanically animated corpse.

Apparently it wasn't meant to be titled Werewolf by Night and they went with it because audiences test better for Marvel stuff when it's presented as centering around a team or character so they couldn't just call it a Marvel Studios Halloween Special or something standard like that. It's unfortunate but honestly I think it might've been better to call it Marvel Monster Hunt, idk

Hard to believe this was directed by composer Michael Giacchino.

Well with the gigantic success this is rumored to be I wouldn't expect them to keep it a lone special for long. I expect we will see the wolf return.

This will be a yearly tradition from here on out. Marvel should keep branching out into the supernatural side of the MCU, can’t wait to see Blade or a Midnight Sons project.

Monster Madness 😍 I'm happy you've looked at this one, genuinely enjoyed this but again more on the second look 😊 Jack Russel's werewolf form immediately reminded of the classic Universal look which was cool 😊 enjoyed your review once again James

Great video, James. You're the best.

I’m always excited to see James do Marvel content. I reaaally wanna see him do a series of Marvel content!

One would think that he would end this year's Monster Madness with Halloween Ends, but seeing how he got it out of the way and is continuing on really shows that the latest Halloween movie isn't worthy of that honor.

This is by far my favorite Marvel project I’ve enjoyed in a while.

The transformation scene with the camera focused on Elsa was brilliant

The guy with the beard is the guy with a scar on his face. :)))

Definitely the best thing Marvel has put out in a while. Do hope to see more Marvel monsters and maybe introduce the Midnight Sons. Also the special presentations are a great idea. I wouldn’t mind if individual mutants got one before an X-Men film

Hopefully they make more Werewolf by Night content, or other characters like you mentioned.

I will get back to this video when I seen the movie in question however I like your idea with them bringing it back and making more movies into a share universe

Now all we need is a Marvel Cinematic Universe kaiju movie featuring Fin Fang Foom. My guess is that it should be inspired by the Toho Godzilla movies and the Ultra Series (especially Ultra Q) as well as the MonsterVerse and Pacific Rim.

If you’re wondering from where you recognize the actress who plays Verussa, she played Frasier’s agent Bebe Glazer on Frasier

The future of these classic monsters is how the recent Invisible Man should be. Updated but not in crazy overblown special effects spectacle, but a well made, small budget horror movie.

I just haven't been the same since Bimmy announced Roger Corman died, in lieu of an actual MM episode.

I think Elsa Bloodstone was a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Avengers 3.

Nice was really hoping you'd review this one.

the special is gonna be one off but Elsa Bloodstone and Jack and Ted are probably going to show up in other stuff.

Points for getting that at the secret stash! TESD and Monster Madness!🤘

The living mummy would be my next pick.

I loved the “cigarette burns” that appeared

8:55 Hey, James, do your friends call you "Angry Videogame Nerd"?

Great Video, and some GREAT Ideas with Tomb of Dracula, etc. 😀

YES!! I wanted him to cover this so badly!

I know almost nothing about Elsa Bloodstone, but I thought it odd that she looks so much like Jessica Jones in this.

Conceptually, I loved it and it definitely had the hook to get me to watch it. But the actual content of the special was pretty average.

I think that Elsa bloodstone is older than that character, she just isn't that well known if I recall correctly. Could be wrong

In case you wanted to know: that lower right movie is my grandpa is a vampire.

Keep going James, been a fan for 17 years now.

It would be a gift of marvel if they made 1 new monster movie each year following to keep the hype moving forward.

The Ulysses corpse scene reminds me of the Crypt Keeper. Especially with that humor.

This just made my Friday night!

Definitely a surprise to see a Marvel movie. Been really enjoying monster madness

The thing I loved about the original Universal monster movies from the 30s 40s and 50s was the fact you basically could watch most of them without having prior knowledge to their predecessors. I get some people might have issues with the continuity of those films, but I feel like with careful planning a studio could easily pull off a cinematic universe that didn’t require you to remember every single aspect of the last 20+ movies/shows in order to gain a somewhat decent understanding of what was going on. I wish Marvel would treat all of its films as more standalone projects (besides actual direct sequels such as Iron Man 1-2 etc.). I mean you can throw in other characters or storylines but I feel like Marvel just does it in such a expositional dump that it just feels like you missed everything that was important. Natural and organic integration is really what they need to work on.

I hope this is the beginning of bringing the old classics back!! I hope you're right James! Wooo!!

I love that old school Universal monster vibe it had

I think that the Bloodstone is this universe's Reality Stone. that's why it was the only thing in color until she claimed it's power at the end

Cinemassacre is why this is the best time of year

Stellar review James!

Probably the best thing Disney + has done

I really hope future marvel stories allow for this type of stylised feel. It really takes a risk compared to the usual fair.

Love your work James! A+++++ Thumbs Up and shared to planet earth! : )))

100% spot on. This review was more enjoyable to watch than the movie was.

Really enjoyed this! Wasn’t expecting much but very much surprised

The 'modern' design of the labyrinth owed a lot to Casablanca (1942), Beau Geste (1939), and a fair bit of German cinema of the 1920s.

9:41 You know this effect wouldn't look out of place in those old school/monster movies you discussed in the past. 😇😇

I couldn't care less about Rob Zombie but hearing the Munsters movie is not B&W makes it infinitely completely and supremely lame. If you're going to do something, do it right!