Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Scarecrow-88 A wealthy businessman and his young, beautiful, trophy wife, who live in England, head into "the old country", where his ancestors once resided in the Carpathian mountains, to visit the past, will meet *unspeakable horrors*. While visiting the cemetery where his parents were buried, Emery encounters ruthless thieves attempting to steal from him, resulting in his stabbing death, Justine tries to flee but is swarmed by the brutes before she is rescued by a mysterious man dressed in black (Paul Naschy). Awakening in her savior's black castle, what will happen to her? If you like dark foreboding ancient castles made out of stone then you are in luck as this movie has a doozy. A good man cursed with lycanthropy, an old "witch" (she is described this way by the café owner prone to "foretell old wivestales"), a hunch-backed leper (yep, a movie like this has to have a hunch-backed freak to assist the scientist), and the old man who spreads spook tales to those who enter his café in the village—the Naschy homages are numerous in "Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf". Other thieves decide they will head to the black castle to see what goodies might be worth stealing only to encounter Naschy's El Hombre Lobo in the cemetery (they get what they deserve, really—it is a full moon and the howl of the lychanthrope is loud and ominous). The village café owner calls them "demons", followers of the devil, his ravings quite amusing, falling in line with those from past Gothic horror films warning foreigners and the unbelievers of evils that await the unlearned. The film even produces the restless village folk stirred up the vengeful outsider, new to the area, who lost two brothers to the werewolf, with pitchforks and torches in hand, as a group heading to the black castle to rid themselves of the monster lurking in their midst. This results in an underwhelming confrontation between instigator and Waldemar (in human form, no less), before the film's second half transports the plot to London where we meet Dr. Henry Jekyll (the ancestor of the notorious Jekyll who successfully created a serum which created the completely evil side of his personality, Hyde), who operates an asylum, his nurse the conniving Sandra.Sandra is a rather preposterous villainess, who wants Jekyll to recreate Hyde and use this power for their own personal gain and advantage—this motivation is clearly just an excuse for Naschy to portray Hyde, and run around, albeit too briefly, contemporary London. Jekyll believes his new serum, an altered form correcting the error of his shunned late grandfather, can pit, so to speak, Hyde against the dormant lycanthrope inside, where the evil plaguing Waldemar will be vanquished once and for all, but Sandra cannot stomach the idea of the scientist she bent over backwards for using his creation for good. Sandra is also a jealous bitch upset that Henry still loves Justine and has conducted his experiments just for her benefit.The problem with the version I watched was that it is the badly cut 73 minute public domain version (which my rating is for); it clearly looks as if it went under the knife of a mad surgeon. I hope to someday see the 96 minute version and better tell what was left out the butchered cut of the film. I really liked the ending which seems to be a homage to "House of Frankenstein" where Lon Chaney Jr. and Elena Verdugo suffer an unfortunate fate out of love thanks to the full moon and the inability to control the beast within—it is heartbreaking, yet romantic, two hands held as the camera backs away showing the tragic result of the werewolf's control over man to the point that he cannot keep from killing the one he loves. With Shirley Corrigan as Justine, Jack Taylor as a wooden Henry Jekyll, and Mirta Miller as the corrupt Sandra.

BloodTheTelepathicDog Paul Naschy, the werewolf sensation of Spain, gets to strut his stuff and expand as an actor in this Leon Klimovsky film. Sure, we're use to seeing Paul play Waldemar by now but he gets to branch out and show off his acting chops by also playing the sinister Mister Hyde in this film as well.The lovely Shirley Corrigan travels to Hungary with her husband (Jose Marco) to visit his parent's resting place but when their car is about to get stolen, Jose intervenes and is promptly murdered. Since Shirley Corrigan is all kinds of sexy, the murderers have other plans for her but Paul Naschy intercepts their decadent intentions and saves the blond beauty. Of course, as Waldemar, Naschy changes into a wolfman during a fullmoon and when Shirley spots his transformation she gets a plan.Shirley takes Paul to London to visit a friend, Dr. Jekyll (Jack Taylor) who is the only man who can help Paul defeat his curse of lycanthropy. Dr. Jekyll has always had a thing for Miss Corrigan which upsets his raven-haired helper, Mirta Miller. When the good doctor spurns Mirta in order to help Paul and Shirley, Mirta kills Dr. Jekyll and plans to use Waldemar as a tool for mayhem. She uses a serum devised by Jekyll to turn Waldemar into Mister Hyde but when the fullmoon is out, Hyde's influence clashes with the lycanthropy and makes Paul Naschy one mean dude.STORY: $$$ (The story is quite interesting, tackling two legendary horror figures in one setting. As with most of the Waldema films, Paul Naschy gets plenty time to showcase his animal side while countering that with a sensitive, tortured side. Also, the version I watched, from Mill Creek in the PURE TERROR 50 MOVIE PACK, seemed a bit too cut which affected the story. Out of the blue Waldemar's old helper is beheaded without any leadup to the attack. Something was missing there).ACTING: $$$ (Paul Naschy shines as usual. This may be his best performance since he is able to branch out. I'd even go so far as to say he does an even better job as Mr. Hyde in this film than the werewolf. Shirley Corrigan is exceptional as always and Jack Taylor is terrific in his role as Dr. Jekyll. Mirta Miller is effectively calculating as the doctor's assistant).NUDITY: None (However, this is the Mill Creek version and they typically get the edited adaptations of Spanish horror films. In the same 50 Movie Pack is a great little film titled HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB, which I own on VHS, and this film is heavily edited. In the unedited version of HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB there is an abundant supply of nudity so there is probably some skin in other versions of this film as well. Shirley Corrigan, the female lead, isn't a shy actress. She's done a lot of nudity, including the terrific little gem THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE).

Witchfinder General 666 As a long-time fan of the Spanish Horror legend Paul Naschy (aka. Jacinto Molina), I am always looking forward to seeing another gem from the man's impressive repertoire. Naschy is probably best known for his role of the Werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, whom he played in 14 films. While the majority of these movies can hardly be described as masterpieces, they all have a very specific, inimitable charm to them that can only be found in Naschy films. "Dr. Jeckyll Y El Hombre Lobo" ("Dr. Jeckyll VS. the Werewolf") of 1972 is one of the most ludicrous of these "Hombre Lobo" film, and simultaneously an incredibly entertaining one. As most of the other Waldemar Daninsky films, this one unites a variety of monsters. Directed by Leon Klimovsky, who is best known for directing the most famous Daninsky-flick, "La Noche De Walpurgis" (aka. "The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Woman") of 1971, this is fantastic entertainment for my fellow fans of the cheesier kind of Eurohorror.The rich Imre Kosta (José Marco) and his hot young wife Justine (Shirley Costigan) go on their honeymoon to his native Transylvania. When visiting his parents' grave, Imre is murdered by bandits who then attempt to rape Justine. However, she is saved by Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy)... The good-natured Daninsky turns out to be a Werewolf. However, Justine nonetheless falls in love with him. She takes him to her native London, where she plans to cure his lycanthropy with the help of her friend Dr. Jeckyll (Jack Taylor). The Doctor's attempt to cast out the devil by Beelzebub bears its risks, however...The plot line is incredibly cheesy and often plain ridiculous. However, that only adds to the charm of the film. As the other Daninsky-flicks, this one is full of cheap but very cool gore. By the second half of the film I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of sleaze; however the film suddenly becomes a sleazier when Mr. Hyde shows up and lives out his sadistic sexual perversions. Apart from Naschy, who is awesome as always, the film's cast includes Jack Taylor, who also is one of the best-known actors in Spanish Exploitation cinema. The female cast members are beautiful, especially Shirley Corrigan and Mirta Miller, who plays Jeckyll's sinister female assistant. In spite of its cheesiness, the film has atmosphere. While it is highly doubtable that anybody is going to be scared by this film, it is an incredibly entertaining slice of cheese. Though not one of the most essential Naschy flicks, "Dr. Jeckyll Y El Hombre Lobo" should definitely not be missed by my fellow fans of the man. 6.5/10

FieCrier This is the first Waldemar Daninsky movie I've seen, even though it is (the box says) the fifth in a series (perhaps IMDb's years for the titles are off?). I bought it primarily because I've liked all the other Mondo Macabro DVDs I've bought.It's also the first Paul Naschy movie I've seen, or at least the first one I've seen while knowing him to be a big Spanish horror star.A couple return to the husband's homeland so he can visit his parents' graves. Unfortunately, the graveyard they're in was abandoned during World War II, and is neglected, rumored to be haunted, and a place where murderous bandits can be found. It's also located near the Black Castle, where a monster lives. The monster is Daninsky, who turns into a wolf-man when the moon is full. As a wolf-man, he kills people or bites chunks of flesh out of them. As Daninsky, well, he kills people too, but he has more of a choice as to who he attacks: he only goes after bad guys.Daninsky gets taken to see Dr. Jekyll, the grandson of the infamous one, in England. Dr. Jekyll has a plan to cure Daninsky's lycanthropy, but I confess I did not understand it. It involved turning Daninsky into Mr. Hyde, and then somehow having the Mr. Hyde and Werewolf in Daninsky battle it out. That isn't what seems to happen, so perhaps I'm way off. I thought it peculiar that Daninsky turns into Mr. Hyde - Mr. Hyde had been the evil part of Dr. Jekyll. Daninsky's evil side might have been similar, but identical, and they give him the same name...?It is fairly entertaining, and I'm curious to see some other Daninsky werewolf movies now (this wasn't one of Nachy's more favorite ones), and perhaps some more of Nachy's other horror movies. The DVD is good, has some nice extras including an interview with Nachy and a text covering the short history of Spanish horror movies, and the DVD will be staying in my collection.It seems he's played the Waldemar Daninsky werewolf character in about thirteen movies, of which perhaps only four are readily available (through out of print videotapes and cheap poor quality DVDs), and the original is not one of them! It would seem a box set is needed, though I have not heard rumors of one.