Silver Bullet - Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [DVD]

Muahahaha. This movie scared the crap out of my 5 year old, just like it did me decades ago. When I offered to turn it off, she'd say noooo. Highly recommend

This movie doesn't get a lot of love. One of King's novellas this movie is based on. Cycle of the WerewolfGood acting all around, especially Busey who did well in this role. Good special effects for 1985.I definitely recommend this movie.

Nice packaging, wonderful sleeve and plastic case. My only disappointment is that when it arrived, one of the discs was loose in the case. Haven’t had a chance to watch it yet and I hope that it hasn’t been damaged. Thank you!

Arrived in good time and works perfectly.

Based on a novella written by author Stephen King titled Cycle of the Werewolf, Silver Bullet (1985) falls into the area of being very good, while not on the same level of other movies based on King stories like The Shining (1980) or Christine (1983), but certainly not dwelling in the depths of cruddiness like Maximum Overdrive (1986), which, by the way was the only film King ever directed, which says a lot based on how many of his stories have been adapted to the big and little screens. I remember when Maximum Overdrive came out, and King made such a big deal about his directing it, saying something along the lines of if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself...boy did that film flop. Anyway, thankfully Silver Bullet wasn't directed by King, but was put into the more capable hands of a man named Dan Attias, who later went on to work almost exclusively directing television episodes for such shows like SledgeHammer, Jake and the Fatman, Melrose Place, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and so on...the film lists a pretty impressive cast with Gary Busey (prior to his 1988 near-fatal motorcycle accident where he suffered massive head injuries), Corey Haim before he became really annoying (that period began shortly after the film The Lost Boys (1987) and has yet to end), perennial screen meany Everett McGill, and a young Megan Follows, who I most remember as Anne from the Anne of Green Gables series. Also appearing in minor roles are Terry O'Quinn, probably most memorable as the psychotic killer step dad from the Stepfather films, and veteran actor Lawrence Tierney, who many would remember best as the gruff, curmudgeonly old man Joe Cabot from Quentin Tarantino's breakout film Reservoir Dogs (1992).As the film begins, we're presented with an older female narrative voice speaking of past events, specifically a particularly horrific series of events over the period of a summer long since past. As the voice speaks, we are transported back to the unspecified time, and witness a fairly brutal decapitation of a lone rail yard worker, which, apparently was just the precursor to horror yet to come. Soon afterwards we meet Marty Coslow (I thought it was Coleslaw, until I saw the credits), played by Haim. A prior, unmentioned accident has caused the loss of use of Marty's legs, confining him to a wheelchair, but he seems to have adapted well, especially with the diesel powered wheelchair his Uncle Red (Busey) built for him. Marty has a older sister named Jane (Follows), who is also the narrator at the beginning of the film, and they seem to have a very normal pre-teen sibling relationship where Marty plays pranks on Jane, and Jane gets frustrated with him because she believes their parents let him get away with much due to his condition. Despite Marty's condition, the relationship mirrors most any sibling relation consisting of varying degrees of love and hate. We also meet Uncle Red, a boozy, affable fellow who shares a special relationship with his nephew Marty, and also with Jane to some degree, based on the obvious indications that, while he is an adult, he still maintains a childlike quality of an adult who never grew up. He's the uncle you wish you had, the one to get you into R-rated movies, cover for you if you skipped school, buy you fireworks, etc.Anyway, as the summer wears on, so do the murders. The nature of the killings is obviously well beyond anything local law enforcement is accustom to (think Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife in Mayberry, only without the humor), and the townspeople begin to get very agitated at the inability of the sheriff to find the killer. Based on the viciousness of the murders and the title of the film, we know it's probably a werewolf, but within the context of the film and the story, something like that is just too fantastic...that is, until Marty has a run in with the supernatural creature. Barely escaping, whom can he tell? His sister? He does, to which she doesn't initially completely believe him, until she comes across proof herself. Really, the only one they can turn to is Uncle Red, who thinks they're crazy, but is willing to go along if only to help placate his upset nephew and niece, and also, maybe because he still retains a bit of the ability to see the world through the eyes of a child, all the wondrous and horrific elements adults may not notice, as they're too consumed with the reality of life. So a member of the town is a werewolf? Possibly...you will probably figure it out well before the identity is revealed, and there is a certain amount of predictability inherent in the story, but neither of these elements seem to spoil the film any. The effects within the film may not win anyone any awards, but they are adequate and even pretty good at some points, but since the story doesn't solely rely on this aspect, I had very little problems with it. It's the characters in the story that enthralled me, and their very realistic and seemingly sincere relationships that sells this movie more than anything else for me. I truly liked them, and found them wholly interesting, thus I was concerned and even scared for them, when danger presented itself. I enjoyed all the characters here, but I thought Busey was particularly good, playing a role that probably fit his personality very well. The movie has a lot of heart, while avoiding the mushiness that so often accompanies it. Kind of strange to talk of such these with regards to a horror movie, but there you go.If you're a fan of special features, you'll be disappointed because there is really any, except maybe if you count English subtitles. The wide screen anamorphic print looks good, although the audio seemed a bit soft at times.Cookieman108

Great classic movie, humurous at times with serious overtones, suspenseful, terrifying & enjoyable! Good picture quality for a classic movie! Thanks! Good seller! 👍

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A great 80s cult classic

Qué gran film al igual que otras no cuenta con un doblaje al español ni subtítulos pero en lo personal no cuesta nada entender lo qué pasa así que si se es fan adelante porque cada ves es más difícil conseguir estas clásicas

Silver Bullet was another film I grew up with , it’s my second favourite werewolf film next to only “An American Werewolf In London”. Garry Busey & Corey Haim provide us with fantastic performances! It’s a Stephen King film all his movies become gold! Both the 4k + Blu Ray looked exceptionally good considering how old this film is. Very impressed with the transfer . I do wish it had a 5.1 track as this only comes with 2.0 DTS-HD-MSTR which still sounds wonderful! However It’s nice having options as I usually prefer the 5.1 DTS .Best slipcover hands down this is the best presentation of this film to date , much better than scream factory’s old Blu Ray cover . Original , dark ,simple & perfect ! I provided a lot of extra photos the black just didn’t photograph the way I wanted it to. Only complaint was scream factory doesn’t seal their films in plastic leaving the slipcover exposed which makes it easy for them to get damaged . I’ve received quite a few like that from Scream Factory lately were as Keno Lorber always wraps them in plastic & they always show up perfect. The surface was a little roughed up & corners flipped out .I did whys I could to fix them & for the most part it looks much better. I also keep my films sealed in individual resealable plastic sleeves to protect them and it hides imperfections which is kinda nice . In the future it would be nice if scream factory would wrap up the slipcover in plastic thnx . Other then that another perfect transaction thank you Amazon 👏 Enjoy folks get your copy before they’re gone 😉

Got this to go with all my other collections off Stephen king films and books

SEHR AMÜSANTER FILM IST SUPER !

Mag dan een film van de jaren '80 zijn, het blijft één van de betere "weerwolvenfilms". Met Gary Busey (vader van Jake Busey) in de rol van Oom Al.