Reviewed by Siobhan
Welcome back everyone! Have you guys missed me? I’ve missed you — I mean that in the least creepy way it is possible for a complete stranger on the Internet to say that to you. It’s been a minute since I’ve had a chance to write something new for you guys, so hopefully you won’t be disappointed.
Bigger & Badder is a short film created by Richard Wantuch. What we have here is a drug deal gone bad because of a werewolf, don’t you hate when that happens? A kid named Peter goes on his first “delivery” for his dickhead of a boss Trevor (seriously, when you watch this you will hate the shit out of him). Peter and another man enter the bathroom together, in a totally not weird way at all, to exchange the package. The swap is cut short when an old man barges into the bathroom acting fifty shades of crazy, and eats Peters associate.
All in all I thought it was pretty good, but I do have something I need to get off of my chest. It’s 2013 and we still have not found a way to make werewolf costumes look less shitty! It’s a fact and ya’ll know it. The werewolf did look lame, but I wouldn’t feel bad about it, because I think 99.9% of every werewolf costume looks fucking cheesy (if you go to my blog you can actually see a picture of me in my werewolf costume this year, and yes my boyfriend was a slutty little red riding hood). I really enjoyed the ending and it made me wish it were a full-length film. If we work together, we can help fight against shit werewolf costumes. 2013: The Year Of Change For The Werewolf – YES WE CAN!
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I can completely get behind the better werewolf costume campaign. That does not mean we want to see more CGI. Take note film makers!
Agreed! I think it’s hard to get out of the mindset of a werewolf not being covered entirely in hair. Why not make the actor look like a vicious human with wolf-like physical features?
Hi Siobhan. Thanks for the write up. I agree the werewolf, could have looked better, makes me want to go back and Lucas it (only kidding). We made the film for £500, which meant massive time and budget restrictions, so unfortunately we could only make a very basic kind of puppet.
It’s a shame though as it actually started off well – Check out my original sculpt here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151262894395079.443539.535415078&type=1 Basically I had been working on the sculpt for a year, the actual puppet that came from that sculpt was done in a matter of hours, but you live and learn.
And to add, I am all about physical effects over CGI in movies. It needs to feel physical, visceral, dirty and real. Look how good John Carpenter’s The Thing still looks to this day or Rick Baker’s work in American Werewolf in London.
Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to both watch the film and to do the write up, it is much appreciated.
Keep up the good work.
Richard.
No problem! Hopefully you weren’t offended from my stand against werewolf costumes :). Personally, I’ve never found a werewolf character that I thought looked believable, until the end of your short. Hope this isn’t spoiling it for anyone else, but when the main characters eyes changed it made me wish that this was a full length film. I can’t explain why. Just that little bit of a character showing some characteristics of a werewolf made me wish all werewolves were shot that way (eyes change, teeth change, heightened senses, etc. etc. blah blah blah and maybe all of a sudden they sprout a six pack lol).
Ha! Not offended in the slightest. Well, glad we could help you to indulge in your werewolf fantasies there. Though you may want to seek professional help. ; ) Keep up the good work!
Hi Siobhan. Glad you were able to watch and enjoy Bigger and Badder. As I was playing Trevor the dickhead boss I am now traumatised and beyond offended that you hate the shit out of me! Ah well, I suppose it means I must have been doing something right then. But, you know, even us cold-blooded, torture obsessed gangland supremos have feelings; underneath we’re just as sensitive as any werewolf. I’m off to get some therapy now from my underworld support group.
Thanks for your comments and review. Keep spreading the word!
Phil
Haha you did a great job 🙂 good luck with those underworld snobs!