
Aside from the pulchritude of breasts, we have a decent vampire movie. Did I say "vampire" movie? Why yes, I did. Maybe that is because these particular werewolves, particularly Mariana and Stirba, cannot be slain with silver bullets but rather a titanium stake thrust through the heart. Stirba also has the need to maintain her youth and bountiful bosom by sucking the souls from young, shapely girls, a la Elizabeth Bathory. Stirba also has many magical powers, many of which are more typically attributed to vampires. Oh, and a bat totem... Well, no one ever accused the Howling series of being true to werewolf lore, now did they?
Otherwise, it is a decent romp. Christopher Lee is in it, which certainly helps. Danning is impressive in her weird garb and furry nakedness. Marsha Hunt is pretty breathtaking at times. There is a big werewolf orgy, which I imagine makes sense, and a killer dwarf thrown in for good measure.
One oddity. Well, one I am going to mention. You know how when a word is said repeatedly for a decent amount of time, say five minutes, and it loses it meaning and just becomes noise? Well prior to the credits they show a montage of scenes from the film, accompanied by the one song the producers paid for, and they show Sybil Danning ripping off her shirt about thirty times. While I will admit to enjoying a topless Sybil Danning, eventually it just got silly. I think the producers realized they only showed her topless once, save those times whilst covered in fur, and thought they'd better get the most out of it/them. Eventually they stop being naked breasts and start being a reminder of just how long the montage is going on.
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All I can ever remember from this film is Sybil Danning.
Well, you certainly remember one of the best aspects. I have read that Christopher Lee apologized to the original Howling director, Joe Dante, for doing the second film :-)
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