Wolf Cop (2014)

I'd been waiting for ten months to see this movie, and the wait was worth it. Canada has a recent wealth of talent when it comes to new independent horror movies, and this instant modern Cult Classic is one of the many fine new entries Canada's indie film scene has to offer to the horror world. Wolf Cop pays tribute 80s movies, both horror comedies like Night of the Creeps, and "so bad they're good" horror/horror action movies like Maniac Cop. Wolf Cop presents itself as a "so bad it's good" action/horror-comedy, and it delivers in every sense even managing to be clever and actually "good" at times. The visual quality of the film is very low budget ( I was reminded of fellow indie Canadian horror film Suck (2009)), the acting for the most part is either adequate or over the top (done intentionally though) and the movie actually has surprisingly effective and decent practicalspecial effects. The tagline for the movie is "half wolf, half man, all cop!" and I must say the movie delivers. The movie never takes itself too seriously which is why it is so much fun to watch. The movie has a decently surprising plot that involves pagan rituals, lunar eclipses, and shape-shifting lizard creatures. The main character is given super powers such as super strength and agility, not only from just "being a werewolf" but also from alcohol, how cool is that?!  I'm a die hard 80s movie fan in general but I also LOVE 80s horror movies and from time to time 80s action movies, and Wolf Cop pays homage to the best qualities of all of those. The movie becomes a buddy cop movie at one point in the film, has THE best homage

-paying mock 80s sex scene ever, the sex scene is worth the price of admission for this movie alone. The sex scene takes place in a jail cell after a "little red riding hood and The Big Bad Wolf" sex joke, and just all of a sudden there's dozens and dozens of candles all over the jail cell and a great 80s Canadian one hit wonder tune playing on an also seemingly appearing out of nowhere boombox. The movie also has a pretty decent soundtrack, and more wolf puns and "Big Bad wolf" references than you can shake a stick at. My major beefs with this film are 1) They show a man's penis falling off (either partially real or all prosthetic, it did not add anything to the film and I didn't need to see that), 2) There's a horrible Wolf Cop "theme rap" at the end of the movie, which I think

paid tribute to the Maniac Cop 2 rap at the end of its credits, but was still horrible, 3) some of the acting was legitimately bad and some of the characters (like the main character in human form) are completely uninteresting husks of human beings lacking any personality. The movie is still a lot of fun though and best enjoyed amongst a group of friends after having a couple drinks. The movie is currently streaming on Netflix, and I give it a 4/5.You can watch the trailer here.