This "prequel" to the outstanding 2000 original, I think, is better than the sequel, "unleashed". What we have here is basically a retelling of the original story as a period drama - same sisters, same names, same actresses. After their parents' death (murder? There is some suggestion that they may have done something to Mom & Dad), the two main characters we've come to love - played by Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins for the third time - end up at a fort in 1800's Canada after meeting a handsome young Native American (Canadian?) man. The characters they meet are colorful, to say the least. Especially the preacher who could put a Salem witch-hunter to shame (Hugh Dillon, who I understand from the commentary is mainly a singer - fine performance here; I'd like to see more of him acting). But this particular fort, of course, is besieged by werewolves that the inhabitants are struggling to protect themselves from. Ginger, as in the first film, is bitten, and her sisters' sense of devotion ultimately curses her to become what her sister is becoming.
My favorite scenes? The "leech werewolf test" (you'll know what I'm talking' about when you see it if you watch the film yourself), and the partially-transformed Ginger's return to the fort with some of her new pack-mates to raise a little h--l.
Impressive acting - especially, as in all three films, from our two leading wolf-girls - as well as set design and make-up/creature effects. Check this one out - you won't be disappointed.
My favorite scenes? The "leech werewolf test" (you'll know what I'm talking' about when you see it if you watch the film yourself), and the partially-transformed Ginger's return to the fort with some of her new pack-mates to raise a little h--l.
Impressive acting - especially, as in all three films, from our two leading wolf-girls - as well as set design and make-up/creature effects. Check this one out - you won't be disappointed.