I'll just cross-post what I wrote in the Horror thread:
Saw it and liked it a lot. I don't think I loved it, but I really, *really* liked it. Benicio Del Toro was fantastic and nailed the tortured look of Talbot, but completely ignored Larry's flirty / playboy side. It worked for this film given the circumstances.
Looking at this film as a "re-imagining" rather than a "remake", the only complaint I have is:
how everybody already seems to know about and accepts the idea of a werewolf before Larry transforms even once! I mean, they were calling for his head before he even did anything! wtf?
Thinking a little more about it, I might have one more complaint, it's not a biggie, but it's a complaint nonetheless:
There were a lot of deaths, but none of them seemed to effect Larry in the least. I wish they explored Talbot's emotions regarding slaughtering dozens in a night a bit more.
Once I started watching the film as a re-imagining rather than a remake, I really enjoyed the things that were changed from the original. I won't go into details, but I think it was a decent story.
Outside of the story, the make-up is worth the price of admission alone. Especially at the end when we get some close-ups of Benicio. He looks ferocious, but he also looks like Benicio (*and* keeps that signature "Wolf Man" rather than werewolf look).
Overall, I'm super happy with how it turned out. I think it could've been a bit longer. It's not the movie I would've made, but it's a good movie nonetheless.
I have one more complaint, now that I think of it, and it's a rather big one:
I couldn't take my son thanks to the R rating. I don't think this film needed the gore that necessitated the R, and it cost them at least one ticket sale.