...in fact, possibly one of the worst. The cast are wooden, the effects are not of the highest quality and the plot is laughable. The death scenes are often excessively sadistic, I feel, and the characters are far too cliched for my taste.
I love film, as I'm sure most of the people on this site do. I tend to rate films quite high but on this occasion, I feel inclined to slate. This film has knocked my faith in the man who brought us `The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' - yes, it really is him.
For any British readers, I feel I should have known better than to watch a late-night film on Channel 5, but I thought it looked mildly entertaining as a cheesy horror film. This film is cheesy, but the cheese is mouldy. (Sorry, maybe took the metaphor too far...)
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The crocodile itself is laughably fake. The animatronic model LOOKS like a model and the CGI croc is a long way from realism. And just when did crocodiles become able to jump 30 foot in the air and somersault over a boat? Since when did crocodiles possess the ability to track an egg hidden in a backpack full of toiletries from halfway down a river? The bug spray? To coin an Americanism, Puh-lease!!
These complaints may seem slightly banal when applied to a monster horror film - the film would be rather short-lived if it was completely true to life. But is it too much to ask for a little realism in a film - just enough to make it watchable.
I give this film 1/10 only because I can't go lower.
I love film, as I'm sure most of the people on this site do. I tend to rate films quite high but on this occasion, I feel inclined to slate. This film has knocked my faith in the man who brought us `The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' - yes, it really is him.
For any British readers, I feel I should have known better than to watch a late-night film on Channel 5, but I thought it looked mildly entertaining as a cheesy horror film. This film is cheesy, but the cheese is mouldy. (Sorry, maybe took the metaphor too far...)
*** SPOILERS ***
The crocodile itself is laughably fake. The animatronic model LOOKS like a model and the CGI croc is a long way from realism. And just when did crocodiles become able to jump 30 foot in the air and somersault over a boat? Since when did crocodiles possess the ability to track an egg hidden in a backpack full of toiletries from halfway down a river? The bug spray? To coin an Americanism, Puh-lease!!
These complaints may seem slightly banal when applied to a monster horror film - the film would be rather short-lived if it was completely true to life. But is it too much to ask for a little realism in a film - just enough to make it watchable.
I give this film 1/10 only because I can't go lower.