Following the release of the famous Patterson-Gimlin film, (footage of an alleged Bigfoot sighting in 1967) there was a wave of excitement about Bigfoot, resulting in many Bigfoot films such as The Legend of Boggy Creek and The Creature from Black Lake. Roger Patterson, the filmer of the famous footage, tried to finance a film called Bigfoot: Americas Abominable Snowman, about … [Read more...]
Mama (2013) review by That Film Guy
In Guillermo Del Toro, modern horror films have found a true master. When he's not making his own darkly comic, fantasy-laced horror he's producing a host of up-and-coming directors and writers to give them the exposure through use of his name. Some, like Don't Be Afraid of the Dark are a disappointment, others are startlingly effective, like The Orphanage. Mama, directed … [Read more...]
Granny (1999) review by That Film Brat
This will contain spoilers, not that it matters really. Its just as brilliant either way. Normally I start off a review with some back story about the film's production and/or the filmmaker. I would do this here too, if not for the fact that I can't find anything online about the filmmaker, Boris Pavlovsky, or the film itself. This is possibly because he might have gone out … [Read more...]
The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) review by That Film Geek
In 1967 Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin filmed an encounter with a supposed Sasquatch or Bigfoot - you'll have almost definitely seen the famous 'Patterson-Gimlin film' or at least a image taken from it. Whether you believe the footage is a fake or a genuine encounter with a cryptid (an animal unknown by science - cryptozoologists love to talk about Coelacanth, but it seems … [Read more...]
Croc (2007) review by That Film Geek
Croc is a made for TV film, (it's one of Syfy's Maneater series) which basically retreads the plot of Jaws substituting a huge crocodile for the huge shark and the East-coast tourist destination of Amity Island for a tourist location in Thailand, oh, and Robert Shaw for Michael Madsen. Croc begins with Jack (Peter Tuinstra), an American struggling to afford to keep a zoo open … [Read more...]
Rogue (2007) review by That Film Geek
A favourite of Syfy channel original films (see Mega Phyton vs. Gatoriod for an example), the giant crocodile monster sub-genre has two well-known and well-regarded standouts, 1980's Alligator (directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles, who's satirical scripting was put to was equally good use a year later in The Howling) and 1999's Lake Placid (Directed by Steve … [Read more...]
The Howling: Reborn (2011) review by That Film Geek
As a long-time fan of The Howling series... wait, that came out wrong... As a long-time fan of 1981's original and a lover of werewolf films in general (bah, who am I kidding, I really like Howling V as well), I was pretty interested when they announced a new Howling sequel, over 15 years after the previous disaster, and 30 years after the original. … [Read more...]
V/H/S (2012) review by That Film Gal
You have to respect the vision of V/H/S. Five stories, five directors, five found footage tapes. It's a neat idea. Each director gets their plot of land to plough and till, and they plant some pretty ghoulish seeds. The shorts are, of course, framed by a central story arc which puts the found footage into context. This arc follows a bunch of petty criminals as they are given a … [Read more...]
Texas Chainsaw (2013) review by That Film Guy
It is a tougher job than one might imagine, being a film reviewer. There are so many films released each week and finding the time to write a review for each one you see is a tough thing. Sometimes it's worthwhile when you find an unexpected gem and sometimes you just know going into a film that it's just going to disappoint you. While the ideal situation would be to go into a … [Read more...]
Rubber (2010) review by That Film Klown
Rubber tells the story of car tyre called Robert (yes, you read that right). Left lying in the Californian desert, Robert inexplicably comes to life and quickly develops a penchant for causing objects “ from beer bottles to human heads “ to explode. … [Read more...]