Creature is arguably the biggest box office bomb of the year.
Thus, we had to see it, to see if it was really that bad.
There was no all-consuming star.
There was no massive budget.
Given this knowledge, I had to go see it.
Little do they realize that the legends are true.
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Creatureis an updated, sleazier version of a 1950s monster movie crossed with a 70s hixsploitation movie.
I love a good rubber suit monster, and Lockjaw is pretty awesome looking.
More importantly, they avoid shooting him in direct light, thereby making him look as good as possible.
As for the acting, theres not a lot bad to say.
Most of it is independent movie-level stuff, but Sid Haig is always great in everything he does.
Hes usually fun; this is no different.
The director of the film, Fred M. Andrews, has never helmed a movie previously.
Its a neat callback, of a sort, to an older way of making films.
He also makes good use of location.
Its quick, dirty, and very entertaining.
There are no long, dramatic monologues, just quick, relatively witty exchanges.
The plot gets out of the way of the story, and thats refreshing.
IsCreaturegoing to win any awards?
IsCreatureway better thanBucky Larson, last weekends other major box office flop in the US?
By any metric,Creatureis a better horror film thanBucky Larsonis a comedy.Creaturemight be a bettercomedythanBucky Larson, too.
That said, its also more likely to be an acquired taste than most movies.
When youre living in the postmodern world, somehow the old fashioned and quaint feels fresh and new.
Rating:
3 out of 5