-------------------------------------------------------------------
In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Meth Gator EH/OK
There’s an article in the latest issue of Fangoria written
by Rebekah McKendry about the history of alligators and crocodiles in
horror. It’s a good article. I actually wished it was longer. In it, the author states, “I, for one, will
watch Methgator with the same level
of enthusiasm as Crawl anytime.” In the next sentence she labels this film a
gem. She put the title as one word. Everywhere else I saw it as two. The title listed on All Movie is Attack of the Meth Gator. Whatever.
Meth Gator is fine and it
looks better as two words. (By the way,
I knew of this film before reading the article; the article just made me
finally watch it; currently available on Tubi).
Anyway, I, too, look forward to watching gator/croc movies (any wild
animal film, really) whether it be ones like Crawl and Rogue, or even
ones like this where I know there’s a high possibility of suckage, and the
dreaded use of CGI. The way the creature
looks is often a huge factor in how worthy these movies are. The creature here wasn’t terrible; at least
not as terrible as it could’ve been, and those in the past have been. (It actually looks funny when it’s hopping on
land). In terms of a plot, and there
actually is somewhat of one, a gator ends up swallowing some meth (obviously),
thus becomes addicted to it and searches for more (like a true drug addict!),
so authorities and others must try killing it before it reaches a nearby meth
lab none of them know the location of.
(The gator does still kill people too, if you didn’t deduce that; the
violence not the greatest, but not altogether horrible either). So, did I like this gator flick not meant to
be on the same level as Crawl and Rogue?
Well, it wasn’t terrible, but I still wouldn’t exactly call it a gem. It does still come off as one of those cheap
TV movies that began to overstay its welcome a bit (there was a clever little twist towards the end though). I know, what did I really expect, especially
from The Asylum, a production company not exactly known for releasing
gems? And from the fact it’s a
mockbuster spawned from the success of Cocaine
Bear on top of others like the dreadful Cocaine
Shark, Cocaine Cougar, Cocaine Werewolf, and Cocaine Crabs from Outer Space (the last
three I have yet to see, lol)?; much like Cocaine
Bear, this, too, according to the Wikipedia page, was loosely inspired by
true reports! If you’re like me and
watch these types of movies anyway, whether out of curiosity, or simply just
wanting to set your brain aside and take in a mindless flick, you don’t need me
to decide whether or not you should spend roughly 90-minutes of your time with
it; you should pretty much know what you’re in for. 11/3/2024
[Here are my reviews of titles mentioned above:
Cocaine Shark---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2023/06/cocaine-shark.html
Bonus review:
Humanist Vampire
Seeking Consenting
Suicidal Person OK
The title makes this French-Canadian film (yes, that means
subtitles) sound like a parody. It’s
not. It’s an indie drama with horror
elements (there is some violence). It’s
very much like Let the Right One In. Not exactly like it (not as good either), but
it very much reminded me of it. Let’s
see, there’s a vampire girl and a human boy that’s quite the loner, often
bullied (both teenagers though; well, the girl looks like one). The girl is a “black sheep” amongst her
family in that she doesn’t want to kill anyone, but she does still need blood
to survive since they can’t eat human food (she just drinks from blood bags
provided by her family’s kills). The boy
is suicidal and it’s pretty apparent they’re bound to meet from the get-go. The whole film is, by and large,
predictable. Sure, there may be a
certain charm to it (goth teens might revel in it), but, ultimately, the only
thing unique about it is the title. 11/4/2024
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Civil War (2024) >>>OK
Dream Scenario >>>EH
Falcon Lake >>>EH
(Mostly in French
with subtitles)
Gonjiam: Haunted
Asylum >>>EH/OK
(In
Korean with subtitles)
Grotesquerie
(Season One) >>>EH/OK
(FX/Hulu;
10 episodes)
Hayride to Hell >>>OK
Love Lies Bleeding (2024) >>>OK
Noroi: The Curse >>>OK
(In Japanese with
subtitles)
Reality+ >>>OK
(Short film; In
French with subtitles)
Riddle of Fire >>>OK
The Substance >>>OK/G
Tastes of Horror >>>EH
(In Korean with
subtitles)
Teacup (Season
One) >>>OK/G
(Peacock; 8
episodes)
Time Cut >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
The Zone of Interest >>>OK
(In German,
Polish, and Yiddish with subtitles)
---Sean O.
11/10/2024
No comments:
Post a Comment