Creature (2011)

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• First L

  
  So an alligator steals a louisiana man's fiance/sister and in a rage the man eats the alligator and his sister and it mutates him into an alligator man. 100 years later, the alligator man is worshipped as a god in his local community. Enter a carload of (apparently) ex-military… More
  So an alligator steals a louisiana man's fiance/sister and in a rage the man eats the alligator and his sister and it mutates him into an alligator man. 100 years later, the alligator man is worshipped as a god in his local community. Enter a carload of (apparently) ex-military teens and their horny girlfriends who immediately go about mockingthe hicks and their wacky customs. Obviously they're just begging for a visit from the CREATURE. Movies this poorly made are generally reserved for the sci/fi network movie of the week. Things happen to characters (such as a vicious spider attack) that come out of nowhere and are immediately forgotten. The big "reveal" as to what the Creature is and why the kids are being victimized in the way they are is almost completely nonsensical. Yes, it's bad filmmaking, but somehow it does manage to be entertaining. Maybe I'm just a sucker for this kind of cheese, but the film had me lol-ing throughout. Despite the horrible acting, directing, and writing, there's something that's a lot of fun about "Creature". You may take it or leave it, but if you're inclined to this sort of thing, you might also enjoy it. Just don't go a-swimmin' in any louisiana bayous at night.

• Eric H

  
  If movies have taught me one thing it's that you don't wanna go travelling through rural Louisiana. If you have to get to New Orleans for Mardi Gras just stick to the freeway. The protagonists of "Creature" obviously don't watch too many horror movies as they… More
  If movies have taught me one thing it's that you don't wanna go travelling through rural Louisiana. If you have to get to New Orleans for Mardi Gras just stick to the freeway. The protagonists of "Creature" obviously don't watch too many horror movies as they go off the beaten track to investigate a legend about a half man half alligator. When we finally see the manigator it looks pretty familiar, yes folks it's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle! I'm a sucker for a good monster, and an even bigger sucker for a bad monster like this one. Does "Creature" distinguish itself from the SyFy channel fare? After all this got a theatrical release stateside, though only six people paid to see it. Well it doesn't in quality but in sleaziness it sets itself apart. In this aspect it harkens back to the good old days of exploitation movies when a taboo was considered a selling point. This movie features full frontal nudity, bestiality, and even some sister on brother hand job action. Oh, and Sid Haig as a sinister gas store owner. You have to have a sinister gas store owner in these movies, and Haig is as good as you'd expect from a veteran of this sort of trash. Despite having a lot going for it, "Creature" isn't half as much fun as this review probably makes it sound. If twenty minutes were shaved off and things paced a bit quicker in the opening act it could have been a decent beer and nachos time-killer. As it is it's more like a SyFy original made by a Dutch porn director. And no, that's not half as much fun as it sounds either.

• Jason C

  
  Everyone seems to be going on about the stereotyping in Creature. I lived in Louisiana for 4 years and, let me tell you, it's not stereotyping if it's true. I think it's a pretty accurate portrayal of those people. It all starts with the grabber. The grabber is the… More
  Everyone seems to be going on about the stereotyping in Creature. I lived in Louisiana for 4 years and, let me tell you, it's not stereotyping if it's true. I think it's a pretty accurate portrayal of those people. It all starts with the grabber. The grabber is the first few minutes that sets the pace of a movie. It's very important for a horror movie. The grabber was a little boring, wasn't suspenseful and it didn't have anything to do with the rest of the movie. It unfortunately did set the pace for the rest of the movie. Slow, not scary, and confused. The writers had the creepy part down. If they would have had a good movie, it would have been freaky. The movie was slow. There was a part where they had a group of unfamiliar actors try to carry the movie. The set-up was most of Creature. Nothing happened. They tried to show the monster view for eeriness, but it wasn't effective. The sounds and monster snarl didn't do anything. The scary scenes weren't scary at all. Nothing really happened. It showed almost no interaction between the monster and the victims. Show the monster or play the lame sounds, show an alligator, someone's dead. No real gore, no creature popping up scares, no suspense. It was all ineffective. At one point, they played romantic music. It really had me trying to figure out what was going on. You can show that a couple is close. Holding hands or some corny dialogue. But music to go with it? Not necessary. It was ineffective and irritating. In a horror movie. JUST KILL SOMEONE! The rest of the soundtrack was OK. I noticed at least a couple of songs in it were from O Brother Where Art Thou. It's not a big deal, but it kinda got me that Appalachian founded Blue Grass music was used in Louisiana. With the rich music history Louisiana has, the producers chose a genre of music that has nothing to do with Louisiana and less to do with French. They were just going for a hillbilly sound without fully committing to location. Even though Fred Andrews failed in his directorial debut, his history as a production designer showed. The locations, set designs, and backdrops were amazing. It was kept a little bright, but it wasn't a big deal because of how spectacular it looked. Creature was done on approximately $3 million. The cast wasn't easily recognizable, but they were experienced, and it showed. During the lulls, the actors did their part to keep the lame script and story going. It was fun seeing Sid Haig. He came back to acting in Rob Zombie movies and plays a great creepy character. Creature was a disappointment and earned its low rating. There isn't much to like here. Anyone who gives Creature a positive rating will just appreciate the effort.