Frogs (1972)

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• Tim S

  
  Ok. Yeah, this one is bad, but it has some things going for it. For one, it has Ray Milland and Sam Elliott in it. Second, it has a sexy young Joan Van Ark wearing tight clothes and bikinis. Third, it has an animated frog at the end of the movie swallowing a person with a comic *gulp*… More
  Ok. Yeah, this one is bad, but it has some things going for it. For one, it has Ray Milland and Sam Elliott in it. Second, it has a sexy young Joan Van Ark wearing tight clothes and bikinis. Third, it has an animated frog at the end of the movie swallowing a person with a comic *gulp* sound (which is the reason to see the movie, in my opinion). So the movie's got a lot of comic value, as do most of American International's movies, but this one is slightly more enjoyable than the rest. Most are just unwatchable piles of crap. This one passes as watchable without being great.

• AJ V

  
  A very heavy handed lesson about pollution. As with any nature takes revenge movie, the lizards and spiders and snakes kill people. For some reason the frogs in the movie just annoy people, they don't have any other means of getting revenge apparently. It's predictable,… More
  A very heavy handed lesson about pollution. As with any nature takes revenge movie, the lizards and spiders and snakes kill people. For some reason the frogs in the movie just annoy people, they don't have any other means of getting revenge apparently. It's predictable, boring, and kinda stupid, especially the frogs.

• Ken S

  
  Worth watching to see Sam Elliot without a mustache

• Jason O

  
  From the title of "Frogs," you might infer that the movie is fully about frogs or that it's a horror flick in which frogs are the main enemy, but neither is true. A millionaire (Ray Milland) lives with his family on a country estate that is surrounded by woods and… More
  From the title of "Frogs," you might infer that the movie is fully about frogs or that it's a horror flick in which frogs are the main enemy, but neither is true. A millionaire (Ray Milland) lives with his family on a country estate that is surrounded by woods and swamps. He's always complaining about how he has so much money, but can't get rid of the frogs along with their constant noise. The saying goes "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it," but the opposite is true in this timeless movie. In a way, "Frogs" is much like the classic horror "The Birds." Even though the name of the movie is "Frogs," you will see much more than just plain old frogs. You will see A LOT of frogs, snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and other menacing creatures of the swampy woods. "Frogs" is a somewhat original movie who's premise is very real. As much as we use, push around, and kill animals, it's only natural that they would view us as their enemies. In "Frogs," you will see ordinary animals, mainly reptiles and amphibians, do their damage by turning their attention to the family and then seeking deadly vengeance. This isn't a movie full of special effects (there's not really ANY special effects, but it doesn't need them), so you won't see overgrown monsters or anything to that degree. It's just normal, everyday animals that seem to be tired of humans. "Frogs" is a suspenseful and extremely interesting movie. It also features timeless visuals with all the reptiles and amphibians, along with most of the movie being shot outdoors. The acting isn't spectacular, but the actors/actresses all get their job done well enough. I believe if animals really wanted to, they could take over the lives of many people. If you like original movies, reptiles, frogs, or just nature, I definitely recommend getting "Frogs." Just beware that after watching it, it might make you watch every move you make the next time you take a hike in the woods. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2002. Most seem to not, but I've always liked this movie no matter how many times I see it, and never get tired of seeing it either. If animals wanted to, they could turn against us and take over the world.

• Cassandra M

  
  Back to 1993 I remember seeing 'Frogs' on some horror channel when I was about seven but I switched over after about ten minutes because it was so boring. Now that I'm much older, I've watched it all the way through and it's not as bad as I thought it was!… More
  Back to 1993 I remember seeing 'Frogs' on some horror channel when I was about seven but I switched over after about ten minutes because it was so boring. Now that I'm much older, I've watched it all the way through and it's not as bad as I thought it was! First off, we have Sam Elliot as a nature photographer who's scouting around Ray Milland's island seeing a lot of dumped waste and rubbish everywhere. Milland's island itself is host to a large family who only care about their money it seems. But the frogs nearby are getting sick and tired of the pollution from the family and start getting their revenge. There are so many shots in the film of frogs just watching and croaking. It's almost as if they are telling every other animal on the island to kill any human they see and that's what happens! Once the first death begins, the deaths just keep on going until the end of the movie. We have tarantulas, lizards, almost every snake in existence, leeches, alligators, a snapping turtle, crabs, even birds and butterflies contribute a little bit. All of them killing everyone in their path, even the frogs get their own back on Milland at the end. It's not so much scary, but more squeamish and creepy, especially the bit with the tarantulas. It makes me shiver just thinking about it! But 'Frogs' does have its bad points too. Milland's character is a bit too unbelievable, after all of his family's deaths he still wants to celebrate his birthday. The first twenty minutes as I said before are devoid of anything remotely interesting. A snapping turtle killing a human also seems pretty silly to me, although I found out afterwards that snapping turtles actually ARE perfectly capable of killing someone. When we see birds attack someone, it is unclear whether the people were killed or just ran away, but I assume that we are meant to think them dead as they dropped their bags and stuff. Also half the animals in this movie aren't probably even native to the area where it is filmed. Despite its bad points, I really liked this film and it still delivers shocks albeit in small doses.

• Darik H

  
  Why? Why do I allow myself to watch movies like this? Frogs is the epitome of stupid filmmaking- beginning with the film's laughable premise, things only go further downhill, with cardboard acting, uninteresting sets and locales, totally absent character motivations and… More
  Why? Why do I allow myself to watch movies like this? Frogs is the epitome of stupid filmmaking- beginning with the film's laughable premise, things only go further downhill, with cardboard acting, uninteresting sets and locales, totally absent character motivations and cringe-inducing dialogue. By far the ONLY reason to watch this movie is to see Sam Elliot- whom I never would have believed to be young during his lifetime, had I not seen this movie- and/or to try (and fail, probably) to figure out WHY this movie is called "Frogs" when frogs are the only creatures in the movie that don't kill anyone! At all! Not recommended for those allergic to stupidity.

• Anthony V

  
  Quite amusing. Wait. It was supposed to be scary?

• Jojo S

  
  LOL!!! This B-movie is SO BAD, it's GOOD. I just could not stop laughing at its badness. I was wishing to see the hand out of that frog from the movie poster but I didn't see that. I saw something else. I thought I saw a tip of a finger throwing a frog onto grass. I… More
  LOL!!! This B-movie is SO BAD, it's GOOD. I just could not stop laughing at its badness. I was wishing to see the hand out of that frog from the movie poster but I didn't see that. I saw something else. I thought I saw a tip of a finger throwing a frog onto grass. I don't know if I saw it. I don't own the film so I can't, and I won't, watch it again to confirm. They need to rename the movie, "Frogs That Just Sit There And Then People Die." I think the only thing that obviously tried to kill people by wrapping them into cotten threads are those jumping spiders and the python--Probably controlled by the frogs that never kill a thing. LOL, in fact, they aren't even frogs!!! They're toads!!!

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