It is kinda bad, isn’t it?
Creature (2011)
Directed By: Fred Andrews
The Prologue
When Creature was unleashed on the world in September of 2011, it earned only $327,000 in its 1,507-theater opening weekend, setting the record of the worst opening weekend in more than 1,500 theaters. As this was going on the movie was called by many as THE worst movie ever made. So, naturally I had to see if it was really that bad. For it to be the worst movie ever it would have to really embark on a new level of suck to top some of the awful movies I have seen in my day. I do kinda feel bad for Sid Haig. The poor guy always gets stuck in these types of films.
The Movie
An ex-Navy seal, his girlfriend and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. When the group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store, they are introduced to the legend of Lockjaw, a Creature who is part man, part alligator…The Legend has it that an inbred local man lost his family to a monstrous white alligator. And because of the devastating loss of his family, he was driven to madness and was transformed into the Creature. The group decides to head deeper into the swamps to check out the birthplace of this Creature legend. As they journey further into the backwoods the group inadvertently unleashes the Creature and all of it s TERROR!
The good news for Creature is that it isn’t the worst movie ever, it’s not even the worst movie I’ve seen this year. But the bad news it, it’s still really bad. The movie covers no new ground what so ever and comes equipped with one of the silliest monsters I’ve ever seen. The film even has Sid Haig in a role where he runs a store and when the right kids come along he tries to sell them on the idea of a dark and scary legend from that area. So yeah, basically he’s in a role that is just like Captain Spaulding from House of 1,000 Corpses, just without the face paint.
The rest of the film’s characters are no better what so ever. Everyone is well in their 20s but acting like a freshmen class out on a field trip. You rarely get characters in these types of films that are worth backing, but these guys are annoying in the fashion that makes you want to cut the movie off, not just see them get killed. And when you add them in with the cartoon-like hillbilly swamp people that make up the core of the film’s bad guy, it’s just a live action headache that should have been a straight to video release, at best.
The film doesn’t give us any memorable kills or even memorable scenes. The plot circles mostly around inbred families and weird traditions, with some unneeded twists tossed in just for shock value, I’m sure. If you can make it through the film once, I’m not sure this is a movie you will ever want to watch again. Sid Haig’s character is by far the most watchable thing in the movie due to him being a good actor, but even that character isn’t anything we haven’t see Sid play a zillion times over. So, that being said, it’s not the worst movie ever or even the worst movie I’ve seen this year, but it is REALLY bad.
The Conclusion
If you are looking for something along the lines of this but a lot better, seek out Venom and give it a watch. This one is just annoying and packed with unbearable people on the screen at all times. And I mean characters that are ever bit as silly as the actor is attractive. It all just makes a terrible combination.
The Rating (5/10)
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