Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You! (2012) (DVD Review)
Directed By: Charles Roxburgh
Starring: Matt Farley, Sharon Scalzo, Kevin McGee
Rated: UR/Region: 1/1X78/Number of disc: 1
Available from Shock Marathon
A vicious monster has arisen from its watery lair! It’s the Riverbeast, and he’s threatening a peaceful New England town. Local tutor Neil Stuart has seen the beast before, but nobody believed his story, making him the town laughingstock. Neil sets out to not only prove that the Riverbeast exists, but also, with the help of his beautiful pupil, scrappy tutor buddies, and a former professional athlete to vanquish the aquatic menace!
We got ourselves a bit of a throwback to the sci-fi horror of yesteryear here, but there is a whole lot going on besides just that as you quickly learn. As a matter of fact there seems to be a long period of time when the riverbeast comes in second to everything else, but that is just the nature of the people involved in this film and follows the same style and format as all their other films I’ve seen (Freaky Farley ect.). But it does have a fun campy feel to it and as always the acting isn’t too shabby at all either.
The riverbeast looks corny and it is supposed to by design, I just wish there had been more blood and more carnage. I think that is really what this movie was missing, more mayhem and less comedy in spots. The style is something you can respect and tip your hat to, but maybe it is more old school in spots than we’d want to see today. I’d have loved a more 80s style of horror films here than what we end up with. I think the fans of black and white era films will be able to appreciate this one more than the rest of us, but it is well made and acted.
– Commentary
– Behind the Scenes
– Filming in the Water
– Riverbeast Music Video
