Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
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Movie Reviews of Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
Movie Review: Oh brother!
Summary: 3 Stars
I am assuming that "Crocodile 2: Death Swamp" is a sequel of sorts to Tobe Hooper's "Crocodile." So many films about killer crocodiles have come out in the last thirty years that one loses track of which ones go where after awhile. The recent resurgence in popularity of killer monster films has seen a slew of new croc flicks, along with films about angry octopi, malevolent squid, cranky dinosaurs, oversized snakes, and that venerable standby, sharks. You can bet your bottom dollar that some Hollywood hack has made a film about a creature attacking humans if the animal in question has teeth, fangs, tentacles, paws, or antlers. In short, if the beastie in question slithers or crawls through the jungle, swims in the ocean, or soars through the air you can expect to see a monstrous version of that creature appearing on a DVD near you soon. I'm surprised I haven't seen more of these films considering all of the low budget crud I routinely watch. Off the top of my head, I recall seeing "Shark Attack 3," "Crocodile," "Blood Surf," and this film. Out of those four, three of them deal with giant rubber or CGI crocodiles feasting on groups of dimwits and miscreants. Needless to say, all four are quite cheesy.
"Crocodile 2: Death Swamp" (at least you know what you're getting into with a title like that) isn't half bad until the end, when something so ridiculous occurs that you can't help but roar with laughter. It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out the plot, either. A group of bank robbers attempts to escape the authorities by transporting their ill-gotten gains south of the border via an airplane bound for Mexico. An incident onboard requires the plane to head back to the United States, so the criminals flip out and promptly hijack the plane. Of course, after the obligatory scenes in which the robbers terrorize the passengers, the aircraft goes down in a Mexican swamp. Most of the passengers and crew perish in the disaster, but the few that survive soon find themselves at the mercy of the remaining hijackers. I see no reason to bore you with a complete cast list, so I shall only mention a few of the more "important" characters. The leader of the gang is a foulmouthed thug named Max (Darryl Theirse). Then there is another goon named Sol (Jon Sklaroff). The most important survivor is a flight attendant named Mia (Heidi Noelle Lenhart). There are others, of course, but they serve the purpose of providing cannon fodder for the crocodile soon to emerge on the scene.
Anyway, after staggering out of the wrecked plane, Max and Sol insist that Mia and the passengers carry their bags of money. They also shoot a baby crocodile, an action that leads to the coming slaughter, namely the mother of the slain crocodile turning up to seek revenge. A subplot, the only one in fact, involves Mia's boyfriend Zach (Chuck Walczak) trying to figure out why her plane never returned to the airport. He quickly enlists the services of an alcoholic tracker and helicopter pilot named Roland (Martin Kove paying his credit card bill) to head out into the swamp in search of the unlucky Mia. Meanwhile, the robbers and their hostages engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. At one point, Mia and her fellow sufferers manage to escape into the swamp with predictable results: the croc emerges, scarfs down one of the passengers, and the robbers recapture them. There's some bunkum about Max trying to reach a place with the money, but it's only an excuse to make the characters slog through the muck so the crocodile can tear them to shreds. "Crocodile 2" grinds to a conclusion after a showdown between the croc, the robbers, Mia, and Zach and Roland occurs in some abandoned building. Just when you think it's all over, the beast lunges out of the water and pulls Roland's helicopter out of the air! Ridiculous!
In spite of itself, "Crocodile 2: Death Swamp" is a lot of fun. There are a few niggling problems and plot inconsistencies to deal with, i.e. figuring out how the robbers managed to get guns on the plane, but these difficulties won't bog down the film unless you let them. Heidi Noelle Lenhart isn't too bad an actress in the lead role of Mia, and she's cute enough to maintain interest long after the endless trekking through the swamp slows the film down. The only recognizable name in the cast, Martin Kove, essentially phones in his performance. As for the crocodile, it's less cheesy than you would think, and far less cheesy than the one in "Blood Surf." Heck, even the plane crash looks good for a low budget clunker. The ridiculous scene involving the crocodile pulling the helicopter out of the air is classic, a scene so gut busting hilarious that I ought to give the film an extra star just for the sheer nerve it took to throw this into the script. It's right up there with the shark that growls as it chomps down on a victim in "Shark Attack 3."
Despite its obvious low budget and many mindless attributes, I feel somehow mean spirited condemning this film. Maybe the spirit of the holidays is making me feel more generous than normal, but I'll recommend "Crocodile 2" to those viewers who know and appreciate cheese when they see it. Alas, the world is less of a place due to the lack of a commentary track or behind the scenes features on the disc. We only get trailers for "Crocodile," "Crocodile 2," and "Octopus 2" as extras. A movie that makes you laugh this hard in spots can't be all that bad, can it?
Movie Review: An ok movie
Summary: 3 Stars
I recorded this on the Sci fi channel last week.Its pretty good,but the first movie was much better.I bought Crocodile 1 on Amazon last year.I heard Crocodile 2 had a lot of cussing in it so I didnt buy it.On t.v theyre not aloud to cuss.Anyway heres what happens.Four theives rob a bank and get on a plane going to Alcapolco,Mexico.Soon they get caught in a storm and are orderd to turn around.When the theives here this they get there guns(how they got them on the plane,I dont know)and make the pilots keep going.They shoot 1 of the pilots and 2 other passengers.The plane crashes in a swamp and blows up.There are 9 survivors.The surviving women are the 2 stewardess and a young mexican nurse.The surviving men are the 3 theives(the 4th one died in the crash),the pilot,a genus teenager,and a snaughty hispanic lawyer.The pilot is soon killed by a small crocodile.The villans shoot it and it dies.The mother croc sees and of course she goes on a killing spree.Also the stewadess boyfreind finds out that the plane crashed and hires a tracker to help him find her.When they get tere they to are held hostage with the others.One by one the crocodile gobbles down everyone until the stewadess and her boyfreind are left.In the end they blow the croc into peices and get away and live happily ever after.I would recomend a rental,not a buy.Anyway you will have a good time watching this.Movie Review: Better than expected
Summary: 3 Stars
Like its predecessor, it has many flaws. But it has something its predecessor did'nt count on: a fairly realistic crocodile. Unlike Flatdog (name of the croc from the first movie)this croc (called "El Lagarto Diablo" in this movie which means the devil gator which is inaccurate but forgivable since it was named by natives) looks more realistic and doesn't swim in reverse like a vehicle or does other very unrealistic things. The plot, well, typical of a direct-to-video film but delivers at what it does.Movie Review: Good movie.
Summary: 3 Stars
This was a fairly good thriller movie. Though that crocodile was pretty scary. A little too scary and quite huge as well. I saw this on tv and was pleased with it so I decided to buy it. Though I still liked Lake Placid more because it had some humor. This one just had a bit too much killing but overall was still enjoyable movie.Movie Review: Crocodile 2 Death Swamp
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie could have been better. It does have some good crocodile shots and it is very gory. I wish those bad guys wouldn't swear so much. ...Not much to say about this one. I was a little disapointed.