The Beast Within
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Movie Reviews of The Beast Within
Movie Review: horror movie buff was bored
Summary: 2 Stars
Great cast wasted. Ron Cox, LQ Jones, R. G. Armstrong and others.
Tedious meandering plot. Dumb setups and forced acting. The director gets the worst performances out of some of the best character actors.
This is one of those movies where you are completely distracted in wondering..."why is this not working?"
For a B horror TBWI appears to have been well budgeted as can be seen by quality actors, camera lenses, film stock, lighting, music, audio and special effects. The director sets up the camera and frames scenes well and even tries for some atmospheric lighting and settings. - But - the actor-direction, story, screen play, dynamics are all too questionable
The dynamics problem is due to the director having the actors perform the same over-reaction whether they take a wrong turn during a pleasant Sunday drive or they witness their son turning into a murderous pulsating monster.
And - that slimy monster is very unintentionally silly.
One big plus is that the talented Lex Baxter wrote another awesome score.
Obviously from the comments on my review - most disagree with me - but for me (a horror movie buff) I was pretty bored with this film.
The DVD has excelent sound and picture quality from very good film stock.
Movie Review: I Love A Cheesy 80s Horror Movie But...
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie is just really dull. You just can't take the movie seriously, and this movie tries hard to be some kind of serious revenge story. By the time it gets to the monster scene, you ended up not caring and just want the movie to be over. I have to say, this movie does have one of the funniest monster transformations I have ever seen! At one point, I thought he was about to turn into ET!Movie Review: Not worth owning!
Summary: 1 Stars
I read the reviews of this movie and ordered it. After watching the movie, I really felt like most of the reviews were misleading. The back jacket of the DVD is a clearer description of the actual content of the film. Its about a cannabalistic swamp creature that rapes a woman on her honeymoon night. She is totally passed out, so doesn't see anything. The movie skips forward about 18 years and we have a young man going through changes in his body and mind. The doctor's say he is dying. The parents go after the man (creature) to try to find out the nature of their son's rare, genetic illness. Eventually the whole family ends up in the town which is harbouring the secret of this creature. Lots of bloody carnage ensues as the boy changes into his father's own image. Now, even all of this, bizare as it is, could be deemed interesting. I liked the idea of the ending, and the way they tied the story of the injustice to the man (creature) to the events in the town. But the truth is, the movie wasn't what I expected. I have a wide range of interest in horror films. I enjoy 1980's made for TV movies, I loved Carrie, The Exorsist, Poltergeist, Fright Night and the more recent films, Sixth sense, What Lies Beneath, and The Others. If you want to really enjoy yourself, order one of those films, or all of them. They will not dissapoint you. This one will.Movie Review: The Beast Within
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the word for word description from the back of the Blockbuster case:In the Southern swamps a woman is raped by a demented subhuman creature. 17 years later her son goes beserk and begins a transformation into a cicada-like monster that takes revenge on the townspeople involved in a grim secret.
I've been sitting here for like twenty minutes and I can't think of anything to say that would be funnier.