After a hunter is killed by the mysterious swamp monster, two students from Chicago head down to investigate.
There's nothing about this film that is particularly surprising and it proceeds as a fairly standard monster movie. The two main characters (bizarrely named Pahoo and Rives) are genial and the attempts at humour are well done - the chicken joke in particular. When they interview the locals, their stories are told in flashback, which breaks the film up and makes it more effective.
The main fault of the film is that the tone is inconsistent. After the opening scene, there is a huge delay before anything else happens with the monster. This prevents any build up of fear or suspense. The two main characters get on well, until an argument about Vietnam which comes out of the blue and is resolved too quickly to make it anything substantial.
The monster is clearly a man in a suit, though the photography keeps it mostly partially seen - which is a good choice. The final scenes are standard - though it's nice to see characters actually calling for help.
Overall, it won't win any Oscars, but if you've got a spare couple of hours, it's not bad company.!
There's nothing about this film that is particularly surprising and it proceeds as a fairly standard monster movie. The two main characters (bizarrely named Pahoo and Rives) are genial and the attempts at humour are well done - the chicken joke in particular. When they interview the locals, their stories are told in flashback, which breaks the film up and makes it more effective.
The main fault of the film is that the tone is inconsistent. After the opening scene, there is a huge delay before anything else happens with the monster. This prevents any build up of fear or suspense. The two main characters get on well, until an argument about Vietnam which comes out of the blue and is resolved too quickly to make it anything substantial.
The monster is clearly a man in a suit, though the photography keeps it mostly partially seen - which is a good choice. The final scenes are standard - though it's nice to see characters actually calling for help.
Overall, it won't win any Oscars, but if you've got a spare couple of hours, it's not bad company.!