Film Review: Supercroc

14 Flares Twitter 8 "> Facebook 3 Google+ 1 "> Pin It Share 0 "> LinkedIn 1 "> StumbleUpon 0 "> Buffer 1 Buffer"> Email -- Email to a friend"> Filament.io -- Filament Ideas to Inventions More Apps"> 14 Flares × About Supercroc (2007)An elite military unit must stop a giant reptilian creature from reaching Los Angeles.

Starring: Cynthia Rose Hall, Matthew Blashaw, Kim Little, David Novak, Kristen Quintrall

Directed by: Scott Harper

Runtime: 85 minutes

Studio: The Asylum

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Review: Supercroc

Scott Harper’s Supercroc may one day finds its way into a Thesaurus, nestled under synonyms for awful, appalling, atrocious etc. This very simple story begins with a group of expert soldiers searching woodland and heading for a giant lake. Celia Perez (Cynthia Rose Hall) is the main heroine of the film, showing the men how to multi-task by patrolling and discussing wedding plans with her fiance who is also a soldier. A giant crocodile soon appears, or at least an attempt at depicting a crocodile anyway. Celia sees the other soldiers wiped out including her fiance and she is alone.

After weeping for about two minutes for her lost love, Celia is soon found by more soldiers including Joe Lynch (Matthew Blashaw) who sees his unit slaughtered as well. It’s down to Celia and Joe, as well as army headquarters to stop the giant crocodile which is descending on a nearby city with the promise of more bloodshed. It’s annoyance might have something to do with Dr Leah Perrot (Kim Little) arranging for some of the crocodile’s eggs to be stolen. Yes, she’s as foolish as those nitwits in the Alien films wanting to capture an alien for the weapons division. Do these people not learn?

There are many issues with Supercroc. In fact, finding a notable positive amongst the detritus is no easy task. I did laugh at the crocodile but I’m sure I wasn’t supposed to. I’ve been more frightened of a runny nose than this crocodile made up of utterly dreadful effects. The acting is weak, the story uninspiring and boy is this croc easy to take down! Another major issue was the sound. I had the volume cranked up to the max but still struggled to sometimes make out what the hell people were saying. This may have been a blessing in disguise to be fair. Perhaps the worst bit was when the geniuses at main headquarters are looking at a scanner and saying this large item, shaped like a giant crocodile, has been spotted but we don’t know what it is! What? Are you kidding me?

Supercroc is a disaster from the beginning. A group of soldiers we struggle to hear are quickly killed off and we’re left with a tough woman which I do approve of but she’s soon being helped by a tough guy who she can manage fine without. That said, the crocodile looks far from intimidating and the film’s only saving grace is that it falls short of the 90-minute mark.

Verdict: 1/5

(Film source: reviewer’s own copy)

About the Author:

I was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and have always been a bookworm and enjoyed creative writing at school. In 1999 I created the Elencheran Chronicles and have been writing ever since. My first novel, Fezariu's Epiphany, was published in May 2011. When not writing I'm a lover of films, games, books and blogging. I now live in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with my wife, Donna, and our six cats - Kain, Razz, Buggles, Charlie, Bilbo and Frodo.

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