Oh, ye Gods! So many choices, so little time! I think, collectively, that the "Natural Disasters" series goes high on the list, with honors going to "Magma: Volcanic Disaster". They are running low on themes; they have the mythological beasts ("Cerberus", "Manticore", "Basilisk", "Hydra" - what's next?), the natural disasters, prehistoric monsters ("Pterodactyl", "Mammoth", "Sabretooth" - when will we have "Eohippus"?). Basically, Sci-Fi Channel movies give a whole new meaning to "killing time".
We could legitimately question whether a half-assed sequel is an "original" movie, considering that most of them were probably acquired post-production, but, then, Sci-Fi is shameless in what they label "original". Hint: "Sliders" and "Stargate SG-1" were both billed as "original" despite the fact that they were both acquired from other networks.
However, my A-1, top-of-the-heap, bottom-of-the-pit absolute zenith of bad and nadir of good (so far [after all, this is Sci-Fi Channel]) is "Grendel". I am intimately familiar with Beowulf, having learned Old English so I could read it in the original language, and there was SO much that is SO wrong about the movie that I can not even begin to list them. Grendel's mother should stalk down Ron Fernandez (the screenwriter) and tear him limb from limb for desecrating the English-speaking world's first epic.
What I'd really like to see is a film version of John Gardner's novel "Grendel", which is a retelling of "Beowulf" from the monster's point of view.
The five words I most dread: "A Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie".
PostScript: To give them credit, Sci-Fi has done some good presentations, mostly in series and mini-series. "Dune", despite its faults, was a vast improvement over the 1984 Lynch film, and "Battlestar Galactica" makes the concept look like a good idea, something Glen Larson's fat ego couldn't accomplish. But. Enough.
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gsl124
17 years ago
The only ones i've liked
Crocodile 2 (plane crash)
Curse of the Komodo
Frankenfish
Snakehead Terror
and Centipede i enjoyed but I can't get over the giant centipedes..I mean really they've run out of things to make bigger
The worst- Cobra vs Komodo, Lake Placid 2,
Sabretooth: the switching between Puppet and CGI ruined this one
I'm sure there's more I just can't think of
I only watch the monster ones really
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xcOxCoXco
17 years ago
lol the puppet in Sabretooth was awesome. It was good though. I gave that movie a 10.
And how could you not like Cobra vs Komodo? I loved that movie. It was an amazing battle between the both. I gave it another 10 also because of the hot ladies.
But Lake Place 2? This movie was way better than part 1. How could you not like it? It was hilarious and not meant to be taken to seriously. Plus I was very impressed with the CGI in this one. IT was more realistic than the film Raptor Island.
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deanmalo
16 years ago
Exactly...Lake Placid 2 was obviously tongue in cheek and just made to be your classic entertaining/funny/bad horror film.
And the CGI Croc?? Hahah come on how could you not like it.
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