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GHOULARDI ATTACK OF THE GIANT CRAB MONSTER MOVIE

His demise is similar to that of Eli Roth in his own faux Thanksgiving trailer. The Signal's AJ Bowen is here too as one of the hunters. Tom Holland, director of Fright Night, Thinner and various other films, pops up as Marybeth's uncle. Better than CGI, yes, but far from the best gore effects I've seen. As expected, there's a hefty helping of gore, none of it all that realistic looking. The attempts at humor also didn't feel as awkward this time around. That said, I enjoyed this one a lot more due to an overall better cast, Tony Todd getting more to do and an expanded backstory. I'm a huge slasher fan, but it just didn't do it for me, and it wasn't the throwback many claimed. The first film received a great deal of praise when released, but I didn't think too highly of it. She escapes, but returns the next night with Reverend Zombie, her uncle and a group of hunters to take out Crowley for good. Alexandra Paul plays his annoying girlfriend.ģ: Hatchet II (2010) - this sequel picks up right where the first left off as Marybeth (now played by genre favorite, Danielle Harris) struggles with Victor Crowley in the swamp. Keith Gordon is Arnie, and his transformation from geek to sociopath under the influence of Christine is certainly interesting to behold. Another strong bit sees a fiery Christine chasing a soon-to-be victim down the road. The scenes in which she reforms herself make for some of the most effective moments in the film. Christine is a beautiful car, and I can't help but cringe whenever she gets crushed, sledged or smashed.

No idea why, as it's certainly a solid film. It seems that I don't get around to this one too often though. Carpenter is among my top three favorite directors, and his films get a lot of play around my house. It's nice to start things off with a bang.Ģ: Christine (1983) - John Carpenter's adaptation of the Stephen King novel in which geeky Arnie buys Christine, a 1958 Plymouth Fury with a mind of her own. As far as first time viewings for the challenge go, it'll be hard to beat this one. There's also a memorable scene of a family being held hostage. Senter, who played memorable nutjobs in The Lost and Cabin Fever 2, actually gets outdone this time around. The acting is strong across the board with Noah Taylor, Amanda Fuller and Marc Senter all vying for the title of most disturbed. I respected that Rumley left in numerous ambiguities throughout, as it made for a more intriguing structure. It's hard to say who's to root for here, and a revelation regarding Erica midway through adds a whole new layer to the proceedings. Austin is the backdrop as we watch damaged characters making choices that lead to their undoing. Simon Rumley's film is one of the bleakest I've seen in a while. Bad choices are made and revenge is brutally dished out. Horrified not only for himself but for what he's given his mother, he and his bandmates set out to find Erica. After he gives some blood to help her, he's soon informed that he has HIV. Meanwhile, Franki is caring for his cancer-stricken mother. Enter Nate, an oddball stranger who helps her find work when she's about to be kicked out of her apartment.

GHOULARDI ATTACK OF THE GIANT CRAB MONSTER MOVIE

The Giant Crab seen in the movie was designed, built and animated by stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen.Goal - To best my total of 41 from the 2009 Challenge.ġ: Red White & Blue (2010) - incredibly dark indie deals with Erica, an emotionally empty young woman who has unprotected sex with anyone she can, including a four-way with a garage band and it's lead player, Franki.

Luckily, however, they were able to push the giant beast into a boiling geyser and kill it, before enjoying poached crab meat as a delicious meal. Shortly after their arrival, the group were attacked by one of the colossal crabs where it nearly managed to kill one of their number. When a group of Unionist soldiers escaped from a Confederate prison camp via hot air balloon, they were blown far out to sea, where they eventually became stranded upon an uncharted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It was later revealed to have been part of a species of crab which had been bred to gigantic proportions by the renegade Captain Nemo in an effort to solve the problem of world hunger. The Giant Crab was a creature which appeared in the 1961 fantasy-adventure movie Mysterious Island, based on the novel of the same name by noted author Jules Verne.Īn enormous crustacean over thirty feet in length, the Giant Crab was an aggressive beast with eight legs, a heavily-armoured shell, and a pair of powerful claws which it would use to catch and kill its prey.