a while back you guys filled me in on some great (and bad) 70s creature b-movies and I managed to find a bunch of them on DVD. I'm now wondering which if any from the "00s" you may think are worth checking out. good, bad, whatever.... probably not a a golden era of creature features but I'm interested anyway. (you can list any you know, even if you didn't enjoy them.)
a few that I've seen, to start off...
LAKE PLACID 2 (2007)
LAKE PLACID 3 (2010)
ANNACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID (2004)
ANNACONDA 3: OFFSPRING (2008)
ANNACONDAS: TRAIL OF BLOOD (2009)
EL CHUPACABRA (2003)
OPEN WATER (2003)
OPEN WATER 2: ADRIFT (2006)
MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS (2009)
SNOWBEAST (2010)
- as this is not a 'Top 100' thread you can list as many as you want in the same post :teddyr:
does Cloverfield (2008) count?
King Kong (2005) comes to mind.
Quote from: VenomX73 on November 12, 2024, 04:36:31 PMdoes Cloverfield (2008) count?
never seen it so not sure....
Quote from: pacman000 on November 12, 2024, 05:33:54 PMKing Kong (2005) comes to mind.
not seen that. how many are there?! I've seen the one with Naomi Watt in
The 2005 version is the one with Naomi Watt.
I'm not sure how many Kong movies there are. Let's see... King Kong, Son of Kong, King Kong vs Godzilla, King Kong '76, Kong Lives, The Mighty Kong, Kong: King of Atlantis, King Kong '05, Kong of Skull Island, Kong vs Godzilla (Remake)
At least 10.
D-War: Dragon Wars (2007)
A mess of a movie, with good CG FX. Could've been good overall, if they stuck to the ancient Korean segment. I'd like to see that part expanded to a full feature.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-War
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
A bit slow.
Quote from: pacman000 on November 12, 2024, 06:47:12 PMThe 2005 version is the one with Naomi Watt.
I'm not sure how many Kong movies there are. Let's see... King Kong, Son of Kong, King Kong vs Godzilla, King Kong '76, Kong Lives, The Mighty Kong, Kong: King of Atlantis, King Kong '05, Kong of Skull Island, Kong vs Godzilla (Remake)
At least 10.
that's a lotta Kong... could've sworn the one with NW in was earlier?
Quote from: pacman000 on November 12, 2024, 06:50:17 PMD-War: Dragon Wars (2007)
A mess of a movie, with good CG FX. Could've been good overall, if they stuck to the ancient Korean segment. I'd like to see that part expanded to a full feature.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-War
review quote:
"for connoisseurs of the 'totally preposterous crap' school of fantasy cinema"sounds promising :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: VenomX73 on November 12, 2024, 06:53:55 PMSnakes on a Plane (2006)
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ah not sure how I forgot about that... probably THE creature feature b-movie of this timeframe
Quote from: pacman000 on November 12, 2024, 06:59:57 PMThe Mothman Prophecies (2002)
A bit slow.
yeah I have almost gone to check this out a few times, but everything about it just looks like it would be slow, haha
Quote from: zombie no.one on November 13, 2024, 02:42:09 AMQuoteThe Mothman Prophecies (2002)
A bit slow.
yeah I have almost gone to check this out a few times, but everything about it just looks like it would be slow, haha
If I remember right, the tone/pacing were similar to old episodes of the X-Files. Might check it out if you like those.
Technically, all the Pokémon movies are creature features; they even follow the "monster goes on a rampage" format (usually). But something tells me you're not looking for those. :wink:
Monster Island (2004) has some nice stop motion & a cameo by Adam West. But the tone is kinda like a Disney Channel movie, only with more crude humor. (If I remember right it implied West's character was in a relationship with one of the monsters...)
The plot: a boy wins a trip to an island for a concert, & monsters attack. He has to rescue the pop star when the monsters kidnap her. (Going by memory.)
Quote from: pacman000 on November 13, 2024, 09:23:58 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on November 13, 2024, 02:42:09 AMQuoteThe Mothman Prophecies (2002)
A bit slow.
yeah I have almost gone to check this out a few times, but everything about it just looks like it would be slow, haha
If I remember right, the tone/pacing were similar to old episodes of the X-Files. Might check it out if you like those.
confession time. I never watched a single episode of X FILES...
QuoteMonster Island (2004) has some nice stop motion & a cameo by Adam West. But the tone is kinda like a Disney Channel movie, only with more crude humor. (If I remember right it implied West's character was in a relationship with one of the monsters...)
The plot: a boy wins a trip to an island for a concert, & monsters attack. He has to rescue the pop star when the monsters kidnap her. (Going by memory.)
cool... all suggestions count, but yeah I am really searching for rough equivalents of the 70s type creature features.
EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (2002)
cannot remember if I've seen this one or not?
Roger Corman produced a few creature features in the 2000's. Raptor & Cyclops, according to Wikipedia.
Thought there were more, but Wikipedia doesn't list any.
If you really want creature features, just just watch the entire 2000-2009 Sci-Fi Channel catalog. They produced a ton.
Quote from: pacman000 on November 14, 2024, 09:51:01 AMRoger Corman produced a few creature features in the 2000's. Raptor & Cyclops, according to Wikipedia.
Thought there were more, but Wikipedia doesn't list any.
If you really want creature features, just just watch the entire 2000-2009 Sci-Fi Channel catalog. They produced a ton.
thanks, found a list of SyFy films and will post any of the 2000-2010 ones that match the criteria ... seems like they really hit their stride in the post 2010 era
edit, wow yeah there are so many. forget the list.
this loosely connected series of releases has a bunch
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneater_(film_series)
FEAST (2005)
FEAST II: SLOPPY SECONDS (2008)
FEAST III: THE HAPPY FINISH (2009)
Quote from: indianasmith on November 14, 2024, 09:49:31 PMFEAST (2005)
FEAST II: SLOPPY SECONDS (2008)
FEAST III: THE HAPPY FINISH (2009)
I loved the Feast movies but I never hear anybody talking about them.
Here's another one for you. Cabin in the Woods (2011). For the most part I wouldn't count it as a creature feature, but I think the climax of the scene will satisfy you're most cravings. I don't want to say too much because they less you know going in the better.
seen CABIN IN THE WOODS, and gotta be honest that end section did not work for me at all :bluesad: ... thought it was just crazy hyper wtf overload for the sake of it. nevermind, I do appreciate the suggestions
not seen the FEAST films but from trailers I have a hunch they're not really my cuppa,oh well
If GODZILLA and KING KONG movies are creature features, then CLOVERFIELD is also a creature feature.
You know what, though, I would gently suggest that MOTHMAN PROPHECIES doesn't qualify in the way that every other movie mentioned qualified. There's more Blair Witch in THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT than there is Mothman in THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES. (I started to make additional comparisons and then deleted them.) I liked MOTHMAN PROPHECIES but no one looking to see "creature" action should check out MOTHMAN PROPHECIES. The Mothman is a MacGuffin more than he's a presence.
I was highly disappointed by Mothman prophecies. Not nearly enough Moth Man.
Movies I own and IMDb claims they feature creatures
The Mist (2007) 4.5
The Descent (2005) 4.5
Jeepers Creepers (2001) 3.5
Cloverfield (2008) 4.5
Splice (2009) 3.0
Pitch Black (2000) 4.5
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) 3.0
Doom (2005) 2.5
The Host (2006) 4.5
Dreamcatcher (2003) 3.0
Dagon (2001) 3.5
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) 3.0
The Descent: Part 2 (2009) 3.0
Splinter (2008) 3.5
They (2002) 2.0
A Sound of Thunder (2005) 1.5
Decoys (2004) 2.0
Infestation (2009) 3.0
Abominable (2006) 2.5
Altered (2006) 3.0
Isolation (2005) 3.0
Chupacabra Terror (2005) 1.0
Night Skies (2007) 2.0
Untold (2002) 1.0
Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010) 0.5
It's been such a long time since I saw "The Mothman Prophecies", I can't say much about it. If I remember right, he wasn't evil; he was trying to warn the town of something. He does appear, if only briefly.
Wyvern (2009) A Sci-Fi Channel film. Only mentioning it specifically because I saw it. Neither bad nor good, but it does deliver on the monster aspect! If you want to see an Alaskan town try to fight off a dragon, it's ok.
Killer Bees https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353625/
If I remember right, I saw this on PAX, back when they were making by grade sci-fi disaster movies for Friday nights. Don't remember much of it; just one if many ok films to fill time on the weekend.
What was that MTV-produced movie where the girl has a sister who's a creature-from-theBlack-Lagoon-esque monster which lives in a lake?
Quote from: claws on November 16, 2024, 03:08:03 PMMovies I own and IMDb claims they feature creatures
The Mist (2007) 4.5
The Descent (2005) 4.5
Jeepers Creepers (2001) 3.5
Cloverfield (2008) 4.5
Splice (2009) 3.0
Pitch Black (2000) 4.5
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) 3.0
Doom (2005) 2.5
The Host (2006) 4.5
Dreamcatcher (2003) 3.0
Dagon (2001) 3.5
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) 3.0
The Descent: Part 2 (2009) 3.0
Splinter (2008) 3.5
They (2002) 2.0
A Sound of Thunder (2005) 1.5
Decoys (2004) 2.0
Infestation (2009) 3.0
Abominable (2006) 2.5
Altered (2006) 3.0
Isolation (2005) 3.0
Chupacabra Terror (2005) 1.0
Night Skies (2007) 2.0
Untold (2002) 1.0
Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010) 0.5
I was slightly worried I wasn't going to get a claws list. :smile:
CHUPACABRA TERROR sticks out, I clearly need more than 1 chupacabra film in my collection.
Quote from: pacman000 on November 16, 2024, 05:46:32 PMKiller Bees https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353625/
If I remember right, I saw this on PAX, back when they were making by grade sci-fi disaster movies for Friday nights. Don't remember much of it; just one if many ok films to fill time on the weekend.
sounds good. well it sounds bad. but I think I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to creature features, the more 'real' the creature the better, somehow.
edit, despite the fact I just bigged up a chupacabra fick.