Ogre
I noticed this trashy-looking B-grade movie at the DVD shop today. When I saw the tag line ("No Donkey. No Fairy Tale. Just TERROR") I couldn't resist hiring it. I expected it to be cheesy and possibly a waste of an hour and a half. I was pleasantly surprised.
The Bad: The effects were pretty poor by today's standards. We as a society have been spoiled by the level of special effects coming out of the movie industry today. When you get visual effects, as you do in a movie about an ogre, you have a certain expectation. In this case, they were below par. The ogre looked OK, but that was about it. Several of the IMDB reviews criticized the movie in this regard. For me, I didn't mind too much. I could tell it was an ogre. It didn't need to be perfect. I was happy it did not look like Shrek.
The Good: The story line. I cheated and skimmed the 22 reviews before watching the movie. Many of them reported the plot was weak. So I was prepared for a poor story. It may not have been great, but it was serviceable. The characters were adequate and I thought the cast did what they could with the material they had. After a little while I was enjoying the movie enough to stop the nit-pick police from going to town.
Truth be told, I have been a fan of B-grade movies for a long time. In the end I really enjoyed this. If you are not a fan of the genre or you are a bit squeamish (there is a significant amount of stylized gore) then avoid this movie. Otherwise, give it a go - you might like it more than you expect.
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