Manticore (TV 2005)

Commandos in Iraq looking for terrorists find a man-eating monster instead.

Director:

Tripp Reed

Writer:

John Werner

Stars:

Robert Beltran, Jeff Fahey, Chase Masterson

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Beltran	...	Sgt. Baxter
Jeff Fahey	...	Kramer
Chase Masterson	...	Ashley Pierce
Heather Donahue	...	Cpl. Keats
Faran Tahir	...	Umari
A.J. Buckley	...	Pvt. Sulley
Jeff M. Lewis	...	Ortiz (as Jeff Lewis)
Richard Gnolfo	...	John Busey
Jonas Talkington	...	Mouth
Michail Elenov	...	Fathi
George Zlatarev	...	Safa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamin Burdick	...	Ryan
Michael Cory Davis	...	Pvt. Davis
Edmund Druilhet	...	Sargent Cohen
Tripp Reed

Storyline

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living Weapon of Mass Destruction, a Manticore, awaken from it's long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. army | ripped neck | female reporter | iraq war | female soldier | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

26 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bosszúálló ragadozó

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unified Film Organization (UFO), Sci Fi Pictures, Secure Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the beginning when they are to pass out MREs they pull a case of commercial meals from the vehicle that are marked "M-Pack II" which is a commercial version. Military personnel would have actual MREs.

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Connections

References Faces of Death (1978)

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Soundtracks

"You Know You Want It"
Written by Brian Mashburn
Performed by Starpool

User Reviews

Another Predator imitator

The same story line has been used many times, and not just on these Sci-Fi channel assembly line quickies. This flick will certainly not alter the course of cinema, but it has its moments and is OK for a viewing when you haven't got anything else to do.

Military with enormous fire power in the wilderness somewhere: check. Closing in on enemy troops, but finding a monster instead: check. Obnoxious civilians (represented here by a loudmouth TV journalist): check. Shooting useless guns at the thing: check. Blood, gore, high body count: check. Religious zealot in love with the creature who preaches spiritual legends about it: check. The story lacks originality, but the acting is decent. One glaring problem is the animation and design of the creatures. They just don't look evil or scary enough, and their movements are not 3-dimensional.

However, this movie has a few well shot scenes, and the level of action rarely lags. The plot is illogical in places, but the movie can entertain if you turn your brain off.