Manticore (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Tripp Reed

Writer:

John Werner (written by)

Release Date:

26 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | War

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

U.S. Army | Ripped Neck | Female Reporter | Iraq War | Female Soldier

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	...	Dir. Tripp Reed
Edmund Druilhet	...	Sargent Cohen
Tripp Reed

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA (tv rating) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

UFO International Productions

Movie Connections:

References You Got Served (2004)

Bad acting + bad special effects = bad movie!

I don't have much hope for movies that premiere on the Sci Fi network (unless of course it's a theatrical movie ie. "The Hulk" etc.) because they are never great. Sci Fi seems to be an outlet for B-grade movies that probably premiere theatrically in other countries except here because their so terrible. "Manticore" is no exception. Everything about this movie sucked. The FX were cheap and some of the same shots were used over and over. The acting was some of the worst I have ever seen. The story was laughable. The gore effects were extremely cheesy and lame. These movies, for some sick reason, have their fans and I'm proud to say that I'm not one of them. "Manticore" sucks.