It Waits (2005)

Director:

Steven R. Monroe

Writers (WGA):

Richard Christian Matheson (story) &
Thomas E. Szollosi (story) ...

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It lurks... It prowls...

Plot:

A lone female park ranger tries to track down a vicious creature killing various people and terrorizing her at a remote national park.

Plot Keywords:

Forest | Sex | Ranger Tower | Native American Legend | Blood

Cast

Cerina Vincent	...	Danielle 'Danny' St. Claire
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Justin Rawley
Greg Kean	...	Rick Bailey
Eric Schweig	...	Joseph Riverwind
Matt Jordon	...	Wakinyah Creature (as Austin Jordon)
Miranda Frigon	...	Julie Cassidy
Sean Wei Mah	...	Ben Wheelock
Tinsel Korey	...	Lark Rainwater
Fred Henderson	...	Carl Nash
Chilton Crane	...	Evelyn Nash
Sean Campbell	...	Lt. Morris Black
Michael Bell	...	Voice of Hoppy (voice)

Runtime:

88 min | Germany:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2006) | USA:Not Rated | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cannell Films

Trivia:

Was previously developed as a Dolph Lundgren starring vehicle.

Movie Connections:

References Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Taste

A good movie with a little 'horror' thrown in the mix

I finally got to watch this movie in one sitting. I was impressed both with the movie overall and with the actress. The plot kept things moving along at a bearable pace. People acted like real people not like the artificially dumb bunnies that are in most 'horror' films. Cerina Vincent really carried the movie and made her character both believable and sympathetic. "It Waits" is more of a 'character' and love story than a pure 'horror' movie. The same story idea could have worked with a rogue bear besieging the Forest Service employee in the tower rather than an ancient demon. The demon was just more 'fun'. The love scene was very tastefully done. It was probably better on the actors too that there wasn't full nudity considering it was cold enough on set to have their breath fogging every time they spoke! My only technical gripe was with the choice of scoped rifle for the protagonists' firearm. Those were very dense woods but her rifle had an obviously high-powered telescopic sight on it. That would actually hinder shooting at the close ranges in the forest. Couple that with the fact that the Forest Service employee would only need the rifle for defense against rogue animals which would only be taken at close range and one must conclude that the rifle should have had open sights rather than a telescope. I think this comes from most movie people knowing close to nothing about guns and having the idea in their heads that a 'hunting rifle' is a bolt-action with 'scope type. Sorry that I am so picky but it is this way in so many movies. Of course the pre-fused and capped dynamite she used was a stretch too as anyone who handles explosives will tell you. You don't cap and fuse any explosive until just prior to use. Otherwise you risk an unplanned 'loud noise'.

I am glad I got the DVD both for the movie and the extra features on it.