Chupacabra Terror (2005) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

John Shepphird

Writers:

Steve Jankowski (writer)
John Shepphird (writer)

Release Date:

29 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

When cryptozoologist Dr. Peña traps the legendary Chupacabra on a remote Caribbean island, he smuggles it aboard a cruise ship with disastrous results.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise Ship | Captain | Daughter | Navy Seal | Father

Cast

John Rhys-Davies	...	Captain Randolph
Dylan Neal	...	Lance
Chelan Simmons	...	Jenny
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Dr. Peña
Paula Shaw	...	Mrs. Hartman
David Millbern	...	Rick McGraw
Mark Viniello	...	Chupacabra
Joe Miller	...	Officer Hamilton
Matthew R. Anderson	...	Commander Link (as Matt Anderson)
Luke Darnell	...	Ensign Peters (as Lucas Darnell)
David St. Pierre	...	Jonesy
Garon Michael	...	Parker
Luciano Olz	...	Mallory
Scott Jolgen	...	Garcia
Jason Pasquale	...	Eddie / Waiter

Also Known As:

Chupacabra: Dark Seas (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore.

Runtime:

88 min | USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (video rating) | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Turks and Caicos Islands

Company:

Sci Fi Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When all the Navy SEALs regroup one of the SEALs says "all doors and hatches are sealed", you can see light coming through the top left of the door.

Quotes:

Jenny Randolph: What is a tango alert?
Captain Randolph: Tango? Tango means that we have a terrorist on board.
Jenny Randolph: A terrorist?
Captain Randolph: Well, what else am I going to do? Tell them that we have a demon from hell aboard this ship. They will send a psychiatrist and a straight jacket. Right at this moment, what we need is firepower!

Movie Connections:

References Tae-Bo Workout (1999) (V)

Forget the Chupacabra... it's the PEOPLE who are really scary!

Yet another bland Sci-Fi movie, this time involving a monster that is immune to bullets but not Tae-bo. Some of it is well-done, and the Chucacabra does look scary. But I thought the most interesting, and slightly disturbing, element was the human victims... they are immortal! They can't be killed! At one point, the Chucacabra tears a guy in half, leaving his intestines spilling all over the room, and he WAKES UP after supposedly dying! Yes, all of sudden he comes to, sees his guts on the floor, and starts screaming. How he managed to wake up from a cozy nap with 50% of his body missing is beyond me.

Also note-worthy is the man who gets his throat ripped out by the Chupacabra, and lays on the floor moaning. The other characters can do nothing to help him, and leave him to die. Well, about 10 minutes later, this guy gets up and starts staggering around the hall! It's like "Night of the Living Dead!" Other than the Victims That Wouldn't Die, however, the rest of this isn't too interesting. It is pretty silly and formulaic. I would only recommend this to hardcore B-movie fans.

4/10 stars.